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Your On Twitter, Now What?

May 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment

twitter3gifCongratulations, you made it on Twitter but now what?  The first thing to do is to find people to follow because if you are Tweeting and no one is listening to you then what is the point, right?

  • Click on the FIND PEOPLE link and type in a person’s name, a company name or Twitter ID.

You can also find people by using a keyword search.

  • Utilize the search box on your profile and enter keywords such as your target market or keywords associated with your business.
  • The search will reveal other people who have used that word in their Tweet or Bio.
  • Click on their profile to view their page
  • You can elect to follow them by clicking the FOLLOW button.

Here is a good plan of action for finding people to follow, this should keep you busy for a little while.

  1. Locate your friends and family
  2. Search for business associates
  3. Search for your “competition”
    Remember that following your competition is a good thing becuase you can keep an eye on what new products or servcies they may be featuring.
  4. Seek out companies
    Following local and national companies can be fun and beneficial to you because you can hear about company news instantly and even take advantage of coupons and discounts only offered to Twitter followers.  You can also send Direct Messages to these companies and get answers quickly from real people without waiting on hold!  Some of my favorite companies to follow are:
    @JetBlue
    @HomeDepot
    @WholeFoods
    @nordstrom
    @hotwire_deals
    @Overstock
    @OReturns (Overstock Returns)
    @rubbermaid
    @Sharpie
    @BestBuy
    There are a zillion more companies to follow just search for your favorite ones in the search box under the Find People link.
  5. Follow News Tweets
    No need to wait for the 5 o’clock news or look it up on the web.  Get news updates instantly by following local and national news stations as well as newspapers.  Also, try digging a little deeper to find your local news anchor’s Twitter Page
    @cnnbrk
    @andersoncooper
    @ricksanchezcnn
    @foxnews
    @LaTimes
    @NYTimes

What are some of your favorite people or companies to follow?

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Dawn Cullo became a Virtual Assistant after 10 years of working in the traditional office environment as an Administrative Assistant and had always been the “Go To Gal” of the office. Now, she runs her own Virtual Assistant company so she can be the boss and still be the “Go To Gal”.

She has been a Virtual Assistant since 2006 and began her career helping clients with their Microsoft Word and Excel projects. With the boom of Social Media and Internet Marketing she then shifted her focus to helping clients market their businesses via Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter and through their Blogs, Websites and Article Marketing. She has earned her certifications from VA Classroom as an Internet Marketing Specialist and a Social Marketing Specialist. She also working towards her certification as an Online Business Manager.

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