Twitter began as an SMS text-based service. This limited the original Tweet length to 140 characters (which was partly driven by the 160 character limit of SMS, with 20 characters reserved for commands and usernames). Over time as Twitter evolved, the maximum Tweet length grew to 280 characters – still short and brief, but enabling more expression.
To make sure you play your best around these 280 words, you can try the following:
1. Host a giveaway
2. Ask for retweets
3. Perfectly time your tweets
4. Write engaging headlines
5. Tweet more links
7. Use hashtags to go viral on twitter
8. Tweet newsworthy topics
9. Inject Humor into Your Tweets
10. Tell a personal story
11. Leave space for replies
Host a giveaway:Â
One of the best ways to make your tweets go viral is to run a Twitter giveaway. Not only do people go wild for freebies, contests can boost your reach to thousands of twitter users in a short space of time too. Instagram works on the same.Â
 Ask for retweets:
If you’re new to Twitter the best way to get noticed is to ask for engagement. There’s no need to be shy. Asking for retweets tells your followers what you need from them which makes it more likely they’ll follow through with the task. In fact, tweets that include the following words tend to be retweeted more than others:
“Please”
“Retweet”
“Help”
“How to”
“Check out”
“Please retweet”
Time your tweets perfectly with ‘Insights’:
The time of your Twitter updates plays a big part in their success too. Imagine this: you’ve written a killer piece of content and sent out a tweet linking to it. But nothing happens. Not a single like or share. Nightmare!Â
Turn this around by actively reading your Insights.Â
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Write engaging headlines:
No-ones going to read your Tweet if you can’t grab their attention and stop them from scrolling past. Which means they definitely won’t click through or share it either.
Take a look at the following tweet headlines and think about which one you’d rather click:
“How to get more Twitter shares”
OR
“How to Go Viral on Twitter Using 10 Easy Strategies”
Example 1 tells you how to get more shares, while example 2 will show you exactly how to go viral with 10 tips.
As you can see, the more compelling you make the body of your tweets, the more chance you have of getting users to engage.
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Tweet more links:
Another way to improve your chances of going viral on Twitter is to include more links in your updates.
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Use hashtags to go viral on Twitter:
Hashtags are also pretty effective at improving the reach (and viral power) of your tweets. The idea behind hashtags is that they group tweets together around a certain topic to make them easier to find. Then you can add them to your updates to get more people looking at and engaging with your content.
Tweet newsworthy topics:
As we mentioned earlier some of the most popular tweets that tend to go viral are newsworthy topics. News and current affairs are at the top of people’s minds, so they are more likely to generate interest because of their timely nature.
Inject humor into your tweets:
Using humor in your tweets can also be a great way to start a viral twitter thread. In fact, some of the most viral tweets include an element of humor and they don’t have to be super complex either.
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Tell a personal story:
If you really want to write a viral tweet, you can’t go wrong by telling a personal story. Making your tweets more personal rather than entirely informational can produce better results.
Try these steps and let us know if we were able to help your Twitter experience!Â