You can reply to someone's Tweet simply by putting the @symbol in front of their name. This makes the tweet stand out to them as it appears in their reply column or page instead of in the general Tweetstream. It is a very useful way of starting conversations with people in order to build relationships. Simply comment on one of their tweets.
Retweeting
People appreciate retweets and it is a good way to get noticed by others. All you do is put RT in front of the @username. If other people retweet your tweets, make it a habit to thank them. It's common courtesy. Simply tweet @username Thanks for RT :-) and send.
You could even have a contest for customers that retweet your specials.
Useful Twitter Applications for Small Businesses
Twellow
Twellow, at http://www.twellow.com is another great way of finding people to interact with. People here are categorized into all different areas and you can search for those with similar interests to your own.
The main page shows you all the categories, which then have sub categories as well. You just click on a category and the list of people in that area are displayed.
You don't have to be registered with Twellow to be displayed, but at the time of writing there were nearly two million people showing on the site, so you will have plenty to choose from. By all means though, register yourself and set up a profile so others can find you.
When you click on a category, Twellow displays a list of people in that category and they are ordered by the number of followers they have. If you are already logged into Twitter via the web, you will be able to follow people directly from the screens where the profiles are displayed.
Mr Tweet
Mr Tweet at www.mrtweet.net is another way of gaining new followers. All you have to do is follow Mr Tweet on Twitter and your tweets will be monitored for content and then you will get a Direct Message from “him”.
You then go to the site and login and you will get a list of suggested people. You will also get a list of people who are following you that you aren't following so you can then follow them if you choose.
It's a really nifty little site and worth registering at.
Grader
Grader is on Twitter as @grader, but also online at http://twitter.grader.com/ and is a site of some interest. As you get going on Twitter, you can get “ranked” by Grader on a score out of 100. It is based on some secret algorithm apparently so people can't game the system.
Apart from that aspect of Grader, you can have a look at who the top Tweeple are in a particular area or even by topic using the search function.
When you use the search function, it will list the Tweeple by their score in descending order. For example, if you search for “gardening” on Grader, you will get a list of all the top 100 people interested in gardening on Twitter. You can see their “bio” from their Twitter account and if you click on their Grader score, it will take you to their Twitter account from where you can follow them. Naturally, you must already be logged in to Twitter yourself to follow anyone.
Listorious
Listorious has the best Twitter people search on the web so you can find anyone by topic, region or profession -- powered by data from the tens of thousands of list curators.
Formulists
Formulists is a list creation and management tool that allows users to effortlessly generate dynamic and personalized Twitter lists that continuously self-update. Formulists offers a broad range of stock lists that can help users both manage and expand their Twitter network.
Tweetworks
Tweetworks is a Twitter application that makes it easy to find and participate in relevant conversations. Enjoy fully threaded conversations, join and create groups on any topic imaginable, and share media with single-click tagging.
TweetDeck
TweetDeck is a personal browser for Twitter and other social media applications. The desktop application makes it easy to organize lists and followers. TweetDeck is also available for iPhone and other mobile devices.
Followfriday
Followfriday is one the most popular hashtags on Twitter. In this format it is a way to get recommendations of who to follow. Followfriday.com has generated a ranking based on these recommendations which makes it easier to follow the most recommended users.
Happn.in
For each Happn.in city, there is a current list of local Twitter trends Happn.in pulls out useful information from the noise, specifically, local information.
TwitPic
Use your phone, computer or email to post pictures directly to Twitter with TwitPic.
HootSuite
HootSuite is a social media dashboard where you can monitor keywords, manage multiple Twitter, and other social medial application profiles, schedule messages, and measure your success
Twaitter
Schedule twitter posts and manage posting calendars with Twaitter. Set up recurring twitter messages and write bulk messages.
Advanced Tweeting Tips
Once you're all set up, you can get into some advanced Tweeting tips and applications that can really power your Business Twitter usage up.
Twitter Backgrounds
We discussed earlier about setting up your Twitter background so that it didn't just look like the default Twitter page. Leaving it like that shows a lack of care on your part. You need to distinguish your business from the crowd and attract more followers, or at the very least impresses people with your professionalism.
Now if you're a bit of a Photo software whiz, then you can do your own background, full of bells and whistles and load it up to your Twitter profile. But if you're not, or you just want to save time, then you can contact me to speak about any aspect of your Twitter or Internet Marketing strategy. My contact info is at the end of this report.
Twitterfeed
Twitterfeed at http://www.twitterfeed.com is also a very handy tool. What Twitterfeed does is that you can set up your blog to feed directly to your Twitter account.
So every time you make a blog post, it gets tweeted automatically on your behalf. You can use this in conjunction with Tweetlater with the first post coming through Twitterfeed and then subsequent ones at times you specify via Tweetlater.
Your Twitter Karma
Your Twitter Karma at http://dossy.org/twitter/karma/ is a really useful site for having a look at your followers and who you are following. It's great for seeing your account from a followers/following perspective.
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