Tips for Turning Twitter into an Internet Marketing Tool

Twitter is a social networking website that is rapidly increasing in popularity.  It is a great way to stay in contact with friends and family, but it is also an amazing way to market a website, blog, product, or service.  If you have one of these four, are you using Twitter to its fullest extent?  If not, continue reading on for tips on how you can transform this service into an internet marketing wonder.

Get started now.  The longer you wait to join Twitter, the more opportunities you miss. Whether you sell a product, a service, or make money through affiliate links, the longer you wait, the more income you lose.  You are not paid for using Twitter, but you need to consider it a moneymaking opportunity, as it is.

Create separate accounts.  Do you already Twitter to stay in contact with friends and family or would you like to?  If so, create two separate accounts.  Unless messages are set to private, all followers will receive them.  If your follow list is composed of potential clients, you don’t want them reading about the family wedding you attended.

Make lots of contacts.  To use Twitter as an internet marketing tool, you must have a large contact list.  This list should not just contain friends and family.  These individuals may already know about your website, blog, products, or services.  So, develop a new list of followers.  These individuals should be your targeted market.  

Determine what your target market it.  Determining who is your targeted market is a lot easier than it sounds.  Ask yourself what products you sell and who can benefit from buying them.  For example, pet owners will buy pet products, parents will buy products for children, and so forth.  These are individuals you want to target on Twitter.

Find your targeted market on Twitter.  An easy way to find your targeted market on Twitter is to visit Search.Twitter.com.  Do you work as an internet marketer?  Search for Tweets where blogging, internet traffic, or making money online is discussed.  These people can use your services.  Send a quick @reply explaining your job.  And, become a follower.  This means that you will receive updates from the user in question.  Many times, they will return the favor.

Follow those who follow you.  On Twitter, someone who follows your Tweets or updates is referred to as a follower.  Whether you solicited followers online or gained a new reader through the grapevine, return the favor.  Remember, not only can you send advisement though updates, but also through @replies.  If someone sends you an update saying “Trying to list my auctions on eBay, I hope they sell,” direct them to your eBook that shares eBay tips for sellers.

Answer questions on Search.Twitter.com.  As previously stated, you can use Search.Twitter.com to find your targeted market online.  You can also market your product, service, blog, or website by sending @replies.  If anyone asks a question that you can answer, send a reply.

Master the trade of selling without really selling.  To use Twitter as an internet marketing tool, your goal is to drive traffic to a website or blog.  This could result in a sale.  Unfortunately, advertisements are frowned upon.  No one wants to believe that they are used simply for advertising.  So, cleverly market yourself.  Instead of saying buy my product or service, provide a link and ask for feedback.

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