There are traitors in Apple’s midst. New copy/paste feature, multimedia messaging is slow, live search is here — but I wonder why Darth Vader can’t Twitter about it??? It happens 31 seconds into the video.
Whether your content gets found on Twitter or elsewhere, if it’s good content, your visitors will show you the “spread it” love. This is even more true if you cater to a niche audience. For example: Say you post breaking news on the new iPhone 3.0 (which by the way is set to be released June ’09 – that’s a pretty good video). Someone who bills himself as a “gadget guru” will, if he comes across your site, likely want to tweet your post. He knows his tweet will be broadcast to his followers, who are likely following him because of his ‘gadget guruness’. He’s promoting himself by promoting you, and it’s a win-win-win situation…happy faces all around.
Ready to capitalize on the Tweeting frenzy? Get busy Twitterers to tweet your content by making it easy for them. More often than not, they’ll create an original tweet that includes a link to your post. Here’s how to integrate Twitter by adding a “Tweet it” button to your posts in 3 easy steps:
1. Find the free “TweetIt” button generator on Hubspot and enter the URL to your post
2. Enter a custom message for the tweet (REMEMBER: Keep it brief, the 140 character rule for applies and you need to leave room for your URL in the tweet).
3. Click “Get Code” and add it to your posts — Voila!
Users who click your new “Tweet this” button will be redirected to Twitter with your default text and URL already preloaded into their status box. All they have to do is click “update” and that’s it! Of course, they can always adjust the default text you provide, if they prefer.
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