Your blog is up and running and you’ve started promoting it on Twitter. Now you’re getting yourself a nice healthy sized group of followers and ready to move ahead. The next step for you is to move past using the (boring) Twitter website and expand your Twitter savvy. You need to find an easy-to-use Twitter client.
HootSuite is a free online Twitter application that you must try. Unlike the more widely used service TweetDeck, you don’t need to download any software and HootSuite automatically generates tracking statistics for the links you create with the built in ow.ly link shortener.
If you have an iPhone don’t worry, they have an app for that! HootSuite for iPhone is available. On the plugins page you’ll find extensions for Chrome and Firefox and you can grab a Hootlet too. Let me know what you think after you watch my screencast introduction to using HootSuite.
Have you tried using the HootSuite Twitter client yet? Are you following me on Twitter yet?
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Twitter: thedankeller
February 20, 2010 at 5:37 pm
I have tried Tweet Deck in the past but have not tried HootSuite yet. Believe it or not, I still use the old boring Twitter interface.
Twitter: Ileane
February 21, 2010 at 1:49 am
I do find that hard to believe. HA! Come on over to HootSuite land you’ll never go back. Thanks for stopping by Dan.
Hi Ileane! Another great easy-to-understand video – and about to be added to whatawebsitevideo ( as usual!). Hope it helps a little. Best wishes, Will
Twitter: Ileane
February 21, 2010 at 1:50 am
Hi Will, I really do appreciate you spreading the video luv. Thank you so much for the support!
Twitter: BlazingMinds
February 21, 2010 at 4:51 am
I pop back and forth between HootSuite and Tweetdeck these days and the new updates on HootSuite are quite interesting
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Twitter: Ileane
February 21, 2010 at 4:59 am
Hi Karen, Another reason I prefer HootSuite over TweekDeck is that HootSuite seems to update more frequently. There are so many features now, I’m realizing that I forgot to cover them all in the video. Looks like a part 2 might be in the works soon. Thanks for commenting.
Twitter: evelyn_parham
February 25, 2010 at 7:45 pm
Hi Ilene,
I’m glad I found your blog via Kiesha, because I want to learn more about podcasting. Looks like you’re an answer to my prayers.
I just switched to Hootsuite and I found your Tutorial very helpful. I think I will like Hootsuite a lot better than Tweetdeck. I didn’t know how the stats button worked, but you explained it perfectly.
Take care!
~Evelyn
.-= Evelyn @ Natural Raw Living´s last blog ..Don’t Put Anyone On A Pedestal =-.
Twitter: Ileane
February 26, 2010 at 2:20 am
Hi Evelyn, I’m glad you found the video helpful. If you ever have any questions about using HootSuite, let me know. I have more tutorials to come on the topic. I have a few vegan friends that I can send your way too. Kiesha is one of my favorite bloggers.
Thanks for visiting, I appreciate the feedback.
Twitter: seommotips
February 27, 2010 at 2:50 am
I was using TweetDeck. Now I understand, its time to switch to newer service?
Thank you Ileane for the great post and the video especially.
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Twitter: Ileane
February 27, 2010 at 3:03 am
Suresh, Once you start using HootSuite, you will remove that TweetDeck software from your computer in no time. I’m glad you found the video helpful. Thanks for your support.
I’m using Digsby! Great tools for social mediaholic like me
Twitter: Ileane
February 27, 2010 at 8:42 pm
Hi Fazreen, Thanks for visiting. I don’t know much about Digsby – do they have scheduled Tweets or click statistics?
Digsby dont provide click statistics, but good for gtalk,facebook,users
Hello Ileane!I have been using TweetDeck but I guess I can
give the HootSuite a try.Thanks.
I’m using EchoFon here at the moment, but i think i’m going to come over to the bright side and try HootSuite
Twitter: Ileane
April 6, 2010 at 4:54 am
I never tried that one before, but I’m glad I convinced to to try HootSuite. Thanks for visiting.
Great video! I have been wanting to try out HootSuite and love seeing it in action. This is moving up to a priority on my to-do list.
.-= Melinda´s last blog ..Dinner in fifteen minutes =-.
Twitter: Ileane
April 17, 2010 at 2:34 pm
Melinda, I’m glad the video helped persuade you. Thanks for the feedback. Let me know if you have any questions. If you plan to integrate multiple users or accounts I posted a video quick tip in response to a question about how to set them up in HootSuite. Here’s the link on Screenr http://screenr.com/BtM
This is a really neat vid. You are getting good at this!
.-= Ms. Freeman@Baby Steps of an Internet Entrepreneur´s last blog ..How to keep socks on their feet and food in their stomachs =-.
Twitter: Ileane
April 19, 2010 at 9:05 am
Hi Ms. Freeman. Thanks for the feedback!
Twitter: AussieSire
April 28, 2010 at 1:40 pm
I joined this mob several days ago and I’m still waiting for a confirmation email which I’ve submitted 3 or for times. I’ve even tweeted my problem and nothing
.-= Sire´s last blog ..How Commentluv And Keyword Luv Can Boost Your Comments =-.
Twitter: Ileane
April 28, 2010 at 2:14 pm
Hey Sire, are you talking about HootSuite? Can’t you sign in with your Twitter credentials?
Twitter: dragonblogger
May 7, 2010 at 12:24 pm
I finally got done with my own HootSuite Video Tutorial and just posted today on my blog. HootSuite is my favorite Twitter client.
.-= Dragon Blogger´s last blog ..Ultimate HootSuite Tutorial =-.
Twitter: Ileane
May 7, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Cool, I’m going to watch it asap! It’s my favorite too and the new features are awesome.
.-= Ileane´s last blog ..Share From YouTube To Google Buzz =-.
Twitter: TheNextGoal
May 19, 2010 at 2:58 am
Jan Geronimo first twisted my arm into using Hootsuite. I was feeling cranky at the time and kind of burnt out on trying all the new “stuff” out there. I had a few cups of coffee, reminded myself that Jan had never led me astray (well, “never” might be too strong a word), and tried Hootsuite. Now I can’t imagine Twitter without it. When I log into the regular Twitter interface, it seems simplistic and naked.
.-= Holly Jahangiri´s last blog ..Mother, Touchstone, Friend =-.
Twitter: Ileane
May 20, 2010 at 11:32 am
Hi Holly, thanks for your comments. You’re always welcome here.
Twitter: Anklebuster
May 13, 2011 at 9:43 pm
Well, Ileane, I finally made the switch to HootSuite. It’s all your fault, too! LOL
Thanks for sharing so much information, including this video.
Cheers,
Mitch
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Twitter: Ileane
May 14, 2011 at 8:04 am
Hi Mitch, how have you been??? Is Tweetdeck causing you problems? What’s the reason for the switch to HootSuite? Hope you like it.
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Twitter: Anklebuster
May 14, 2011 at 11:38 pm
Hi Ileane,
The main reason I switched has to do with the idea of “downloading” transient information to my hard drive. After all, if it’s available on someone else’s server, why duplicate it? I switched from Thunderbird email to Gmail for a similar reason. I know there is a big difference in permanence between tweets and email, but I’ll take my chances in the cloud.
Performance-wise, I may be giving TweetDeck short shrift; however, I just wasn’t seeing all of the tweets that were showing up on the Twitter.com home page.
I hope I like HootSuite, too, since I made a unilateral decision to uninstall TweetDeck! LOL
Cheers,
Mitch
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Last year, Twitter made status updates no-follow so you don’t get link juice from links you post in your status. However, I have heard that some applications that are used to post to Twitter have proven a way around this. Can I get a do-follow link when posting with HootSuite. If so, is the link as strong? Twitter is a page rank 9 site and I want to make sure it is being profitable to post links through an app.
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When I log into the regular Twitter interface, it seems simplistic and naked.
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