asia bird

WARNING: I started writing this post to answer a question that I myself had: “How to schedule tweets and retweets”. However, since I found the awesomeness that is Pluggio (yes…that’s an affiliate link), there really is no need for further explanation or research from me. Buuut, if you wanna stick around, I’ll tell you my story, and stories are always fun!

Don’t Know How To Schedule Tweets and Retweets?

I’m just a little ashamed to admit that I’m kind of a late bloomer when it comes to social media. I mean, I was the first girl in my class to get a blog, but now, I’m making up for lost time and getting more involved with Twitter, and the rest of ‘em.

“Don’t Flood the Inbox”

I keep hearing that the best practice of sending tweets is to send them spread out over time, but nobody ever told me exactly how to do that (sniff, sniff). Do I really need somebody to tell me exactly how to do that? How hard could it be, I mean really? Nevertheless, today I was reading through some of my peep’s tweets, publishing a few of my very own, and I hit the retweet button, expecting some scheduling options, but whooosh….off they it into the world of interwebs. I didn’t even get a chance to add my two cents!

Did I Miss A Pop Up Box or Something

Twitter is pretty dang easy to figure out, even the Twitter mutations like Hootsuite and TweetDeck are simple enough (except when Hootsuite is on the fritz, like it was tonight). So I felt pretty stupid after shooting off a couple of rapid-fire retweets (I probably retweeted the same thing like 3 times in a row). After giving myself a few mental kicks to the shin, I decided there had to be a better way.

One Twitter Tool to Rule Them All

I just need a tool that can help me stay on top of my Twitter-ness, and connect with all my other social media extremities, is that too much to ask? Google, the almighty, heard my question and sent me Pluggio. Because not only does Pluggio do all the social media goodness that I want, like:

• Schedules tweets and retweets
• Connects with Ping.fm and shortens my urls for me
• Allows me to easily have different Twitter groups, feeds and lists
• Teaches me how easy it is to use with short, helpful videos narrated in a sexy British man voice

but also:

• It is an RSS aggrigator (Here in the land of Nerdy Birdie, we call that a Twofer)
• It suggests friends FOR me – (no more being a social media leper)
• It’s easier and more intuitive to use than Hootsuite, or even Twitter classic
• Did I mention the sexy man voiced videos? (okay, maybe that’s only a benefit for some)

So I’m pretty dang convinced Pluggio is the best thing since Ben & Jerry’s Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream. If you send out more than like 5 tweets a day, you’ll think so too. If you sign up for Pluggio from my affiliate link, I’ll make some moolah which will go directly into my Ben & Jerry’s habit. My thighs will hate you, but it’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make for you.

Other Options? Anyone?…Anyone?…Bueller?….Bueller?

Do you get this excited about your online tools? I’m curious to hear about other tools that are out there that you love. Leave me a comment below if you know of something I should get in on!

No related posts.