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HOW TO TWITTER
Many ask How Does Twitter Work?
But that isn’t really what you need to know to learn how to use Twitter.
The most important thing to remember about Twitter and other social media sites is that they are SOCIAL.
It isn’t about broadcasting or advertising. It is about interacting and relationships.
You don’t have to live on Twitter like I do to benefit from using it.
SAVE TIME USING TWITTER:
- Just pop in whenever you have a little time.
- Click on @mentions and answer any tweets that came to you.
- Type your username into the search box and answer any tweets you’re interested in that mention you.
- Be helpful to others.
- Share and retweet what interests you.
TWITTER BEST PRACTICES:
Everything you to know from the basics to advanced Twitter strategies to becoming a major influencer.
- How to Get Started on Twitter and the most common Twitter Term Definitions
- What NOT to Tweet on Twitter
- What TO Tweet on Twitter
- Use Twitter Lists so you can find what you want and still follow those who follow you – and why you should
- *** COLLABORATORS be sure you do this using TwitterFeed or any other Twitter management solution you use: How to Use Twitterfeed for a consistent Twitter presence
- *** COLLABORATORS also do this: Strategy for getting more Twitter followers interested in YOUR niche
- Join us on JustRetweet where influential bloggers support each other with Twitter retweets
- Better Twitter Retweets
- Twitter Tools for Managing Multiple Twitter Accounts
- Geo-targeting Twitter – also see How to Use Twellow
- Twitterquette – Twitter Etiquette – Twitter Feeds are NOT Burger King – Why Everyone Can Not Have It THEIR Way
- Twitter Fail – Why You Should NOT Just Keep Tweeting About Your Business
- Twitter Limits – What they are and what to do if you hit them.
- Twitter Study: New Data: How To Get More Clicks, Retweets and Followers
- Twitter Local for Business: How to Geo Target Twitter for Small Business Local Social Media
Read Fast Easy Way to Get More Holiday Twitter Traffic
People who are influencers on Twitter and who write blogs can create a better world for us all. If you’re serious about being influential I encourage you to contact me and to follow the other influencers I linked to in my Small Business Advice post. Want more? See my lists of Exceptional Bloggers with Influence on Twitter.
TOO CONFUSING? Tweet @GrowMap to ask questions (no charge).
If you want assistance setting up or optimizing your Twitter account,
Gail @GrowMap can help you. See the Hire GrowMap tab.
TWITTER BEST PRACTICES:
Everything you to know from the basics to advanced Twitter strategies to becoming a major influencer.
- How to Get Started on Twitter and the most common Twitter Term Definitions
- What NOT to Tweet on Twitter
- What TO Tweet on Twitter
- Use Twitter Lists so you can find what you want and still follow those who follow you – and why you should
- *** COLLABORATORS be sure you do this using TwitterFeed or any other Twitter management solution you use: How to Use Twitterfeed for a consistent Twitter presence
- *** COLLABORATORS also do this: Strategy for getting more Twitter followers interested in YOUR niche
- Join us on JustRetweet where influential bloggers support each other with Twitter retweets
- Better Twitter Retweets
- Twitter Tools for Managing Multiple Twitter Accounts
- Geo-targeting Twitter – also see How to Use Twellow
- Twitterquette – Twitter Etiquette – Twitter Feeds are NOT Burger King – Why Everyone Can Not Have It THEIR Way
- Twitter Fail – Why You Should NOT Just Keep Tweeting About Your Business
- Twitter Limits – What they are and what to do if you hit them.
- Twitter Study: New Data: How To Get More Clicks, Retweets and Followers
- Twitter Local for Business: How to Geo Target Twitter for Small Business Local Social Media
CRITICAL for BLOGGERS:
Put Your Twitter UserName on your BLOG!!!!
People who are influencers on Twitter and who write blogs can create a better world for us all. If you’re serious about being influential I encourage you to contact me and to follow the other influencers I linked to in my Small Business Advice post. Want more? See my lists of Exceptional Bloggers with Influence on Twitter.
HAVE QUESTIONS? Tweet @GrowMap for answers (no charge).
If you want assistance setting up or optimizing your Twitter account,
Gail @GrowMap can help you. See the Hire Me tab.
Twitter: PaulineBennett2
says:
Hi Gail
I found your blog while I was visiting Dee’s blog and I’m glad I did!
You have a very good list of resources for using Twitter, I will be bookmarking this and coming back to read more as I cannot get to them all at once today
I use Twitter on a daily basis and agree that it is a great platform for interacting with fellow marketers. I like to spend about 15 mins at at time a few times over the day and retweet interesting articles, posts etc and I like to thanks anyone who has retweeted any of mine I think it is only polite to do so if people have taken the time to share your content.
I think used in the correct way it can be very useful for our business, I do dislike people who just post sales pitches, of course we all need to pitch our products but not all the time!
Hope you have a great weekend
Pauline
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Twitter: askaaronlee
says:
LOVE this Gail, thank you so much for the resources. Definitely bookmarking this so I can come back to it later on.
Definitely a couple of articles that I have not read of before.
thanks!
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Twitter: arsalan_1101
says:
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Twitter: allaboutmexican
says:
i love twitter and it has done so many good things for a lot of us.Use it wisely though and be a good tweeter user
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Twitter: matthewacoleman
says:
as usual Growmap this is a great guideline for Twitter use…i have been a twitter user for years and still this helps me a lot
Twitter: GrowMap
says:
Hi Matt,
Thank you. Feel free to share this information with any and all. Most are still not using Twitter very effectively and many never think to even check to see who is trying to interact with them.
I teach these strategies one-on-one and when mentoring groups so that we can all work toward building a better world.
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Twitter: treatmytinnitus
says:
I took your advice and read this article, I have learned at least 10 things in less than 5 minutes – You advised me to get an avatar in one of your other post about going viral. I have my work cut out for me getting my twitter page updated. Be back to comment sonn on another great post of your in the future
Thanks,
Dori
Twitter: GrowMap
says:
Hi Dori,
Success requires optimizing and attention to detail – and that is a lot faster and easier when we share what we learn with each other. Those who think doing things with mediocrity will not get the same results as those who get serious and keep building on their strengths and planting seeds for future growth.
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Twitter: blogsnewsreview
says:
Wow, just beginning to mine this Twitter resource. Have to admit I don’t make maximal use of Twitter, and sometimes wonder about my etiquette. There’s so much stuff to look at I wonder how other Twitter users sort through it all. For example, I found this article on my latest Twitter feed!
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Twitter: GrowMap
says:
Hi,
That’s the beauty of collaborating using CommentLuv – we can learn what works and implement it much faster. It still takes time, but the tips in this post can really make a HUGE difference. That is why I often include TwitterCounter images in them as visual proof that these strategies work.
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Twitter: blogstashdotcom
says:
Thank you very much for providing such great resources here Gail. I am so behind when it comes to twitter.
I have not been able to take advantage of it for traffic and promotion, as I don’t really know who to properly use it. I am hoping I can use the links and tips you included here to finally get going with twitter. Thanks.
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Twitter: GrowMap
says:
Hi Satrap,
I just edited this post so I could more easily call your attention to what you need to know first. Just look for the big Twitter Star and the Sub-title SAVE TIME USING TWITTER.
If you do just those things that will make a HUGE difference – and then you can use some of the other links and strategies to become influential on Twitter and send more traffic to any site that deserves it.
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Twitter: brianhumek
says:
I’ve written on twitter and love all the help you’ve provided. Just saw another blogger encouraging people to auto-tweet and buy followers. Should have told them to come here and see what Twitter is all about.
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Twitter: GrowMap
says:
Hi Brian,
I encourage bloggers and Twitter users to auto-tweet each others’ high quality content that is relevant to their followers. I do NOT recommend EVER buying followers for two reasons:
1) That is a great way to get banned by Twitter and have to start over.
2) You don’t get targeted followers that way.
How many followers you have is irrelevant – what matters is having followers interested in what you share who want to interact with you!
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Twitter: dave_steffens
says:
I am pretty new to websites and twitter in general. I make sure that I tweet anything that I write, and sure enough some people started following me. It is early days still, but the give and take nature of this platform definitely works and is exciting to see grow.
Twitter: GrowMap
says:
Hi Dave,
Don’t just tweet your own posts or people will stop following you. You have to share other interesting things and interact with people directly for Twitter to really be effective.
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Twitter: shurleyhall
says:
Thanks for this exhaustive list of resources, Gail. Now I know what I’ll be doing this weekend!
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Twitter: GrowMap
says:
You’re very welcome, Sharon. If I can ever be of assistance or you have any questions about anything I’ve written do please just ask.
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Twitter: addisonskanks
says:
If you wish to use twitter for your business you should interact with people following you. Please them, you can do this by replying to their tweets or retweeting tweets that are worth sharing.
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Twitter: GrowMap
says:
Hi Noel,
Yes, being “social” is what social media is all about!
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The main problem for most of the online entrepreneurs is they they only tweet about their blog or business. That’s the biggest mistake. There is nothing wrong to updated your followers with your latest posts. But if you do only that and do not reply too often and neither you interact with them, you will rapidly loose them as followers.
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Twitter: GrowMap
says:
Hi Matei,
You’re absolutely correct – and that is what inspired me to write the post mentioned in Step 9 of this post.
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When I started trying to use twitter I made the mistake of using twitter just as a “sales pitch” to each post. This was probably annoying to my followers. You need to interact more on a personal level and your occasional sales pitches are more effective.
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Twitter: GrowMap
says:
Hi Jeff,
I suspect most of us started out making that mistake. Besides being somewhat boring to your existing followers, when someone new checks you out if your Twitter stream is nothing but repeated “buy from me” tweets who would want to follow you?
This is THE most common mistake I see businesses still making today.
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I find it’s just important to not bombard your followers with cynical sales tweets all the time. Intersperse them with light-hearted tweets as well
Twitter: GrowMap
says:
Even more important is to actually have conversations instead of broadcasting. THAT is what REALLY works.
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Twitter: Idoinspire
says:
It’s the lists I am not sure about
Twitter: GrowMap
says:
Hi Jody,
Did you click through to the post on Using Twitter Lists for more details? I would be happy to answer any questions you may have.
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The way social networking sites are improving are amazing to think sometimes. It’s a boon and we have to use it wisely. I devote more time on facebook but after reading about all the new different ways I can use on twitter is making me lean more towards using twitter. I also noticed that Twitter introduced the IOS application which include the Quick Bar but sadly this new update does not take away the dickbar.
Twitter: GrowMap
says:
Hi Karen,
Be sure to check out my post on how to geo-target your Twitter account. It is #15 in the list in this post. What local businesses including realtors need to understand is that they need to reach their target audience – and most of the time that means other people where you are located.
Few realize you can and should follow and be followed primarily by this target audience and you can make that happen fairly easily. It just takes some time to do it.
Realtors should also think ab0ut what would keep their target audience interested in reading their blogs. Most people are NOT watching to see what is getting listed unless they are ready to buy so why not write about other things of local interest so you already have an established relationship and they think of you first when the time to buy or sell arrives?
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Twitter: msrelief
says:
Gail,
This is where my focus really is, with MSrelief.com I want to get tweetdeck up and running so I can see both my accounts on one page. Kimberly Castleberry loves houte suite but It’s not comming to me quickly, I first learned with tweetdeck but now after so many months and too many mistakes I can’t even get logged in to TweetDeck and when I tried to download it again, it remembers my lindagrace8 but it’s blank! I’ll read here and learn! My problem is that I can only devote about an hour a day to twitter! Wish me luck!
Thank you for all the information here!
Linda
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Twitter: GrowMap
says:
Hi Linda,
If Tweetdeck or Hootsuite are both too challenging to pick up for now, look at CoTweet. When I researched how to manage multiple Twitter Accounts Hootsuite was by far the most used and recommended, but the more powerful it gets the longer the learning curve will be.
I found Cotweet much easier to learn and use and have still not made the time to learn Hootsuite because CoTweet does what I need to do at least for now.
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Twitter: lindagrace8
says:
Gail,
I am so excited that you found me! Twitter was the first thing I learned about when I started social networking. After TONS of learning about other social networks, blogging, viruses, brain overload, I’ve stopped focusing on Twitter. Now I need HELP to start again! I’ll be visiting you often!
Linda
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Twitter: GrowMap
says:
Hi Linda,
You’ll find just about anything you need in the links in this post including videos and how-tos for getting started on Twitter on that first link. If you have any questions just ask. Sometimes a quick answer is all someone needs for something new to become easy.
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