Make Twitter work for you
Twitter is pointless - or so it seems. Thousands of people typing 140 character messages about everything and anything. And who WANTS to read about someone-you-have-never-met's allergies, what their cute pet did today or how much they hate (insert politician's name here)? BUT like all social networking tools you CAN make Twitter work for you. The secret to using Twitter to promote your art is Quality not Quantity. Artists in Business can tell you how!
Here are some pointers:
1. Stop following people who do not follow you.
2. Remove all those people who are following you that you probably wouldn't really want a relationship with such as people who bombard you with links with every tweet.
3. Use Direct Messaging to send worthwhile and interesting information about yourself.
4. Update your Twitter Home Page with goodi mages (or logo) add your website and a short Bio.
5. Don't limit yourself to 140 characters - send tweets in a block of information.
6. Add a link to your Twitter account in forum posts, chat rooms, on your blog and Face book.
If you have found this blog post useful please follow me on Twitter and tweet about it too!
Artists in Business Mean Business!
Here are some pointers:
1. Stop following people who do not follow you.
2. Remove all those people who are following you that you probably wouldn't really want a relationship with such as people who bombard you with links with every tweet.
3. Use Direct Messaging to send worthwhile and interesting information about yourself.
4. Update your Twitter Home Page with goodi mages (or logo) add your website and a short Bio.
5. Don't limit yourself to 140 characters - send tweets in a block of information.
6. Add a link to your Twitter account in forum posts, chat rooms, on your blog and Face book.
If you have found this blog post useful please follow me on Twitter and tweet about it too!
Artists in Business Mean Business!
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Permalink Reply by Anna Lee H. on
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Hi Jo!
thanks for the tips and I'm following you now btw.
I disagree somewhat in that in my opinion Twitter is designed for a mass marketing approach. It's a shotgun tactic that isn't intended to be directed at any particular target market... so we get a broad type of exposure there that could have widespread and pleasantly surprising results like being picked up by local tv and radio stations, critics, writers, patrons of the arts etc. I've found that Twitter works regardless of who I'm following as long as I vigilantly use the correct keywords :)
hugs,
~Anna Lee
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