I love writing Threads on Twitter. But I get it, not everyone enjoys using Twitter. No worries! Now you wonât miss a thread cause theyâre all right here. Enjoy!
Iâve spent the last month in a whole new world on twitter, where everyone is using threads on a weekly, sometimes even daily basis.
I find this method of communication to an audience both engaging & informative.
Here are 7 things Iâve learned about crafting the perfect thread:
1. Start with a hook.
I have to admit, just because I see someone has a tweet thread, doesnât always mean Iâm going to click the blue âshow this threadâ link. Even if itâs someone I know and admire.
2. No click bait!
A tweet thread can be treated like a YouTube video. If your thumbnail is click-baity then you lose audience trust & once that happens youâll never get them back.
Make sure your thread follows through on your promise! Or else!
Youâve been warned!
3. Give credit wherever & whenever itâs due!
We already know there's no such thing as an original idea & most of the time what we learned was from someone else.
Also, mentioning them is a great way to expand your audience & letting that person know you acknowledge their work.
4. Lists are key to just about 8 out of every 10 threads Iâve read.
If you can turn what youâre about to say into a list, do it!
Worry less about the number of points you have to share on your list.
Three is better than not tweeting at all.
5. Count the length of each tweet and be as brief as possible.
Edit. Edit. Edit.
Twitter is not the place to be flowery with your prose.
The average reader needs to understand your point and want to read every tweet in your thread.
6. If youâve got a long thread, be sure to let your audience know in that first tweet.
Iâve grown accustomed to just doing a quick swipe with my thumb to make sure Iâm not getting myself into a LONG read.
Especially, if Iâm not warned. Itâs a turn-off for me.