Top Twitter Do’s And Don’ts For Internet Marketers

Twitter has quickly become a powerhouse in the social media arena. Due to it’s easy interface and numerous tools it has earned it’s spot in the limelight with everyone jumping aboard. 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 fascinating or quality information.
Though many would 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 be shy, most people did!Though I’m sure you got plenty of them to follow you back, how many of them were actually interested in what you have 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 like to use things like search.twitter.com or twello.com to find twitter users in those areas. 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. Just don’t overuse it to the point you don’t come up with your own stuff.

4. Tweet regularly
You should tweet at least 3 or 4 times so that people know you are active. Show your followers that you are a serious marketer and are engaged in building your business. 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. Also make sure to have a picture or at least and avatar that can be identified with you. I don’t follow someone who can’t even take the time to change the default pic.

Don’ts

1. DM with a link to your site
I know a lot of people do this and think it’s great but in my opinion it’s simply 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 initial contact with them so don’t scare them away by being to pushy.

2. Constantly talk about yourself.
Twitter is where people gather to hang out with others so remember to actually interact. 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. Posting only links to your site
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 constantly. 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. NO foul language
I would think this would be obvious but you’d be surprised by the type of unprofessional language I’ve seen marketers use Just think, if you are trying to market your brand, please be on your best behavior

5. Don’t forget to be personable.
This is social networking afterall, so remember to be social. Be yourself and let people know your a little better. 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.

I hope you’ve enjoyed these twitter do’s and don’ts. If you would like more great tips and tricks to build your online business check out the MLM Profits Blog.

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