It seems as if a lot of Twitter users would like more followers. Getting Twitter followers is really all about interacting, and sharing common interests. There are plenty of Twitter spammers out there. But, my intention is to show you how to legitimately use Twitter. And, you’ll naturally just start attracting followers. It doesn’t take a whole lot of hours either. I’m gonna show you how to use Twitter & build your base of followers by only spending a few minutes everyday on Twitter. Why Use Twitter:
Connect with people that share similar interests as you. Build your personal brand. Start a conversation. Get feedback, advice, etc. Drive traffic and awareness. Be social. Get breaking news before it’s news (eg: mumbai attacks, plane crash in hudson river ). Twitter can be whatever you want it to be.
Setting up Twitter:
1) Sign-up. Your Twitter URL should ideally be your brand name.
2) Upload an avatar. That could be your logo, a personal photo, or anything else.
3) Write a descriptive bio. Link to your blog, facebook, linkedin, flickr, etc. Pick one.
4) Put your location on your profile.
How to use Twitter:
1) Tweet useful information that is worth sharing. Add to the community. Use keywords whenever possible in your tweets because people are searching all the time for stuff.
2) Where to find your information? Set up Google Alerts, Email and RSS feeds that will automatically send you fresh & relevant content to Tweet. Set up a RSS feed for a Twitter Search.
3) Retweet (RT) other people’s Tweets.
4) Answer questions using @replies ( Eg: @JoshFialkoff )
5) Use hashtags when appropriate. (eg: place #smx at the end of your tweet when SMX Conference is happening, and you’re Tweeting about it). Hashtags are commonly used when trade shows are happening. That way, everyone at the show can easily find who else is Tweeting.
6) Use a URL shortening service like TinyURL or Zi.ma. The thing I like about Zi.ma is that you can track the # of views.
7) Be consistent. Make it a point to use Twitter a few minutes in the morning, and a few minutes each evening. Monica Obrien wrote a great post about allocating a few minutes everyday to 5 specific Twitter tasks.
Promoting your profile:
1) Use Twitter Search to search for keywords to find people talking about your interests. Follow those people. Say hello.
2) If you have a blog, put a Twitter button on it. Write a post about a Tweet. Link to it. Notify the person who tweeted that you wrote a post about it. Link to other bloggers.
3) If you have a Flickr account, put your Twitter URL on your Flickr profile & photo description. Do the same tactic with Facebook, Linkedin, Viddler, etc.
Twitter only takes a few minutes each day, and is yet another great way to build your personal brand.
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2 Responses to “How to Use Twitter Only A Few Minutes Everyday”
Was just researching after watching a set of ‘what is twitter’ and ‘tweet how to’ videos. Have to say reading for some reasons sticks the point a bit better.
Nice tips for making Tweeting more efficient. That has to be the worst drawback to Twitter, its addictive. You put out say great ways to trim the time suck down, TYM
Gonna come find you on twitter to so i can catch your next post.
Nicely done. I’ve written a similar article myself recently on my blog. I’d also recommend TweetDeck (http://tweetdeck.com) for pretty much everybody, even those who only use Twitter a few minutes a day. Once you reach 150+ followers, it’s impossible to keep up with them and, more importantly, Twitter itself (as in the ‘wave’) on Twitter.com. I think this is why many people find it frustrating and/or don’t ‘get it’, because Twitter.com itself as an experience can keep you a bit distant from the stream.
All that said, I believe that to really get Twitter it takes a lot more than a few minutes a day of use. Like many things you’ll only get back what you put in, and that’s absolutely the case with Twitter. You don’t have to be on it 24/7, but I do think you have to check in pretty regularly. It’s no good building followers if you’re not socialising with them.
March 1st, 2009 at
Was just researching after watching a set of ‘what is twitter’ and ‘tweet how to’ videos. Have to say reading for some reasons sticks the point a bit better.
Nice tips for making Tweeting more efficient. That has to be the worst drawback to Twitter, its addictive. You put out say great ways to trim the time suck down, TYM
Gonna come find you on twitter to so i can catch your next post.
Peace,
Mich D. aka @MichDdot
March 1st, 2009 at
Nicely done. I’ve written a similar article myself recently on my blog. I’d also recommend TweetDeck (http://tweetdeck.com) for pretty much everybody, even those who only use Twitter a few minutes a day. Once you reach 150+ followers, it’s impossible to keep up with them and, more importantly, Twitter itself (as in the ‘wave’) on Twitter.com. I think this is why many people find it frustrating and/or don’t ‘get it’, because Twitter.com itself as an experience can keep you a bit distant from the stream.
All that said, I believe that to really get Twitter it takes a lot more than a few minutes a day of use. Like many things you’ll only get back what you put in, and that’s absolutely the case with Twitter. You don’t have to be on it 24/7, but I do think you have to check in pretty regularly. It’s no good building followers if you’re not socialising with them.