Tweeter Center | How to Use Twitter Tutorial

Posted on October 19, 2009

You may be new to social media, or maybe just new to Twitter… if so you are probably wondering what is Twitter and how does it work. Lucky for you, you’ve come to the right place. We will explain Twitter in plain English and give you the tips on twittering excellently.

I Heart Twitter

1. What is Twitter? Twitter is a social media site that is all about the micro-blogs, in lay man’s terms that means a little snippet of convo 140 words or less. This is the tweet.

: What’s a Tweet = This is a Tweet

2. How do I use Twitter? Well glad ya asked… Twitter can be used for personal contact, shameless self promotion or business/branding purposes. It can also be used to update people on what you had for breakfast, why you have a hangnail or to tell the world that your tummy is sick but I wouldn’t do that. Try to use Twitter to give relevant bits on info to the Twitter world, especially the people who follow you. If your in business tweet about business, if you are into cars, tweet about cars… I’m sure you get the drift.

3. How do I Tweet? Put 140 characters or less in this box, then press send.

: How to Tweet

4. Who is on Twitter? Celebrities heart Twitter, so do most of us ‘normies’… if you are interested in who’s on Twitter check out their ‘Find People’ tab & start typing in names. Follow people you know or people you wish you knew & start tweeting out to others to get them to follow you.

: Celebrities on Twitter

5. How to I use Twitter for Traffic? If you have a site, business or brand you may want increased amounts of Twitter Traffic, specially chosen & targeted to be interested in what you have to offer. For this I suggest our Twitter marketing services. Its probably the best money you’ll spend on marketing all year.

More on how to tweet, what to tweet & Twitter tips coming up in the next post! Stay tuned you Twits!

Tweeter Center | How to Use Twitter Tutorial

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