This was a post I wrote back in October of 2009, that I felt needed to be edited, and reposted as it contains a lot of great information.
Many of these tips are collected through various places,
Wired Magazine , Google Search, etc.
I will try to link back as much as I can.
Using Twitter can be a powerful Marketing Tool.
A little bit about Twitter:
Twitter is a free social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the author’s profile page and delivered to the author’s subscribers who are known as followers. Senders can restrict delivery to those in their circle of friends or, by default, allow open access. Users can send and receive tweets via the Twitter website, Short Message Service (SMS) or external applications. While the service itself costs nothing to use, accessing it through SMS may incur phone service provider fees. – From Wikipedia
Twitter has evolved since it’s debut, and has become “the go to” social media tool, allowing followers to view tweets in real-time, as though they are with you every step of the day. Twitter also allows you access to additional visibility online, depending on your content(quality) and amount of tweets.
Tips to using Twitter.
First, I’ll start off with a few quotes from Wired Magazine that really caught my eye.
- Scott Beale
- Joshua Allen
- Jason Kottke
- Micki Krimmel
- Merlin Mann
- Evan Williams
Now, as for applications for Twitter, I recommend checking out this post:
(10 Awesome Ways to Integrate Twitter With Your Website)
Along with:
(10 Ways to maintain a healthy, likeable Twitter profile and enjoy a fun Twitter life)
Twitter is a great tool if used wisely. Or it can be just another way for you to express yourself via status updates, rants, etc.
Always be weary of what you write on Twitter, as it may come back to haunt you. Or, until you become a celebrity and then, well, you can write whatever you want!
