Post Update: Here is a great tool to actually use Twitter to make some money – Carl
If you haven’t heard of it before, Twitter is a micro blogging tool that allows you to write short messages (up to 140 characters at a time) that can be exchanged between friends, and posted for all to see. You can access Twitter via Web, Desktop Applications and even SMS. Here are 5 ways to use Twitter to generate more traffic.
1.Network with people in your niche – add them as friends and ask them to do the same, so they’ll get your updates when you tweet them. Don’t friend random people, try and create a beneficial relationship
with all parties involved.
2. Use a Twitter Search tool like Summize to see who is talking about your topic. Find out what the buzz is about your topic, who is talking about it, and then join in on the conversation and share your expertise and knowledge. Also use Summize to see what’s popular in the Twitter world, and try and create targeted content around that topic.
3. Let your followers and friends know about your new content – you can use a tool like Twitterfeed or manually update your twitter account when you post a new article, blog post or other piece of content. Your follower list is highly targeted – so they’ll want to know and read new content you’ve published. Not enough followers? Try creating Twitter exclusive content that will attract more followers and friends.
4. Solicit feedback on Twitter – ask friends and followers to give you feedback on new content, get their reactions, and continue the conversation on your blog or on Twitter.
5. Embed a Twitter box on your web page. Let visitors to your web site know that they can always be instantly updated – install a twitter box on your web site that updates with your latest tweets, and invite your website visitors to follow you on Twitter.
Twitter is a great way for getting in touch with other bloggers, promoting content, and increasing stickiness – use it well and you will increase your traffic, create buzz and establish a loyal following.
This post was contributed by Maya Richard, a writer on the topic of high speed internet. You can email her at mayarichard@gmail.com with your feedback.
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I haven’t had a ton of success with Twitter so far.
I did however come across a tip thathas helped me immensely. there are webpages that show you who has the most followers on Twitter. Use this to follow some of the more popular “twitter’s”. Then you make sure to message them, even if they never respond, you build credibility with their foloowers by looking like you are engaging them in conversation.
Great blog btw.
Great info, I should definitely look into twitter!
I am probably going to use Twitter to promote my site too. Thanks for sharing your tips.
great advice. I am having some good results with twitter.
Fill in your profile with keywords you are interested in and are popular..even use names of popular entrepreneurs (like Timothy Ferris) and people searching for him arelikely to add you.
Once your Twitter account is in place, it’s time to start looking for other Twitter users to follow. If you know friends who use Twitter, start off by following them and then checking to see who else is following them – you might find more people to follow yourself in their list. The trick here is to get people to follow you – and the best way to do that is to start following them.
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I was somewhat late to the Twitter game, but I have become utterly addicted!
Thanks for the informative article.
Just dropping by to tell you that I have listed this blog as a dofollow blog and send a few readers your way. I’ve linked to the page above.
I’m in the process of updating the rankings and providing a bit of information about each site. Updates should be up by Wednesday. Let me know if you’d like to change yours.
Warmly,
Linda P. Morton
Twitter is becoming a very solid tool. I mean obviously it is already huge, but it is starting to get some big time media covaerage.
I know the TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) is now using Twitter to update passengers on any problems on the subway or bus lines.
In this tool is great way for getting touch with other bloggers. and also who is talking about our topic. I am having some information with twitter. I should look into twitter and use it. Thank for sharing…..
I can’t tell that Twitter is helping me much, but I don’t tweet enough.
Thanks for this information to help.
Warmly,
Linda P. Morton
First time I have read it out such nice info about Twitter. Just give the link to get the twitter codes for blog.
hmm… i just find out here, how much twitter can help us for our website promotion.. i have an account, but never active.. but, i’m gonna visit it asap. .. thanks
Great post, explained really well and I could really understand. Thank you
I have not yet signed up at twitter…but certainely now…thanks…:)
Nice tips about twitter. I like your point about don’t randomly adding friends. Try to add people that you know and build the network amongst them. This definitely will make your marketing based stonger.
Great information here. I follow trends on traffic closely in relation with twitter on my blog. It can really help you gain an understanding about what content is interesting to your viewers. Check out my blog for some more tips on using social networks as promotoion tools for your site.
Great suggestion about networking within your niche. There are just too many people spammin others that don’t want to know about your business. Find the people that do and associate with them.
Great information here. I follow trends on traffic closely in relation with twitter on my blog. It can really help you gain an understanding about what content is interesting to your viewers. Check out my blog for some more tips on using social networks as promotoion tools for your site.
I have also tried to promote my website through twitter but failed. I don’t know the reason, twitter was supposed to be a great tool for promotion. Might be I have done some thing wrong or haven’t used it the way it should be.