Twitter Automation

[accelerator]

Does anyone know how to do Twitter automation? I would like to be able to load a load of Tweets in, and then let then get Tweeted automatically, say at the rate of 1 every two minutes. What's the best way?

 

[nick-harper]

Hootsuite or create some sort of bot with the api.

 

[accelerator]

Thanks. Yeah I think I'll take a closer look at Hootsuite.

 

[ChrisMM]

720 tweets a day? You are very dedicated in sparking meaningful discussion and sharing information with your followers.

From what I remember Hootsuite will let you load up and schedule mass tweets, but ofcourse they will have to be unique tweets otherwise Hootsuite won't play ball.

 

[scottmccloud]

The clue is in the name, 'social' media. It's about being social, interacting, adding value.

Of course you can schedule some tweets, but spamming every two minutes will just be wasting your time and will probably lose you followers, or at least only gain you bots and other fake accounts.

 

[suggs]

Hootsuite is a decent software. I think you can sign up for a months FREE trial. Give it ago

 

[spiderspider]

Tweetadder used to work well. Not used in a few years, so can't comment on recent ones.
Tweetdeck is free (on Chrome) and lets you schedule tweets etc.

Twitter has a limit as to how many tweets can be sent in a 24 hour period. Can't remember it of the top of my head, but believe that your rate will be above it, in a 24 hour period. Tweeting crap (or anything for that matter) at that rate, will lead to you account being closed.

Quite why anyone would want to tweet every 2 minutes is beyond me. Maybe a few years ago tweeting URLs worked, but that has long stopped.

 

[accelerator]

Fair points re the Tweet interval. I am now getting more conscious of not losing followers, so I am starting to alter the type of Tweets I do accordingly.

 

[mat]

Hootsuite will allow you a few accounts loaded up with standard scheduling for free (Typing in your tweets and setting the time to post it 1 by 1) or the paid the version will allow you to schedule using a spreadsheet upload.

 

[redbird]

I know people that use https://buffer.com/ and say is very good. Although I have an account, not really used it.

 

[accelerator]

Well I've just signed up to Hootsuite, and it was very easy to send a simultaneous update to Twitter, Facebook and Google+. i.e. I just sent this message out:

https://twitter.com/lowpricesuk/status/630753078875172864

Simultaneously to all my social media, so that alone is worth it as it will save me a lot of time.

Thanks guys

 

[mat]

The problem is that you are promoting random products, from a Chicago holiday to a mobile phone holder to around 450 followers (Many of them company/business accounts and non UK)

I really would try and build up your following before promoting too much. You are likely to put off any existing "real followers" without looking into exactly what kind of deals people want to see.

It is very hard to sell broad products to non-targeted followers. The chances of one of your 450 followers deciding they fancy a holiday to Chicago through a link that lands on the merchants homepage with no further information on any deals etc...

From experience even with a highly targeted niche and followers looking to buy the EXACT product you are promoting deals for, you still need a good 20,000+ Followers to make it worth it.

 

[accelerator]

Yes I agree with you Mat. I just tend to do a quick Tweet on LowPrices when I am thinking of something, it's like a cover all. I agree it would be better highly targeted. However, I can get some traffic through hashtags.

I have a few niche Twitter accounts too.

 

[mat]

In other words your just going to carry on regardless of any advice you receive lol