Are You a Twit, Tweeter or a Twirgin
What Twitter can and cant do for you (3 part series).
An overview and quick guide to micro-blogging on Twitter.com that will help you decide whether its right for your business plan.
Yes the Twitter Train has well and truly pulled out!!!
Twitter is definitely the easiest way to feel connected without having to wade through endless forum posts just to get 3 lines of value.
I don’t know about you, but I have wasted days on forums and come away with nothing?
Imagine if every post was limited to 140 characters…
Imagine if you could decide who’s post appeared…
Imagine getting those selected posts served up live via a client that taps into the API.
Twitter is versatile yet simple and above all else, it is EASY.
What Twitter can do for you.
- Increase the traffic to your Blog / Website
John Reese recently sent out an email to his subscribers…
see >> http://www.inquisitr…. - Allow you to search and qualify potential friends and associates
see >> http://summize.com/ - Make official announcements from your business
see >> http://twitter.com/1to1million - Communicate casually with new and established friends
see >> http://twitter.com/_jd_ - Network with people in your industry/niche
see >> http://www.marketingpilgrim… - Get slammed just for promoting it
see >> http://mashable… - Become a popular girl if you aren’t that interesting
see >> http://www.seo-chicks… - Distract the hell out of you when you should be getting work done
see >> Every 1oth post on Twitter - Create cool Applications that integrate with Twitter
see >> http://twhirl.org/ - Allows you to tell the world that you’re going to bed
see >> http://summize…
If you are a TWIRGIN (Twitter-Virgin) you should observe some basic social etiquette when entering Twitter.
- Behaving like a TWIT will leave you feeling alone, unconnected and unwanted.
- Learning to add content and not just self indulgent, self plugging dribble will see you quickly become a popular and valued TWEETER.
A Twirgins Guide To Twitter
Once you have signed up to Twitter, here is a quick guide to get you off on the right foot.
- Make sure your profile is optimized for how you want to be found via search and your website to your profile.
- Have a genuine Avatar / Profile Pic.
- Set Twitter up to integrate with your phone.
- Get Twhirl.org for your desktop.
- Add 3-4 intriguing valuable posts that increase your perceived value.
- Then use the Twitter search and Summize.com to find and follow some people in your region or state of mind.
- Follow first and un-follow later if they annoy you.
- Mix up your posts; what your doing, cool stuff you find, new content announcements, questions, replies, humor and help.
- Qualify people for your favorites group.
- Be active
Twirgins should aspire to become Tweeters and not Twits.
Twits just barge in thinking they can make some quick money, by spamming everyone with affiliate links or begging for followers. Twits die young because desperation is an ugly thing.
Tweeters communicate with integrity, build relationships, network and succeed in the long run.