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Updated January 28, 2020Tweet about the things you find interesting, but itโs helpful if you stick to a couple main topics (itโs helpful for people to know what theyโre going to get when they follow you). And have funโitโs a terrific medium for learning and connecting with people you might not otherwise have access to.Arianna Simpson (@AriannaSimpson), founder and Managing Partner, Autonomous Partners*
Twitter works best when youโre sharing what you do off Twitter. Rather than passively discussing what finds its way onto the platform, join the conversation with your own experiences. Consider your job, your hobbies, and the information you consume and think about. Share about that.
I tweet about what matters to me! Itโs not much more strategic than that. I go through different phases of what interests me, what excites me, what enrages me, and thatโs typically reflected pretty well in my Twitter. I will say that I was much more conscious of tweeting โprofessionallyโ when I was in college or just starting out in my career. Everything was about tech and wanting to sound smart and in-the-know. I shared lots of articles about tech news. It was a reflection of what I wanted to project into the world at the time.Jackie Luo (@jackiehluo), software engineer, Square*
Twitter can feel like more work than play. Agents and publishers encourage their authors to use social media to promote their work. As an entrepreneur, Twitter can be a key marketing channel to earn your first customers. Promoting your work is an entirely valid use case for Twitter, but that doesnโt mean you should approach the platform like your own personal ad channel.
Using Twitter properly requires authenticity. Just as for IRL relationships, connecting with others depends on being genuine. People get annoyed with the acquaintances who invite them to coffee only to introduce them to sign up for a multilevel marketing scam. It doesnโt feel good to hear from someone for the first time in years, only to be told about their great investment opportunity. The same rules apply on Twitter. So represent yourself as a whole person, not โPerson who works for X and you should try ourโฆโ or โIndividual who started X and you should use myโฆโ Donโt sell, share: your interests, thoughts, ideas, et cetera.