Well, in case you lived under a rock for a year or two, here is a brief explanation of what twitter is. Twitter is a social networking service that allows people to communicate in short messages (a message cannot be longer than 140 characters). Twitter grew quite large during the last couple of months. Actually twitter gets such a huge traffic that twitter servers go down from time to time being unable to handle the load.
The secret to getting traffic from twitter is in a) setting up your twitter profile correctly b) finding the targeted followers, and 3) gaining trust of your followers.
So, let us discuss the above points.
First, we will talk about the twitter profile. Creating a profile on twitter is quite simple. You need to pick a user name (which will also be your twitter name), write short biography, and beautify your profile with a background image and a color schema).
Choosing a twitter name is an important step. You need to choose a name that would not look like an automatically generated name a spammer would use. If possible, use your real name or your business name as your twitter name.
Writing a biography is also an important step. Do not leave it empty – biography is what people read when they open your profile. Be creative and make your biography interesting and funny and do not forget to include a link to your site or a blog in your biography.
Not many people take advantage of using a background image. Use Photoshop or any other image editing software to create an image of approximately 280 px by 500 px. Add a nice picture of yourself or of your business, write a message, or just make it attractive. A well made background image will definitely increase the number of those who would want to follow you on twitter.
Let us now talk about finding the targeted followers. The truth is it is quite pointless to just get followers; you need to find targeted followers, those who would have the same or similar interests as you. You can find targeted followers by following people who use the keywords you target in their tweets. You could use Twollo – the free service that allows you to listen to conversations and find people who use your keywords in their tweets. Another approach would be to find an authority in your niche with many followers and to follow those people.
Gaining trust is quite difficult. If you want people to trust you, then you should never spam them with blatant advertising. Try to make your tweets interesting and useful. Post links to the funny videos, stories you watched or read. Share your opinion on hot topics, comment on other people tweets, and try and help others.
I hope this short guide will help you build a powerful twitter profile and get some good traffic.
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Author: Nikolai Ivanov
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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