Contenu connexe Similaire à Market Yourself Using Twitter (20) Market Yourself Using Twitter1. Market Yourself
Using Twitter
A Web Tutorial for Beginners
Prepared by Saundra Washington
Technology Tools for Real Estate
www.techtools4re.com
2. Millions of
people use
Twitter to
market
themselves and
their businesses.
5. Twitter is a
micro-blogging
platform.
That means it’s an Internet
application you can use to post
short, quick messages
(called “tweets”) on the Internet
for anyone to read.
7. Some people
use Twitter to
let their friends
know what
they’ve been
doing.
8. Others use it to
demonstrate
their expertise
and enhance
their reputation.
10. Twitter is easy
to use and
absolutely free.
In fact, there’s
almost no
reason not to
use it.
12. Use your real
name as your
username, or
create one that
reflects your
business.
16. Once your
account is set
up, you’ll need
followers and
something to
“tweet” about.
20. One way to get
these followers
is to follow
them. Many will
follow you back.
21. To find people to
follow,
click the
“Find People”
tab at the
top of your
Home Page.
25. That person’s
twitter
messages
(“tweets”) will
now be available
for you to see.
31. You can also use
Advanced
Search to find
people in your
geographic area
to follow.
34. When you
follow people,
many will follow
you back and
your list of
followers will
grow.
36. Do not start by
tweeting about
your products
or what you can
do for people.
38. You’ll notice
that many
successful
tweeters offer
advice or
useful
information.
43. Tweet about
those stories
and include
links to those
articles.
Use an application like
www.bit.ly.com to shorten the
URL to fit inside 140 characters.
54. And all of them
will know
something
about you and
your business.
57. And avoid
sending
constant or
repeating
messages about
your products
and services.
58. Nobody likes
spam and
people will
ignore you or
stop listening.
59. There’s more to
know about
using Twitter
and much more
to know about
Internet
marketing.