If you are already on Twitter and are using it as a business tool, then it is good for you. If you’re not on Twitter yet, it’s very easy to join and it’s free. Just follow the instruction at Twitter.com and you’ll be on before you know it. Registration is very easy and fast.
Before you do anything else, upload your picture to Twitter so people can see what you or your brand logo looks like. This is the start of branding yourself via Twitter.
The next step is to add a bio to your profile. You can look at what other people are putting and come up with one of your own. Ideally, you should list your business interests and add a dash of humor. Some people put their keywords inside this bio box. That way, their profile can come up if users search for those terms that are listed inside their profile.
After you get those two things going, start following a few people you know and who know you. Tweet in their direction by using an @ in front of their Twitter name. This ensures that they will see it when they check their “mentions” (their @name) on their Twitter page. And everyone checks because they want to know who’s talking to them or about them. Don’t forget to use the @ sign.
So you’ve got a couple tweets out there and you’re following a few people. The next step is to throw in a few retweets (RT), which you do by taking someone else’s profound or informative tweet and copying and pasting it in with an RT and @theirname added to the front of it.
Now… you can start following lots of people and most of them will follow you back. What’s the purpose of this? Well, the more targeted followers you have on Twitter, the more likely some of them will buy from you when you tweet occasional promotions of your products or services.
All the steps you’ve done prior to this ensure that your Twitter profile is attractive to others. When you follow them, they’re going to check out your Twitter page (unless they do auto-follows) and see if you’re worth following.
To get targeted followers, go to well-known marketers in your field of interest. For example, if you’re an internet marketer you’ll want to follow people like Joel Comm, John Reese, Mike Filsaime, etc… whoever you’d like to follow.
Okay, take it one step further now by clicking on their followers in the upper right hand of their Twitter page. People who follow them are probably people you want to have follow you, right? So follow these people and they’ll most likely follow you back. Hover your clicker over their name and it will show their bio. If the bio looks like they’re in your field or a complementary field, click on the follow button. If you’re not sure, click on their name and check out their Twitter page.
Follow these hints to increase your followers on Twitter. Yes, Twitter is about building relationships with other Twitterers, and it can really help your business to build relationships with your targeted audience.
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