New to Twitter? Don’t fear!
Don’t be scared of Twitter… Welcome aboard! I’ve shared my Top Ten Twitter Tips for newbies.
1. Remember what happens on Twitter stays on Twitter- As with all forms of electronic communication and social networks, don’t say something that you’ll regret.
2. Don’t fall into the ‘What are you doing’ trap. That’s not what Twitter is for! What is Twitter for?
3. Twitter is for Sharing! Share links, photos, interesting articles, observations, etc. If you read an interesting article, found a new blog or a local restaurant, share it!
4. Don’t be boring. (See #2) No one cares about the mundane details of your life.
5. Network, meet people, respond to people, help people. (In turn, people will help you!)
6. Re-Tweet others when warranted. Give people credit. Its a great way to build a community.
7. Be personal, but don’t overshare! If you wouldn’t tell your spouse, grandmother, kids, priest or rabbi, don’t put it on twitter. 
8. Check out Search.Twitter.com to find people who tweet about your interests. Sports? Travel? Technology? Its on Twitter. Its all on Twitter!
9. Recommend your favorite Twitterers to your followers. Share the wealth! If you’re following someone who you really enjoy, tell others!
10. Experiment with Hashtags #TwitterHowTo #FollowFriday #movies #nonprofit
Lastly, have fun with this! Twitter shouldn’t be a chore. 
Oh, and follow me on Twitter @KristinMiller
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July 6th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
New to Twitter? Don’t fear! Here’s my Top 10 Newbie Twitter tips: http://bit.ly/nXw6t
July 6th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
RT @KristinMiller: New to Twitter? Don’t fear! Here’s my Top 10 Newbie Twitter tips: http://bit.ly/nXw6t
July 7th, 2009 at 8:58 am
New Blog Post- New to Twitter? Don’t fear! Top 10 Tips for Newbies! http://bit.ly/nXw6t
August 28th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
This is a solid, high-level–if not, perhaps, too general–guide for Twitter newbies. Number three probably warrants at least an additional sentence advising the use of a URL shortener, something that is basically mandatory for sharing via Tweets. I see you use bit.ly; me too. The provided stats are a useful layer on top of Google Analytics, offering more detailed ones like time of click-through.
Recently wrote my own Twitter how-to: http://www.werdofbert.com/2009/08/twitter-increase-quality-targeted.html
Do you manage SSPR’s company account?
August 28th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
HootSuite
-Great Tool for power twitter users, been using a lot of them lately and this one is the best so far, supports multiple twitter accounts, multiple users per account as well as ping.fm integration, a great tabbed layout, stats, schedule tweets and a bunch of other stuff.
January 14th, 2010 at 1:44 am
This is some good information, I just wrapped up my paper for class and think i may need to bookmark or save this for the second class lol. You may have just made me a regular