Use twitter effectively to connect with people who wish to avail of self catering accommodation in your area

1. Top 20 tips for using twitter to promote your
holiday home
Top 20 tips for using twitter to promote your holiday home

2. Reach more customers and fans by linking to your
Twitter account from your holiday home website
or blog
Top 20 tips for using twitter to promote your holiday home

3. The best way to gain followers on Twitter is to
regularly engage and contribute in a meaningful
way
Top 20 tips for using twitter to promote your holiday home

4. By linking your Twitter account to your mobile
phone number, you can receive and write Tweets
via text message
Top 20 tips for using twitter to promote your holiday home

5. By linking your Twitter account to your mobile
phone number, you can receive and write Tweets
via text message
Top 20 tips for using twitter to promote your holiday home

6. Be yourself on twitter. People will either love you
or hate you for it, but at least it’s you
Top 20 tips for using twitter to promote your holiday home

7. Create a dialogue with your followers, don’t just
push special offers in their face.
Top 20 tips for using twitter to promote your holiday home

8. Don’t just talk about your holiday home, mention
things that are happening in the area and post up
to date photos and videos
Top 20 tips for using twitter to promote your holiday home

9. Don’t get caught up in the numbers game. 100
relevant followers on Twitter is worth more than a
1000 followers any day of the week.
Top 20 tips for using twitter to promote your holiday home

10. Learn how to RT (re-tweet) it not only helps you
stay active, but let’s people know what you are
interested in.
Top 20 tips for using twitter to promote your holiday home

11. Twitter is as good as the people you follow
Top 20 tips for using twitter to promote your holiday home

12. Tweet 80% relevant content that is of genuine
interest to those who follow you and 20% self-
promotion. A good mix will get you much further
than 100% promotion.
Top 20 tips for using twitter to promote your holiday home

13. Don’t be all over the place. Be known as the go to
page for your locality and a reliable information
source on what’s happening locally.
Top 20 tips for using twitter to promote your holiday home

14. Remember that twitter is about communicating,
not marketing. Focus on adding value to the
conversation, not selling something.
Top 20 tips for using twitter to promote your holiday home

15. Listen Listen Listen. And engage in conversation.
Do not spam.
Top 20 tips for using twitter to promote your holiday home

16. Putting a real name and face on your identity
allows customers to associate with your brand on
a personal level.
Top 20 tips for using twitter to promote your holiday home

17. Tweet about other peoples business – particularly
those in the local area.
Top 20 tips for using twitter to promote your holiday home

18. Twitter works best when integrated with your
other social media channels, YouTube, Flickr,
Facebook etc
Top 20 tips for using twitter to promote your holiday home

19. Don’t over-tweet. 5 tweets in a row can become
irritating for your followers.
Top 20 tips for using twitter to promote your holiday home

20. If all your links point back to your own website,
the risk being ignored and un-followed
Top 20 tips for using twitter to promote your holiday home

21. Follow people you think are interesting, don’t just
follow them because everyone else is.
Top 20 tips for using twitter to promote your holiday home

22. Hope you enjoyed this short presentation and
good luck with your tweets
www.twitter.com/donegalcottages
Top 20 tips for using twitter to promote your holiday home