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Every writer wants their work to be read. If you’re a writer, you’d surely want to share your ideas with the world. You want to see what the world thinks and how they receive it.

Your tweets in Twitter are an excellent way to voice your thoughts and communicate, but they have a character limit. You don’t get a chance to showcase your blogs. There are so many people with their work out there that yours gets hidden within the pile.

Below are a few ways you can increase the audience of your blog through Twitter.

1. Cleverly using #Hashtags

The use of hashtags originated from Twitter to categorize messages. They’re a way to keep updated on the latest trends by using keywords. You can also engage with your audience with the use of hashtags. People love to read about trending items. They also love to comment on them. Hashtagging your keywords is a great way to keep your blog under radar.

Hashtags also help the search engine pick up your keywords. They’ll be showcased above others and you’ll get more engagement. Brands follow this strategy and use unique hashtags to increase their following. You can do the same. A point to remember, make sure that the hashtag and the keyword is written without space. For example, # assignment services UK isn’t correct. #lovemyblog is the correct version.

2. Catchy Headers

Be sure to come up with a catchy title which will make a follower want to click on your blog. It doesn’t help if you have a boring or generic headline. Even if your content is amazing, a follower might not want to click on it, judging by its title.

People also like to read about things not usually talked about. Certain provocative articles have a larger audience. It would attract a lot of attention to your blog if you talk about a taboo topic or something contrary to popular belief.

People also like to read about self-help tactics. So if you wrote an advice sharing blog, it would help if your article started with “How to” or “nth number of ways” etc.

3. Quotes by well-known people

List a quote spoken by a famous celebrity or some popular name. It makes your content sound more believable if a famous party has acknowledged a topic and spoken about it. Retweeting something a celebrity said is also a way to get attention of the fans as well.

Mention quotes in your blog and hashtag the celebrity. People will be curious to see how you portrayed a famous person. You can also use “@” mentions to include other Twitter users or celebrities in your tweet.

4. Verified Accounts

You will have a lot more followers if you have a verified account. If you have an official web page for your blogs, you can link your twitter ID to your page. Twitter will contact you to verify your personal ID.

Once you are verified, you gain a lot more credibility. A blue checkmark appears beside your name, verifying the originality of your account.

You also get an ability to view information about your followers and monitor their activity. You can receive direct messages from your followers. In this way, you can see what your followers are interested in. You can also talk about issues your followers are interested in. You’ll get more popularity if you are known to listen to your followers.

5. Images and Videos

Social media has proved that the usage of visuals is a great way to keep your followers engaged. People love to see pictures relating to the topic. You can also create GIFs, a format which supports animated images.

Make sure the image is attractive and related to your blog. Write a teaser to your blog, and ask fans to click on the link if they’re interested to read more.

Twitter is a great way to generate traffic to your blog. What’s more, if you are a particularly active user, you’ll gain even more attention. Post regular tweets about your topics in the forms of teasers to gather more curiosity. Your followers just won’t be able to get enough of you!

About: Kaelynn Bailee is a part time social media blogger, extremely passionate about technology, digital and social media trends. She’s also a passionate writer and loves to write on culture.

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With technology expanding and growing tremendously quickly, it’s beginning to take over everything that we do, even intervening in our fitness regimes. The big question is whether or not it’s having a positive or negative effect on the fitness industry? Here I have outlined some positives and negatives of the revolution of technology.

IPods

Music has a big influence on our motivation to exercise and this has been studied by many psychologists, it’s true. You’re able to create playlists which encourage you to carry out certain exercises. It distracts you and gives you something to think about whilst exercising, as sometimes it does get a little boring. On the other hand, running with headphones in could be potentially dangerous as you become less aware of the surroundings around you.

DVDs and WIIs

Workout DVD’s have been around for a few years now and are getting even more popular and intense with many celebrities such as Davina McCall joining in with the trend, creating their own DVD’s which have been really successful. With the most intense workout DVD being ‘Insanity’ which is said to provide you with a years’ worth of results in just 60 days. On a downside, you might not have the discipline and willpower to maintain this like you would if you were to have a personal trainer or were a member of the gym. You also aren’t provided with encouragement or clear results of your progress.

The Wii have designed the Wii fit game which comes complete with a balance board, this device encourages you to take part in various different sports including yoga, tennis and running all the privacy of your own home, you’re able to play as a single player or even in a group on certain games. It’s so effective and encouraging that many hospitals are even incorporating this into rehabilitation programmes. The same as the DVD’s, to gain anything from the Wii you will need to have the discipline. The intensity of the exercises on the Wii are nothing like the intensity of going on a real run, therefore you aren’t burning as many calories or getting as fit and healthy as you could be, if you took that time and effort to go outside and do what you’re doing it would be a lot more effective and worthwhile.

Apps

With the rise of smartphones and with the smarter they’re becoming, we now have apps which are able to track your fitness. They can track the route you’re running and how far you have run, count how many calories you have burnt or consumed and provide you with workout routines- all on one device. You now never have an excuse to why you haven’t exercised.

Big on the scene at the moment is the Fitbit Flex which is a light weight wristband which monitors how many steps you take throughout the day using intelligent software. All the information is then synced to a computer or a mobile app which you’re able to access, enabling you to download the data which the device has recorded and it is shown in Graphs and charts, allowing you to track your progress. The Fitbit Flex is a reliable device made for the purpose of exercise you’re able to set goals and reach them using this, compared to the use of mobiles which can be unreliable as they haven’t been designed and made with fitness in mind.

Machinery

Many people can be put off the thought of having to go outside to run or go on a bike ride. We now have more machinery than ever before which encourages more and more people to exercise and get fit with the use of treadmills, rowing machines and cross trainers which are able to suit anyone’s needs ranging from a low to high intensity setting. We now have gyms providing top of the range equipment which can monitor how many calories are being burnt, heart rate and even imitate steepness of hills on running machines to make it more realistic- this is great and enables you to keep on track of your progress, providing both motivation and encouragement to keep going. Although, with more and more people using this equipment in their homes, there are many people that don’t know how to use it properly as they have no support from an instructor, this is causing injuries that could have been avoided.

General health

People’s general health is improving constantly, thanks to the expansion and improvement of technology. For example, people are deciding and to give up smoking thanks to the invention and use of Electronic cigarettes; this is having a huge effect on fitness as after a few weeks of non-smoking the lungs increase their endurance and lung capacity, eventually healthy lung tissue will be produced which supports a greater capacity, encouraging both fitness and exercise.

On the other hand there have been negatives to our increase of technology. With many of the younger generation being encouraged to use devices such as iPads and iPhones at such a young age it is taking away the old school, playing outside with your friends and replacing it with talking on online chat sites instead, this isn’t motivating and it’s encouraging laziness.

I feel with the time and energy you’re spending taking time to search for the latest fitness apps or going out to buy the latest DVD could be time spent going out for a run or a swim which is both free and of a higher intensity and would be much more worth your time.

"Claire Louise Sheridan is a keen blogger, writer and marketer with aspirations of becoming a recognised member of the digerati. Until then, she's content seeing the world, watching live music, volunteering, playing with her kitten and eating all of the food. You can find her Twitter here" @xo_clairelouise