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Twitter one link or two?

With follow and retweet comps some posters add one link to do both, others add one link to follow and a second link to retweet.

When two links are used I tend to just open the retweet which allows you to follow as well as retweet.

Does it make any diff?

Thanks

Blu X
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  • *KatieL*
    *KatieL* Posts: 61,494 Forumite
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    I would prefer just the Retweet link, much quicker & easier :rotfl:

    Although I am sure ages ago there was a debate and people wanted both, which is why I post both, hhmmmm
    *Katie*
  • I also just prefer the retweet link and follow via that.
  • Blulu
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    *KatieL* wrote: »
    I would prefer just the Retweet link, much quicker & easier :rotfl:

    Although I am sure ages ago there was a debate and people wanted both, which is why I post both, hhmmmm

    Thanks Katie, I agree with you :A

    Blu X
    I am brave, I am bruised
    I am who I'm meant to be
    I'm not scared to be seen
    I make no apology
    THIS IS ME!


    When you talk down to others it says more about you than them.
  • I don't think it makes a difference to winning blu.

    I also follow and retweet from the retweet link and have won x
    £630/ £2014

  • Yep, just one link is used by me so if people want to save time it's fine with me :)

    May you all have lots of luck, Emma xx
  • *KatieL*
    *KatieL* Posts: 61,494 Forumite
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    Is posting it like this ok?

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/63374217#Comment_63374217

    Straight to the Retweet & shows who's page it is on :)
    *Katie*
  • *KatieL* wrote: »
    Is posting it like this ok?

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/63374217#Comment_63374217

    Straight to the Retweet & shows who's page it is on :)

    looks perfect to me
  • Blulu
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    For me, it's perfick. Makes it so quick and easy that I feel a little guilty - don't ask why. I'm good at guilt :D

    I've been meaning to ask about this for sooooo long - duh.

    Thanks guys

    Blu X
    I am brave, I am bruised
    I am who I'm meant to be
    I'm not scared to be seen
    I make no apology
    THIS IS ME!


    When you talk down to others it says more about you than them.
  • I prefer two separate links. One to the main twitter page and one for the retweet.

    Mainly because in a lot of cases it is not clear when a twitter comp is ending and you could be following and retweeting a comp that has already finished.
    Landing on the main page you can quickly scan to see it a winner has been announced and more than likely there will be a more recent tweet for you to re-tweet as well.
  • Blulu
    Blulu Posts: 7,869 Forumite
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    I prefer two separate links. One to the main twitter page and one for the retweet.

    Mainly because in a lot of cases it is not clear when a twitter comp is ending and you could be following and retweeting a comp that has already finished.
    Landing on the main page you can quickly scan to see it a winner has been announced and more than likely there will be a more recent tweet for you to re-tweet as well.

    Interesting. It's helpful to at least understand why someone would prefer it that way.

    I don't think I would worry about if a comp had finished. In fact, I did one today that finished at 12. I was about 20 mins late, but thought stuff it, I'll try my luck. I think I would waste more time by opening 2 links per comp than I would by tweeting the occasional comp that was over. But each to their own :)

    Blu X
    I am brave, I am bruised
    I am who I'm meant to be
    I'm not scared to be seen
    I make no apology
    THIS IS ME!


    When you talk down to others it says more about you than them.
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