---
title: "Some Quick Twitter Basics"
description: "A few Twitter best practices."
published: 2014-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
tags: ["web","marketing"]
url: "https://davidvkimball.com/posts/some-quick-twitter-basics"
---
Felt inspired and sent a coworker a few guidelines when she asked me what hashtags were. Here they are for your perusal:

- **Don't use a symbol in a hashtag, like "'" "/" or "-" because it breaks it.** Example: "`#That`'`sWhatISaid` vs `#ThatsWhatISaid`. The hashtag with the apostrophe is broken.
- **Don't start a tweet with an @-username, or else only the followers you have already following that particular @-username's account can see it.** Example: "@WarrenBuffett said: '[MISC QUOTE].;" vs ".@WarrenBuffett said: '[MISC QUOTE].'" One tweet has a period in front of the username so all followers can see it, even those who don't follow @WarrenBuffett. The reason for this is when you start a tweet with an account's username, Twitter treats it like a reply and hides it from most people.
- **Use spaces in between hashtags or @-usernames, or else they won't work.** Example: "#finance#business#wealthmanagement@WarrenBuffett" vs `#finance` `#business` `#wealthmanagement` [@WarrenBuffett](https://twitter.com/WarrenBuffett)" The first tweet, none of the hashtags or hyper-linked @-usernames worked. The second time, they did, because there was a space in between each item.
- **Don't be annoying and use too many hashtags.** It looks spammy and cheap.
- I**f you favorite and retweet other people's tweets, that will make them happy.** Do it strategically.