What is a Twitter list and why should I make one?

What is Formulists and Formulytics?

How can I find new customers on Twitter? 

Some of these questions go back to Twitter basics, all are very important to ask.  To help users and others get quick and clear answers to these questions and more, we have prepared a “how to” and explanation guide on our site to address a number of them. Check it out and let us know what you think.  And if you have you have more questions, just ask!

New followers are potential future friends and customers, as well as an indication of the type of audience you’re attracting. 

Now on Hootsuite, you can easily create a self-updating list of your new followers via the Hootsuite app directory.  Just add the Formulists app and then choose to add a “recent followers” stream.

Both Tweetdeck and Hootsuite are awesome Twitter clients that can help you get a lot more out of your social media experience.  Specifically, both these dashboards allow you to monitor multiple “columns” or “streams” at the same time which means you can simultaneously monitor mentions, home feed, searches and list streams which can seriously boost your efficiency and save you time.

But how to add new columns of lists to your Tweetdeck?  It’s actually super simple. Here are the steps:

Step One: Sign into Tweetdeck!

Step Two: Click on the Tweetdeck logo in the top left corner of your dashboard

Step Three: Scroll down to your Twitter avatar and click on it to see all the different types of columns you can add.

Step Four: Click on the list you want to add as a new column and press the big blue button that says “Add Column”

Easy! If you have any questions or tips on how to best use lists with these clients or others just let me know by shooting me a tweet or writing a comment.  Cheers!