I’m glad you found this post useful and I was able to provide you with something new.

I think using the hashtag as you are is purposeful. If you are trying to put yourself in others shoes you are already thinking along the right route. Hastags are simply a way of searching for information, so it has to be meaningful to the content. If you are able to direct that to the topic of the post then it sounds like you are using them well!

Glad I have been able to bring a little inspiration to your day.

Thanks for commenting here, I appreciate it

Lol, I like that term….”hashing things up”. I don’t know what statistics are like with people using hashtags, but it would certainly be interesting to look into. Hm…maybe a future post after all

I appreciate you sharing your thoughts with us here

You are not alone in rarely using them. It seems to be a bit of a theme between either overusing them or rarely using them. Start having a play with them and see what results you get. The more you use them the more comfortable it will become.

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I don’t think I’ve ever come across a blog post about Twitter hashtags before. Glad I found yours as it’s an interesting read.

A single hashtag can be found in all of my tweets but it’s usually an afterthought at the end. I tend to go by what I think I’d be searching for if I was trying to find the topic I’m tweeting about.

You’re right about it being too much when people stuff their tweets with hashtags. It comes off as too automated and industrial, rather than authentic. Social media is so much about the human connection after all, which so many people seem to forget.

Hashtag stuffing is kind of like the Tourette syndrome of Twitter.

I really should do some more research on the best hashtags for my niche. You’ve inspired me Catherine, thank you!

Edward

It seems like a simple way to connect people to my content. Are you aware of any statistics showing how many people use hashtags to find relevant content? I haven’t seen anything and it would be good to know before I start “hashing” things up.

Thanks for such good information. This was my first time here. I see you use CommentLuv so I will be back.

Kidding aside, I still rarely use them so I need to double up on my efforts on that end. Your url can actually be a good brand hashtag and it stays relevant at the same time so I envy you

Queueing this to buffer.

Enjoy the weekend!

There are lots of ways that you can benefit from them, but if your starting out it’s best to stick to the basics that will give good results (And besides, that is what we are all about here!). If you havnt been using them to date, certainly don’t go overboard, subtly is the key

Thanks for sharing your experiences with us, and good luck with using hashtags from now on!!

If you keep these basics in mind, it will help you get started and then you can see what works for you, your site and your readers from there

Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate your comment

To be honest I don’t think there is a “proper way” here. As you say, bloggers do both, and both can have their advantages and disadvantages. I think it’s really up to blogger preference and what you feel most comfortable with. Having the hastags mid sentence can interfere with reading, but it saves duplicating (and twitter characters!). You may like to try a bit of both and see which you like the best?

I’m still so bad in this area but it’s not from overuse of them, it’s from barely using them at all.

From my perspective, because I don’t use them myself to search for information I just forget to include them. The guy that created the social sharing plugin that I use recently included this feature so that when people share my posts, I can already have hashtags included. So I’m getting better at including them but I probably could still do better with being a lot more targeted.

I seriously don’t know why I feel so dumb when it comes to this but your tips have really been very helpful so thank you for putting this post together. I know it’s for people like me, who need to just do better in this area. LOL!!!

Great share and I’ll spread the word around too. There are more of me out there ya know!

Have a great week.

~Adrienne