Twitter your business Tweeple! What are you doing?

by Kasumi DeMarco

Twitter is a micro messaging system founded by San Francisco startup Obvious Corp.

Twitter lets users send a message in response to the services tagline “What are you doing?” it can be up to 140 characters and can be read by anyone subscribed to the Twitter user.

A message can be sent to Twitter in many ways including via their own Twitter web site, SMS, IM, email etc

Ideas for using Twitter productively for Business

Make a note of a task as you start working on it, and then again when you finish the task. Good for keeping track of how long a task takes.

Find out what your followers think about your web site, blog etc just add the link and ask them for Feedback.

Rather than send bulk emails send your followers a quick Twitter telling them all about your latest offers or promotions.

Publish links that will be of interest or benefit to your followers, these could include news and weather related feeds.

Use Twitter to expand your business networking contacts, searching for users within your own business sector, or even users who could benefit from the products, services, information you provide.

Ask a business related question or answer a fellow Twitter users question.

Twitter applications that are good for Business

Twellow  http://www.twellow.com
This directory can be used for finding and connecting with people of experience and expertise in your areas of interest.

Search Twitter http://search.twitter.com/
See what’s happening right now with this tool, Try typing in your own business sector or business name, to see who is saying what?

Tweetbeep http://tweetbeep.com/
Keeps track of Twitter users who mention a you, a product, brand, location in fact anything that interests you. You can even keep track of who’s tweeting your web site or blog.

Twitscoop http://www.twitscoop.com/
Tells you what words are being used most on Twitter, and if you highlight the word it shows you the full micro messages that contains these words. You can also input a twitter username or keywords in the search box to track them too.

How to make Twitter work for you and your Business

I personally think it’s down to individual users to make Twitter work for their business, as like all online networking it takes time and commitment from you to twitter micro messages that appeal and interest others.

Remember the more people who chose to be your followers the more chance you have of effective networking and finding real business opportunities.

Complete your Twitter Bio with a eye catching one liner, include your web site or blog URL and customise your page with an image and appealing colours/background so that potential followers feel they know something about you.

Follow Me Tweeple…

https://twitter.com/KasumiSEO

Tags: tweeple