Twitter hashtags
Finally - I understand what these pesky symbols are and why it's important to use them. So, fellow pet bloggers, what are the accepted hashtags that pet bloggers use?
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Permalink Reply by GIZMO GEODOG on -
It really depends on the event...Each twitter party has it's own hashtag...for example the Nip club parties are #nipclub...Monday nights at 8 est are #petchat Just have to see what's being used
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Permalink Reply by Amy Shojai, CABC on -
Some that I use include #pets #cats #dogs #veterinarians #puppies #kittens #blogpaws #amreading #amwriting
The rule of paw is use only 1-3 in your tweet...and then when someone re-tweets, change the hashtag so it's not a repeat to those groups but is broadcast to new eyeballs. *s*
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Permalink Reply by Kimberly Gauthier on -
For me, it depends on the event too. If I'm writing about a brand, I'll use hashtags about their product. Otherwise, I might do it on a subject, i.e. #dogrescue #dogcare #dogfood etc.
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Permalink Reply by Kathy H Porter on -
what about #doglover #dogs - are these too general?
Kimberly Gauthier said:For me, it depends on the event too. If I'm writing about a brand, I'll use hashtags about their product. Otherwise, I might do it on a subject, i.e. #dogrescue #dogcare #dogfood etc.
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Permalink Reply by Kathy H Porter on
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Ah. So, how do you then change the hashtag for a re-tweet? If Kim tweets about her blog post with #dogcare as the hashtag and you want to retweet that, would you change the "dogcare" to another hashtag?
Amy Shojai, CABC said:Some that I use include #pets #cats #dogs #veterinarians #puppies #kittens #blogpaws #amreading #amwriting
The rule of paw is use only 1-3 in your tweet...and then when someone re-tweets, change the hashtag so it's not a repeat to those groups but is broadcast to new eyeballs. *s*Ah.
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Permalink Reply by Kathy H Porter on
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This is one of the hashtags that I was really clueless about....Thanks for including it here!
GIZMO GEODOG said:It really depends on the event...Each twitter party has it's own hashtag...for example the Nip club parties are #nipclub...Monday nights at 8 est are #petchat Just have to see what's being used
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Permalink Reply by Amy Shojai, CABC on
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When you "click" the RT button at least from TweetDeck you can edit the tweet before it's sent. So if someone had already sent the tweet to #dogcare rather than send to the same hashtag I might change that to #petcare.
As @Gizmo Geodog says, it can be helpful to see what's "trending" too--what's currently being read and RT'd and get in on that.
Kathy H Porter said:
Ah. So, how do you then change the hashtag for a re-tweet? If Kim tweets about her blog post with #dogcare as the hashtag and you want to retweet that, would you change the "dogcare" to another hashtag?
Amy Shojai, CABC said:Some that I use include #pets #cats #dogs #veterinarians #puppies #kittens #blogpaws #amreading #amwriting
The rule of paw is use only 1-3 in your tweet...and then when someone re-tweets, change the hashtag so it's not a repeat to those groups but is broadcast to new eyeballs. *s*Ah.
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Permalink Reply by CJ and My Favorite Pup Jasmine on -
Yeah, I usually use #pet, #dog, or the hashtag of whatever twitter party I'm attending...
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Permalink Reply by Kathy H Porter on
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And if you wanted to reach a wider audience than a particular twitter party, you could use some of the more general ones, like #dogs #dogcare etc.... right?
CJ and My Favorite Pup Jasmine said:Yeah, I usually use #pet, #dog, or the hashtag of whatever twitter party I'm attending...
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Permalink Reply by Jessica/YDWWYW/PetTalkMedia on -
Hmmm....Interesting. I have never heard about the changing the hashtag with your retweet. Makes sense.
A hashtag makes your tweet more searchable for a particular caregory. If I, say, am tweeting about a pet rescue I might type #animalrescue, #petrescue, #adopt, etc in the search bar. I use whichever has the most recent activity and/or is most relevant for my tweet. -
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Permalink Reply by Amy Shojai, CABC on
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If you DON'T change the hashtag, then you end up with the same tweet going into that same pot over and over and over. *shrug* There are lots of hashtags that can be relevant and this also prevents those tweets that go out comprised of nothing but hashtags and bit.ly url, I hate those and almost never click on 'em.
Jessica/YDWWYW/PetTalkMedia said:Hmmm....Interesting. I have never heard about the changing the hashtag with your retweet. Makes sense.
A hashtag makes your tweet more searchable for a particular caregory. If I, say, am tweeting about a pet rescue I might type #animalrescue, #petrescue, #adopt, etc in the search bar. I use whichever has the most recent activity and/or is most relevant for my tweet. -
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Permalink Reply by Kathy H Porter on
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Wait! This is new (to me): I can put the hashtag symbol with a keyword into search on Twitter? I really like that! (Bear with me - you guys probably already know all of this stuff while I'm like a kid in a cyberspace candy store!) lol
Jessica/YDWWYW/PetTalkMedia said:Hmmm....Interesting. I have never heard about the changing the hashtag with your retweet. Makes sense.
A hashtag makes your tweet more searchable for a particular caregory. If I, say, am tweeting about a pet rescue I might type #animalrescue, #petrescue, #adopt, etc in the search bar. I use whichever has the most recent activity and/or is most relevant for my tweet. -
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