Still not sure how to use Twitter for your business? Here's Eight Ways Twitter is Useful Professionally from Web Worker Daily to get you going.
I especially like #3
"Expand your professional network. By paying attention to @ messages, you see who people you’re working with are working with. If the discussion is interesting enough, you might find someone you’d like to follow on Twitter… and eventually work with."
Linda Locke
Twitter Tips
What's so cool about Twitter? It gives you an eye inside the mind of early adopters. http://snurl.com/29er0
Some good ideas on how to be a contributor to social media. It's all about sharing links and providing fresh content. http://snurl.com/29eqh
Another nifty Twitter app! Tweet 2 Tweet let you view conversations between 2 Twitter screen names http://tweet2tweet.com/
Should I Stop Blogging? 20 Questions to Ask Yourself. http://snurl.com/29eei
Checking out http://addictomatic.com It's a really neat meta-search site that grabs results from lots of social networking & news sites
Most Popular Twitter Apps http://snurl.com/298yu
8 Tips for How to Work a Twitter Party - http://snurl.com/298ya
Twitter + MeetUp = one successful Tweetup! http://snurl.com/28zif
How valuable are you on Twitter? http://snurl.com/28zhv
Why Twitter Matters http://snurl.com/28zha
How to use Summize.com to "follow" conversations on Twitter http://snurl.com/28rgt
More fun Twitter Apps: http://snurl.com/28r85
Overcoming Social Media Objections: Our website has a “talk to sales rep” button, what else is there?" http://snurl.com/28r7m
ebay + Twitter = http://twibler.com/
Linda Locke
Twitter Tips
Want to expand your group of followers on Twitter? Try using an organic approach to building your Twitter fans and people will naturally want to follow you. In other words, be yourself, be open, write from the heart, and be helpful.
To get you started on this path, here's 5 natural growing tips on how to increase your presence on Twitter from Problogger, Darren Rowse.
My favorite tip from Darren is the one that I think is key:
"just be yourself and Tweet from the heart. Don’t stress too much about the numbers but connect genuinely with the Twitter followers you already have and let the rest take care of itself!"
Linda Locke,
Editor
Twitter Tips
In a relatively short time, Twitter has become my absolute favorite web addiction. It's exciting, fun to use, and it's a really handy tool for bloggers, writers, and web workers alike.
Here's 5 ways I like to use Twitter in my online publishing business.
1. Tapping into the Twitter stream. There are a gazillion cool hacks for Twitter, but the one that I like best is Summize.com. It's a search engine for the Twitter feed and I like it better than Google right now. The information is always fresh since it's constantly being updated as new tweets are posted. I use it to get ideas for blog posts and to get the up-to-the-second pulse on what the Twitterverse is talking about.
2. Network and Meet New People. Twitter is a great place to network and chat with people who are interested in the same stuff you are. When you have an online business or work at home, it's easy to feel isolated from the rest of the world. Twitter is always there when you need to take a break or just eavesdrop on some interesting conversations. I've networked with more people through Twitter in 3 weeks then I have in a whole year through my off line business network.
3. Idea Generator and Research Tool. Twitter is just one giant, fascinating think tank. It's like having a conversation with hundreds of people at once. You can ask questions, get feedback, and see what other Twitterers are reading, watching, thinking, eating or doing. I get so many ideas from using Twitter that it sometime keeps me up at night thinking about it all. For a research hound, Twitter is Nirvana!
4. Keeping Track of Links. Instead of bookmarking posts, web sites and web services like I used to, I now link to them through my posts on Twitter. That way I can share the good stuff I find with my Twitter friends and keep track of it for myself at the same time. No more time wasting, frustrating searches through my Firefox bookmarks looking for that elusive missing link.
5. Warm up to Writing Blog Posts. Twitter really gets my writing juices flowing, sparking ideas and making the writing process fun and easy. The limit of only 140 characters per post smashes through writer's block and brings the joy back into writing for me. If I need an idea for a post, I can scan through my Twitter posts and replies and find a good topic idea fast.
I could go on and on, but Twitter simply ROCKS! But don't take my word for it. Take Twitter for a spin yourself and you'll see what I mean.
Linda Locke
Twitter Tips
Here's a roundup of some of my tip posts on Twitter from last week.
Enjoy!
Some thoughts on Twitiquette. http://snurl.com/271ck
An Unofficial Twitter Style Guide. Thx Grammar Girl! http://snurl.com/271c9
Reading Greasemonkey Scripts For the Social Media Addict http://snurl.com/2717l
More Twitter app goodness. http://whoshouldifollow.com/
12 Ways To Improve Your Twitter Experience - http://snurl.com/26vv1
Twittervision 2D. Very, very cool. http://snurl.com/26tqv
More great Twitter stuff. http://snurl.com/26tpn
Another fun use of Twitter. I may never get any work done again EVER! http://overheard.it/
Is Twitter just for geeks? Or just really smart people who are ahead of the curve? http://snurl.com/26exe
Breakthroughs for the dreaded Writer's Block. http://snurl.com/269p1 - I love the Twitter idea. Works for me.
Who are the top 25 Twitterers??? http://snurl.com/269nz
My new addiction. http://snurl.com/269n4
More helpful Twitter tips... http://snurl.com/2640l
Great tips for Twitter newbies on how to handle followers. http://snurl.com/263yf
Could you go without Twitter for a day? Hmm. I don't think so. But still. http://snurl.com/263tm
Twitter, the new get out of jail free card? http://snurl.com/263tc
More great uses for Twitter. It just keeps gettin' better. http://snurl.com/25zz4
Love these twitter hacks. Can't seem to get enough. http://snurl.com/25zys
8 reasons why Twitter is the blogger's best friend. http://snurl.com/25z2e
Fooling around with http://www.twitterlocal.net/
Checking out http://twittervision.com/ What a trip!
There are so many ways that Twitter can help you become a better blogger. It's a idea generator, a research tool, a marketing tool, and also kicks the heck out of writer's block. And it's also a guilty pleasure, so fun and addictive it's hard to stop.
Here's some more reasons why Twitter is a blogger's best friend:
Twitter: 8 Reasons Why It's The Blogger's New Sidekick from the Performancing blog.
Linda Locke
Twitter Tips
One of the things I like the best about Twitter is the power of networking and making connections with people who are passionate about the same things you are.
It also allows you to connect with influential people in the blogsphere (assuming they are on Twitter of course).
Here's 8 Tips for Power Networking on Twitter from the Fuelinteractive blog to help you get started building your personal network.
Linda Locke
Twitter Tips
Just getting started with Twitter? Not sure what to post?
Here's a quick guide for newbies to get you off to a good start!
Linda Locke
Twitter Tips
