Twitter is a simple online service (or mini blog) that enables you to broadcast out short messages and thoughts to your friends or “followers.”
You can specify which Twitter users you want to follow so you can “follow” them and read their messages in one place.
Businesses can form instant direct relationships with their customers simply by using the service regularly and responding to customers comments.
Simply go to Twitter.com and sign up. It is an easy-to-use, and best of all its a free service.
Twitter is only similar to Facebook’s status updates. Unlike other social networking sites, Twitter is not about connecting with friends, family and people you know, it’s all about following people that interest you and “Follow” them.
To get you started and to fill up your home page with interesting posts Use the “find people” link or search for subjects (go to search.twitter.com) that you might be interested in.
Now start posting your updates. Don’t expect many to follow you immediately. It will take some time and remember those you follow do not automatically follow you!
As often as you have something interesting to say, some people tweet all day long and other. Few times a week, just remember quality maters! Also try to keep it short and sweet!
If someone you follow posts an interesting update or link and you wish to leet your followers know then copy and paste it into your update box with RT (retweet) at the start and need post it. Or use the retweet option.
If you need to Reply to someone, then put a @ symbol at the front of the name of the person you are responding to. Even if they are not following you, they will be alerted to your message. Remember everyone can see these. If you want to message someone privately put a D or DM in front of the name and then your message.
Yes! You can either text your messages to your tweeter account or if you have a smart phone such as an iPhone or android enabled device. Then there are plenty of apps including the official Twitter App for the iPhone.
Use any one of the many URL shortening services out there, like TinyURL.com, to shorten your links to something a little more manageable. You will find that Most Twitter users shorten their URL’s regardless of their size just to keep them readable and to not distract the user for the tweet. You can also set up many of the Twitter clients available to automatically shorten any URL that is entered.
Yes, you can change the Colours and add a background image to match you companies brand.
Twitter is very effective way to increase your sites exposure, tweet about special offers, new products, gain feedback and much more. best of all Twitter is free marketing all it requires is a little bit of time.
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