1. Lets Talk Twitter!
By Robert Ryan
LadyUmbrella
www.ladyumbrella.com

2. Agenda
Hi, Im Rob
What Inspired Us to Use Twitter?
Content Plan
Multiple Accounts
How to Find Followers
Account Management
Benefits of Twitter
Promotions/Offers
Twitter in the Grand Scheme of Things
Who is Twitter for?
3 Tips to Start Your Account
3. Hi, Im Rob
LadyUmbrella spreadsheet guy
Social media maniac
37,798 tweets
Likes your questions..
4. What inspired us to start touse Twitter
Curious - lots of hype about it
Necessity needed to get some customers
Free
Success stories (@RizzoTees, @IWearYourShirt)
New challenge
5. Content Plan
Be different, creative purple cow
No right/wrong
Create daily news
Cross Promotion on different networks
Link Baited tweets
...but remember 90/10 rule
6. Multiple Accounts
I operate 4 accounts
@ladyumbrellaltd
@ladyumbrella2
@tshirtstrategy
@teesinapod
Why?
Key to success - Tweetdeck
7. How to Find Followers
Target niche leaders followers
Twellow.com
#FF recommendations
Tweetdeck Searches
Social Circles
8. Twitter Account Management
Tweetdeck
- New Followers
- @Mentions
- Real time searches
- DMs
- Multiple Accounts
- Link Shortening
Tweepi.com
- Flush unfollowers
- Follow Back
Lists!
Twitpic
9. Benefits of Twitter
Im here!
Visibility
Brand Awareness
Customer Support
Sales
...free!
...fun
...like minded people
10. Promotions/Offers
Use of #hashtags
Piggy back on Trending Topics
Compelling, captivating language
pls RT
Drive traffic to somewhere promotion not just housed on Twitter
Be different purple cow
11. Twitter in the Grand Scheme of Things
Front and centre for us!
All promo is online
Facebook & Twitter working in tandem - The Social Media Symphony
Promotes blog content
Promotes Facebook content
12. Who is Twitter for?
..or who is it not for?
Medics, food suppliers, coffee suppliers, builders, plumbers, social media experts, accountants, car racing experiences, sports channels, news channels, dog minders etc..
If you want to be on Twitter you can be on Twitter
More uses than just business
13. Start Your Account Today! 3 Tips
Make sure you fill in bio, picture, link, and be human..Create and upload a background image
Follow those youre interested in
Use lists
Bonus Tip
- Follow us at @ladyumbrellaltd
14. And thats a wrap..
Thanks for listening!
Questions?