Comments on: How I am using Twitter – by a relatively experienced Twitterer…

By: admin

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:22:07 +0000

Thanks for sharing Lesley.

By: Lesley Aveyard

Lesley Aveyard — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:42:55 +0000

I have a list of almost 80 things you can do and use Twitter for – it is the top tool in Social Media.

Never market yourself or your products or services, keep any advertising to PPC.

The whole point is to ‘reach out’, build trust and gain ‘a following’

I regularly engage in conversations on Twitter, which very often turn into a group discussion – and this could be about something as random as a cheese sandwich, people are people and we need to understand how to engage with others without keeping our business interests at the fore front all the time.

I have done business with people I have connected with on Twitter, although our Tweets were not about doing business initially and the venture we have collaborated on is nothing any of us had planned – simply an idea was borne and we went for it!. We just came to trust one another through ‘banter’ ‘sharing’ ‘informing’ ‘humouring’ and being reciprocal.

Reciprocation and etiquette are things not all Twitter courses teach you and reciprocation is the very essence of Twitter.

If you want any of my 80 uses – visit my site and sign up for my newsletter

Well done, and happy Tweeting

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Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:55:51 +0000

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By: Anika

Anika — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:13:10 +0000

This is one good looking, sexy theme, love it! What theme are you using?

By: michelle

michelle — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:06:20 +0000

Thank you Rob – you can tell that I use Twhirl rather than Twitter!

By: @robynmcintyre

@robynmcintyre — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:48:42 +0000

Sorry, Michelle – your info for a DM is wrong. To DM, enter d (space) twitterid without the @ as in D michellecarvill

Otherwise, your advice is good.

By: michelle

michelle — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:58:07 +0000

Thanks to Joseph and Simon – amends now duly made to the post…

By: michelle

michelle — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:57:02 +0000

Hi Jean
# is referred to as a hashtag – which effectively is a way of ‘tagging’ relevant words in a post. I’m still looking into the use of hashtags – some great articles on them if you search check out @mashable .

By: Jean

Jean — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:41:48 +0000

can anyone answer what it means when someone writes #then a word? I see this and I am not sure what the # symbol is supposed to add to the thought they are trying to convey. Thanks!

By: Joseph McLaughlin

Joseph McLaughlin — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:43:26 +0000

I found your blog from someone retweeting this page. Just wanted to correct/clarify something: to DM a user on Twitter, you send a message with “D username” without the quotes to start the quotes.

By: simon

simon — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:36:52 +0000

your thwirl link is wrong! its .org not .com!

By: Mike Grace

Mike Grace — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:53:45 +0000

Great little intro to using twitter more effectively. Love the simplicity and focus of the article. Everyone uses twitter a bit differently but I really like what you have said. I might even retweet it. ; ) Thanks for sharing.

By: proletarian

proletarian — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:00:59 +0000

Started following you on twitter the other day and found this article from your tweet. After reading the article I retweeted it. Just wanted to leave a comment and let you know how I found your blog. I will be following you on twitter and your blog.