Tips for Using Twitter more Effectively
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The document provides essential tips for using Twitter effectively as a business networking tool for entrepreneurs through strategies like engaging with followers and using relevant hashtags. It emphasizes the importance of clear goals, building a targeted follower base, and creating shareable content. It also includes practical advice on timing posts and maintaining transparency in online interactions.
Tips for Using Twitter more Effectively
- 1. Tips for using Twi-er NY Entrepreneurs Business Network (NYEBN) March 3, 2010 Nelly Yusupova Twi-er: @DigitalWoman Email: nelly@digitalwoman.com Website: h4p://www.digitalwoman.com
- 2. Your Followers are your potenJal client base… experJse credibility Your generosity Your Company PotenJal Clients Followers
- 3. Twi-er in a Nutshell • Communicate in 140 characters or less • Posts are called “Tweets” • Pass on informaDon, also known as “Re‐Tweet” or RT • Reply to someone publicly using “@” symbol • Reply to someone privately, also known as Direct Message or (DM)
- 4. Examples of Twi-er Uses • Networking • Track Your Brand • Business Development • Stay on top of trends in your industry • Crowd sourcing • GeSng published • CollecDng TesDmonials • A4ending Events Virtually • Meet People in person ‐ “Tweetups” • Promote Specials
- 6. Do you want to use Twi-er to? • Find new customers? • Build brand awareness? • Do Market research? • Create community ? • or all of the above?
- 10. Tip #3 Engage with your followers to build loyalty
- 11. MarkeJng for the eavesdroppers example I’m looking for networking meeDngs to a4end. Can anyone recommend any? @Twi4erHandle Check out the NYC Webgrrls networking event on October 20 h4p://bit.ly/12Upix
- 12. Tip # 4 Use 3 rd Party ApplicaJon to manage your followers & Tweets
- 17. Power of Re‐Tweet (RT) @DigitalWoman (2077 followers) Reading: PC Mag's Top 100 Web Sites of 2009 h4p://bit.ly/GgoF8 @bre- (7087 followers) Reading: PC Mag's Top 100 Web Sites of 2009 ‐ h4p://bit.ly/GgoF8 (via @digitalwoman) @chrisabraham (10,396) @abajrushi (109) @narulvi1 (188) RT @bre4: Reading: PC Mag's This is a killer list! ‐ RT Reading: PC Mag's Top 100 Top 100 Web Sites of 2009 ‐ @bre4: Reading: PC Mag's Web Sites of 2009 ‐ h4p:// h4p://bit.ly/GgoF8 (via Top 100 Web Sites of 2009 bit.ly/GgoF8 (via @digitalwoman) ‐ h4p://bit.ly/GgoF8 (via @digitalwoman) (via @digitalwoman) @bre4) @elijau (116) enjoy :) RT @chrisabraham @bre4: Reading: PC Mag's Top 100 Web 19,973 Sites of 2009 ‐ h4p://bit.ly/GgoF8 (via @digitalwoman)
- 21. Tip # 7 Schedule TweeJng Time Best Jmes: 9am, noon, 3pm, and 6pm EST
- 22. Dont’s Do’s • Join any moneDze your Thank others that have tweets type of service Re‐Tweeted (RT) your messages • Try and pretend you are someone else ‐ just be honest Be transparent, honest & and open with people respeclul of others • Follow people just to get Reply to others in public if them to follow you back you feel others would be interested • Just promote all your own products and services Answer anyone that messages you • Overtweet useless and mundane stuff Try and follow targeted people