Twitter is a social networking tool that is attracting new members daily. Twitter is free, quick and necessary for your blogging success. Short messages (called "tweets") are sent to your followers when you choose to send them. I use Twitter to promote my blogs and to find other people who share my interests. I have used Twitter to revive dead blogs and to jumpstart new ones. You can’t beat Twitter when it comes to getting instant traffic to your blog (when you use it right).
Here are 6 tips to get your blog busy:
1. Connect and network with others that share your interests. This can help with link exchanges or getting traffic for your blog. Use the "search" feature and find others that are tweeting about things that interest you or are relevant to your blog topic. Follow them and they will most likely follow you back. (I spend about 20 minutes a day searching for and following people.)
2. Be unique and give value to the Twitter community. Let your personality show in what you say, and also let it show in your blog. You also need to be careful of what you tweet – one tweet rattled off in anger can truly damage your reputation and make you lose followers.
3. Promote your Twitter link. Many people use Twitter, so simply put your link in email signatures and in forum signatures and your list of followers will grow quickly. I have found that putting a Twitter link in your forum signature and then giving informative posts in a forum will guarantee people will follow you.
4. Be consistent with your tweets, but not too chatty. I make sure I send out tweets at least a few times a week – less on weekends, more during the week – and I don’t get too talkative. I want people to look forward to my tweets, not groan when they see I have said something new.
5. Ask good questions. Asking a thought-provoking or controversial question with a link to your blog is a great way to get people to participate. Make sure you suggest in your tweet that people answer the question by making a comment on your blog. If you have a poll, send a tweet announcing the results along with another link to your blog.
6. Be generous when you tweet. Become an asset to the Twitter community. Along with promoting your blog, make sure you participate in the other activity going on by answering questions and commenting on other blogs. I always answer any replies I have to something I post. I also ask questions or congratulate people when their tweets warrant it. It helps me be a welcome addition to the Twitter community.
If you’ve read through this post, you may like to find out why I love Twitter so much..below is the reason..
Twitter is a great tool that can produce fast results when used properly. So what’s next?
Follow me LOL!
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Twitter is the best networking tool for blogs and business.
Absolutely correct.
While tweeting have some ethics.
It can be the best if we use it right
Great Tips Een! I think you’re really getting a good grasp of this social networking and marketing opportunities!
Twitter is an amazing resource for any marketer!
The more I’m in blogging field the more I digg my interest.
Anyway thanks man
I think one of the best methods to get noticed on Twitter is simply to reply other people. By doing so famous bloggers have a tendency to check out your blog, which they don’t always do if you only comment their blog.
Wow! new tips..I’m sure will try this tips.. I never reply to any tweet from establish blogger…
Yes, I agree with Stefan, I’m often use the feature is Twitter Direct Messenger to promo my blog ^_^
Thanks for nice post!
You’re welcome..Why don’t you follow me on twitter?
Thanks for the tips! I’m new to blogging/twitter, but I’m steadily seeing the potential of incorporating the two. I’ll bear these tips in mind for the future
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You’re welcome..anyway thanks for dropping by..glad to see you here
hi! is just create another account for twitter since i have not recovered my account. Otherwise, i would miss the traffic opportunities from twitter.
thanks for the posts
What is your new twitter account?
I agree with all of those tips you have given here. But, Facebook Lite just release. With a lot of spamming in Twitter, I think Facabook Lite will replace Twitter.
Facebook lite? Hmm…I don’t know about it..let me Google 1st..
I never took twitter seriously. I guess it is a time for me to take it more seriously. From past few days my internet (currently I am msging from clg) is also not working. I will follow your tips to check how worthy the twitter is.
You know what? We have to be alert to what is new..For me, facebook and twitter is the new generation of social media..So we need to take the advantages of using both of them..Facebook and twitter are hot right now..
hello fazreen, Thanks for the tips. All the things that you said was really effective. I made some comments to the tweet. I even ask them question but sad to say none of them answered me. I tweet some nice quotes. I even had idioms of the day. I noticed that my followers were increasing. I hope it will increase for more.
btw, about the theme that you ask if my husband could make one for you? he said, he is willing to help you as long as you will give him a sketch of placement,things you want to be place so it will be personalized.
If you ask me at twitter, sure I’ll answer..
yeah I know, somehow people never answer back what we ask…but, there must be someone that will tweet with you..You just need to find the person..
really? Cool..I will ask him to make one for me for my next blog..
All great tips Een. Personally, I think that #4 is most important. I don’t want people to dread my next Tweet!
Tweet less but effective
I sitll don’t get a lot of traffic from twitter. I guess that I follow too much spammers and robots, but it’s too difficult to know who’s real and who’s don’t.
It is so hurt to determine whether they are real or not..Before this, I have 2000+ followers and have been following 2000+ also..Everytime I open up my twitter profile, I saw a lot of ‘robot’ tweets. So I decided to go one by one to see who they are..I use greasemonkey add on to unfollow who doesn’t follow me back..
Very good tips! I really like #’s 5 and 6 and need to start implementing them. I have not tried asking a question yet via Twitter, and that makes obvious sense. Thanks for the tips!
You’re welcome~
nice sharing een , i love the second tips which i will use it to optimize my twitter
Thanks man~ I appreciate it if you apply my guide…
You can get massive traffic from Twitter, unless you got lots of real followers or your the famous one. =)
I’ll be the famous blogger oneday..
Rockstar,
Loved your blog and Tweet tips. Motivated after seeing your blog so popular! :love:
Hi Vivek!
Thanks for dropping by. Hope will see you around again
I think one of the best methods to get noticed on Twitter is simply to reply other people.
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