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PASS THE GRAVY

Give polls, riddles, just for fun and tell followers to respond back for special offers.

Who would u hire 4 a bachelorette party? the “Las Vegas” or the “Young” Elvis?

Were does this line come from?: “Nobody puts baby in the corner.”

Which not true?: Prevents onion tears – put it in the freezer, run cold water over it, or wet your arms.

KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE…

Most people who join your site are going to be visitors who have grown to trust you. Pay attention to your followers and what they are doing and engage in conversation. Reach out to people who ask questions and do your best to provide good answers without simply promoting your events.

MAXIMIZE @REPLIES

Here is an example of reaching out by making your @replies useful to everyone. When you reply to someone, make the most of that reply so other followers can benefit. Example:

Someone asks you what “What a cool downtempo lounge in Amsterdam?”

You could simply reply: @username Dolphins

However, there’s a slight problem with this answer. Your followers did not see the original question. So even if they know what Champin Le Seigneur Cote Rotie is, they have no idea what you are talking about unless they click the person’s username to find the question.

A better reply would be:

@username Dolphins is a cool Downtempo Coffehouse in the heart of Amsterdam .

Not only have you helped a curious follower, but you also provided information that your other followers may find useful. Thorough replies like this also add value to your recent Twitter stream, as I mentioned above.

(Note: Twitter made an update in May so that when you begin a tweet (reply) with @username, the only people who see it is the person you are replying to and anyone who is following both of you. So if you want everyone to see your reply make sure to incase your reply in quotes “@username”. Now it’s a reply and everyone else can see it as well.)

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