TWITTER TIPS & TRICKSPresented by: Sweta Patel

Social Media Eatery

Objectives

How to get more twitter followers, faster Creating a connection with followers Converting followers to fans of your

products or services How to get your followers to re-tweet

How do you get more followers faster?

“Twitter is like a box of chocolates”

Add yourself to Twitter directories: i.e Twellow and Wefollow

Use Twibes to group yourself with people who have similar interests

Okay I am in the directories, Now what?

Create Content Find your Audience

Spread the Word

Ideas

Use Twitter as a tool for tech/customer support

Connect your blog and other social media profiles to your Twitter page

Learn to pitch Twitter influencers with articles relevant to their interest

Explicitly ask another user to recommend your profile or exchange

recommendations

Don’t Mass followMass follow= spammers

Twitter sites:Twitter Blacklist and Twerpscan to

show who is spamming and weed out people who try to follow many users in

order to build an large audience.

Take Home Message

Give value to your target audience share ideas

promote your own website or blog

“Twitter All About It (With a Link!)”

Creat a Connection Follow back to show them interest

Answer any questions they may ask through their tweets

Arrange Tweet-ups

#FollowFriday (interest group) @shoutout

Write About Interesting ContentBecome the source of your Industry

“Widget Discovery Solves World Hunger”

“Widgets Invented by Forefathers”

“How To Catch The Elusive E-Widget”

“Band Named After Widget”

Add Value

Other ideasShare ideas through Re-Tweeting

Conduct a poll which engages your followers and share opinions

Do not only Promote your own stuff

Convert Followers to Fans and Products of your service

Tweet them asking how their service was. This creates loyalty among your

customers and eventually fans of your products

Keep Converting

Provide VALUBLE Content! Didn’t I already say that? Hint Hint!

Let’s See….. We need • Newsworthy Articles

• Fresh Industry Perspective• Participation

• And a dash of promotion.

…..and maybe some oregano.

How to get Followers to Retweet

More Ingredients for Re-Tweeting

Twitter Contests

Make sure you expose your Twitter name everywhere so people know you

People love to Re-Tweetquotes

breaking news beautiful photos

controversial topics questions

jokes

Take Home Messages Tweet other people’s blogs

Recommend others through #FollowFridays

Respond to Tweets Add them to a List

The Golden Rule

Help 5 a Day Keeps the Fail Whale Away

Everyday make it a point to visit 5 profiles and Retweet 5 tweets; respond to 5; or visit 5 of your

followers blogs or websites