Twitter tips

Include your group’s email address in the Twitter profile so people can get in touch.

Mention related interest groups and organisations in some of your tweets. They’ll probably share your Twitter message, helping spread the news of your group’s existence.

Try to make Twitter replies informative, such as ‘@niceperson, yes, our next meeting is on Monday 3rd at 8pm. See you there?’

Remember that you’re tweeting (posting messages) in the group’s name, not your own.

Some Twitter apps can send out tweets at a preset time, so you don’t need to remember to do so. Try Hootsuite or Tweetdeck, both of which have desktop software to use on your Mac. Alternatively if you prefer to run your social media from your iPad or iPhone, try Buffer.