Twitter 101 - What do I do with this thing?

Twitter 101 What do I do with this thing?

Create an account
Coming up with a name (handle)
Make it a real name (bgoldenjr)
Make it name/company/keyword or combo
Not case sensitive – try both ways
WestervilleChamber vs westervillechamber
Don’t use underscores (John_Doe)
Don’t use numbers (builder777)

Configure your settings
Account
Name
More Info URL (Website)
One Line Bio
Mobile
Tweets your cell (only ones specified)
Notices
Start with them “on” then adjust, as needed

Configure your settings (contd.)
Picture
Use a real picture (and not your logo)
Upload a large picture (700k max)
Upload a square picture
Design
Choose colors and image
Use a Twitter background website
twitterbackgrounds.com
Make your own background

Configure your settings (contd.)
Connections (apps that access your acct)
TwitBlockApp – bulk blocking & junk filtering
The Twit Cleaner – analyses your lists, IDs spammers
Facebook to Twitter access
Many other apps

Twitter rules & nomenclature
140 characters, including link
Following & being followed
@reply
DM (direct message)
@reply is public, DM is private
RT (re-tweet) – reposting another’s tweet
Blocking & unblocking

Following & followers
Look for good people to follow (Westerville, your industry)
You will get spam followers, etc.
You can edit them out
You can ignore them (Twitter will edit some)
You can use tools to help ID (TwitBoockApp & Twit Cleaner)
The more you have to say, the more followers you will get

Twitter tools
TweetDeck.com – Twitter aggregator
Twinfluence.com – measures influence
Twitterless.com – who stopped following
100 tools from sociableblog.com – http://www.sociableblog.com/2009/03/18/100-twitter-tools-to-help-you-achieve-all-your-goals/

Twitter and SEO
Keywords in your Bio
Google tracks your tweets
Select tweet “lead in” carefully
Write keyword-rich tweets
Use back-links and bit.ly
Be sure to mention on your website (and everywhere else)

Resources
17 Ways You Can Use Twitter – http:// www.doshdosh.com /ways-you-can-use-twitter/
4 Ways Companies Use Twitter for Business – http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2009/03/4-ways-companies-use-twitter-for-business.php
13 Odd Ways to use Twitter – http://socialmediatrader.com/13-odd-ways-to-use-twitter/

Twitter 101 - What do I do with this thing?

by Golden Web Design Services on Nov 03, 2009

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