Top 5 Twitter Do’s and Don’ts for Internet Marketers

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Twitter has quickly become a powerhouse in the social media arena. Since it is fairly easy to use and understand, everyone seems to have jumped on the bandwagon. Heck, even celebrities have joined the scene. However, as it relates to us internet marketers, there seems to be some confusion over how to use it properly. Therefore I will attempt to give you some guidelines, or some twitter do’s and don’ts, to make your experience as successful as possible.

Do’s

1. Tweet interesting or quality content.
Though many woulf think this was obvious, there are plenty of people out there who don’t get it. I’m all for tweeting about some cool article or neat piece of info that you found, but don’t tweet random quotes all day and nothing else, or random pics that you find just to have something to say. The whole point of using Twitter in business is to encourage people to want to do business with you, so put your best foot forward.

2. Follow people who are in your niche
I’m sure that when you first joined, you went and followed everyone you could find. Don’t lie, I know you did! The problem is, how many of those you followed back actually cared about what you had to say?This is why it’s important to follow people in your niche or target market, such as those interested in mlm or making money from home. I use http://search.twitter.com to find people who are talking about these topics and I start following those people. Then you’re tweets will be more likely to be read and not simply ignored.

3. Remember to RT others
If you don’t know what this is RT mean to retweet something that someone else tweeted. It’s an easy way to get noticed because people enjoy seeing their tweets retweeted. But don’t abuse the RT feature to the point that you aren’t coming up with your own content.

4. Tweet regulary
You should tweet at least 3 or 4 times so that people know you are active. You don’t want your followers to forget who you are or think you are not a serious marketer. On the flipside however, you don’t want to tweet everything you do minute by minute because then people will just start ignoring you.

5. Fill out your profile and picture.
If you want to be taken serious than please fill out your profile section so that people can know a little more about you. Plus, remember to put in a good, smiling photo that is consistant with your other social media sites. This will help solidify your brand across the board. I tend not to follow people who haven’t taken the time to change the default photo.

Don’ts

1. Auto DM with a link to your website.
I know that some programs tell you to do this, but I personally think it’s annoying. I’m fine with sending an auto direct message to welcome your new follower but make it about them not about you. This is usually your intial contact with them so don’t scare them away by being to pushy.

2. Being overly self absorbed
Twitter is a place to meet and share with others, therefore you have to interact people. Constantly talking about yourself and never responding to others is not how you have a conversation. Not to mention you will alienate others if you never join the conversation.

3. Post links only to your website.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s perfectly ok to post links to your site, but don’t post to a squeeze page or replicated site constanly. If you have a blog you can post a link to an interesting article but make sure you say what the article is about. Otherwise no one will know why they should check it out.

4. DONT use foul language.
Once again you would think this is obvious but I have seen people using cuss words and I think it’s very unprofessional. Just think, if you are trying to market your brand, please be on your best behavior

5. Remember to be likable
This is social networking afterall, so remember to be social. Let others get to know you. You don’t have to share everything about yourself and shouldn’t, but let people know that there is a real person behind your business.

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