What can twitter do for you?

The uninitiated into the Twitter culture find it hard to believe that Twitter is of any use for you and your business. Here is the news; it will help you connect, network, market, sell and it’s easy to use.

As a micro-blogging application, Twitter allows you to be short, precise and friendly with your words. You really have to practice writing short, effective messages if twitter is to be of help to you because many words are a big no. Only 140 characters per tweet are allowed.

It may seem too short to have any impact, but it works quite well in passing the message across and raising the curiosity of the readers. Saying too much sometimes makes you give away too much unnecessary information anyway.

Follow the tips below and see how much success Twitter can bring your way.

- Get Followers. Who you follow and who follows you has an impact on your Twitter account. Ensure this lot is made up of people who have similar interests as you. Aim to get into a network composed of your target market.

- Be active. You cannot afford to go for days without twittering. Get involved and make frequent tweets, comment on other people’s blogs, start discussions and such things. Find new people to follow and new people will follow you.

- Listen. Listening to what people have to say sometimes works even better than talking on Twitter. Letting what other people on your network say sink in and thinking about it can help you learn so much you didn’t know.

- Show respect. Let your words speak respect and wisdom so that other people can also respect you.

- Don’t oversell. If you spend too much time selling your products on twitter, you will burn out faster than you would have imagined. Take the time to build relationships so that you can maintain your followers.

- Make use of Twitter Tools. Twitter tools are there to make your tweeting time effective. There are plenty of tools you can try out such as Tweetdeck, Tweetlater, and Twitter Fox .

- Keep your tweets short. A maximum of 120 characters is what I’d recommend. This will give you enough room to include RT@YOUR NAME at the end. Short messages are also friendlier than long boring ones.

- Think through what you want to post. Don’t just tweet for the sake of it. What you type should be carefully thought through. It leaves a permanent record and can either build or break you.

- Keep Interacting. Keep communication open by twittering often and socializing with other people. You will find it more beneficial.

- Include links. There is no better place to share links than on Twitter. Post links to your blogs, website or a friend’s website. Do it often and build your business base.