In Episode 1, we gave you some general tips about starting an online community. In this episode, we are going to get down into details about starting a Twitter Chat community. Twitter communities usually form around hashtags or Twitter chats. So we will focus on how to start a Twitter chat. Kami interviews Madalyn to share her experience around starting and running Twitter chats. We thought we would write our show notes in the traditional Twitter Q&A Chat format. Enjoy!

Episode Highlights:

Q1. How do you know if your idea is a good one for a Twitter Chat? 
A1. One way to find out is running a Twitter poll. Twitter polls can gauge what your community wants. Another way is to reach out to colleagues and friends for input on the topic. Sometimes it works to just dive in with a clear idea and start holding the chat consistently.

Q2. How do you establish a seed community? 
A2. Telling friends and supporters about your mission and asking for them to attend the chat and help to spread the word leads to word of mouth and building excitement about the chat.

Q3. How do you know what time of day works for your audience to host a Twitter Chat? 
A3. Do a poll, find out if daytime or nighttime is better to start. Then fine tune the results. Do some research to see what similar chats are happening at the same time. Once you have a day and time, be consistent and lock that time in. Compile a re-cap for the community and especially for members that can’t attend.

Go to the show notes to read more. 
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Call-To-Action
If you’re thinking about a starting a Twitter Chat, research chats in your niche and look at the hashtags they use. Attend each of these chats to see what they do and what you can do differently. Tweet us and let us know what chats you like. Tweet to us using the #CommunitiesThatConvert hashtag.

Check out Madalyn’s list of The Very Best Twitter Chats for Social Media & Marketing. www.madalynsklar.com/chatlist

How to Reach Kami Huyse:
If you’d like to learn more about Kami, visit her website at www.zoeticamedia.com. You can contact her by email at kami@zoeticmedia.com or tweet to @KamiChat.

How to Reach Madalyn Sklar:
If you’d like to learn more about Madalyn, visit her website at www.madalynsklar.com. You can contact her by email at madalyn@madalynsklar.com or tweet to @MadalynSklar.