On Day One when I signed up with Twitter and tweeted something along the lines of ‘don’t understand what all the fuss is about’! I never imagined it would take off as it has done! But I persevered and now several months down the line I have put out nearly 500 tweets and have well over 2,000 following, so I must be going in the right direction.
It was never my intention to use Twitter for attraction marketing but then my first foray into internet marketing came several months later and the buzz surrounding Twitter was getting louder and louder as everyone realised its full potential.
By far the most common question someone will ask when I mention Twitter is ‘but what on earth do you say?’ The problem is that most people not currently using Twitter do not understand the value and probably never will until they set up an account and start interacting!
So what can you say? Well to start with anything that comes into your head, but here are a few ideas!
1 No one wants a blow-by-blow account of your every move!
2 Everyone likes to laugh so if you find something amusing, share it!
3 If you have a particular interest, share information or articles you find with people.
4 Favourite quotes always go down well.
5 If you are using Twitter for business, don’t just push your business 24/7.Try to keep to the 80/20 rule, 80% of your tweets should be entertaining, interesting or inspirational, 20% business.
6 When you read a tweet which you find interesting, RT (re-tweet) it to your followers. (Just put out a post beginning with ‘RT @personstwittername then copy and paste the tweet, then post it)
7 Ask questions; people love to help.
8 Give value! If you interact, RT people and generally enjoy Twitter you will give value and get lots of followers.
9 Tweet regularly.
10 Don’t shout too much – generally capital letters mean you are shouting!
So that’s it, if you haven’t got a Twitter account sign up for one now, its lots of fun!!
Sue Collier
