I understand why people find it hard to see twitter as anything more than ‘fun’ and a ‘waste of time’ – and indeed it can be both of those things (separately and together in fact!).
But Twitter can also be a great business and marketing tool.
In the past 7 days I have:
- Generated 400+ signups to receive the 299 Steps to Website Heaven ebook for free on August 1st
- Generated 50 downloads of a free Google Adwords ebook (today alone)
- Gained 2 new customers for my higher Google listings service
- Gained feedback on 2 new business ideas (an online course and a day by day blog featuring the optimisation of a website)
- Followed a link to get free promotional magnets for my company
- Found out about 2 web conferences I wouldn’t have known about otherwise
- Promoted a client’s article, which was then picked up by StumbledUpon and received over 400 visitors
- Been offered a column in a holiday industry related magazine
- Had industry news come to me, instead of me having to go out and find it
From a non-business point of view I have:
- Read film reviews for films I didn’t know were out
- Seen photos by people that take amazing pictures
- Read blogs I would never have found on my own
- Found perfect recipes for courgettes
- Shared soem of my favourite non business site
All via Twitter.
As I use Tweetdeck, I don’t have to log on to the Twitter site, or take any more time than it takes to scan down the list of Tweets every so often and find out if there is anything to interest me.
So it’s a thumbs up for Twitter for business from me – won’t you join me?
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Nikki Pilkington
Higher Google Listings and Search Engine Optimisation UK from an Internet Marketing Expert
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