Chapter 5: Hosting Twitter Chats
In This Chapter
Reaping the benefits of Twitter chats
Creating a hashtag
Using Twitter chat tools
Promoting and hosting a Twitter chat
Twitter chats are a way for people with similar interests to come together and discuss relevant information regularly. Generally, one-off events, Twitter chats happen at regular intervals (usually weekly). Twitter chats, when done well, are an excellent way to build and maintain community.
This chapter helps you determine whether a Twitter chat matches your business goals and needs, explains how to choose the best hashtag for your chat, and introduces you to tools to help you manage your chats effectively. If you’re concerned that no one will show up to the chat, don’t worry, we share some ideas on where to find guests and how to promote your chat so more people will come (and tell their friends). Finally, we give you a complete step-by-step run-through of how to host a Twitter chat.
Benefitting from Twitter Chats
Many brands are hosting Twitter chats as a way to connect with their communities. Hosted regularly, usually ...
