What is RT on Twitter and Why is it useful

April 14, 2009 by surefirehire
Filed under: How To, Twitter, employer, freelancer 

RT or ReTweet, in Twitter Terms is similar to a forward in email. If you see something you like, pass it along. If you only have a few followers, don’t over do it. In fact, if you have a thousand+ followers, don’t over do it.

Example

mfubibRT @surefirehire:Freelancers and Employers Resource and Free Job Listings: http://bit.ly/5Huuv

p.s.  thanks for the RT @mfubib

Why is it important
The number one reason why RT is important, is that you can pass along freelance jobs, posted to twitter, from  http://www.surefirehire.com to your network of followers. They will appreciate the job opportunity. Hopefully some day they will return the favor.

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Comments

2 Comments on What is RT on Twitter and Why is it useful

  1. Matthew Bibby on Wed, 15th Apr 2009 2:43 am

    2. Twitter is about conversation and connecting.

    Retweeting is a compliment, it is like saying

    “I just had a look at this great site that @surefirehire recommended and I think it is great”.

    There are lots of ‘rules’ for twitter according to some users (including not RT too much) – I even remember reading a post that strongly advised to not send more that 7 tweets a day in case people unfollow you for tweeting too much!!!

    Twitter, for me, is about sharing, it is about 2-way conversations and keeping up to date with new trends in my areas of interest.

    If a friend shares something that I enjoy I will RT it :)

    Thanks for the mention.

    Matthew Bibby
    http://www.matthewbibby.com

  2. surefirehire on Tue, 28th Apr 2009 2:25 am

    3. Matthew you are exactly right. Thanks for the thoughtful feedback.