How to Host a Successful Twitter Party
People have been asking me lately if I would give them some tips for having a successful Twitter party. I’m no pro, but I’ll share what I’ve learned!
10 Tips for Hosting a Successful Twitter Party
- Have tweets, with your hashtag, prepared in advance and in the order you plan to tweet them (welcome tweets, introductions, links, giveaway pics, etc.) – make sure they are under 140 characters (less is better so people can RT). You are still “free tweeting” but you have the prepared ones ready to go so you can keep the party flowing smoothly.
- Prep your team and sponsors well so everyone is in the loop!
- Make sure everyone on your team knows to keep an eye on their DM’s so you all can communicate privately during the party if need be.
- Have a theme for the party – think of things people are interested in (what would you want to talk about on Twitter?).
- Ask an “expert” or two on your theme to be on hand to answer questions – give the experts a gift and openly praise them.
- Have a post dedicated to the party with all the details regarding the party (include hosts twitter handles). Example here.
- Tweetchat is my favorite tool during a Twitter party, but Tweet Grid and Tweetdeck also work well.
- Start promoting the party a few days in advance – tweet link to party details post.
- Give a prize away every 10 minutes for duration of the party.
- Engage with people and HAVE FUN!
What tips would you add? What would make you want to come to a Twitter party?
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Hey Sarah Mae,
I am trying to get together a Twitter party calendar on my blog because I never seem to know about all the parties I want to know about. Do you know if this is done anywhere else? I don't want to use my time doing this if it can be found elsewhere :)
These are great tips. If I ever find myself hosting a Twitter party, I'm coming back here pronto :)
Blessings,
Stephanie
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Stephanie – great question! I don't know the answer! I do know that GNO (Girls Night Out) is Tuesday nights and Resourceful Mommy hosts parties almost every Friday night. That would be really cool to put something together!
It looks like a lot of hard work to pull off a good twitter party! You are the pro girl!!!
I'm going to check out tweet deck right now! I've been meaning to do that – thanks for the reminder.
Courtney http://www.womenlivingwell-courtney.blogspot.com
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Make sure everyone feels welcome. As the party starts you will probably have a lot of people that 'stumble' upon it, and if they didn't get an 'invitation', they will probably be hesitant to join. I all the time see tweets during #blogchat from people asking 'is this open to anyone?'.
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If you use IM (Gtalk, MSN, whatever), it might be easier to use that rather than DM's to communicate on the back end. It's a little more real-time, and you usually get better notifications of an incoming message.
@Stephanie, http://www.twitterpartyguide.com/twitter-party-ca… sounds something like what you're looking for, but doesn't seem to be highly advertised.
Love these tips, especially since we're getting ready for one! Thanks Sarah Mae!
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I would join if I knew in advance and time of day.Being new to this Twitter thing anyways, I usually find out about these twitter parties after the fact or during the actual party. I also would join if the topic is interesting, and I feel like my opinion mattered. I think the host should try to the best of her ability to make sure everyone participating feel included rather than only chatting with a few people.
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Great tips! My fave is if you like a tweet and want to remember it, just RT it so it's in your tweetstream, too!
Thanks so much for linking up with Top Ten {Tuesday}!
a
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I'm sure I will put these tips to use soon Thanks!
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