Three Ways Your Business Can Use Twitter Effectively
Some business owners think social media like Twitter is a waste of time. If you are going to use, you need to be sure and keep updating it or it will be a total waste of time and resources. It has many advantages to be sure, but you have to offer info that your customers want. Things like encouraging words, ways to use your products they hadn't thought of, or ways to make your products last longer are great ideas.
Just because it needs to be updated doesn't mean it's easy to do. (That's why we recommend using a social media assistant.) At times it will seem like you're getting nowhere. Don't give up. That's what this post is about. You'll gain some followers and lose others. The goal is to get more than you lose if you want to keep growing. Don't despair just yet. Find out how you can get your audience to love your tweets, look forward to them, and share them like a hungry man tells another hungry man where to get fed for free. No matter what industry you are in, here are three ways to do just that.
Twitter Ideas For Twetting
1. Head Up Tweetups A community is a place where people with like interests can gather. Twitter is then a community. Don't be surprised to find that online relationships become offline ones. If you get asked for a Tweetup by someone on Twitter that's what they are talking about, meeting in person somewhere. A Tweetup is probably what you think it is, a meeting of Twitter-ers out in the real world. You should take the time to participate in Tweetups or host them yourself. They can be fun, profitable and rewarding. Your customers want to get to know you and have some fun. They'll be sure to think of you when they need what you offer.
2. Give Special Offers To Followers - What better way to show you appreciate that they follow you, retweet you and listen to your messages than to give them special deals? People like being in the know; and if they are your followers on Twitter or elsewhere, they should be the ones in the know! Help them out a bit. Offer something that can only be ordered by the special phrase they learn about from following your Tweets. You'll want to consider ways to make the offer short lived so you can offer a new one in the near future. Long standing deals may be appropriate in some instances, but often you'll want to keep them coming back to Twitter for the newest offer.
3. Host Tweet Contests Everyone loves a deal. Winning something is the best deal around. Your followers will love you and tweet about you if you give them the chance to win cool prizes. Spend some time thinking about what your customer would consider valuable. Don't think you have to offer your services or products as prizes. The new ipod or latest gaming system is fun and valuable too. Get them into a frenzy for it! You want to reward their participation. You can use gift cards as well. Give the prizes for retweeting, leaving comments on your blog, taking action on Facebook or any other social platform, too. They can make suggestions for captions, name things, make videos or submit songs. It's up to you. Make it fun.
Twitter is something you must do to compete in today's marketplace, as well as be engaging on other social platforms. Making use of these type of methods can make that effort easier, profitable, and make you a leader in your market. There aren't fewer hours in the day, but there seem to be for everyone. Never forget your customers are busy. They aren't going to choose to listen to your tweets over your many competitors because you look good!
It's important to bear in mind that you aren't the only one on Twitter trying to get your customers to follow them. It's okay to be goofy, or funny or compelling. People want your business presence to have some personality. Who wants to have a relationship with someone who's perfect? I know I don't, and neither do your customers. Look for ways you can incorporate other aspects of your business with your Twitter marketing to stay relevant, interesting, informative, helpful and fun for your customers. Look for other ways to engage your customers on Twitter and other social sites. This list is by no means the end of the discussion. It's meant just to get you started in the right direction.
Just because it needs to be updated doesn't mean it's easy to do. (That's why we recommend using a social media assistant.) At times it will seem like you're getting nowhere. Don't give up. That's what this post is about. You'll gain some followers and lose others. The goal is to get more than you lose if you want to keep growing. Don't despair just yet. Find out how you can get your audience to love your tweets, look forward to them, and share them like a hungry man tells another hungry man where to get fed for free. No matter what industry you are in, here are three ways to do just that.
Twitter Ideas For Twetting
1. Head Up Tweetups A community is a place where people with like interests can gather. Twitter is then a community. Don't be surprised to find that online relationships become offline ones. If you get asked for a Tweetup by someone on Twitter that's what they are talking about, meeting in person somewhere. A Tweetup is probably what you think it is, a meeting of Twitter-ers out in the real world. You should take the time to participate in Tweetups or host them yourself. They can be fun, profitable and rewarding. Your customers want to get to know you and have some fun. They'll be sure to think of you when they need what you offer.
2. Give Special Offers To Followers - What better way to show you appreciate that they follow you, retweet you and listen to your messages than to give them special deals? People like being in the know; and if they are your followers on Twitter or elsewhere, they should be the ones in the know! Help them out a bit. Offer something that can only be ordered by the special phrase they learn about from following your Tweets. You'll want to consider ways to make the offer short lived so you can offer a new one in the near future. Long standing deals may be appropriate in some instances, but often you'll want to keep them coming back to Twitter for the newest offer.
3. Host Tweet Contests Everyone loves a deal. Winning something is the best deal around. Your followers will love you and tweet about you if you give them the chance to win cool prizes. Spend some time thinking about what your customer would consider valuable. Don't think you have to offer your services or products as prizes. The new ipod or latest gaming system is fun and valuable too. Get them into a frenzy for it! You want to reward their participation. You can use gift cards as well. Give the prizes for retweeting, leaving comments on your blog, taking action on Facebook or any other social platform, too. They can make suggestions for captions, name things, make videos or submit songs. It's up to you. Make it fun.
Twitter is something you must do to compete in today's marketplace, as well as be engaging on other social platforms. Making use of these type of methods can make that effort easier, profitable, and make you a leader in your market. There aren't fewer hours in the day, but there seem to be for everyone. Never forget your customers are busy. They aren't going to choose to listen to your tweets over your many competitors because you look good!
It's important to bear in mind that you aren't the only one on Twitter trying to get your customers to follow them. It's okay to be goofy, or funny or compelling. People want your business presence to have some personality. Who wants to have a relationship with someone who's perfect? I know I don't, and neither do your customers. Look for ways you can incorporate other aspects of your business with your Twitter marketing to stay relevant, interesting, informative, helpful and fun for your customers. Look for other ways to engage your customers on Twitter and other social sites. This list is by no means the end of the discussion. It's meant just to get you started in the right direction.
