Top Ten Twitter #Hashtags for Genealogists

There is little doubt that Twitter has become one of the most influential platforms for getting your message out to the masses.

Hashtags can be a very confusing proposition to new tweeters, that’s ok, I was there not long ago. I’m not professing to be an expert by any means but I think I am ahead of the learning curve for now. 

What is a hasttag?

The # symbol is called a 'mark' and in conjunction with  keywords or topics in a Tweet it creates a hashtag. 

Why should you include a hashtag?

It’s a way to categorize messages and enables those with similar interests to find each other.

Why should you include a hashtag with your tweets?

 So we can find you. They are the single best way to get your tweets seen by those who don’t 

already follow you.

 If you’re  a little overwhelmed than just use #genealogy, it a great catch-all tag for genealogists. and a great place to start. It’s my go to tag.

The Top Ten #Hashtags for Genealogists

(These are in no particular order, as Twitter has no method of accounting for which of these particular hashtags are the most popular.)

#genealogy

#family history

#WDYTYA  (Who Do You Think You Are?)

#ancestry

#archival

#familysearch

#genealogist

#memoirs 

#familystories

#rootstech

You can also combine hashtags for instance if you want to share a genealogy blog you like try combining #followfriday and #genealogy. Best Practices recommends you don't use more than 3 hashtags per tweet. 

Or if writing your family history and want to share a tip or story try using  #writing and #family history.

If you’re looking for other hashtags you can search for them a Twitter Search.

Have a favourite #hashtag you follow that is popular amongst the genealogy crowd, drop me a line I’ll add it to my list.

I’m also tweeting Family Recipe Friday at #familyrecipes,  and for those of you writing your family history, or a novel based on your family history we can share tweets at  #familywriter