5 Twitter Mistakes You Should (And Have To) Avoid

Now that we've made history with our blog posts, we finally had the time to put up a blog post about what not to do on Twitter. Soon, you'll find out the day DiGiorno's hijacked a hashtag about domestic abuse on Twitter! Anyway, here's a list of common Twitter mistakes you should avoid, with 1 being the most common and 5 being the rarest.

1. Hijacking hashtag trends

When adding hashtags to your tweet, try making them unique! Instead of always sticking with hashtag trends, try to choose the ones that match your brand and personality. When someone disagrees with a tweet, it's known as a breakup comment on Twitter. Tweets with way too many breakup comments tend to have their popularity decline over time.

Let's think about the time DiGiorno's Pizzas hijacked a hashtag trend. The hashtag #WhyIStayed sounds like it's related to their allowance of staying at a place to eat pizza, but by the time they hijacked it, it attracted people looking for their next Twitter abuse - and this resulted in a high breakup comment rate for their tweet.

2. Swearing the ******** out of your tongue

Yes, using words with a non-vulgar and non-slang meaning can help share your knowledge about things (e.g. Using the word pussy to spread the word about your cat). But if you do it in a slang and vulgar way, Twitter might replace these words with asterisks. Steer clear of using the word muff when promoting your song on Twitter, or using the word cock when sharing nude/porn/sexist images on Twitter. Also, avoid vulgar abbreviations (e.g. LM*AO, *TW) and profanity (e.g. sl*t, r*tard, wh*re). Your followers on Twitter may see these things as offensive and block you indefinitely.

3. Going with your gut (instead of research)

You've got to spend time researching which words are right for you to add to your tweet. If you go with your gut (or use words about private parts, for example: anus, vagina, penis, uterus, belly etc.), Twitter may delete your tweet immediately and you'll have to apologize within 79 days.

4. Overusing your hashtags

If you spent time researching about your hashtags, it's great! You can do everything good about your hashtags - however, while your intentions are great, the execution is what matters. Overusing your hashtags is known as 'hashtag stuffing' on Twitter - and the others may give you a slap on the wrist.

5. Sticking with the same hashtags

Don't forget - this is the least common mistake on Twitter. Hashtag popularity is a trend that changes over time. Hashtags started out on Twitter and have spread around to other social networks ever since.