Twitter Do 's and Dont 's for Internet Marketing Success

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It's become more and more apparent that Twitter is here to stay. Due to it’s easy interface and numerous tools it has earned it’s spot in the limelight with everyone jumping aboard. Heck, even celebrities have joined the scene. Though, among the internet marketers, there is still not a clear picture as how best to incorporate it into business.Therefore I will attempt to give you some guidelines, or some twitter do’s and don’ts, to make your experience as successful as possible.

Do’s

1. Tweet fascinating or informative information.
Now this might sound obvious but you’d be surprised with the kind of nonsense that people tweet about. I would rather see some neat article of cool bit of infor that you stumbled on than a stream of random quotes day end and day out.The idea behind using twitter to build your business is to show others that you are worth doing business with, so share things that they would want to know.

2. Follow tweeters who are worth the follow
I'm sure that when you first joined, you went and followed everyone you could find. Don't be shy, most people did!Though I’m sure you got plenty of them to follow you back, how many of them were actually interested in what you have to say? This is why it's important to follow people in your niche or target market, such as those interested in mlm or making money from home. I like to use things like search.twitter.com or twello.com to find twitter users in those areas. Then you're tweets will be more likely to be read and not simply ignored.

3. Remember to RT others
If you don’t know what this is RT mean to retweet something that someone else tweeted. This is a great way to get noticed because people love to see their stuff retweeted, makes them feel special. But don't abuse the RT feature to the point that you aren't coming up with your own content.

4. Tweet at least 3 to 4 times a day.
You should tweet at least 3 or 4 times so that people know you are active. You don’t want your followers to forget who you are or think you are not a serious marketer. However, don't take it to the extreme and tweet every second of everyday. That's just overkill.

5. Fill out your profile and picture.
It's hard to take someone serious who hasn't taken the time to fill in their profile section. You want people to be able to know a little bit about you. Plus, remember to put in a good, smiling photo that is consistant with your other social media sites. This will help solidify your brand across the board. I tend not to follow people who haven't taken the time to change the default photo.

Don’ts

1. Auto DM with a link to your website.
I know that some programs tell you to do this, but I personally think it's annoying. I’m fine with sending an auto direct message to welcome your new follower but make it about them not about you. This is usually your intial contact with them so don't scare them away by being to pushy.

2. Being overly self absorbed
Twitter is where people gather to hang out with others so remember to actually interact. Constantly talking about yourself and never responding to others is not how you have a conversation. NPlus people will probably not pay you any attention if you never join the conversation.

3. Post links only to your website.
Don't get me wrong, it's perfectly ok to post links to your site, but don't post to a squeeze page or replicated site constanly. If you have a blog you can post a link to an interesting article but make sure you say what the article is about. Otherwise no one will know why they should check it out.

4. DONT use foul language.
Once again you would think this is obvious but I have seen people using cuss words and I think it’s very unprofessional. Just think, if you are trying to market your brand, please be on your best behavior

5. Remember to be friendly
Remember that this is a social network so don’t forget to be social. Let others get to know you.While there's no need to tell people everything about yourself, you do want people to know that you are a real person that they can get to know.

If you have found these Twitter Do's and Don'ts by top marketer Angel Taylor helpful, then head over to her MLM Profits Blog for more great tips on using social media to build your business successfully.