{"id":3452,"date":"2013-03-05T11:11:22","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T19:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/?p=3452"},"modified":"2026-04-06T17:37:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T00:37:58","slug":"get-more-traffic-from-twitter-in-3-easy-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/get-more-traffic-from-twitter-in-3-easy-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Get more traffic from Twitter in 3 easy steps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Who doesn\u2019t want more traffic from their content shared on Twitter? The average click through rate on a link shared on Twitter is 1.7% with 1.3 retweets. The beautiful thing is its simplicity. \u00a0Twitter makes it easy to see big gains in just a few steps.<\/p>\n

Master these three steps and you will become a Twitter rock star:<\/p>\n

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  1. Constantly test headlines<\/li>\n
  2. Use hashtags wisely<\/li>\n
  3. Incorporate Twitter Cards<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    <\/span>Step 1. Constantly test headlines<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Headlines are the lifeblood of Twitter. Mastering the art of headline writing on Twitter is crucial to success on this medium. Most content today is consumed in streams \u2013 a constant flow of moving headlines scanned on Twitter, Facebook<\/a> and other social networks. Because Twitter focuses heavily\u00a0on text (vs. images or photos like Facebook), headlines are what grabs the attention of the reader. If you do email marketing, the equivalent is writing the perfect subject line.<\/p>\n

    However, unlike email, doing an A\/B test on Twitter poses a problem. Once a headline is posted to Twitter it has the potential to reach all followers immediately. How can you do an A\/B test on Twitter and find the perfect headline? One solution is to re-post the same content with a different headline.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    As previously mentioned, Twitter is a stream of content that is constantly flowing. Your readers jump into that stream at different times throughout the day. About 75% of all Tweets see no clicks or retweets\u00a0<\/strong>for various reasons including not relevant or compelling, wasn’t seen, or sent at the wrong time . This creates an opportunity to re-post the same article with a different headline<\/strong>. Yes, some readers will see the article twice but as long as you are not abusing your stream, this is a safe way to increase clicks to your site and pick up a few clicks from those who missed your content the first time.<\/p>\n

    Look through your website reports (dlvr.it<\/a>\u00a0offers great tools for this) to understand the headlines that received the most traffic and look for the keywords and concepts locked within those headlines that you can incorporate into your next blog post.<\/p>\n

    <\/span>Step 2. Use hashtags wisely<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Twitter is like a busy shopping mall \u2013 millions of people scattered throughout the mall having thousands of different conversations at the same time. Imagine you are a merchant in that mall selling shoes. Wouldn\u2019t you want to directly connect with people who are talking about shoes? Of course you would.<\/p>\n

    A hashtag allows you to do that. Hashtags are RELEVANT keyword(s) added to a tweet that categorize that tweet<\/strong>.\u00a0 Simply pick the right keyword(s) and add the \u2018#\u2019 symbol before it. Keep in mind; hashtags are one word, no spaces.<\/p>\n

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    Adding hashtags to your tweets expose your content to new audiences that are interested in exactly what you have to say. People on Twitter follow hashtags that are important to them. Hashtags are a great way to add new followers.<\/strong> Make sure your hashtags are relevant to your content. Putting inappropriate hashtags on tweets to game the system, is a form of spam.<\/p>\n

    Go to Twitter.com and do a search for hashtags that are relevant to your business. See what people are tweeting on that subject. This is helpful when you are looking for ideas for your next blog post.<\/p>\n

    Benefits of hashtags:<\/p>\n