{"id":50987,"date":"2022-07-31T21:44:09","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T21:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=50987"},"modified":"2022-07-31T21:44:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T21:44:10","slug":"how-do-you-direct-message-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-direct-message-on-twitter","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Direct Message on Twitter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e6f77d86cb9\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e6f77d86cb9\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e6f77d86cb9\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-direct-message-on-twitter\/#How_Do_You_Direct_Message_on_Twitter\" title=\"How Do You Direct Message on Twitter?\">How Do You Direct Message on Twitter?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-direct-message-on-twitter\/#DMs_allow_users_to_reach_out_to_followers\" title=\"DMs allow users to reach out to followers\">DMs allow users to reach out to followers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-direct-message-on-twitter\/#They_can_be_used_to_share_tweets\" title=\"They can be used to share tweets\">They can be used to share tweets<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-direct-message-on-twitter\/#They_can_be_used_to_promote_products_or_services\" title=\"They can be used to promote products or services\">They can be used to promote products or services<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-direct-message-on-twitter\/#They_can_be_deleted\" title=\"They can be deleted\">They can be deleted<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_You_Direct_Message_on_Twitter\"><\/span>How Do You Direct Message on Twitter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>How do you direct message on Twitter? Direct messages (DMs) are a great way to connect with your followers. You can share your latest tweets and promote your products and services with your audience. You can also use DMs to delete a tweet from your list. Read on to learn more. If you don&#8217;t know what DMs are, check out this guide to learn how they work. You&#8217;ll be surprised how easy they are to use and read.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DMs_allow_users_to_reach_out_to_followers\"><\/span>DMs allow users to reach out to followers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the benefits of using DMs on Twitter is that brands can reach out to their followers in a personal way. Public replies may not be appropriate in some cases, and DMs provide brands with a private space to address customer concerns. Additionally, Twitter DMs can facilitate sales outreach and build relationships with influencers and potential business partners. By following up on tweets and responding to individual followers, brands can build trust and a sense of community with their followers.<\/p>\n<p>As Twitter has continued to add features that cater to businesses, DMs have become a valuable tool for communicating with customers and potential clients. Businesses should not be afraid to address customers directly, as long as they follow the right etiquette. When sending a DM, it is important to remember that your customer is more than a number. Follow these tips to avoid making your Twitter messages appear inadvertently.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"They_can_be_used_to_share_tweets\"><\/span>They can be used to share tweets<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>DMs on Twitter are private conversations you can initiate without following another user. This is useful if you want to share a specific tweet with someone. DMs on Twitter are considered publishing and can be used against you if the recipient misuses it. Besides sending tweets, you can also use DMs to share links. Follow these steps to learn how to use DMs to share tweets.<\/p>\n<p>In the first step, you need to select the user you&#8217;d like to message. You can either select a user you&#8217;ve messaged recently, or you can search Twitter for a specific user. Once you&#8217;ve found the right user, click on their profile and select Send as a direct message. You can also share tweets directly from the Twitter platform by clicking the &#8220;Share&#8221; icon.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"They_can_be_used_to_promote_products_or_services\"><\/span>They can be used to promote products or services<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are several ways to use direct messages on Twitter to promote your business or product. The main benefit of direct messages is that they are private, so only the recipient and sender can see them. These messages are perfect for sending complex product questions or resolving disputes privately. In addition to this, direct messages allow you to share photos, other people&#8217;s Tweets, and emojis. You can also post links and videos within your direct message.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to promoting products or services, brands can use direct messages to engage customers directly. Twitter&#8217;s DM feature lets brands embed a link to their DMs in tweets. Customers can click this link to initiate a conversation. For example, a brand could send a discount code to its customers. These discount codes could also be used to offer freebies. However, Twitter does not allow you to send DMs to everyone, so it is important to follow the proper etiquette and DM etiquette.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"They_can_be_deleted\"><\/span>They can be deleted<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While it&#8217;s possible to delete a direct message sent on Twitter, it is not always as easy as clicking the button and deleting it. Deleted messages will disappear from both the sender and recipient&#8217;s message box. Instead of losing them forever, it is best to save important messages to a document. You may have seen recommendations on how to archive DMs on Twitter. However, the archive feature on Twitter only includes messages from up to 200 messages in a private conversation.<\/p>\n<p>To access deleted direct messages, users must log into Twitter and go to the &#8220;more&#8221; option, followed by the &#8216;Settings and Privacy&#8217; menu. In this menu, choose the &#8216;Twitter Archive Download&#8217; option. Click it and you will be presented with several options. You will then need to enter your password and confirm it. After you&#8217;ve done that, you will receive an email with the archive link. The archive may take 2 days or more to download, depending on the size of the messages.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-9m2ylpsXyQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" height=\"264\" width=\"472\" style=\"margin:0px auto; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Do You Direct Message on Twitter? How do you direct message on Twitter? Direct messages (DMs) are a great way to connect with your followers. You can share your latest tweets and promote your products and services with your audience. You can also use DMs to delete a tweet from your list. Read on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51446,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v21.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Do You Direct Message on Twitter? - Zeru<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-direct-message-on-twitter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Do You Direct Message on Twitter?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How Do You Direct Message on Twitter? How do you direct message on Twitter? Direct messages (DMs) are a great way to connect with your followers. You can share your latest tweets and promote your products and services with your audience. You can also use DMs to delete a tweet from your list. Read on [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-direct-message-on-twitter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Zeru\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-07-31T21:44:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-07-31T21:44:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-Do-You-Direct-Message-on-Twitter_50987.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"535\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lizzie Yates\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lizzie Yates\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-direct-message-on-twitter\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-direct-message-on-twitter\",\"name\":\"How Do You Direct Message on Twitter? - Zeru\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-31T21:44:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-07-31T21:44:10+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/61005d9ec00b94bc50fbaf11b78aa55e\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-direct-message-on-twitter#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-direct-message-on-twitter\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-direct-message-on-twitter#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How Do You Direct Message on Twitter?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Zeru\",\"description\":\"Blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/61005d9ec00b94bc50fbaf11b78aa55e\",\"name\":\"Lizzie Yates\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-150x150.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-150x150.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Lizzie Yates\"},\"description\":\"A content marketing strategist with the Zeru team for a little over 5 years, Lizzie Yates specializes in everything digital media with a particular focus on social media and technology. Her passion? To follow how the social media sites like Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok are maturing over time, and what businesses can do to keep up. She shares her insights on our blog in a true outpouring of knowledge and expertise. Her knowledge about technology and social media is vast, and she is always willing to share her insights with businesses to help them stay up-to-date with the latest trends.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/author\/writer\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How Do You Direct Message on Twitter? - Zeru","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-direct-message-on-twitter","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How Do You Direct Message on Twitter?","og_description":"How Do You Direct Message on Twitter? How do you direct message on Twitter? Direct messages (DMs) are a great way to connect with your followers. You can share your latest tweets and promote your products and services with your audience. You can also use DMs to delete a tweet from your list. Read on [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-direct-message-on-twitter","og_site_name":"Zeru","article_published_time":"2022-07-31T21:44:09+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-07-31T21:44:10+00:00","og_image":[{"width":535,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-Do-You-Direct-Message-on-Twitter_50987.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Lizzie Yates","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lizzie Yates","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-direct-message-on-twitter","url":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-direct-message-on-twitter","name":"How Do You Direct Message on Twitter? - Zeru","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-07-31T21:44:09+00:00","dateModified":"2022-07-31T21:44:10+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/61005d9ec00b94bc50fbaf11b78aa55e"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-direct-message-on-twitter#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-direct-message-on-twitter"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-direct-message-on-twitter#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How Do You Direct Message on Twitter?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/","name":"Zeru","description":"Blog","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/61005d9ec00b94bc50fbaf11b78aa55e","name":"Lizzie Yates","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-150x150.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-150x150.jpg","caption":"Lizzie Yates"},"description":"A content marketing strategist with the Zeru team for a little over 5 years, Lizzie Yates specializes in everything digital media with a particular focus on social media and technology. Her passion? To follow how the social media sites like Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok are maturing over time, and what businesses can do to keep up. She shares her insights on our blog in a true outpouring of knowledge and expertise. Her knowledge about technology and social media is vast, and she is always willing to share her insights with businesses to help them stay up-to-date with the latest trends.","url":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/author\/writer"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50987"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50987"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50989,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50987\/revisions\/50989"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}