1. Twitter Tips & Tricks
Presented by:
Sweta Patel
Social Media Eatery

2. Objectives
How to get more twitter followers, faster
Creating a connection with followers
Converting followers to fans of your products or services
How to get your followers to re-tweet

3. How do you get more followers faster?
Twitter is like a box of chocolates
Add yourself to Twitter directories: i.eTwellow and Wefollow
Use Twibes to group yourself with people who have similar interests

4. Okay I am in the directories, Now what?
Create Content
Find your Audience
Spread the Word

5. Ideas
Use Twitter as a tool for tech/customer support
Connect your blog and other social media profiles to your Twitter page
Learn to pitch Twitter influencers with articles relevant to their interest
Explicitly ask another user to recommend your profile or exchange recommendations

6. Dont Mass follow
Mass follow= spammers
Twitter sites:Twitter Blacklist and Twerpscan to show who is spamming and weed out people who try to follow many users in order to build an large audience.

7. Take Home Message
Give value to your target audience
share ideas
promote your own website or blog
Twitter All About It (With a Link!)

8. Creat a Connection
Follow back to show them interest
Answer any questions they may ask through their tweets
Arrange Tweet-ups
#FollowFriday (interest group) @shoutout

9. Write About Interesting Content
Become the source of your Industry
Widget Discovery Solves World Hunger
Band Named After Widget
Add Value
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How To Catch The Elusive E-Widget

10. Other ideas
Share ideas through Re-Tweeting
Conduct a poll which engages your followers and share opinions

11. Do not only Promote your own stuff

12. Convert Followers to Fans and Products of your service
Tweet them asking how their service was. This creates loyalty among your customers and eventually fans of your products

13. Keep Converting
Provide VALUBLE Content! Didnt I already say that? Hint Hint!

14. How to get Followers to Retweet
Lets See.. We need

• Newsworthy Articles
• 15. Fresh Industry Perspective
• 16. Participation
• 17. And a dash of promotion.

..and maybe some oregano.

18. More Ingredients for Re-Tweeting
Twitter Contests
People love to Re-Tweet
quotes
breaking news
beautiful photos
controversial topics
questions
jokes
Make sure you expose your Twitter name everywhere so people know you

19. Take Home Messages
Tweet other peoples blogs
Recommend others through #FollowFridays
Respond to Tweets
Add them to a List

20. The Golden Rule
Help 5 a Day Keeps the Fail Whale Away
Everyday make it a point to visit 5 profiles and Retweet 5 tweets; respond to 5; or visit 5 of your followers blogs or websites
Away!