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Twitter Secrets

Twitter Secrets

Twitter just announced a brand-new feature that I wanted to make sure you
knew about. It allows people to have 1-click access to follow you on Twitter
directly from your website which is a huge benefit for building your
following with your network and establishing a great social media presence
using Twitter.

I would definitely recommend setting it up on your website asap.

Speaking of Twitter, I want to share some of the behind-the-scenes
strategies and techniques that I personally use with Twitter to build a huge
network of loyal, engaging and responsive followers that allows me to
consistently build my list and get new clients.

I'm going to make some assumptions that you are already aware of what
Twitter is and how to do some of the basics like find friends, get
followers, as well as send updates, replies, retweets, etc.

These are some of the more advanced "systems" I use for leveraging the most
of what Twitter has to offer.

Friends (you follow) and Followers (follow you)

I always suggest connecting with like-minded people and those you want to
connect with as much as possible. It's pace, not race. Most number of
friends or followers does not matter. Often those you follow (as a friend)
will follow you back. Having said that, people ask me about auto-following
back those who follow you. My thought is you don't have to. Auto-follow is
not an obligation, it's a choice. There are many followers I have which I
don't follow in return and vice-versa. If you're wiling to take the time and
effort to manually follow back those who follow you, I'd suggest it (I
personally do it.)

Direct Messages

I'm a huge fan of using DM's to connect with my followers and friends.
Sending a direct message is quick and easy and almost ALWAYS gets a
response. Now, I'm very active and engaging on Twitter so people I interact
with DM's tend to be the same. But, it's in some cases more effective and
efficient than sending emails for things like making introductions and
connecting.

Favorites

I use Twitter favorites all the time, marking other tweets as favorites that
I want to read later. It's kind of like email folders for Twitter. See a
tweet you like with a link but don't have time to read it now? Mark it as a
favorite and carve out time later to refer back to it.

Lists

I have lists to help categorize and organize my Twitter friends. With 55,000
plus friends it's hard for me to obviously read EVERY tweet that comes out -
it's insane. So, I use Twitter Lists to group relevant friends in buckets
and then review those lists together. I have some for friends, brands,
skiing and even locked (hidden) lists for things like competitors,
prospects, etc.

Search

Twitter search is a great tool for finding content and possible connections
(friends and followers). You can search by hashtag (#) and see relevant
tweets to that topic or just do a general search for "Internet Marketing"
and see all the tweets and conversation about that topic. From there, jump
on in and get tweeting.

Applications

I use the following: Hootsuite and Twitter for iPhone. Hootsuite allows me
to view everything in a browser which means I can do it from anywhere (any
computer and from my phone). It's great for viewing all the tweets in
columns and then replying, DM'ing, scheduling and posting tweets. The
Twitter for iPhone application is just flat-out the easiest and simplest
application for a mobile device.

Now the most frequently asked question: "Derek, where do you get all your
content and ideas?" Here are my secret sources (never revealed these
before). Google Reader (I subscribe to a ton of blogs and content sites
relevant to my niche). StumbleUpon and Digg for finding interesting and
relevant content that my followers will respond to. ME! Yes, I do create
most of my own content and tweets based on what YOU provide to me as
feedback and content you're looking for. So, trust your followers and give
them what they want - they will love you for it!

I hope these Twitter Secrets help you in the Twitterverse and I can't wait
to see you out there.

If you have any questions or comments please contact me.

Regards Gerald

Website: http://www.webcraft.ws
E-mail: gerald@webcraft.ws
Twitter: WebcraftGuru
Facebook: Webcraft Guru


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