If you visit this blog often, you probably know I organize a group of professionals in NYC area, named NY Entrepreneur Business Network. In our last meeting, I was able to interact with a large number of people out of the 300+ attendees. It has come to my attention that the majority of the business owners that I talked to are not very savvy with social media tools, even the very basics of them. As a result, I’ve come up with this series by the name of Social Media 101 where we will explore useful materials to help people learn the fundamentals about social media. We will start with Twitter.
Twitter in Plain English
Twitter 101
Twitter 101 for Business — A Special Guide
From Twitter: Twitter 101 was launched back on July 23rd, 2009. This special guide is designed to help beginners get started with Twitter. Twitter 101 covers the very basics of Twitter. We include it here because it demonstrates Twitter’s initiative in helping people succeed by leveraging social media tools. It’s a great resource if you are new to Twitter.Kevin Rose: 10 Ways To Increase Your Twitter Followers
From TechCrunch: Kevin Rose is the founder of Digg and the cofounder of Revision3 and Pownce. His post, originally published on TechCrunch, has been one of the most popular Twitter tutorials I have seen so far. In this post, he is sharing 10 tips that give you tons of insight if you just started out using Twitter.17 Ways You Can Use Twitter: A Guide for Beginners and Businesses
From DoshDosh: The posts you find on DoshDosh are often thorough and comprehensive in covering every aspect in related subjects. If you are still debating about whether to start using Twitter, check out this article. The author has been very persuasive in illustrating the 17 usages through which that Twitter can benefit your life and your business.How to Use Twitter to Grow Your Business
From Copyblogger: The author of this post is Michael Stelzner. Unlike other Twitter beginner tutorials, Michael’s post is filled with case studies and real examples. He’s illustrated how Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com, uses Twitter. The examples also cover other bestselling authors and business professionals.How I use Twitter, and you?
From Web Strategy: Jeremiah Owyang, in this post, reframes his thoughts, answering the question “What’s important to my followers and me,” rather than just “What are you doing?” His article is short and sweet, easy to digest. Personally, I would recommend it to anybody who just started out and seeking guidance in how to use Twitter.7 ‘Secret’ Ways To Use Twitter Search
From TwiTip: If you are new to Twitter, chances are you would like to find out more information about your interested topics. Unlike Google search, Twitter search provides real time updates on what’s happening. It is very important to master the search skills. The author, in the post, discusses 7 innovative ways on how to use Twitter search. TwiTip is an incredible “Twitter knowledge database.” If you have other Twitter-related questions, do a search on this site and see what comes up.How to Use Twitter Hashtags for Business
From American Express OPEN Forum: Hashtags is another great feature on Twitter. You can either create your own or use the existing hashtags. This article ,written by Josh Catone from Mashable, demonstrates three important aspects regarding hashtags: 1. How to utilize existing hashtags? 2. How to start your own hashtags? 3. How to keep track of hashtags?Newbie’s guide to Twitter
From Webware CNET: This article is a newbie’s guide, written by CNET’s editor Rafe Needleman. This guide covers every feature of Twitter, with an emphasis on helping Twitter beginners get started.How to Grow Your Twitter Followers – 5 Ways That Work for Me
From WebStudio13: This article reveals 5 unique tips on how to gain followers on Twitter. Some of the tips are something I haven’t read anywhere else before I wrote them. These strategies work great if you want to try something innovative to gain more Twitter followers. For beginners, it will help you think outside the box when it comes to mastering Twitter.Also check out these two related posts from WebStudio13:
30 Ultimate Twitter Tools to Help You Dominate the Twitterverse – Part A
30 Ultimate Twitter Tools to Help You Dominate the Twitterverse – Part B
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