Make Money Online With Twitter – The Wise Person’s Start Up Guide

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Internet Marketers don’t just tweet for fun – they use twitter to collect followers, to establish a rapport with them, to build trust and to be genuinely helpful (by responding to other users’ questions and proposing solutions to their problems).  And serious twitter users don’t just send out general tweets to everyone – there are techniques for getting straight to the hottest prospects!   

Setting up your twitter account for Internet Marketing

1          use the name you need to be known by.

2          upload a personal photo – users need to see that you’re a real person.

3          use a non-standard background to stand out from the crowd.

4          spend time on a great profile with a link to your website or blog.

Collecting Followers

Follow others, see who they follow and collect like-minded people who are suited to what you are selling. You’re looking for people who already want your product. Most people will follow you back (perhaps using an automated tool like socialoomph). Some may even read your message, read your profile and click your link.

An automated system such as twollo will find people and follow them for you. Once you get going with interesting and retweetable tweets, using the kind of keywords that people might be interested in, even more people will decide to follow you.

Responding

When someone follows you, send them a welcoming message that is intriguing enough to make them want to check you out (but don’t try to sell them anything at this stage).  Socialoomph will do this for you automatically.

When you follow someone, they will usually send you a welcoming message, thanking you for the follow. Send them a message back – unlike normal tweets, these direct messages appear in people’s e-mail as well as within twitter.

Whenever anyone sends you a direct message, send them a direct message back. You want to get into conversation with people, after all.

How to tweet and get into profitable conversations

In my article titled “Making Money Online with Twitter – Advanced Tweeting Techniques” I show you what kind of thing to tweet, and I show you how to find conversations that will lead to conversions!

A New Era of Communication- Modern Warfare 2 Twitter

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Modern Warfare 2 twitter is one of the highest volume search terms on Google at the moment and it is easy to see why. With Robert Bowling the community manager having over 90,000 followers on twitter, infinity ward with over 30,000 followers and the trending topic #MW2 having a minimum of 30 posts an hour there is excitement and a real sense of community on the newest large scale social networking site.

Infinity Ward have been very clever in using Twitter, one of the fastest growing internet sites in the world, using Twitter they can connect instantly to their target audience and achieve feedback on ideas and marketing tools. Robert Bowling the community manager is constantly asking questions of the fans to help in the development of the game, what would you want in a strategy guide?  What controller type is better concave or convex? From these questions he gets immediate feedback from a variety of fans from across the globe.

The game developer also uses it to keep gamers up to date with the latest happenings in the run up to the games release on November eleventh. They posted a video of the release of the prestige edition including night vision goggles and almost immediately people were watching the video’s and discussing how much it would be and were you could pre-order the special edition from. The hype generated by twitter on the prestige edition has meant it has sold out in the UK on the HMV website (the only place it was available to pre-order).

It seems in the coming months the widely respected game developers will be using the social networking site to interact with fans, run competitions and get an idea of what gamers want from the game. I think we could see a massive increase of the search term Modern Warfare 2 Twitter in the coming months as the release date for the game approaches.

Maximize Your Twitter Followers

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Tweeters from worldwide need to learn how to become a greater tweeter in Twitter. How are you going to do this?

To begin with, you should learn how to re-tweet. It is possible to certainly transform your standing in Twitter when you re-tweet. When one of your followers posts an appealing post, you can re-tweet it. Should you choose this, most of your followers will even do the same. Just imagine all your followers re-tweeting. When they add your username to their updates, you will be exposed to numerous users. Be careful in re-tweeting when you might not be publishing interesting or helpful topics. Make sure that you re-tweet just the high quality ones. How can you re-tweet? You have to copy the first tweet and write the prefix RT with their name with the originator.

Many users use Twitter to publish tweets that no one is interested about. Who cares in what you ate for dinner or that which you did last night. Perhaps your closest friends will appreciate that but think about the rest of the social community? It might be better when you distribute informative tweets, no nonsense. In so doing, people will think of you in a different way. They are going to understand and feel that you care some way. If youre addressing your tweets to 1 guy, try and indicate it so that others knows who you are referring to.

Send replies often. Discussing all day long is possible through Twitter. If you wish to talk, youd better sign up to this social site. Followers like a person who knows how to listen. You might probably find yourself laughing at dumb tweets and you must restrain yourself. Twitter is an application that allows people to communicate; so matter just how interesting some tweets sound, try and appreciate them and reply courteously. Most of Twitter users need to be heard on the internet and when they find people who know how to listen, they are more focused on making friends.

In order to tweet better, you should be proactive. Locate some nice articles and very helpful info online; once you find one, post it. Some might re-tweet it or you can find other users that are curious about meeting you.

Its not necessary to talk about something at all times. Try and be careful in using your automated messages and updates because you could be tormenting others with boring info. You can also try using hashtags. The keywords and phrases are preceded by # and during the past months, hashtags are really hot.

Use the tool Twitpic to upload pictures to your user profile page. Try and upload as numerous pictures as you can but choose your pics well. Your pictures can tell a lot about you and other users will understand. With the images, your followers can become familiar with you better. According to expert tweeters, pictures can tell a lot about a person as compared to the posts to send.

Ways Twitter Can Help Market Events

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1. Post updates about your event website/online registration
When you set up a Twitter account for your event, make sure to enter your event website into the URL section. Your website will be visible on your profile at all times. Keep your followers updated about changes, for example when you have added your event agenda to your website, or when the dates and times of tasks are due. Include relevant links (event website or online registration page) every time, so your followers can easily read and find such information

2. Offer special deals
A good way to create noise and buzz about your event

3. Ask for feedback and ideas from followers
Delegates appreciate knowing they have contributed to an event so they get the most benefit from paying to attend. Twitter is a great way to do this. You can also poll for answers to get feedback to help shape content

4. Post real content that is significant
Twitter provides ongoing information and it needs to be interesting and relevant for people to engage and be inspired. This will create discussion between you and your delegates who will look forward to your updates

5. Monitor your event using Twitter
Creating the buzz will invoke readership and responses by your followers. Twitter is about sharing and creating discussion, so make sure you keep track of what’s being said about your event and join in the conversation. It can be as simple as answering a question about a logisitc change such as letting users know about a workshop time change

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Twitter: It Isn’t Just For Business Anymore

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I never ever like to say I am a Horatio Alger story, mainly because I am not. I am part-way there,but still a very long way to go. Maybe I’m a middle-class Horatio.

In 1997, after twenty years on corporate America, I was put on the sidelines for several diseases, all of which were misdiagnosed. I was unable to collect social security disability because I religiously went to the doctor, took my meds, listened to his or her diatribe of how much better I was getting, and went home feeling worse than I did when I arrived.

I finally started researching as things were pretty rough. My mom had just died and we were very close. I had come home to Mississippi from L.A to care for her but lost my meager job selling ads for a local CBS TV affiliate. I had made a good amount of money working in Washington, D.C. Where I was even named “Entrepreneur Of The Year” but blew most of it taking classes in Los Angeles on how to be a screenwriter. I wrote several full-length screenplays but they now belong to be underbelly of the San Andreas fault. North ridge took them, and every other piece of lifetime memorabilia I every owned.

At least I still had my trusted friend who saved my life, a golden retriever name Otis and a Mercedes 280S which got me around. I was forced to give Rusty away because I couldn’t buy another home, and had to go to an unfriendly pet apartment.

I had been gone from Hattiesburg, Ms for about 18 years, and didn’t know what to expect when I returned. But it was no surprise. Anything or anybody that was misunderstood was also hated as fear does often cause hatred, even in the most educated among us,  and or uncared for. Jimmy Buffett had it right on the spot when he gave his critique of Hattiesburg (he was a student at USM right before I was). He talked of many towns in his book, “A Pirate Looks At 50”. The only town he bashes is…you guessed it…Hattiesburg in which he calls it “The city that care forgot”.

I couldn’t have explained it better. Because of the archaic medical system there I was still being treated for depression; something I did not have. I had something called TRD (treatment resistant depression) which is a bit of a misnomer, in that it only mimics depression. It is actually a nonfunctional vagus nerve, the longest nerve in the body that ends at the brain’s mood center. In September 2004 it was approved by the FDA for TRD. Ironically, tIt had already been approved ten years earlier for TRE (treatment resistant epilepsy). It was still not easy to get, as most psychiatrists were not for it. After all, they had large suburban homes and German car notes.

They had to keep patients. With a very strong aggressive case worker at Cyberonics.com, I was able to switch doctors, find an excellent ENT surgeon and the operation was performed January 25, 2005.  A small ceramic implant was placed right under the skin which sends a magnetic ray to the mood center, keeping all moodiness at bay. It is nothing short of a miracle. I was about the 1000th in the U.S to receive it, and I believe number three in Arkansas too. Had I been back I Ms, I would still be a trash can for Prozac which did absolutely nothing.

The year was now 1997. I was still in Hattiesburg, but at least I had read in New Yorker Magazine that there was a chance that this VNS implant would be approved. Meantime I had the motivation to work on my cartoon project. I did it with a team. I had no idea within eight years, it would become the biggest independent cartoon on the Internet and Google’s number ranked offbeat cartoons, gifts, and collectibles. I realize that at age 55 this may not mean much to anyone else, but it mean the world to me. I was suddenly interested in myself, hence interested in other people. I very much enjoyed watching them (especially those close to me) succeed, and many did. I had a bad habit of editing and correcting, still do, but I know it is those tiny details that makes or breaks someone in the world of arts and letters.

I come from harsh family background who seemed to do everything right. My great etc. grandfather was Luis Gomez, who came from Spain and quietly bought 6000 acres, built a mansion, let the American Indians keep their home on his land, and was instrumental in bringing people of all religious backgrounds, races etc. Anything Peter Stuyvesant didn’t like, Luis Gomez went out to of his way to get it done in a democratic fashion. Stuyvesant finally threw in the towel. Aside from Irish and Lutherans, Jews were the other “devils” as were many others. Stuyvesant bowed out quietly as quickly as possible with his tail between his legs. In this Gomez family tree also contained U.S. Supreme Court Benjamin Cardozo (who wrote most of the “final say so” books on Constitutional Law which are still used in most major law school today). The New York School Of Law is named after him. Another notable in my maternal family was poetess Emma Lazarus, one of the first womens activist (not the kind you see today) but the kind who truly was interested in equal rights, nothing more, nothing less Her poetry led her into all kinds of door as it was truly classic. The last verse of one of her poems “The New Colossus” appears on the base of the Statue Of Liberty, “Give Us Your Tired, your poor, your huddled masses, yearning to…..”

Needless to say, these were just a few accomplished ancestors and I didn’t feel I stood a chance.By age 40 I was just developing congestive heart failure and by age 44 had a full blown heart attack. This happened in spite of being an everyday runner who ran two marathons, loved the martial arts and taught Ishinru style for years. I even started a program at the Boys And Girls Club where we taught the kids who were otherwise destined for gangs the “true art of being able to say no and mean it”, as well as act, write plays and produce them. They went on to tournaments in Orlando at Disney world and many are now in college. This may have easily been my biggest feat; not just cause I didn’t it but because I did it under the most dire conditions. It took me 5 months to find 4 businesses who would put up $50-100 each. At first I didn’t understand. I had been away too long but then remembered I was back in Ms and though segregation was outlawed, there was and s certain ways to do it economically, and no way to really catch it. So I was hate even more for doing something positive for the community.

I knew I was on a roll, the moment they started liking me, I’d have to move immediately and receive therapy as I would know something was very wrong.  On March 19.1007, I launched Londons Times Cartoons. It went through two different names before that, “Londons Fawg” and “Londons Bridge”. Nobody seemed to like them so I chose Londons Times. I slept on the dirt floor in a sleeping bag in this dirty tin warehouse with my loyal dog ‘Thor” for over a year. We had no oven, no bathtub (I bathed in the sink) and no running hot water. I survived and produced over 1000 cartoons that year with my team from around the world.

Within a few more years I our cartoon inventory shot up to 4500. We were asked to be in the Hollywood Celebrity Black Book, asked nearly daily for signed cartoons and a manufacturer in Rhode Island was ready to strike a deal. I was now in Hot Springs Audience and I could concentrate without all the petty hate noise. Within a year I had seven more stores.

One of the store didn’t even sell cartoon products but a shoe style I created called ShoesThatAmuse.com. On the top panel it features a philosopher, poet etc from the past and one of his or her most famous love quotes on both side quarter panels.

There are the occasional days I don’t sell a thing and other days I sell from 10-20 items. I still haven’t figured that one out but I have figured out it has nothing to do with the holidays. People by my products when they feel like ordering.

So if dreams really do come true, I may have found it. It is sitting in the same home-office with my fiancée’ Lee Hiller who was leaving Ebay for a myriad of reasons (mostly not making a profit anymore) and had for many years been a power seller  She has been amazing and made around 7400 products as of this writing. She is an excellent self-taught designer who has won fourteen Zazzle Awards in just three months of work and completed over 7000 gift items designed digitally. Her store is only 3 months old. I can’t wait to see what happens in a year.

We use Twitter and facebook as the place to get out our messages. One funny note. U.S. Keds and Zazzle are business associates so I am allowed to design Keds as well. In February of 2009, I created some Ernest Hemingway love quote shoes. That night I decided to Twitter for the first time and one of the first people I met was Mariel Hemingway. At first I felt it might be a joke but the more we e-chatted the most I knew it was her. By the time we talked on the phone, the voice was so very familiar there is no way it could not be her We talked a long while and though we have had relatively happy lives, we still got a lot of the outcome with a high ratio of drug takers, drinkers, people who committed suicide, and more.

We became close friends and business associates. She is by far one of the nicest most pleasant persons one could befriend on or off Twitter and that goes for her super boyfriend Bobby Williams whom Lee and I love dearly (well, we love both of them). I don’t say it often but with my heart disease, and later in early 2010 a rare sleep apnea operation, Mariel took the time and no cost to

tell me what I was doing right and wrong. She was right. Within days I was well. They plan to come to our wedding which we plan to be high up on a hill. We give this caveat on the invitation. A lot my not make it to the wedding but surely can make it to the reception which will probably be a the Arlington  On an offnote Kathy (Ireland) was the one who asked Lee to marry me. I guess she got sick of me talking about it but I also get the sense she knew I meant it and that I was/am a bit shy. Kathy is not, obviously. Kathy like Mariel are very much alike in their zest and energy for life; yet they are different in so many ways. To me they could easily be sisters. Many don’t believe it, but that is okay as both Lee and I have copies of the tweets, and we both couldn’t quit laughing when they arrived. Though Kathy is a very serious businesswoman, several of her ambassadors and her CEO Jason Winters told me she can also be just as much fun and full of harmless mischief and the kind you would want to hang out with as  a friend. We don’t get to talk much due to our busy schedules but when we do talk, I rarely want to get off the phone.  Both Lee and I are impressed with Kathy and we enjoy her lifestyle, her amazing ability to be creative and make a good income, her love of family and God, and her love of humanity. She gets the facts before she talks publicly. for instance, she was bombarded with the Palestinian propaganda machine in her younger days. She smile her friendly smile. She is now one of Israel’s biggest supporters and their huge national hospital Sheeba, that happens to treat Lebanese for free, is expanding rapidly due to the work she is doing in the region.

So when I complain about how goofy Twitter is (or can be), all I need remember that I found my fiancée;’ Lee, whom I love dearly. I also found my new best friend from day one on Twitter; and she can be as goofy and even more fun than me (Mariel) and Lee and I love talking to her; if ever there was/is a true friend, she is the one, and finally I because adopted by the best sister anyone should be able to enjoy, Kathy Ireland. She never has led me astray and is not afraid to speak her mind, happy or angry, but either way I learn from it.

I have met so many others on both facebook at Twitter and plan a sequel to this story after the wedding so please stay tuned.

Author Rick London is a freelance writer, cartoonist, inventor SEO professional, nature and animal lover. In 1997, London launched what later became the number one offbeat cartoonon the Internet, Londons Times, and has stayed in that position for five years.

London later founded numerous stores such as The Rick London Collection which carries the most popular of his funny merchandise..  He also launched Rick London Organics which is the only offbeat cartoon shop that has dedicated its entire inventory to 100% organic cotton tees.

London also founded Londons Times Superstore which features over 80,000 original funny giftsand the only place to order his farm fresh (from 5 different countries) whole bean gourmet coffee gift baskets. Also included is an oversize cartoon mug with matching coasters. (and of course the gratuitous biscotti. The mega store also offers mugs, greeting cards, trivets, coasters, tees, caps, etc.

Rick London Wear is one of our smaller stores but features items that are not sold in other stores such as cartoon celebrity and as well as other very fun gift and collectibles. Please drop by and have a look. We also have rare parody toons of rock stars and celebrities at Rick LondonWear.

London is also well known for his 2008 launch of Shoes That Amuse. These are the only shoes that feature a famous philosopher, writer, poet, etc and each side panels one of their mosr famous love quotations. Each pair is colored to perfection. These are probably the most fun and talked about shoes on the market today.

Are You Using Social Media As An Excuse For Poor Customer Service?

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Comcast Cares?
One of the most frequently cited success stories in Social Media is the case of Comcast responding to customer complaints via Twitter. Comcast is now famous for handling and responding to the many customer complaints that people tweet about daily on Twitter.  Certainly  it’s great to use Twitter as a new, immediate, alternate channel of customer service communications.

But while it is great to be responsive to customers, engage and listen and learn from what they are saying, the large volume of communications and downright angry rants also point to some glaring customer service issues at Comcast that will never be solved by Social Media.

Do The Right Thing – But Only When People Are Looking?
Putting a positive spin on a complaint and resolving it quickly and responsively is what all winning companies do – but why should a customer have to resort to publicly challenging and humiliating Comcast before their complaint or question can be resolved? This points to a fundamental problem in the customer service  function and likely to issues with  the service or product itself.

Is Comcast actually changing the way they serve their customers based on the feedback – or are they merely doing good PR by handling public, highly-visible complaints with a fast, courteous response, while the rest of their customers are sitting on hold listening to the endless easy-listening loop?

It’s Easy to Pay Someone to Tweet All Day – It’s Hard to Make the Real, Tough Changes to Improve Your Business
The real value of Social Media to a business is not so much about how they look to the world on Twitter, it is really about actually providing better service and making their customers happy by listening and engaging with them – and changing the way they do business based on customer feedback. Good Social Media can’t substitute for poor service for very long. However, changing the way you provide service and respond to customers is much harder than simply addressing the public challenges as they arise. But it is the only way to long-term success in the Social Media age.

If Comcast customers were happy with their service and could get a response to their issues resolved quickly and efficiently through Comcast’s normal customer service channels, they wouldn’t feel the need to publicly challenge the company in Social Media. And Comcast could focus its Social Media efforts around building a community and engaging with their customers instead of putting out the fires with a dose of good PR spin.

Don’t Just Look Good – Be Good
In short, the real winners in new age of Social Media are organizations that want to actually be good and provide good service, not just look good in public while continuing to provide lousy customer service. Social Media is the ultimate word-of-mouth conduit, and the ultimate winning strategy is simply to treat all of your customers as if your very livelihood depended upon them – because it does.

For more on Comcasts Twitter Approach: –  Comcast’s Twitter Man – BusinessWeek.

Learn more about using Social Media and Search Engine Marketing for your business at Right Place Marketing.

Google Adwords – Twitter Traffic $$$

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Google Adwords, Let us examine a major website that is growing and can REALLY help to drive the targeted traffic you are looking for to your website. Twitter, yes Twitter when used correctly can bring in hoards of traffic to your website and that is truly ‘Guaranteed”. CLICK BELOW For Quality Website Traffic

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Let me go over three major steps that will help you get started and get you more traffic.

You need to have a blog. This blog should be related to your product or service, or whatever your website is about. When you create a twitter account, make sure that the name is closely tied in with the blog or business name.

Twitter Search – Use It. Use Twitters search feature to find targeted people that may be of interest and use it frequently. Begin to follow as many people as you can from the search results as you can which will quickly generate more followers to you.

Send “tweets” to those who follow you. These tweets should be information that is pertaining to what is on your blog. Whatever you do, DON’T continuously send links which will actually start to drive your followers away. This tells them that your relationship is simply based on sending them to your website even though it is J. Avoid any form of sales pitch as well, another no no on twitter or any other social networking website.

These three steps are very important, but don’t make things harder than they seem, it’s a simple process that will help you drive more traffic, targeted traffic that is. Also, keep in mind that using misleading or domain names that don’t seem related to your information will make things harder for your twitter followers.

If you have to, get a new domain that is catchy or simply easy to remember, that technique is priceless in the long run. Just think of every major website today, there names reflect simplicity. Remember the importance of the last step, because if you do not follow the correct way of going about ‘tweeting’ you will loose many followers very quickly.

This is the only thing you will need for your twitter success

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I am sure just like me, you also look for information on how to capitalise twitter so you can get a lot of traffic to your website or blog and make sales. I tried many things and spend more than $200 dollars to try almost everything. I will be honest; I got my money back through the things I learned from those products.

However, there are few questions arisen in my mind after I had benefits of using those products. One of them was; did I have to spend all that money to learn all the required information about twitter? Second one was; was the money well spent?

Unfortunately, the answer to both questions are no. Let me explain why?

I found later on that all the information and tools I received from those products were available for free all over the web. So, I could have done all the things I’ve done by using those free tools. Yes, I agree that they thought me how to use twitter properly so I can get the most out of it, and yes I agree that they showed me the right path on how to create powerful tweets that would lead to sales on my blog.

This all you need

When I discovered Twitter Marketing Guide, it was already too late for me. But, the things I found in there were exactly the same things I learned from the expensive products that I purchased.  Basically, this was what I needed, when I first started to learn about twitter. I was so upset that, I didn’t come across this eBook before. It shows you exactly what you need to know about using the twitter.

Why you lose followers on Twitter

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Why you lose followers on Twitter

-by Skeeter Hansen and Al Ferretti

Do you wonder why you are losing followers on Twitter? You might be making mistakes and not even know it.

Here are some of the reasons why your followers on Twitter would leave you:

Automatic Direct Messages: These things are very annoying, and there is nothing personal about them. For example, “Thanks for following me! Be sure to check out my website!” is considered a spam. What’s worse is when people resend the same message a few days later to tell you the same thing, like one is not enough.

Blasting Tweets: Are you one of those people who send out ten or more posts at once that cover up the entire wall? You need to give others a chance to speak up. When you spam like that, all people see is a wall of your smiley face picture. If you ever wonder why you lose a bunch of followers on Twitter all at once, this could be the biggest reason.

Over Promoting: Do you only post about your website? People will think you are a robot if all you do is talk about your website and tell people to check it out. Try to connect with others by interacting on Twitter. If somebody posts something interesting, then you can talk about it, and share it with your followers.

Proper Follow Up: When people ask you questions through a “@reply” or direct messages, make sure you respond to them. You may have post something interesting that caught their attention. Connect with these people and they may recommend you to their followers later.

Keep It Clean: Many people use twitter at work. Profanity is not something they can afford to have flashing on their computer. Most people will immediately unfollow these types of users. Just remember, tweet others the way you want to be tweeted.

Tips To Achieving Success With Twitter

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Twitter is the latest rage and internet marketers need to jump on the opportunity it gives to establish communication with interested prospects.  Twitter gives you the tools to engage with the people you are attempting to influence and build awareness for your brand.

The interactions in Twitter are small and detailed, yet extremely powerful.  In 140 characters you can either develop strong professional relationships or seriously damage your company message.  When using Twitter, research the most effective methods to forming bonds with your audience.

Avoid tweeting about your latest sales, or advertising your services.  Though some tweets should represent your work, most should reflect your more personal side, offer valuable content and encourage meaningful interaction.

Valuable Content

Valuable content refers to the articles, videos, tips and tricks of your industry whether from your personal work or from an outside party.  This media should solve the problems of your audience and help them to succeed.  It should draw them to you as the source of answers for their troubling questions.  The higher the value of content you offer, the greater the chance of appearing as an expert in your field.  Your content will be re-tweeted and your name will spread.

Meaningful Interactions

Meaningful interactions describe the communication between two people that enhances the life of another.  Whether fun quotes or important images, the sharing of content promotes healthy professional bonds that will grow your audience.  Attract new followers and promote interaction by asking questions and taking polls related to your industry.  For example, ask a question such as, “What are four words you would say that define success?” and wait for the slew of responses.  Answer them back with praise for their replies.  Refrain from asking questions that warrant long answers.  Remember the 140 character limit.

A Personal Side

People love to see the more personal side behind the businessperson to better connect with a brand.  They like to relate and know that you are an ordinary person just like them.  Utilize twitter to inject personal stories, images or life mistakes to show your audience your transparency and your human side.

Your entire Twitter experience should embody the principle of adding value to the community.  Whether conversing or sharing funny pictures, remain professional and seek to serve your audience while creating meaningful interactions.