Tips for Using Twitter more Effectively

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Being on Twitter will allow you to build your profile, build credibility and show your personality…all of which will allow you to build better relationships…which will help develop “top of mind” in your potential customers…which will lead to sales when they are ready to buy.

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TipsforusingTwi-er

NellyYusupovaTwi-er:@DigitalWomanEmail:nelly@digitalwoman.comWebsite:h4p://www.digitalwoman.com

NYEntrepreneursBusinessNetwork(NYEBN)March3,2010

YourFollowers

YourCompany

experJsecredibilitygenerosity

PotenJalClients

YourFollowersareyourpotenJalclientbase…

•  Communicatein140charactersorless

•  Postsarecalled“Tweets”

•  PassoninformaDon,alsoknownas“Re‐Tweet”orRT

•  Replytosomeonepubliclyusing“@”symbol

•  Replytosomeoneprivately,alsoknownasDirectMessageor(DM)

Twi-erinaNutshell

•  Networking•  TrackYourBrand•  BusinessDevelopment•  Stayontopoftrendsinyourindustry•  Crowdsourcing•  GeSngpublished•  CollecDngTesDmonials•  A4endingEventsVirtually•  MeetPeopleinperson‐“Tweetups”•  PromoteSpecials

ExamplesofTwi-erUses

Tip#1Beclearonwhatyouwanttogetoutof

Twi-er

•  Findnewcustomers?•  Buildbrandawareness?•  DoMarketresearch?

•  Createcommunity?

•  oralloftheabove?

DoyouwanttouseTwi-erto?

Tip#2BuildTargetedFollowers

ToolstoFindFollowers

TipstobuildfollowersPublishHelpful&InteresJngContent

AddcontentabouteventsRe‐Tweetotherpeople’sgreattweetsAddtweetsthatarequesDonsAddtweetsthatarelinkstogreatwebpagesyoufindAddrandomthoughtsAddyourblogpostsBeOriginal,Relevant,SuccinctThinkbeforeyoupost!

Think.Write.Review.Edit.Review.Edit.Think.Post

Tip#3Engagewithyourfollowersto

buildloyalty

MarkeJngfortheeavesdroppersexample

@Twi4erHandleCheckouttheNYCWebgrrlsnetworkingeventonOctober20h4p://bit.ly/12Upix

I’mlookingfornetworkingmeeDngstoa4end.Cananyonerecommendany?

Tip#4Use3rdParty

ApplicaJontomanageyourfollowers&

Tweets

Tip#5MakeyourpostsRe‐

Tweetable(RT)

PowerofRe‐Tweet(RT)@DigitalWoman(2077followers)Reading:PCMag'sTop100WebSitesof2009h4p://bit.ly/GgoF8

@bre-(7087followers)Reading:PCMag'sTop100WebSitesof2009‐h4p://bit.ly/GgoF8(via@digitalwoman)

@chrisabraham(10,396)RT@bre4:Reading:PCMag'sTop100WebSitesof2009‐h4p://bit.ly/GgoF8(via@digitalwoman)

@abajrushi(109)Thisisakillerlist!‐RT@bre4:Reading:PCMag'sTop100WebSitesof2009‐h4p://bit.ly/GgoF8(via@digitalwoman)

@elijau(116)enjoy:)RT@chrisabraham@bre4:Reading:PCMag'sTop100WebSitesof2009‐h4p://bit.ly/GgoF8(via@digitalwoman)

@narulvi1(188)Reading:PCMag'sTop100WebSitesof2009‐h4p://bit.ly/GgoF8(via@digitalwoman)(via@bre4)

19,973

Tip#6UserelevantkeywordsinyourTwi-erposts

Tip#7UseHashtagsinyourTwi-erpoststoreachmorepeoplewhoarenotfollowingyou

HashtagExample

We'regoingtohaveagreatgroupofwomenatthe@nycwebgrrlsnetworkingeventtomorrow.Joinus!h4p://bit.ly/12Upix#event#network#nyc

Tip#7ScheduleTweeJng

Time

BestJmes:9am,noon,3pm,and6pmEST

Dont’s Do’s •  JoinanymoneDzeyour

tweetstypeofservice

•  Tryandpretendyouaresomeoneelse‐justbehonestandopenwithpeople

•  Followpeoplejusttogetthemtofollowyouback

•  Justpromoteallyourownproductsandservices

•  Overtweetuselessandmundanestuff

  ThankothersthathaveRe‐Tweeted(RT)yourmessages

  Betransparent,honest&respeclulofothers

  Replytoothersinpublicifyoufeelotherswouldbeinterested

  Answeranyonethatmessagesyou

  Tryandfollowtargetedpeople

Q&A

NellyYusupovaTwi-er:@DigitalWomanEmail:nelly@cgim.comWebsite:h4p://www.digitalwoman.com