Well, obviously the first thing to do to get started using Twitter, which by the way is the fastest growing micro-blogging software to date, is visit the Twitter homepage. Sign up for a Marketing Consultants Birmingham account. Start making posts or tweets using the textbox on your Twitter page. Then start following some people by typing a keyword relevant to your business. Send a personal message of introduction to people you find interesting. If you don’t tweet much, then you might just stop there. However, if you’re looking to use Twitter as a platform to promote your business then you will want to go further.
If promoting your business is what you want to do, then you will probably want to begin by making regular posts (several times a day if possible) and then start following lots of other users. The key is to search for and follow those who are potential clients, customers, or networking partners in your industry. At least 60% of the time, someone will follow you back. The interesting your tweets, the faster your following will grow.
One benefit of Twitter posts is they show up in google. That’s why posting links to blogs and other content you own can help guide search engines and humans to that content.
Some tips for making your Twitting more effective are updating your Twitter homepage design, getting your logo on it, supplying your main web site URL and making it interesting so that people want to see it more.
If you become a big time tweeter, then you will soon realize you will need some sort of management system. There are a lot of Twitter applications to use for this. I will be talking about some of my favorite Twitter management strategies in subsequent posts.