Twitter is one of the popular social media sites so we search out some tools that will help you with Twitter.
Our first tool is Tweet Deck
https://about.twitter.com/products/tweetdeck
TweetDeck is a free downloadable application that works from your
desktop and connects to your twitter account. Its main benefits
are that you can see the main Twitter time line, the mentions
you get and your DM’s all on the one screen.
WordPress Plugins
If you are using WordPress for your blog, there are quite a few
tools that you can use to automate your Twitter activities from
inside your dashboard including:
The official widget from Twitter was not designed for WordPress,
however it is still a great option. It allows you to display
tweets from a range of sources including your own feed, tweets
you have favorites, tweets from lists you have created, search
queries, and collections.
You can define the height of the widget and choose from either a
light or dark color scheme. The widget contains a follow button
to allow people to follow you on Twitter directly through your
website.
Get it here: https://twitter.com/settings/widgets
(you must be logged into your account)
TweetThis plug-in – It will encourage your visitors to tweet your
blog post. TweetThis also adds a Twitter link in every blog post
you create plus gives you the ability to shorten your blog post
URL to fit the 140-character limit.
Get it here: https://wordpress.org/plugins/tweetthis/
Twitter Tools
This plug-in integrates your blog with Twitter by
pulling all your tweets into the side bar of your blog. You can
also use it to post new tweets from inside your WordPress blog.
Get it here: https://wordpress.org/plugins/twitter-tools/
Lastly, we have Simple Twitter Tweets
It’s a useful Twitter widget plugin that stores Tweets in
your database so that your widget will not be blank if the
Twitter API fails. The plugin allows you to display your profile
avatar, and a follow button with follower count, underneath the
widget.
Get it here: https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-twitter-tweets/
The list goes on. I could literally list hundreds of tools that
work with Twitter and can help you interact with the platform
more effectively. If you want to find more all you have to do is
search online and you will find plenty of options to choose
from. Better yet, ask your followers what their favorite apps are
and it will help your relationship grow!
