Twitter is a Must Use Application

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Twitter is a Must Use Application

By Carl Martens | July 11, 2008

It took me awhile to come to the realization that Twitter is a great tool, and it has taken me even longer to figure out how to use it most effectively.

First off, if you aren’t using Twitter you really ought to…no joke, you NEED to set up an account. Once you have an account set up you’ll want to download the Twhirl application and use it. Twhirl makes using Twitter easy to use…trust me on this one!

I’ve asked some colleagues of mine how they use Twitter, their responses are below:

Brad Nix, Broker at Maxsell Real Estate

“I actually get comments on my blog by posting URL’s of new posts to Twitter. But I do agree that it can be a pain to bounce from Twhirl to Browser.

Just getting David (David Harris joined our blogger meeting because Brad had ”tweeted” that he was headed to the meeting) to join us was worth using Twitter, but I also find it a great tool to ask WP (abbreviation for Wordpress) help questions and to gather quick answers from a variety of viewpoints.”

Kathy Drewien, Broker at North Atlanta Realty Group

“Go to www.Remarkablogger.com Look for his post on Twitter is Like Sex“

Kevin Warmath, President at Warmath Real Estate

“I don’t really know any tips – the best people at twitting seem to be those who can make insightful observations in less than 60 characters, which is difficult to do. I think of it like 60 character blog posts. The stuff about people’s dogs and where they are and what they are doing is ok, but the real meat, for me, is the insight…you gotta find the right people to follow and I’m not sure who they all are yet.

One thing I think is annoying is that a lot of people just post urls (tinyurls) which just take you someplace else, so I find myself bouncing back and forth between twitter and a browser, which can be crazy.”

These were some great responses as I dug up some material to write about. There are many benefits of using Twitter, but you will only experience the benefits if you follow the right people. As Kevin suggested, follow people that have insight to offer. I use Twitter as an educational resource as well as a marketing tool. Like Brad, I will ask questions to my network. As a marketing tool, I advertise my “best” blog posts that I believe are of value and worth sharing with my network. As you begin to follow people, be sure to visit their websites and leave comments, in return you will get comments as well and more traffic to your website…and Google loves more traffic!

Share your thoughts on Twitter in the comments section as well as ask whatever questions you may have, I’ll be sure to answer questions!

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