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You NEED To Be Using Twitter

by Alejandro Reyes on May 23rd, 2008

Last week I talked about getting out there and networking as I believe it’s one of the most important things a young entrepreneur should be doing.  I know it’s helped me out tremendously.

One of the ways that you can start networking with top notch entrepreneurs immediately is to get on a Social Networking site called Twitter.  I wrote about Twitter on my blog entitled, “What Is Twitter,” about a month ago and since then I’ve met a lot of great entrepreneurs that are just as excited to be networking as well.

Twitter is a micro blogging site that allows you to join “conversations,” follow people that you want to connect with, and the thing is, you can only send “tweets” (as they call them) of up to 140 characters.

Some might say, well that’s not a lot.  I’m here to tell you, I think it’s brilliant.  Have you ever been in a conversation where someone was just talking forever and it was completely draining you?  I’ve been there many times!  What I love most about Twitter is that you can choose what conversations you wanna follow and you can even block the one’s that are annoying you.

Here are some of the benefits of Twitter

  1. You will get a “pulse” of what’s hot and new in your niche and in general
  2. You will be able to meet some pretty influential people if you use the right steps
  3. Be a great way to connect with some of your friends, customers, or collegues very effectively.
  4. You can control a conversation and get people to start following you and your blog

Now here’s some advice before you start jumping on Twitter and interruping conversation.

  1. Add Value to Coversations first in Social Media Marketing before you try to control them
  2. Don’t just add everyone, add the people that are relevant to what you’re up to (don’t be spammy)
  3. When tweeting, give some great tips because people will always love tips.

That’s it for now on Twitter.  Lets try to follow each other on there and connect!

Put your Twitter URL in the comment section below.  I’ll start.  Mine is:

http://Twitter.com/successfool

Make sure to add each other and start connecing - it’s fun I promise!

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