Twitter Team Manual
Hey there twitter soldiers and future soldiers here is the twitter team manual, this is a guide to help you get started with your social media outreach.
Please make sure you have read over the TEAM GUIDELINES.
What to tweet about:
What you tweet about should reflect the compassionate, supportive, and kind community that 7 Cups is. Use your best judgment. View your Social Soldier account as a force for good, and for spreading the 7 Cups mission and values. Feel free to discuss emotions, situations, and topics that often occur on 7 Cups. You might also want to post/retweet quotes or pictures, and thats 100% okay! Just remember that reaching out to people should be a priority.
How to Reach Out:
~ Search for keywords
Below will be a list of tags that you can use to search for people in need of support. Some of the more popular and prominent tags to search include: need to vent, need a friend, feeling lonely, anxious, and depressed.
~ Reply to tweets
When you find someone who has tweeted using one of those (or the below) tags, and looks to be in need of support, reach out to them! Respond to their tweet with a message that includes information about how 7 Cups can support them. You can find examples of replies below!
~ Dont forget!
Dont forget to include your personal referral link (found on your progress path in the bottom right hand corner) when tweeting to people!
Twitter Sample Messages:
Please remember these are sample messages, and you should just use them as a guide when reaching out. Every situation is different no specific message will work for every situation.
- You're not alone. We're here to support you, free and anonymously, 24/7. #7Cups *insert referral link*
- No one deserves to feel this way. #7Cups is here for you when you want to talk, 24/7. *insert referral link*
- Everyone needs someone to listen to them.#7Cups is here to support you, 24/7. *insert referral link*
- You're not alone. Need someone to talk to? Check out #7Cups for free support, 24/7. *insert referral link*
- Having a tough time? Don't keep it all inside. If you want to talk, we're here to listen 24/7 #7Cups *insert referral link*
- Sounds like you're having a tough time. #7Cups is here for you 24/7 if you want to talk ♥ *insert referral link*
You can use these and change them to create your own! If you do, feel free to send them to @Arwas and she will add them to the list if youd like. You may want to personalize your tweets for the person you are replying to or keep some already written in your drafts to copy and paste when you want to get a lot done.
Twitter Tags To Search:
Thanks to @Laura, @Niko, and @Rebecca for contributing to this list of tags/keywords. Note that on Twitter, you dont need the pound sign/hashtag when searching for tweets, but might help your own tweets (and therefore your referral link) be seen by more people. Please watch out, as some people might include potentially triggering content through these tags. Try to be aware of what might potentially trigger too, and if its a particular topic, just search for another one!
#abuse – abusive behaviours, or substance abuse
#add – attention deficit disorder
#addict #addiction or #addictions – various addictions (substances also have hashtags)
#adhd – attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder
#anxiety – anxiety
#anxious (high volume)
#asd or #autism – autism spectrum disorders
#aspie – Aspergers Syndrome
#bipolar – bipolar disorders
#bodyimage – body image
#borderline or #bpd – borderline personality disorder
#bullying – anti-bullying
#chroniclife -- another popular chronic pain tag
#chronicpain – chronic pain issues
#coping – coping skills
#cutting – self-injury
#cyberbullying – against online bullying
#depressed (high volume)
#depression – clinical depression (high volume)
#did – dissociative identity disorder
#dv – domestic violence
#eatingdisorder – eating disorders
#endstigma – end mental health stigma campaign
#feelingdepressed
#feelinglonely
#hcsmeu – health care and social media Europe (global relevance, high volume)
#hugsnotdrugs – drug abuse prevention
#lonely
#mentalhealth – mental health, general (high volume)
#mentalhealthhero – profiles of mental health professionals
#mentalillness – mental illness
#needafriend
#needtotalk
#peersupport – mental health consumer/survivor peer support
#ppd – post-partum depression
#pride - LGBTQ+ / MOGII pride
#ptsd – post-traumatic stress disorder
#selfcare – practicing self-care
#selfhelp – self-help resources
#selfinjury (also #cutting) – self-injury (trigger warning, some tweets may have graphic pictures)
#spoonie – But You Dont Look Sick spoon theory (high volume)
#stayalive – surviving and coping
#stress – stress
#stressedout
#suicide – suicide (caution: also used in contexts not for suicide prevention; high volume)
#suicideprevention – suicide prevention info
#tbi – traumatic brain injury
#twloha – suicide prevention org To Write Love On Her Arms,@twloha (high volume)
#unsuicide – suicide prevention resources
#vaw – violence against women
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