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Twitter 101 – Tips to Get You Started

By Fauzia Burke in Featured

I have a confession to make: I was not an early adopter of Twitter. To be honest, I didn’t get it. I didn’t get the language. It seemed like a string of links to even more things I had no time to read. It felt overwhelming. LinkedIn and Facebook made sense as a perfect extension of networking I was already doing, but the charm of Twitter eluded me.

Sound familiar? I hear the same thing from many people, but what I discovered when I actually engaged on Twitter has turned me into a devotee. Twitter has been one of the greatest learning tools of my career.

If you are hesitant to join Twitter, you are not alone. However, I want to encourage you to give it a shot. Set up an account, follow some people and learn some things. People on Twitter are very generous with their time and knowledge. Yes, you will spend time on Twitter that you already don’t have, but you will also learn things that will make you more valuable, smarter and “in the know.” I use Twitter instead of Google for information gathering, and it has made me more productive.

Change is all around us, and the only way we can move forward is to change together and collaborate. I am still a newbie, but if I have inspired you to try, here are some tips to get you started:

1] Come up with a goal for trying Twitter. Is your goal to interact with the media or journalists? Is it to gain exposure for personal branding in your area of expertise? Is it to learn from others who are experts in their field? Or is it to increase traffic to your Web site or blog?

2] When you sign up, complete the profile as fully as possible. Add a photo, short bio, user name and real name. People want to know who you are. Your bio should reflect your goal. Make sure you include the URL for your site, blog or Facebook page.

3] There is no need to panic if you don’t have a ton of people following you. If you post good information, people will find you slowly and steadily.

4] You may have multiple goals for Twitter, feel free to have multiple accounts. At our firm we have 11 accounts and each one has a different audience and purpose.

5] Start off by sharing your knowledge. I bet you know a lot about your industry and your business. Think of Twitter as a great way to share that information. If you read something helpful, share the link on Twitter and let others benefit from your find. Generosity is a good business practice.

6] Because we are limited to 140 characters on Twitter, you will need to learn about shortening URLs. I use a site called Bit.ly because it helps me track my shortened URLs. Or you can use a web site called Hootsuite which allows you to shorten URLs, track them and manage multiple accounts. It’s kind of like the Swiss Army Knife of Twitter.

7] Learn the common abbreviations. We created a helpful postcard for our clients. Please feel free to print it for yourself.

8] If you read something you like on Twitter, remember to retweet it. It’s a great way to give credit to people who are putting out good information. If you want to join the conversation, use reply.

9] Follow people you already follow in other ways: Journalists you admire, comedians who make you laugh, or authors who inspire and teach.

10] Be a good community member. A good rule of thumb is to have a 4 to 1 ratio for self promotion. One self-promotional tweet to 4 that will help others or engaging in the community through reply or retweet.

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If you are new or nervous, follow me on @websnapshot and we’ll learn together. My goal for this feed is to learn and share good ways to integrate social media and web publicity. Along the way, I share resources and tools with my staff, increase exposure for my clients, get business ideas, and collaborate with smart people. I post links and articles everyday that help me be better, and I hope they will help you as well.

FSB Associates will increase the awareness, sales and long term visibility of your books with our unrivaled online book publicity. We have been promoting books and authors online since 1995. You can trust our experience!

Twitter Marketing – Find Out Why It Is Not Working For You

By Gail Ramberg in Featured

This is a great new Twitter tactic I just found and wanted to share with everybody.

I am presuming that you already know that network marketing is based upon these two fundamentals. 1) You have to generate traffic that’s aimed at whatever your niche is. 2) You have got to send that traffic to your nerve center by promising something of value. OK, pretty much everyone in network marketing knows this. What they don’t know is HOW to do this.

There are a lot of ways to build traffic. In this post we’ll be targeting social media. More specifically, we are taking a look at Twitter.

What makes Twitter such a great option? There are two reasons. 1) It’s free. Who doesn’t love that? 2) The information is generally available to anybody who would like to use it.

Finding Fans

Once you decide on using Twitter as a marketing plan, you have got to find the right folks. There are 2 ways to do this.

1) – Follow the folks that are following folks with in your niche. There’s a reason they’re following the industry leaders. They need to learn. You can assist them with this. A lot of marketers have already heard this. 2) – Search Twitter for folks who mention your targeted keywords. It’s the box on the right side of the site nearly halfway down. This search function isn’t as widely known or used.

Twitter is for socializing and folks use it to hook up with others. When you get hold of the people you need to connect with, follow them. In most cases, they will return the follow.

Obviously, you’re using Twitter as a marketing tool, but if that’s your single focus, you will fail. Your results using Twitter (and honestly any kind of marketing will massively increase if you connect with people). Don’t just follow people. Send them an e-mail to introduce yourself, (but do not introduce your marketing business).

If you introduce your business to them on your very first “meeting”, they will pay no attention to you. If the thought of not talking about your network marketing business appears crazy, you should spend some quality time studying about Attraction Marketing.

Remember, the network marketing world is about people. It’s of no significance how or where you’re finding your leads, it’s about developing a relationship with people. In this plan of action we’re discussing, you are just beginning to develop the relationship before they become leads.

Find some way to make a personal connection when you start to follow them :
* Comment on a newer tweet
* Talk about something in their profile you liked
* Say something about similar interests you share
* Be funny

What you want is this; when they see your next Tweet pop up, they will feel like they already know you. Do not forget… Don’t talk about your business to them immediately or they can disregard you.

How To Find Content For Your Fans

This is probably the part you have probably not heard before. You don’t always have to make the content yourself. You’ll be able to find other posts that’ll be interesting and relevant to people in your niche. A couple of great places to find these are alltop.com or popurls.com. You may use article directories, etc.

Then publish the link on your nerve center, but don’t simply make it a page full of links. Again, you should make it personal. There are at least two sentences you ought to use to introduce the link. 1) Tell your readers what you enjoy from the article. The more detailed you are, the better. 2) Tell them what you really like about the author.

By providing a source of content that is valuable and handy to your readers, you are changing into a source of good information for them. By giving them quality suggestions you are becoming a professional and a leader in their eyes.

If you give your Twitter fans quality information (that they can find on your website), your website visitors will be exceedingly centered and fascinated by your niche. If your internet site has a good opt-in offer, you’ll capture some of this traffic to your list.

Summary

It fundamentally comes down to this :
* Find fans
* Develop a connection with them
* Link them to your site by providing excellent quality content
* Capture their email address via your opt-in offer

I found this new technique refreshing and just a bit bit different from everything else I’ve read.

What do you think?

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Top 10 Twitter Tips

By admin in Featured

It’s common for new Twitter users to get overwhelmed after joining. This article presents 10 Twitter tips which will help you get started while ensuring that your time on Twitter is both productive and efficient.

Top 10 Twitter Tips for Beginners

1. Choosing a Username: A lot of Twitter users choose nicknames that are unrelated to the information they are offering. If you are using Twitter for personal use this is okay, however, if you are going to use Twitter to offer high quality information related to your area of expertise, you should choose a username that reflects your area of specialization. When people see your username they will know exactly what you are about.
2. Retweets: Retweet are also known as RTs and are used to resend a message sent by someone else. If you think the content of the message is relevant and useful, you always have the option of forwarding that person’s message. If you wish to send a retweet, all you have to do is type “RT @name” in front of their message and then proceed to post it. Whenever you post the tweet, always remember to acknowledge the person who originally created the message.
3. Communicating with the @ Sign: In order to reply to people who have posted tweets, the @ sign is used. If you wish to post a reply, simply place an @ sign in front of their username and then type in your message.
4. Locating Your Friends and Searching for Topics of Interest: You can use the Search function to find your friends and topics you may be interested in.twitter.com. It functions much like a search engine with the only difference being that you are using Twitter to find people and information that would interest you.
5. Receiving Mobile Tweets: If you have a cell phone you can receive tweets from Twitter on your mobile device by simply entering your cell phone number under the Devices tab in your Twitter account settings online.
6. Mobile Twitter Clients: Twitter provides mobile clients which enhance your experience with using Twitter. The clients include Twitterific and Twitterberry and work with a cell phone that contains Wi-Fi.
7. Categories: On Twitter, you can easily categorize your tweets so that other users can easily find them. If you are posting a tweet about a topic that is currently popular, all you have to do is place # sign in front of the topic of your tweet.
8. URL Addresses: URL addresses are website addresses that you can provide in your tweets if there is a page you want others to view. More often than not, website URLs are long and exceed the 140 character limit. Because of this, Twitter users prefer to shorten URLs with URL shortening services.
9. Direct Messaging: Any tweet you post on Twitter, the message can be seen by everyone, however, you can use the direct messaging service to send private messages.
10. TweetDeck: If you become a frequent Twitter user, it would be wise to install a desktop client like Tweetdeck on your PC or Mac. A desktop client application will help you to easily manage all of your communications on Twitter

There are a lot of other ways that Twitter can be used but these are the top 10 Twitter Tips that will help you understand the basics and get started using Twitter.

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Martin Sejas is the author and main writer of Twitter Tips Central, a blog dedicated to providing the latest and best Twitter tips to improve user productivity and efficiency on Twitter.

A Twits Guide to Twitter Promotion… 10 Top Tips

By Mike Gracia in Featured

If you are not using Twitter effectively, you are missing out on a serious opportunity for promoting your business. For those that do not already know, Twitter is an online service, designed to let family, friends and workers chat and stay in touch. Twitter famously asks the question; “what are you doing?”

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