Twitter for Business: What do newbies need to know?

Today I was working on a class about Twitter for our Massive Visibility mentees. While I was putting together info about how to sign up and the basics of creating a profile and how to tweet and reply, I wondered what others thought about regarding using twitter for business.

One of my favorite ways to use Twitter is as a research tool. So I put the question out to my followers:

Survey: What's the most important thing new users should know about using Twitter for their business?

Naturally I got responses right away, all thoughtful and worth considering. Since I have my tweets automatically post on my Facebook profile, I also got a responses there.

Click through to see the screenshots of the great tips I received and then click the comments link to share your tips for newbies and what they should know about using twitter for business.

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Many thanks to all who contributed. I'd love to hear your thoughts about what newbies need to know about using twitter for business...