  In just the first two paragraphs of this post, you’ll have
learned:    1. The most misunderstood secret of @ messages.   2.
How to strengthen your connections with Twitter friends.   3.
How to become an influencer to your network.  Yes, Really: It
Only Takes Five Seconds  Here’s what you do: Whenever you send a
complimentary @ message to someone on Twitter, put a period “.”
in front of their username. So you would change this tweet to
look like the one below it:   See how fast and easy that
was? You’ve changed a (semi) private “thank you” tweet into a
public testimonial that all your followers can see. Why? Because
if you start a tweet with an @name, only that person and
everyone following both of you will see it (read this to learn
how that works). You DON’T need the “.” if you start your tweet
with words though. See “Add Clarity” below  How to properly
thank someone with a tweet  This is the best way to thank people
that have helped you! It has tons of benefits for you and them
instead of just tweeting “@