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Twitter Retweet Competitions

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Are you looking to host your own Twitter retweet competition? Stream:20 look at the different keywords and steps you need to take in order to make a successful Twitter competition. Retweets, follows, hashtags and informative copy are key attributes that you will need for this project. Look further in to this using our slideshow and get in touch with questions and feedback.

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Twitter Retweet Competitions

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Twitter retweet competitions best practice

• Retweet and follow – Reiterating purpose of competition, increase twitter following and

promoting brand name

• Give a reason for competition if any e.g. To celebrate the release of _ _ _ _ we are

giving away a free...etc

• Include a competition deadline

• Bit Link or Tiny URL, Shortened URL Link to T&C of competition

• Maximum two lines of text in the tweet

• Prize described in a few words or a shortened URL is used

• Twitpic of prize

• RT and Follow 2nd twitter account dependant on promotion

• Competition is rephrased and a reminder tweet is put out when the competition is coming

close to the deadline

• #competition and #win used as a keywords, to make the tweet more discoverable

• Remember to tweet your following

• Final chance to enter

• The winner announcement

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Example Tweet

A picture of the prize for

people to view.

When people RT this line of text will be most

prominent, objectively promoting the cause of

the tweet.

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Example Tweet

Good use of bit link.

Abbreviation of the word ‘competition’ has cost the tweet

that keyword.

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Example Tweet

First line is lengthy and not to the point,

important information follows on the second

line.

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Example Tweet

Mention of the prize in the first line of the tweet

can have a greater impact.

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Example Tweet

Good use of available

characters in the tweet, text is doubled as a

link.

Good use of keywords.

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Example Tweet

Friendly language

suggesting retweets.

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Competition tweet template

RT + Follow to #Win <prize>! with <@twitterhandle> ending <date/time>! ( T&C and more <shortened URL> )

Competition @example

#Competition! RT <@twitterhandle> for <prize>! ending <date/time>! ( T&C and more <shortened URL> )

Competition @example

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Competition tweet template

We have <prize> for <date/time>! RT + Follow <@twitterhandle>to #Win ( T&C and more <shortened URL> )

Competition @example

Follow <@twitterhandle> + RT to #Win <prize>! ending <date/time>! ( T&C and more <shortened URL> )

Competition @example

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Use every opportunity, so post

a picture of the prize for people to

view.

Competition tweet – General Rule

Keep the important information in regards to the key objectives of the tweet in the

first line, second line is useful for bit links to T&C or other relevant links

This is twitter, where people speak their minds. Keep the tone of tweets

friendly and human, remember not to come across demanding.

Use keywords like #competition #win #prize these will make the competition more discoverable

Use bit links if you want Retweets, people will

not appreciate sentence long urls.

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