Ulla, I’ve made the mistake of assuming everybody is using TweetDeck or HootSuite – that’s how I learned that particular tip.

Fred, I don’t like editing someone else’s tweet, but I figure the person would probably prefer an edited RT to no RT at all. Plus, I don’t really mind when somebody edits my tweets … quite often it’s an improvement.

Thanks to everyone for stopping by, commenting, and RTing this post! Much, much appreciated.

I like your tips including some of the practicalities which mystify people at the start.

It was interesting to see you follow up on the RTing point about adding the RT at the end… it was a wee bit confusing – an interesting reminder though of how quickly we become accustomed to a way of communicating, and can misinterpret (or pay more attention?) if people diverge from the norms.

I suppose the other thing I’d add is intention – writing with intention will always change the style and tone of your writing, so it’s worth being clear on your intention – be it to connect, to promote, to spread the word, to engage, to amuse, to learn… If you set that (positive) intention and trust your instincts and fingers to find the right 140 characters… the rest will follow.

If I spent too long crafting the perfect tweet I’d never tweet at all… it really is a medium where learning to trust and go with the flow will make the difference (which is why the setting of the intention at the start is so important)