Twitter is a great place for conversations, you can reach anyone from anywhere in the world. The social media platform has been facilitating this exchange of opinions and ideas since 2006. However, with new updates every now and then, navigating your way on the platform can become confusing.
Tagging on Twitter is one of the ways to get noticed by a larger audience. You can tag someone on Twitter in your tweet, retweet, or in photos. Whoever you tag gets a notification about it, unless they have muted you or blocked you.
So let’s find out how to tag on Twitter and how it helps you gain exposure.
How to Tag Someone on Twitter
You can tag anyone you like on Twitter quite easily. Here are the steps to follow:
Step 1: Go to compose Tweet on the Twitter homepage
Step 2: At the beginning or at the end of your message type: “@” followed by the first few letters of the person or brand you want to tag
Step3: Select from the options that show and you’re done
The process to tag someone on Twitter on your phone is the same.
How to Tag on Twitter in a Photo
You can also tag someone in a Twitter photo by following the steps given below:
Step 1: Compose your tweet and select the picture you want to share by clicking the “media” icon
Step 2: Click the “tag people” option on the bottom-left of the photo
Step 3: You can select people that appear as suggestions, which are usually the ones who you have recently interacted with. You can also search for a name by typing in the search box. Click “done” when you’ve selected all the people you wanted to tag.
Step 4: Once you are done, you can review the names of all the people you have tagged at the bottom-left of the image. You can add more people by clicking on the names. Click on tweet to post the photo
Benefits of Tagging on Twitter
Tagging on Twitter is an efficient way to engage more people in the conversation. Without a tag, the person doesn’t get a notification, and only your followers will be able to view the tweet on their timeline. Other people can only view the tweet when they visit your profile.
You may have noticed that when you reply to a tweet, Twitter automatically prompts to begin with tagging i.e start the reponse with “@”. This allows more people to join in the conversation. Twitter also keeps the thread orderly so others can follow it.
Tagging on Twitter is also useful when you want to gain someone’s attention. Tagging makes you visible to a larger audience as opposed to that Tweet just showing on your own timeline. When you tag someone, the tweet shows on the timelines of everyone who follows you and that account. It also appears on that person’s Twitter page, giving you more exposure.
To keep track of trends, conversations and topics on Twitter, you can follow hashtags. Once you learn to use Twitter’s features to your advantage, these become powerful tools to engage your audience and create a community.
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