How To Use Twitter To Generate Traffic
by Nelson TanInternet Mastery Center
Twitter is still a relatively new social networking site, and there are still thousands of marketers who are not using it to its full potential. Some are not using it at all. As with just about any other social networking site you can mention, you have to put in the work at the start to establish yourself as a credible, helpful contributor who is there to do more than just give a sales message and win customers. Using Twitter is an art form all of its own, and is totally unlike anything you will do anywhere else.
The short length of the messages you are allowed to send means that you have to approach the task in a completely different way. The underlying principle does not change, however, and if you are looking to build a long term business presence, you will need to take a long-term view and work to build up your network of friends. These friends can see your twits on their Twitter home page, so it is well worth making the effort to cultivate as many as you can. You are allowed to put links in your twits, so you will need to restrain yourself from getting carried away and posting links too often.
As ever, it takes a bit of work and a bit of thought to use Twitter effectively. Make sure that your twits are of value and interesting. If you can keep abreast of breaking news, and the latest trends in your area of expertise, you can build up a reputation as being someone to watch out for. This will keep you on people's friend lists, and give you the chance to broadcast an occasional message about your own website or profile which will encourage them to visit. Driving social network traffic is never quick or easy, but you can build up a reputation which will result in regular visitors to your site, who have every chance of becoming regular customers.
For your complete Twitter strategy, please read "All the Twitter strategies and cool tools you must have". Nelson Tan is the webmaster behind Internet Mastery Center. Download $347 worth of FREE Internet Marketing gifts at http://www.internetmasterycenter.com
Article submitted Wednesday, March 03, 2010 & read 28 times.
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» left by Robert Greyeagle (190 days 12 hours ago.)
Would like to see more articles on how best to use Twitter. I am still trying to understand the site. Foe the life of me, I can't figure out how to post a profile picture to my page!Respond to this comment
» left by Nelson Tan (190 days 7 hours ago.)
You can upload your photo and edit your profile by clicking on the 'Profile' tab in your twitter account, but crop your photo into a square first.Hmm, looks like commenting does not allow inserting links. I updated my signature in the article so click on "All the Twitter strategies and cool tools you must have." to read my complete Twitter strategy.Respond to this comment
» left by Mark Parsec(351)(188 days 14 hours ago.)
Hi Nelson,
Thank you for all the advise you provide for so many on how to optimize our online experience. I'd like to talk some more. Maybe I'll send you a message from our other site.
Mark
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» left by Linda DeWitt (188 days 14 hours ago.)
Very interesting. I'll have to check some of this information out. Thanks again for sharing.Respond to this comment
