As the resident tweeter for Lunarpages, I have learned a lot about this service over the years. At first glance, I thought it was kind of lame. I mean, how much can you do in 140 characters? However with time, it has become a useful and addictive part of my day to day life. So what is Twitter, what is it good for and how can you get it to working for you?
What is Twitter Good For?
Twitter, the popular micro-blogging service, gives you an easy way to share short messages with your friends or with the world. It helps you stay connected in real-time with people all around the world. Many people use it to talk to their friends. Others might use it to share something they just produced. The way you use Twitter is totally up to you. You can get sign up for Twitter here.
Here is some Twitter lingo you might want to become familiar with:
- Twitter – The name of the service
- Twittering – The act of posting on Twitter
- Tweet – A message on Twitter
- RT (or Re-Tweet) – When you copy somebody else’s message and post it on your own Twitter profile
How Can Twitter Help You and Your Brand?
Now, this aspect to Twitter is something that is near and dear to my heart. I love finding out how to use tools in ways to benefit my various web projects. Who doesn’t, right? For many, Twitter is a way to pass out a link to something you just did. For example, I might post this article on Twitter. That way the people following me on Twitter will see it, come back and read. The same could be said for videos you might produce, audio you might upload, or any other media content creation you do. Twitter acts as a great way to get the word out.
Tweeting Tips!
When interacting on Twitter, remember these tips:
Don’t follow hundreds of people, without having one follower yourself. This is often seen as a form of spam. Honestly, if you saw somebody was following 300 people and only had one person following him, would you think that person is very interesting? I think not.
Don’t over-tweet yourself. As addicting as Twitter might be, you don’t want to spam those people who follow you with a lot of your own replies back to other tweets on Twitter. If you want to reply to tweets, try to divide your replies up throughout the day with some useful unique tweets of your own in-between.
When replying to a tweet, remember other people are watching. I often see replies they say, @user thanks! and that is it. Thanks for what? What did you do, and why do you want to share this with me? When replying, put something in your reply that keeps the conversation in context. As an example, @user thanks for your positive feedback about my web site! Then, remember to toss a link in there too, so others can see how great your web site is.
Resources to Help You Become a Better Tweeter…
Looking for another way (other than that Twitter web site) to send your tweets? There are a number of different applications out there to help. Personally I like Twhirl and TweetDeck. However, you can find tons of clients, widget and more on the Twitter downloads page.
Lunarpages is one of the hosting company that never want to be left behind. They found that Twitter is one of best medium to get in touch with their clients. Now they are really into it and you can find them @lunarpages. Don’t forget to check out what current clients’ said about them at Lunapages Twitter Review. If you got something to say about Lunapages, drop us comment below. Thank you!