Twitter is the hottest phenomenon right now in Web 2.0 and on the Internet in general right now. If you are unfamiliar with this service it is merely an online communication tool similar to text messaging on cell phones. It caught on like wildfire and has exploded into pop culture from Wall Street to Main Street and was even instrumental in the 2008 presidential election.
So how can you use this resource to explode your business? This quick discussion will focus primarily on affiliate marketing, network marketing and Internet marketing.
Step One is to set up your website or landing page that all your Twitter visitors will be funneled to. This is important because you want to provide value to your visitors and make their visit worthwhile. You can have a free course, a free report, a free evaluation, some samples of your work, some great articles, some great information or something that will grab their attention.
Step Two is to find the Twitter profiles of the top people and leaders in your industry. These people will usually have thousands of followers. When you follow them a certain percentage of these people will follow you back. You can get several hundred followers immediately after doing this or at least within 24 to 48 hours after following a respected leader in your chosen niche or industry.
Step Three is to grow your list. This will continue upon your initial quick burst of followers. You just repeat this process to grow your list. Market and promote your Twitter profile in your signature file or resource box all over the Internet. A good place to do this is on forums. You can also put your Twitter link in your resource box on articles. You can also put your link on your blogs and websites.
Step Four is to clean out your list of followers. Be aware that Twitter puts a cap on how large you can grow your list. The limit is 2000 followers. Give the people you are following about two weeks or so to follow you back. If they don’t return the favor within that time you can’t waste your follow space on inactive or non-responsive followers. Just unfollow them and repeat the process with more Twitterers in your targeted niche.
Step Five is to drive traffic to your website by interacting with other Twitterers. Don’t say something like “Hey come to my website and buy stuff!”. This process is methodical but simple. Just tweet about what you are working on throughout your day. Alternate that with social tweeting about your family, pets, hobbies, funny stories ,etc. Alternate also with replies to specific individuals about their tweets and comments about non-business topics and business related topics. This will show you as a real person and build relationships with prospects and future clients and customers.
Step 6 is not to get banned from Twitter. Don’t spam people your sales link in private messages. Don’t spam your sales link or affiliate links in your tweets. Don’t mislead or trick people into clicking sale links.
Step 7 is to rinse and repeat this process. Get a schedule for your tweets. Stick to this schedule for your business and information tweets. A schedule is good but not necessary for your social and non-business tweets as well. This helps to build up relationships with your tweeters and presents you as a likeable and respected person as well as an expert and a professional in your field and industry.
There is much more to marketing on Twitter as well as other social networking sites. I’ll be posting more info on this and other methods. Stay tuned for more helpful tips and tricks. It's Kev The Cash Flow DJ and I'm out. Peace!
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