https://twittermeter.com/guides/ Five practical guides: readable posts, how X counts characters, how many hashtags to use, first lines that get read, and plain language for social posts. en https://twittermeter.com/guides/writing-readable-posts/ https://twittermeter.com/guides/writing-readable-posts/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 How to write posts on X that people read in one pass: shorter sentences, common words, one idea per post, and how to use a Flesch-Kincaid grade without obeying it. https://twittermeter.com/guides/how-x-counts-characters/ https://twittermeter.com/guides/how-x-counts-characters/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Why a 280-character post on X isn't 280 letters: weighted counting, links at 23, emoji and CJK at 2, NFC normalization, and what doesn't count at all. https://twittermeter.com/guides/how-many-hashtags/ https://twittermeter.com/guides/how-many-hashtags/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 X's help center suggests no more than two hashtags per post. Why that advice holds, when one or none is better, and how to write hashtags people can read. https://twittermeter.com/guides/first-lines-that-get-read/ https://twittermeter.com/guides/first-lines-that-get-read/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 How to write the first line of a post on X: lead with the news, keep it short enough to land on a phone, and skip the warm-ups and fake cliffhangers. https://twittermeter.com/guides/plain-language-for-social-posts/ https://twittermeter.com/guides/plain-language-for-social-posts/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Plain language techniques for posts on X and other social apps: write for one reader, use you and we, prefer active verbs, cut jargon, and check accessibility.