How To Use Twitter To Generate Traffic

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How To Use Twitter To Generate Traffic

by Nelson Tan

Twitter is still a relatively new social networking site, and there
are still thousands of marketers who are not using it to its full
potential. Some are not using it at all. As with just about any
other social networking site you can mention, you have to put in
the work at the start to establish yourself as a credible, helpful
contributor who is there to do more than just give a sales message
and win customers. Using Twitter is an art form all of its own, and
is totally unlike anything you will do anywhere else.

The short length of the messages you are allowed to send means that
you have to approach the task in a completely different way. The
underlying principle does not change, however, and if you are
looking to build a long term business presence, you will need to
take a long-term view and work to build up your network of friends.
These friends can see your twits on their Twitter home page, so it
is well worth making the effort to cultivate as many as you can.
You are allowed to put links in your twits, so you will need to
restrain yourself from getting carried away and posting links too
often.

As ever, it takes a bit of work and a bit of thought to use Twitter
effectively. Make sure that your twits are of value and
interesting. If you can keep abreast of breaking news, and the
latest trends in your area of expertise, you can build up a
reputation as being someone to watch out for. This will keep you on
people's friend lists, and give you the chance to broadcast an
occasional message about your own website or profile which will
encourage them to visit. Driving social network traffic is never
quick or easy, but you can build up a reputation which will result
in regular visitors to your site, who have every chance of becoming
regular customers.


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