A month or so ago I mentioned that I finally started using Twitter and that it was sucking me in. I'm not as addicted as I was at that moment but I do realize it's a valuable tool and connect at least once a day if not more.
What makes Twitter valuable you ask?
- Push out your blog posts to all your followers with twitterfeed.com
- Let your followers know what you're doing/working on by updating your status. Use ping.fm to update the status on all your social networking sites
- Build relationships with influencers in your niche by following them and responding to their tweets
- Maintain your visibility with your customers and clients by inviting them to follow you
- Send links to press releases, important blog posts, videos, etc.
- It's a quick, efficient way to connect
- Get rapid feedback on surveys or a problem you need solved
There's a lot more. This is just the tip of the iceberg. And there are a ton of new applications being developed for Twitter. Here are a few links among thousands that can help you get started and gain an understanding of why you may want to jump on this microblogging trend.
Jeremiah Owyang's Essential Twitter Tools:
Lynn Terry: 5 Ways To Build Your Following @Twitter.com
From Marketing Sherpa:
Get Famous Using Twitter to Market Your Company & Yourself
Related posts:
SOBCon08 provided great insights to social networking
Ping.fm manages status updates
http://www.biztipsblog.com/2008/04/twitter-there-i.html
http://www.biztipsblog.com/2008/04/twitter-is-suck.html
Just joined twitter in order to increase traffic to my blog. Would love to sign up for ping.fm
Thanks for the info.
Posted by: byron | Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 01:56 PM