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The 10 Commandments for Twitter Explosion
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Twitter facts!
• Twitter has over 200 million registered accounts
• There are now 600,000 signups per day
• More than 200 million Tweets are sent per day
• Twitter has more than 500 employees
• 40% of Tweets come from mobile devices
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Tip 1: Tweet Right
What is unique about Twitter is that your messages are limited just to 140 characters, which is why some people call it a "micro-blogging" tool.
You have to keep your messages brief and to the point. That being said Twitter is proving to be a really effective way of getting your message out and developing a following credibility.
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Tip 2: Engage your Audience
• Tweet Photos
• Use Hashtag ##### to claim ownership of a particular tweet of thought.
• Take Polls: Get folks to vote for a cause, answer random questions etc.
• Call to Action: Ask tweeps to take a particular action. E.g. Retweet this if…
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Tip 3: Follow a target
audience• Follow the followers of a “trending” individual
• Follow folks that have subscribed to a particular “trending” topic e.g. #AdoptATweep
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Tip 4: Unfollow Smartly
Unfollow your non-followers, inactive followers and fake followers effortlessly, using:www.manageflitter.comwww.justunfollow.com
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Tip 5: Mass Direct Messaging
Send bulk direct messages with or without links.http://www.tweetguru.net
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Tip 6: Use URL Shorteners
URL: Uniform Resource LocatorURL Shorteners are great tools to make more space for personalization on your tweets.
Compare: http://bit.ly/AdoptATweepFile
To: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/d94txijzrm110e3/sH-NZ6d5eB
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Tip 7: HootSuite Advantage
This is a fantastic program that not only posts to Twitter, but also Facebook, LinkedIn etc. That means that posting something once in HootSuite updates your status or news feed in each of these other program, giving far more reach to all of your contacts and also causing you to work once, instead of 3 or 4 times.
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Tip 8: Market like the Sun and not the
wind
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Tip 9: Be Consistent
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Tip 10: Play Safe
• Be suspicious of links sent to you via Direct Messaging
• Change your Password periodically• Sign out completely after using a
gadget that is not yours
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Leverage on Your Social Network
• Leverage on your social network to provide an advertising platform for brands, individuals and events.
• Leverage on your social network to market your ideas, brands thoughts, concepts etc.
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Leverage on your Social network…
• Do not be afraid to put a price to your service.
• If you do not celebrate yourself, no one will.• Do not offer free services, rather offer
services at 100% discounted value.• Source huge brands to offer the above
often.• Beat the traffic.
Salient Points:
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Thank You!