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How often should I tweet?

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Since that website is for scheduling tweets, I have to assume that the post is serious, but if I followed anybody who tweets every 30 to 60 minutes I would immediately unfollow him for polluting my timeline.

Now, if the tweets do not show up in my timeline it's different of course. A company can tweet every single minute on Twitter if they reply to people and start conversations since this does not show up in everybody's timeline. See Hipmunk for a company that gets this right, for example.

Awww, shucks, thanks!

What about "when you actually have something to say"?

I really can't tell if this is meant to be facetious or not.

This is why I'm not a fan of Buffer. They're taking the "Twitter" out of "Twitter".

They sure are putting the Twit back in, though.

When did tweeting become a chore that had to be done at some specific time and number of times?

Are people really judging people on how often they tweet? If you have insightful things to say, or are contributing with new and interesting posts then it should not matter about how often you tweet.

The bigger the water hose != better the twitter account

In terms of too much noise, you can always filter users and content with lists. I am sure twitter is working hard on allowing users to create streams off their raging rivers.

Hi bpeters, I agree with you that as an established twitter user, you might as well have your own routine. This is also our thinking in the post. We simply tried to point out, what research suggests to bring the best results and we certainly don't judge anyone upon their number of tweets. It's just some advice we wanted to share. :)

If you enjoyed and/or upvoted this post, then the answer is "never."

Two years ago, I was gung ho about Twitter. Now, I feel there is way too much noise. But Tweet every 30-60 minutes? That's a lot. (I realize the author of the post owns a auto-tweeting service) From a business engagement perspective, I can see how it'd be useful.

What do you actively use Twitter for?

Hi Jon, yeah, "every 30-60 minutes" is quite a lot, however the option for every 2-3 hours that Ben Hanna analysed is easier to keep up with maybe. Agreed, as for the business perspective a high number of tweets will definitely be handy for a business. Haha, we really try to distinguish our service Buffer from all auto-tweeting services. With Buffer your tweets are simply delayed for a few hours, you still write your own tweets, we just try to make it easier to tweet consistently. Hope you get around to try it and see for yourself. :)

No matter how often you tweet, remember it's normal and nothing to be ashamed of.

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