The Basics of Twitter Marketing
Unless you have been living on another planet for the last year, you have probably heard the term “Twitter”. Twitter is an online service that allows a person to post updates about anything using 140 characters. It is sort of like your own personal billboard in that you can make “announcements” about whatever you would like to your group of followers. Here are some tips on using Twitter effectively:
- Consistency: With Twitter, you must take time to build up a following of people who are interested in hearing what you have to say. Therefore, you need to make sure that you write on a consistent basis.
- All Business: If you are using your Twitter account for business purposes, do not give out personal information. For instance, if you are networking with other internet marketers, they really do not need to know that you just had a cheese sandwich for lunch!
- Make it entertaining: No one wants to read things like “Just wrote an article.” It’s just not very enlightening or entertaining to your followers. You want to say things like “Great new deal on my website for golf clubs!” You are using Twitter to create a stir!
- Find other like-minded followers: There are ways to find groups of followers on Twitter who have a similar interest. If you are in the cookie decorating niche, you may want to find some Twitter groups geared toward cooking, for instance.
- Find gurus in your niche and follow them and their followers. Many people will follow you back if you follow them. So, in order to build a large list of followers, you need to follow a large list of people first.
Twitter can be a lucrative tool to have in your arsenal as you are marketing your websites. However, it is essential that you understand how it works and how to use it best for your business.
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Daily stock market closing bell on twitter?Hi..I would like to be sent a tweet once a day for just the closing bell of the markets. Anywhere I can get this with Twitter? I don't want my phone loaded down with tweets of stock news all day, just the basic closing bell prices
Thanks!!!!
January 13th, 2010 at 8:25 am
LabTweets is a Swiss Army Knife for Twitter Marketing. It's a desktop application (buy it once, use it forever) and with LabTweets, you can not only find people to follow but you can automatically follow a Twitter user's Followers, so you can build a targeted network very quickly. It also has many features that other tools offer individually.
LabTweets features let's you:
Follows People
Unfollow People
Auto Tweet
Send Direct Messages
Send Auto Reply
Twitter Automation
Manage Multiple Twitter Accounts
Load Multiple Twitter Accounts using a simple text file
so you can see, LabTweets has a very robust feature function set, which is why they call it the Swiss Army Knife for Desktop Twitter marketing.
January 13th, 2010 at 9:21 am
I use a variety of free and paid for Twitter tools. To Find and Follow a user that is active in a specific niche, I use TwitSeeker. To create a Tweet to that will post to Twitter at a predetermined time, I use TwAitter. To Find a user and then Follow their Followers, I use a tool called LabTweets. This tool is a desktop application (install once, use if forever) is nice because it let's me not only find users on Twitter that I want to Follow, but also Follow their Followers which I find very useful, especially since they are apt to be receptive to my Tweets, since they are active in niche markets I am also.
January 13th, 2010 at 9:25 am
Helinho e foda.. ele tinha q ta ai ne??
January 13th, 2010 at 9:50 am
January 13th, 2010 at 10:07 am
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January 13th, 2010 at 11:21 am
Go to this site and you are added to a list and get tonnes of followers, but you have to add a few as well
http://tweetergetter.com/grant_finlay
January 13th, 2010 at 5:33 pm
I have been on Twitter for about 8 months now but I don't do much marketing per say on it. I actually follow Matt Bacak and his work and I have learned from him that marketing on Twitter is not as effective as people think it is. There are so many people that claim that social media increases income and is such a great marketing tool, but being on Twitter I have not seen the income I have generated come from that site. My income still comes from my mailing list and organic traffic.
According to Matt Bacak, Twitter is a good networking tool, but the fundamentals like article marketing and pay-per-click are the marketing tools that are going to get you the money. I usually use Twitter to make networking connections for jobs and things of that nature or find new people to follow that are interesting, whether for personal or professional reasons.
My Twitter is not for marketing at all and it is definitely ok that you don't have a Twitter account. I would check out what Matt Bacak says about marketing on Twitter (www.mattbacak.com) as it makes so much sense when he says to stick to the basics and you will see money.
January 13th, 2010 at 9:57 pm
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January 15th, 2010 at 4:37 pm
Hi Danny-
Help promote others – retweet valuable information, call out your favorite Twitterers by their Twitter name.
Here are my best tips:
1) Do not be too "salesy". Be conversational and occasionally you can work in something promotional.
2) Mix business with personal. No one wants to hear about business all of the time.
3) Regularly post to Twitter – at least once a day.
4) On the flip side, don't post too much. No more than 1-2 hour or you will annoy people.
5) Provide good information (articles, tips, advice) so people will want to follow you.
6) Be engaging – answer questions, ask questions, respond to people
7) Be polite – thank people when they retweet you or recommend you as someone to follow.
Hope that helps!
Lyn Mettler
Step Ahead Inc.
@WebPRGirl
January 15th, 2010 at 10:41 pm
January 16th, 2010 at 12:45 am
very good scope use orkut too
January 16th, 2010 at 9:52 am
valeu , é nóis
January 16th, 2010 at 5:26 pm
It takes time to build up a Twitter account, but if you do it properly you can achieve some great results.
You should target two types of individuals for your account. Individuals who are following cleaning-based Twitter accounts (offering cleaning advice) and Twitter accounts focused on your particular region. I would focus more on the region as your service can be utilized by pretty much anyone. If you cater to a state, search for that state on twitter (same thing if you only cater to a particular city). Look at their followers, and start following them. Why? Say for instance you only cater to people in Reno, Nevada. If you find a Twitter account that tweets about Reno News, their followers are most likely located within the Reno. Therefore, you'd want to follow these individuals.
A couple of other pieces of advice…
Send a direct message to all of your new followers (thank them for following you and provide a call to action such as a discount or an overview of your services).
Join WeFollow and MrTweet (Twitter directories)..great for more exposure
Include the fact that you are a local business within your profile.
The direct messages will help to turn these followers into lead (especially if you're offering some type of incentive). It can take time to get sales from Twitter so tweet frequently, keep your followers entertained, and make sure they stick around so when they do decide to use a cleaning service they'll think of you.
Any other questions feel free to private message me at primevisibility@ymail.com.