Have you noticed the For You posts in your feed on X Twitter? They let you see posts from your favorite topics on X Twitter and more. You can change it up with your profile settings.
It has been around for a while and it made me think, what can this do for you on X Twitter? X is one of the fastest moving social media networks and you want to be sure you don’t miss those important posts in your feed.
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How Do For You Posts Happen On Your X Twitter Account?
They show up under FOR YOU on your mobile device when you hit the X Twitter app button. Next to FOR YOU is FOLLOWING. These are the posts from people you follow on the social network.
The FOR YOU section is what X thinks you will want to see from past actions on your account.
It is on the Home button on the desktop version of your X Twitter account.
The 4 Ways For You Posts Are Useful To You
1. See Important Posts
First, see what tweets are important to you. You can see your most interesting stuff from your favorite peeps. I always did this via my Twitter lists. If you haven’t started a list I do suggest you do.
2. View Your Follower’s Posts
Next, see your follower’s posts. This can be used to find more like-minded peeps on X. It’s a great way to see who your friends or competitors are following on Twitter.
3. Look At Competitor Posts
Then check out your competition. You can learn a lot when you look around and see what others are doing on the X Twitter platform.
4. Listen To Conversations
Last but not least read what others are talking about. I love this one. Learn what others on your X friends are talking about. See what is relevant to them and others.
This will help you tailor your own tweets better on the Twitter newsfeed. Again you can use X Twitter lists to do all of these points.
Why Are X For You Posts For You?
X is trying to make it easy for those using X to navigate it more quickly and be able to catch up in a moment.
It’s like Facebook and Instagram – as a result, they now show you more from people you interact with on those social networks. You no longer need those old ugly hashtags.
They like to show you things that are relevant to your behaviors on the network. It’s all about the algorithms today on these social networks.
Why? That’s how they gather data and are better able to target people via ads.
Changing Your Settings
You can also change your settings on Twitter so you will see more of the content you want to see. They give you a lot of different topics you can pick and choose from for tailored tweets.
If you haven’t done it in a while, I suggest you check the topics out as they have updated them over time.
How Else Can You Monitor Your X Twitter Activity?
Don’t forget to check your X Twitter analytics too. Between the for you and Twitter analytics, you can really learn a lot about how this network is working for you or not. However, you will need a premium account to do that today.
You will be able to see data that will help you make your X Twitterness better.
Of course, if you subscribe to a social listening tool you will hear what others say about you on any social media channel or blog.
Your Turn On For You Posts
Do you like the for you posts on X? Have you played around with your X Twitter settings? I’d love to know why or why not in the comments below.
Twitter is now called X and tweets are now called posts. Many still call it Twitter as that search term is still used today vs X.