I can recall certain statements that have just stuck with me that I was exposed to as a child, as a teen, and even as an adult. These statements shaped me to be the person that I am now, but the people who said them to me (I don’t think) that they said these things for me to be able to quote them back to ponder them, meditate on them even.

I’ve been looking at this concept as I approach twitter. Saying things there that are timeless that can be Re-tweeted and propel my self to other social circles. I don’t want to just keep putting quotes out there (and if you’re doing that have you found it to be effective?) In the process of being authentic – how do you approach what you say as a Content Creator that forces others to want to quote you?

What is a RE-Tweet?  Why should I care??

Well on the social website called twitter, when you post a message it’s know as a tweet.  Your tweets are sent out to your followers, via the site (or their mobile — if they really love you!) When one of your followers is so rocked by one of your messages, they can then “Re-Tweet” your message to all of their followers.  (Many of which may not be following you)  Thus, your message spreads out to many social spheres in a very rapid “viral” means.

What does a Re-Tweet look like?

RT @big_b_rad Hey, you should RT this!

RT at the beginning Says that this is a Re-Tweet, the @______ will tell you who said it first! It’s that simple, that’s really all there is to it!

How do I send a RT?

If you are using an app like TweetDeck, there’s a button just for this which makes it super easy, but if not…

Here’s the process in a few steps:

1. Receive a message that you want to share with your followers, but you don’t want to claim as your own!
2. Copy the text of the tweet and hit reply to the author.
3. Add RT to the start of the message
4. Paste in the message
5. Hit send…

Photo used in post:
BarCamp AMS 2005 Opening – 35 by Roland