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There is a huge boom in the Twittersphere right now. Many people that may not otherwise be accustomed to social networking are migrating to Twitter. And this is great news when you see it from the perspective of increasing the amount of traffic you get on your site. But before you throw the floodgates open and start writing about every little detail in your life, stop a second and read these 3 R’s of Twitterquette. 

1. REVISE

If there is one thing I would recommend doing above all else, it would be revision. Sure, Twitter is a great way to vent about your day at work or laugh at the people who don’t know how to act, but in light of keeping your self, aka your brand, in mint condition, you might want to think twice and revise. Imagine how embarrassing it would feel to meet a new friend (or a client for that matter) and they bring up something you twittered that makes you cringe inside. Not too good right?

2. RESPOND

This boils down to having simple manners. You wouldn’t just ignore someone who stops you on the street to say hello, would you? Geez, I hope not. Well it’s the same notion here when someone takes their time to stop and engage you online. This is especially crucial to those who are brand new to Twitter, who may already have some prior anxiety. Something so easy will gain you the respect you deserve. Which leads me to the final R.

3. RESPECT

How’s that old saying go? “You don’t get respect, you earn it?” Well the same applies on Twitter. It takes time and finesse to pull in your audience and make them aware that what you have to say is worth their time. A good rule of thumb to achieving this is avoiding spanning your messages across multiple tweets and avoiding self-serving (spam) messages. If you ever find a sudden drop in your audience that may be a good sign that you’ve frustrated your listeners somewhere along the line. But no worries, simply subscribe to our feed and you too can tweet with confidence knowing that we’ll be here to rely on.

Now get out there and tweet it like you mean it.

Guest Author: Kyle Steed is a web developer/designer living in Irving, Texas who is in the process of developing one of the Nectar tastes that will launch on November 3rd.