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New to Twitter? Been there a little while, but don’t really understand what’s going on? Sick of being told you “don’t get it”?
Fear not – Twitter 101 is the place for you. On this page, I’ve hand-picked the articles I have written that offer the best advice to newcomers to the Twitter network. If you have a question that isn’t answered here, drop me a tweet to @Sheamus.
(I have listed these posts not in the order in which they were written, but rather that in which I think they should be read.)
Getting Started
- So You Don’t Get Twitter? (Part One, Part Two and Part Three)
- 10 Quick & Easy Ways To Maximise Your Twitter Experience
Twitter Etiquette
- A Question Of Twitter Etiquette
- The Ninja’s Guide To Sharing Links On Twitter
- Want To Get Re-Tweeted? Memorise Your Number
- 16 Reasons Why We Might Unfollow You On Twitter
- How To Reply So You’ll Get A Reply Back
Finding Followers
Statistics & Data
Tutorials
- What Is #FollowFriday?
- HOWTO: Deal With Spammers, Trolls & Automated Direct Messages On Twitter
- Two Things Everybody Needs to Consider Before Designing Their Twitter Profile Background
- So, You Want A Re-Tweet Button On Twitter.com?
- How To Protect Yourself From Identity Theft On Twitter (And Everywhere Else)
- HOWTO: Clean Up Your Twitter Feed By Removing Inactive Accounts
Twitter Software
- How To Configure Seesmic Desktop For Fun And Profit
- How To Configure TweetDeck To Save API Drain And Engage With Your Followers
- Twitter Mobile vs Dabr: Which Web Client Should You Be Using?
This page will be updated regularly as new material is written. If there’s something not covered by this blog that you’d like to see, please contact me.

