If you’re one of the many local business owners who feel you don’t have the time to use Twitter, we hear you. However, there is one thing Twitter can do for you that is for everyone.
If you’re on Twitter, you’ve probably noticed the list of trends that appear to the right of your home page. Twitterers use trending words in their tweets because those words can introduce them to a whole slew of new followers who are using or looking for those same words.
Twitter Web Analytics (TWA), which just launched in a limited test, is a new tool that will help local businesses calculate how much traffic they’re generating from their Twitter efforts.
New to Twitter? Here are the words to know to get you off and tweeting! For a full list of our social media terms to know, check out our social media glossary.
If you’re looking for a more robust social media management system to help you with Twitter, third party tools are available that offer all sorts of options.
I’ll admit it: I’ve found hashtags only moderately useful. Lately, I’ve been wondering if I’m missing a step, if there’s some hashtag revelation out there.
Here’s a guide on whom to follow on Twitter to keep you informed of your line of work and help you gain new customers. Follow local press and local bloggers. And don’t forget to follow your competition!
At first glance, hashtags – or pound signs, as they’re called outside the Twitterverse – may seem confusing, but their purpose is basic: They organize topics and make them more search-friendly. Here are some hashtag basics: You can use a hashtag within your message or outside the main message. For example, “I heard Kate will …Read More
On the surface, Twitter is easy: Tell something you’d like the world to know in 140 characters or less. Yet, it’s not quite that simple. You can tweet your little heart out, but that doesn’t mean anyone is listening. Here’s my approach to building an audience on Twitter. Consider this food for thought as you …Read More
