HootSuite Tutorial Video

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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.

HootSuiteHootSuite 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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  3. Will

    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

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    1. Ileane Smith

      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.

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  7. Evelyn

    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 =-.

    1. Ileane Smith

      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.

  8. Suresh Khanal

    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.
    .-= Suresh Khanal´s last blog ..How to create sticky post for Joomla blog =-.

    1. Ileane Smith

      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.

  10. Vince Delmonte Fitness

    Hello Ileane!I have been using TweetDeck but I guess I can
    give the HootSuite a try.Thanks.

  11. Melinda

    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. 🙂

    1. Ileane Smith

      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

  12. Sire

    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 🙁

    1. Ileane Smith

      Hey Sire, are you talking about HootSuite? Can’t you sign in with your Twitter credentials?

    1. Ileane

      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 =-.

  14. Holly Jahangiri

    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 =-.

  15. Mitchell Allen

    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

    1. Ileane

      Hi Mitch, how have you been??? Is Tweetdeck causing you problems? What’s the reason for the switch to HootSuite? Hope you like it.

      1. Mitchell Allen

        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

  16. wooden beds

    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.

  18. Mario M.

    I am a regular user of TweetDeck too. I like it much but now I guess its time to switch to HootSuite now. Thanks for sharing the info. I will definitely try it out. And great video 🙂

    1. Ileane

      Good for you Alex. HootSuite is going to help you see Twitter in a different light. Plus HootSuite has so many fantastic apps and add-ons!

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