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Twitter Marketing Tips

How to use Twitter Directories to gain thousands of targeted followers

Phoena Lim

June 22, 2009

Twitter is growing fast right now. There are so many tools came up on the Internet which are designed to maximize Twitter account in socializing and marketing. Examples: MrTwitter, TweetLater, TwitScoop and of course, the Twitter directories.

No doubt that Twitter is one of the most effective tools for an affiliate/online business marketer. If you are a new affiliate/online marketer and have no idea what is being talking about here, let us make it easier for you here.

First off, twitter is a social micro blogging website that allows you to inform others of what you are doing now in a short message while you are also informed by the people you followed in Twitter through the same way.

Now, Twitter is not only useful to interact and connect with friends and family, it has also been acknowledged as a useful tool to help marketers in increasing their website traffic and meet other potential clients.

Given that Twitter can assist in the marketing strategy, there are other tools that designed to maximize the use of your Twitter. Twitter directory is one of these tools. These directories are used so that you can find potential followers that can be beneficial to your business, people who might be interested in the type of goods or services that you offer.

One example of the Twitter directories is Twellow. Twellow is like the Yellow pages of Twitter as it lists all of the Twitter users in categories which will help you find out who are the ones that will be interested in your goods or services.

How does one use Twellow? It is actually very easy to use. Just go to twellow.com.  Now, let say you have a website that deals with TV shows episodes, to find out all the Twitter users who are interested in this category, click the link under Entertainment, which is Television.  In less than a second, you will get a whole list of people interested in this category. By using twitter directories to look for relevant followers, you save a lot of time without having to go and add everyone you can find in your immediate network.

This list is very useful in getting you a pool of potential buyers who are interested on the same thing that you are marketing. But how do you get these people to actually follow your Twitter and view your advertisements?

The most effective strategy is to follow them first. Most people in Twitter check who are following them. So this is the first way that can make a direct contact with your potential customer. Once you follow their tweets, they will see you on their Followed page and more often than not they will check up your profile.

Thus, you need a profile that will attract the viewer to follow you too. Don’t make your profile too salesman-like as this might push away your potential customers. A warm and informative Twitter profile will attract more Twitters to follow you.

To know more tips and techniques in marketing your business/affiliate program using Twitter and also make more money on Twitter, go to http://ourguide.brinkster.net/Twitter.aspx

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