12 Scientific Twitter Tips to Get You MORE Retweets & Followers

Every day more than 500 million tweets get sent!

Getting noticed among all this noise is tough. You can't just tweet & forget about it anymore.

Today HOW you tweet is just as important as WHAT you tweet!

With that in mind, HubSpot recently released new data giving awesome tips on HOW to tweet.

The tips in this HubSpot infographic show you how to optimize your tweets to reach as much as your target audience as possible.

You're probably already using a couple of these Twitter tips, but I guarantee a few of them are new -- and those are the ones that'll improve your Twitter strategies big time!

12 Scientific Twitter Tips to Get You MORE Retweets & Followers

1. Mix Headlines With More Lengthy Descriptions

Tweet a wide variety of headlines & more lengthy descriptions.

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2. Use URL Shortener

Links account for most interaction on Twitter.

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3. Tweet Eye-Catching Images

Tweets with images see 150% more retweets than tweets without images.

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4. Ask for Retweets

Simply asking for retweets can increase your number by 12x.

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5. Calls-to-Action

A well-placed call-to-action does a lot to boost interaction on Twitter.

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6. Recycle Old Tweets

Sometimes it's OK to tweet the same thing twice.

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7. Tweet About Twitter

Tweets about Twitter get 22.5% more interaction than the average tweet.

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8. Don't Ignore Average Users

About 91% of Twitter mentions come from people with fewer than 500 followers.

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9. Tweet Between 10 and 11pm Eastern Time

The best time to tweet is between 10 and 11pm Eastern time.

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10. Respond Quickly!

Most Twitter users expect brands to respond to tweets within one hour.

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11. People Love Stats

Tweets with statistics receive 5.4% more retweets than the average.

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12. State Offers Clearly

State your offers clearly to get more clicks & retweets.

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Key Findings

Let's review the important takeaways from this post before you jump to the full infographic:

1. Mix Headlines With More Lengthy Descriptions
2. Use URL shortener
3. Tweet Eye-Catching Images
4. Ask for Retweets
5. Calls-to-Action
6. Recycle Old Tweets
7. Tweet about Twitter
8. Don't Ignore Average Users
9. Tweet Between 10 and 11pm Eastern Time
10. Respond Quickly!
11. People Love Stats
12. State Offers Clearly