20 Most Retweetable Words On Twitter

If you can master 20 simple words and phrases you could soon find yourself mastering the Twitter universe.

Okay so maybe you won’t master Twitter but you will at least receive some positive increases in the number of your posts that are retweeted.

HubSpot’s Dan Zarrella examined what type of Tweets receive retweets and he found 20 words that appear to make a big difference. Zarrella examined the top 10,000 (out of 158,000+ total) most retweeted tweets in his “ReTweet Mapping” database (available here)

If you are using Twitter to promote your website content or brand you should most definitely be using buzzwords that will turn your tweets in actionable messages. Here are Dan Zarrella’s 20 most retweetable words on Twitter:

you
twitter
please
retweet
post
blog
social
free
media
help
please retweet
great
social media
10
follow
how to
top
blog post
check out
new blog post

So basically — don’t be afraid to selectively ask for retweets, talk about Twitter when you have a chance, and use simple phrases that are easy to parse and therefore share.