Twitter Tips

Sometimes I hear of new technology advances and I scratch my head. I did that a few years ago when I first heard of Twitter. But about three months ago, I bit the bullet and started @mariamarsala Then a week later, 9 people were following me. I was amazed. Today more than 500 individuals, I’m thinking, based on the content, that they’re business owners are following me.

So today, after 2 1/2 months Twittering or Tweeting (the jury is still out on the wording) I provide you with the tips and tactics I’m using, so that you too can meet me on Twitter!

1. Keep every tweet you post in your a MS Word doc to reuse.
2. Give yourself a break and schedule your tweets using http://www.hootsuite.com
3. Retweet the same message during the day because you don’t know when someone will be reading.
4. Put PLS RT (please retweet) at the end of appropriate messages so that your tweets get re-tweeted. It’s that old fashioned “call to action” stuff that helps spread your marketing efforts.
5. Put a link to your twitter account in your email signature line for those tweeters you email.
6. Add your twitter (and other social networking account) information to your website’s “contact us” page.
7. Open an account on www.SnipUrl.com to snip those long urls and monitor who clicks on which tweets.

@mariamarsala

What’s your favorite tip?
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