Twitter Tutorial

Guidelines (in Dropbox)When setting up a Fan Travel page please follow these

guidelines• Submit for approval of page set up• Group page is to be the following:

Case sensitiveTwitter name: @NameTravelTime

(ex:@JaneTravelTime)• Your name will appear as Planner – Name (ex

Planner – Jane_

Register for Twitter• https://twitter.com/signup

Next steps• Personalize your profile• Hook up your Twitter through Facebook

so when you post on Facebook it automatically tweets (go to settings, then Apps, then you’ll see the Twitter logo)

• Follow us at Booktraveltime• Follow any Travel Time agents you see

Who to follow• Interesting people• Travel destinations or suppliers• Friends• Other agents in Travel Time Travel

Please be aware• Of who is following you and who you

are following. It is not a good idea to follow other travel agents/agencies, or to have them follow you. They are just going to steal what you post!

• The exception is our own agents. Follow us and follow each other!

What to tweet• Interesting quotes• Cool pictures• Links to blogs (watch out for posting for

other travel agencies!)• Updates on promotions • Talk about travel destinations

TravelTimeTravel

What is #hashtag?• A hashtag is a label for content. It helps others who are

interested in a certain topic, quickly find content on that same topic.

• A hashtag looks something like this:  #Disneyprincess• Hashtags are used mostly on social media sites, starting with

Twitter, but you can use hashtags on other social platforms, such as Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and Google+.

• Anyone sharing content on a relevant topic can add the hashtag label to their message.  Others searching for that topic, can search for that label to find other messages on that same social media platform.

• Example: MagicBands are awesome #Disneyparks• You can make a hashtag of WHATEVER you want, it doesn’t

have to be established

What is a Retweet?• A Retweet is a re-posting of someone else's

Tweet. Twitter's Retweet feature helps you and others quickly share that Tweet with all of your followers.

• Sometimes people type RT at the beginning of a Tweet to indicate that they are re-posting someone else's content. This isn't an official Twitter command or feature, but signifies that they are quoting another user's Tweet.

What is a Favorite?• Favorites, represented by a small star

icon next to a Tweet, are most commonly used when users like a Tweet. Favoriting a Tweet can let the original poster know that you liked their Tweet, or you can save the Tweet for later. 

• Just click on Favorite

What is @ and Reply?• If a tweet makes you want to answer or

comment, then you hit Reply and it will automatically fill in the name of the original tweeter.

• If you want to send a comment to someone, then hit @ and their name (example, @booktraveltime, and it will tweet directly to them. It is NOT private.

How to get followers• Post often but not annoyingly• Post interesting things and links and

photos• Many people will follow you if you follow

them• Promote blogs and Retweet from

suppliers and travel destinations• Use what we post on Travel Time!!!