You are new to Twitter and you are not sure what to write in that white box. Here’s some thoughts to help you get going.

One of the things I see from those who are new to Twitter is that they are not sure what to write on Twitter. There might even be a little fear on their part on tweeting the wrong thing. What happens, as a result of this, is that they keep on putting off their tweeting efforts.

I quizzed my class this morning for ideas on what they might put on Twitter. I showed them yesterday’s post and told them that they had to make a suggestion within the following two guidelines:

  1. Their post had to be interesting
  2. Their post had to be useful

As we went from person to person around the table, the ideas started coming forth. When people are given parameters to work within, they seem to be more inventive. I really enjoyed their suggestions.

In a room full of real estate professionals, they came up with the following suggestions:

  • “How to” tips,
  • Engaging questions that would start conversations,
  • Links to information that others might find useful,
  • Great pictures and so much more.

As they shared their thoughts with each other, I believe they saw that they had no reason to delay their tweeting efforts anymore. They will learn more as they tweet more.

I encouraged them to understand that life is full of tweetable moments. I even shared the story from a Sobey’s Friday night shopping trip, where I heard a kid run to his mother (he was wearing a clear plastic bag on his head by the way) and say to her…”I just saw Satan’s crouch”. You never know what you will see at Sobey’s on a Friday night. Maybe William Shatner could use this one. Weird or what?

For those who are training others to use Twitter, I would recommend that you get them to tweet lots in class. Maybe they could tweet one after the other and chat about what they want to put out on Twitter. There is safety in numbers. As they get more tweets in, they will find it easier.

For those who are new to Twitter, I would recommend getting some training. This can help you get started off on the right foot.

The bottom line is that it can take a while to get good at Twitter. The more people tweet, the better they can get at Twitter. There is no substitute for tweeting a lot and seeing what happens.

One thing that will help you on Twitter is to make sure that you find it fun. There’s lots of learn. You will get better. Encouragement will go a long way to helping you tweet better.

Here’s to learning to tweet better and seeing great results on Twitter.