Twitter Is Taking The Centre Stage. How Can Twitter Help Build Your Business?
Judith Atkinson asked:
What is Twitter?
It’s probably one of the easiest social micro-blogging, web2.0 sites to arrive on the Internet. Wikipedia describes it as "social networking and micro-blogging service" It is an immediate response social media tool. The way social media is growing Twitter is here to stay.
Social Media has made it possible for the ordinary, average entrepreneur to connect with people from every country and continent across the world in a manner that is unprecedented. What a time to be involved in Internet marketing and build a successful MLM Business Twitter has added a further dimension to the equation and has something to offer everyone.
When did it start?
In 2006 Jack Dorsey first thought up the idea as a means of contacting his friends and learning what they were doing. It grew at a rapid rate in 2008 and now in 2009 it has become a phenomenon not just for social conversation but as an incredibly simple but effective business tool.
How does it Work?
Basically there are 2 aspects- Follower and Following. Follower counts how many people you are listening too. A high number of followers usually indicate that the person is providing content of value worth following.
When you see someone with a high number of follows it is normally an indication that the person is very social and likes to engage in conversation with others. It means they are open to receive tweets, replies and direct messages.
Twitter has set in place some basic rules for following to reduce abuse of the system. For more in-depth information go to "Follow Me.Follow You"
As you become more adept at using Twitter there are some analysis tools and sites you can use to view your stats. And rankings. Check these out for yourself. New applications appear almost daily.
Twitterholic – ranks users based on followers.
Tweetstats – tracks the average number of tweets posted as well as the times and days that you tweet.
How to use and set up your Twitter Account.
Twitter is one of the easiest applications to set up and to help you there is some superb click by click Network Marketing
Training at Renegade University The training takes you by the hand and shows you exactly how to set up and use your Twitter account.
Twitter only allows 140 characters so this forces you to be concise with your messages – a bonus for anyone who does not enjoy blogging. This can be a very quick and effective way to get you message across and promote yourself and your business.
Twitter is a t tool not only to socialize but to build your own personal brand. It is a fantastic exposure networking tool.
By engaging in conversations on topics that are of interest to you and asking engaging questions you begin to build an audience of like minded people. Twitter giv can leverage the news, leave your links, confirm appointments.
Twitter is also a very humanising activity to do on the Internet. As you divulge more of whom you are – your personality, interests and beliefs; you become a real human being. So important in developing human relationships and trust for your business.
Twitter can help build your reputation as a person with values whom you can trust. The more you become transparent the more trust your receive and the more your business grows.
Twitter has the facility to retweet. Why retweet? It is so flattering to people. When someone retweets your information to their followers they are expressing confidence that what you have tweeted is interesting and good. Therefore one yardstick to measure the quality of someone’s tweets is the number of retweet that person has. Guy Kawasaki has some great information on retreating (link)
Twitter has some unique ways that can help your business grow. If you are publishing Ezine articles you can select to have them automatically notify your followers when you have posted a new article.
Whilst developing your uniqueness as a trustworthy human being it doesn’t have to be all business. Twitter is a great place to socialise, have fun, exchange ideas and make friends.
Mike Klingler (link) describes Twitter as one of the fastest growing fishing places on the Internet and if used correctly a money magnet. So join Twitter today and add as another piece to your marketing funnel.
So how will you decdde who to Tweet?
Tweet me when you have joined: http://twitter.com/JudithAtkinson and I will retweet you.
Happy tweeting.
twitter
What is Twitter?
It’s probably one of the easiest social micro-blogging, web2.0 sites to arrive on the Internet. Wikipedia describes it as "social networking and micro-blogging service" It is an immediate response social media tool. The way social media is growing Twitter is here to stay.
Social Media has made it possible for the ordinary, average entrepreneur to connect with people from every country and continent across the world in a manner that is unprecedented. What a time to be involved in Internet marketing and build a successful MLM Business Twitter has added a further dimension to the equation and has something to offer everyone.
When did it start?
In 2006 Jack Dorsey first thought up the idea as a means of contacting his friends and learning what they were doing. It grew at a rapid rate in 2008 and now in 2009 it has become a phenomenon not just for social conversation but as an incredibly simple but effective business tool.
How does it Work?
Basically there are 2 aspects- Follower and Following. Follower counts how many people you are listening too. A high number of followers usually indicate that the person is providing content of value worth following.
When you see someone with a high number of follows it is normally an indication that the person is very social and likes to engage in conversation with others. It means they are open to receive tweets, replies and direct messages.
Twitter has set in place some basic rules for following to reduce abuse of the system. For more in-depth information go to "Follow Me.Follow You"
As you become more adept at using Twitter there are some analysis tools and sites you can use to view your stats. And rankings. Check these out for yourself. New applications appear almost daily.
Twitterholic – ranks users based on followers.
Tweetstats – tracks the average number of tweets posted as well as the times and days that you tweet.
How to use and set up your Twitter Account.
Twitter is one of the easiest applications to set up and to help you there is some superb click by click Network Marketing
Training at Renegade University The training takes you by the hand and shows you exactly how to set up and use your Twitter account.
Twitter only allows 140 characters so this forces you to be concise with your messages – a bonus for anyone who does not enjoy blogging. This can be a very quick and effective way to get you message across and promote yourself and your business.
Twitter is a t tool not only to socialize but to build your own personal brand. It is a fantastic exposure networking tool.
By engaging in conversations on topics that are of interest to you and asking engaging questions you begin to build an audience of like minded people. Twitter giv can leverage the news, leave your links, confirm appointments.
Twitter is also a very humanising activity to do on the Internet. As you divulge more of whom you are – your personality, interests and beliefs; you become a real human being. So important in developing human relationships and trust for your business.
Twitter can help build your reputation as a person with values whom you can trust. The more you become transparent the more trust your receive and the more your business grows.
Twitter has the facility to retweet. Why retweet? It is so flattering to people. When someone retweets your information to their followers they are expressing confidence that what you have tweeted is interesting and good. Therefore one yardstick to measure the quality of someone’s tweets is the number of retweet that person has. Guy Kawasaki has some great information on retreating (link)
Twitter has some unique ways that can help your business grow. If you are publishing Ezine articles you can select to have them automatically notify your followers when you have posted a new article.
Whilst developing your uniqueness as a trustworthy human being it doesn’t have to be all business. Twitter is a great place to socialise, have fun, exchange ideas and make friends.
Mike Klingler (link) describes Twitter as one of the fastest growing fishing places on the Internet and if used correctly a money magnet. So join Twitter today and add as another piece to your marketing funnel.
So how will you decdde who to Tweet?
Tweet me when you have joined: http://twitter.com/JudithAtkinson and I will retweet you.
Happy tweeting.
More Resources from TwitterBlogger:
Twitter Analysis – Beyond The Basics Judith Atkinson asked: The 5 basic Applications I Have Found Most Useful by Judith Atkinson.Twitter is growing at an incredible pace with well over 2.5 million visits per month. Each month it increases by between 250,000 - 500,000 visits. There are new sites popping up almost daily but these sites ...
Use the Twitter Social Networking Site to Increase Your Internet Marketing Campaign I heard recently that Twitter now has 10 million people using it worldwide. It is one of the fastest growing social networks today and is starting to have an enormous impact on how internet marketers are networking and doing business online. There are many celebrities also using Twitter and they ...
Twitter or Blogging
Most Twitter users still don’t know the basics of the site. You don’t need to choose between Twitter and blogging because the social network is considered a micro-blogging site as well. You can blog about anything as long as you consume the 140- characters. The short blogs are more personal ...
Everyone is All A-twitter
I personally have been Tweeting for a few months. But I use the phrase "tweeting for a few months" loosely. I haven't been all that consistent with it, and I definitely didn't have a strategy. I just thought it was kind of cool.
Recently I've started paying more attention to it ...- Tips For Accumulating More Twitter Followers Increasing your Twitter following allows you to drive traffic to your website(s), build your online presence, and network with people from around the world. So how do you get more Twitter followers? Some may argue that it requires posting good tweets at a particular frequency or following good tweet etiquette ...
- Powered by Contextual Related Posts
