How To Use Twitter To Grow Your Business? (part 1)
| Tips for Using Twitter to Grow Your Business (part I) Twitter has become one of today’s hottest tools for networking and marketing your business. Twitter messages are called “tweets,” forwarding a tweet is “retweeting,” and users “follow” each other. Here are some steps to using Twitter to grow your business. 1. Start slowly: Begin by importing your e-mail contact list to Twitter and following those contacts who are tweeting. You’ll see who they follow, you’ll start following some of those people, and your network will begin to build. 2. Take control: The huge volume of tweets can be overwhelming, so you’ll need tools to manage them like "Tweetdec" which lets you sort your Twitter feed into columns and create different groups you can monitor. 3. Share useful information: Focus on quality over quantity and you’ll soon become known as a trusted resource. 4. Be easy to find: Help people find you on Twitter by including your Twitter “handle” on your business cards, Web site, Facebook or LinkedIn page, in your e-mail signature…you get the idea. Rieva Lesonsky |  | ||