Posting regularly to your company’s Twitter account is absolutely essential if you are going to get the most out of it. But it’s also really challenging trying to come up with ideas for Tweets day-in day-out. Here is a list of 25 Tweet Ideas to give you some inspiration. Just remember, the ultimate goal of your Twitter page is to engage your followers and connect with your customers so posts need to entertain, inform and inspire.
1. #FreebieFriday – this is pretty big on Twitter. Run a competition on a Friday and use the hashtag. The popular method of delivery is ‘Follow & RT to enter…’ Great for getting new followers and rewarding your current followers. Include a photo to attract more attention
2. Keep followers up-to-date with company news
3. Link to your own blog posts and articles
4. Retweet relevant information from others to your customers
5. Post photos of staff events like birthdays and Christmas parties
6. Useful tips relevant to your customers
7. Industry news and updates
8. Inspirational and apt quotes
9. Thought for the day
10. Ask for opinions on new and existing products or services
11. Tell a story across a few Tweets
12. Tweet an interesting photo that will get people talking and retweeting
13. Tell a relevant joke
14. Follow others, keep an eye on your feed and reply to other Tweets
15. Tweet interesting statistics
16. Reply to others who Tweet you
17. Ask a question – encourage discussion
18. Thank customers, clients, partners, suppliers and include their Twitter handle i.e. @example
19. Tweet a link to one of your other social media pages
20. Tweet about Twitter milestines e.g. ‘1000 followers’
21. Tweet holiday wishes at the relevant times of the year. Include an eye-catching photo to allow your Tweet to stand out from others
22. Find relevant articles and blogs online and Tweet links to them with your comments
23. Tweet using relevant and popular #hashtags to enter the discussion
24. Tweet the start of a sentence and ask followers to complete it e.g. ‘This weekend I’m going to…’
25. Tweet a link to a funny/interesting/relevant video
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