5 tips for Twitter

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After having such an amazing time in York (if you missed the pictures they're just below) we are well rested and back to bring you some more insight.

Last time I talked about setting up a business page on Facebook, this time around I'm going to give you some tips for the Twitter-verse. 

Make a Profile 

You first need to create your own profile on twitter. When you're done with this step, you'll need to go through the motions of populating it with the important information such as description of your business etc. If your business is a big one, it might be best to set-up two accounts, one for customers support and one for company. 

Listen and Learn 

At first you'll need to follow the other twitter users that are having maximum number of followers and learn from them as much as you can. Look at the tone of voice they present to their followers to gain an understanding how you can help grow your followers. By following them you automatically share similar interests and insights and will help similar users follow you

Information is currency 

Visit blogs and websites that you care about and tweet the useful and informative articles, to help build a strong rapport with your followers. Sharing information is just as valuable, you can retweet posts from other users.  Also find customers who are looking for your help, listen to their issue and solve it as soon as possible.You need to share news or updates about your company but keep in mind that ratio should be only one quarter of the posts. 

Grab attention 

Hold a contest on your website or blog by which you can get more twitter followers, use the discussion with hashtags in order for more twitter exposure or even a retweet competition will help grow your followers. You could start a blog under your company name and share article links on twitter to grab more visitors and readers for your website. 

Promotion 

The best method to get more followers and to promote your twitter profile is by featuring a twitter handle on your website or blog. This will help your readers and customers connect with you on twitter without them needing to search for you manually which could discourage some potential followers.

These are just some of the basic tips to help you get started on twitter to create a following. Now get out there and tweet.

'Til the next time, James x