Ways to use Twitter

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Ways to use Twitter

It’s free to create a Twitter Account business or personal
but how to take advantage of this amazing tool still eludes many people.

Twitter Cheat Sheet

Basic Terminology:

TWEET – Any message 140 characters long sent out to everyone.
Unless you send a direct message (DM), everything on Twitter is
viewable to the public. ( as some famous people have found out) 🙂

DM – Direct Message. These messages are private and only between
people who DM each other.

RT – Retweet. Twitter has created a re-tweeting tool that makes
it easier, but the standard convention is to put a RT, cite the
source of the message, and then retweet. Internet ettiuqtte

Example, if I wrote: “I write, but not always right.” You would
RT @websiteguys “I write, but not always right.”
The goal is to encourage others to retweet your message thus
expanding your reach and business.

# – Hashtag. These are used in front of a word or set of letters
to allow easy communication on a specific topic. For example, if
you tweet about internet marketing with other net marketing lovers, you could use the
hashtag #internetmarketing. This becomes a clickable link in your message
and when clicked will display all the tweets using that hashtag.

#FF – Follow Friday. It’s a nice way to show support of other
tweeters. On Friday.

Tips to Optimize Your Use of Twitter:

1. Use Your Real Name, If Possible
Make it easy for people who know you to find you on Twitter.

2. Add a Profile Picture
This should be a picture of you. People connect better with
other people, not cartoons, book covers, logos, etc.

3. Link to Your Website
Hopefully you have a blog or website you can link to. If you
don’t, create one now.

4. Write Your Bio
Make it memorable. Make it relevant to who you are. You don’t
have to be funny or cute, but if you can, and still be relevant,
then do it.

5. Tweet Regularly
This is the biggest obstacle for authors. But it is key to
promotion. It doesn’t matter if you only have two followers and
one is your mom, you still need to tweet daily, to be effective.

If you don’t have something to write, then RT something funny
or useful. Another way is to connect your blog to your twitter
account, then every “post” you write is automatically “tweeted”
on Twitter.

6. Tweet Relevant Information
Don’t tweet every moment of your life, such as “I am at mcdonalds
or “I should have ate a salad.” These tweets are not
interesting or relevant. However, if you were eating a hamburger
with a famous person sitting at the next table, then by all means,
tweet. “I just ate the best hamburger sitting next to paris.

7. Link and Don’t Link
It’s good to link to other places and share your discoveries;
however, if all you do is link, people may think you are just
trying to sell to them and won’t give much regard to your posts.

8. Have a Personality
This is easy. Be yourself. You don’t have to be overly, funny
or smart. Twitter is all about connecting with people – so be
a real person.

9. Follow Those Worth Following
Some people are all into the quantity. But I recommend looking
for quality. Just because you are being followed by someone you
do not have to return the follow. Only follow people that are
relevant and beneficial to you or your audience.

10. Communicate with Others
Twitter is all about communication. If people talk to you or RT
your message, then talk back and/or thank them. (SECRET: People
like to feel involved and acknowledged. I like it, you like it,
everybody likes it.)

http://twitter.com/#!/websiteguys
Set up your free ‘Twitter Account’ (http://twitter.com/)

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