Follow Me On Twitter

Follow Me On Twitter

Hello, Warriors:

Compared to many, I am still a Twitter newbie, having joined this popular Social Networking site just a few short weeks ago. Here is my invitation to you to follow me on Twitter.

Twitter has become quite a remarkable Social Networking success story and “Follow me on Twitter” has quickly become a popular catchphrase among home based Internet business marketers. Twitter is building worldwide membership at a phenomenal pace and has attracted the attention of mainstream media.

One of our regional television stations ran a news story on Twitter last week and had regional viewers flocking to Twitter by the hundreds to sign up and follow the station’s regular Twitter tweets. In a smart marketing move, the station then made periodic announcements during television newscasts over the next few days to update viewers on the number of Twitter followers the station had received up to that moment.

The way Twitter works is members make short real-time posts, called tweets, to let people know what they are doing at that moment. The tweets can only be 140 characters or less, so it makes tweeting quick to do and easy for followers to read.

Since it is a social site, the tweet topics are wide open; basically, anything you want to tweet about, keeping it within respectable social conventions, of course.

As a Twitter member, when you are logged in and each time you refresh your browser, all new tweets will appear from other members you have chosen to follow.

Similarly, each time you post a tweet, it will appear to those members who have chosen to follow you. You can post tweets as often as you like. However, I recommend not posting too many, right after each other, or it may look like spamming. I want people to follow me on Twitter, so I try to spread my tweets throughout the day.

One nice thing about Twitter is that it is very easy to use. Members have complete control over who they choose to follow. It is simple to select which members to follow or un-follow.

Members use Twitter for a variety of purposes, from social, to business, to just plain entertainment. They follow the sources of information most relevant to them, and they post information of interest and relevance to members who choose to follow them.

Personally, I post notices of blog updates and website changes, inspirational or motivational quotes, recommendations for web biz programs or marketing resources, links to fellow marketer’s sites that catch my eye and responses to tweets from other Twitter members.

When you follow me on Twitter, you will see that I sometimes tweet just plain old answers to the standard Twitter question of “What are you doing?” In those cases, I might say, “Taking a lunch break,” or “Doing keyword research for an article or blog post,” or (ironically) “Just finished feeding sunflower seeds to the twittering birds in my backyard!”

The idea is to keep your name and your face in front of other Twitter members.

Obviously, the more relevant, informative and useful your posts are, the more likely you will be to retain your followers and attract new ones. It is like any form of advertising or promotion: give them a good reason to follow you and they will keep following you.

Additionally, the more interesting or helpful your tweets are, the more open people will be to your marketing recommendations and suggestions.

If you are using Twitter as a marketing outlet, then work at being the kind of member that people enjoy following. They will then be much more likely to check out your website and blog pages.

As a Twitter newbie, I am still discovering ways to use this popular Social Networking site to my home based web biz advantage. But one thing is for sure – I appreciate having followers and I turn around and follow most members who are following me. So, come on, follow me on Twitter today!

GT

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