Best Twitter Tips

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In the year and a half I’ve been on Twitter, there have been a flood of posts on this blog talking about various experiences, thoughts and opinions I’ve had about the service.

Today, I pored over the archives and picked out these “BEST TWITTER TIPS” to share with you – hope you find them interesting, useful and fun!

• It all begins here – with the agonized expostulation: “Oh, Twitter!” A short, birds-eye view of the Twitter phenomenon, and what it means… to YOU!

• There are many ‘Twitter Myths’ that are easy to stumble into and believe as ‘inviolate truths’. One is that you MUST follow everyone who follows you. Well, after you read this article, you’ll have another perspective – one that’ll make your entire Twitter experience much more fun!

• Want to delve deeper into what really matters about Twitter? What are the numbers or metrics to watch, measure and monitor? In one of my early narratives of using Twitter, I shared some interesting TWITTOGRAPHICS. You may find them of use, too.

• Sometimes we get caught up in the seductive web that Twitter is, and find out (to our dismay) that too much precious working time has been frittered away tweeting sweet nothings into the void! Here’s how to avoid wasting time on social networking!

• And don’t let the “no time” excuse keep you from enjoying the rich benefits of Twitter. Just do it in less time… learn how to use Twitter in 10 minutes a day.

• Is Twitter useful for ‘direct response’ marketing? It’s easy to believe it is when you hear some tall tales about how much money Twitter can make you. I set out to conduct an experiment that answers this question… and came up with some startling observations!

• Does ‘locking’ your Twitter account work well? Will your followers eagerly queue up to request a peek at your tweet-stream? And does limiting and pre-qualifying your followers enhance the response you can expect? Another ‘Twitter Experiment’ answers this question.

• Everyone has a favorite set of ‘rules’ for Twitter. They even love to impose them on other twits! Well, my favorite rule #11 is this: “First, make the rules. Then BREAK them!” The other 10 Twitter Maverick Rules are here.

• Do you wonder what might be the RIGHT way to use Twitter (and indeed any other social networking service)? This short, sweet, simple set of guides may be helpful. Read about Social Networking – the RIGHT way!

• To kickstart the new year, I shared my “three word mantra” on January 5th. It’s been widely re-tweeted all over Twitter, too… and many people have said they’re going to live by it in all their social networking. Join them – by first learning the mantra yourself.

• What good is Twitter? Many curious (or baffled) beginners ask themselves this question when they first come across the service. Here’s one undeniable benefit from tweeting, greeting and meeting… with PROOF!

• And then, there are ways to use Twitter to do good. Like my ‘Heart Kids Tweet-a-thon’. It taught me many valuable lessons, which I shared to help you, in case you’re planning one too. Learn all about maximizing the value of Twitter while running events.

• Did you know you can PLAY on Twitter – and not just have fun, but also bring about some amazing benefits to your business? Yes, it’s true. See how you can profit from playing on Twitter.

• Finally, I created a 6-part primer about using Twitter to generate a flood of web traffic. The nicest part of it is that the entire process is free, and can be put to work by even the newest beginner to Twitter. “6 Day Twitter Traffic” begins here.

Hopefully all these links help you get a bit more from Twitter.

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