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Twitter - How to Build Effective Relationships?

Time:2010-03-10 18:42:07 Source:Ezinearticles Author:Damayanthi Jayasinghe

Someone once said having a large list of followers will help your ego, but it will not help your business. So true, what is the big deal about having thousands and thousands of followers if they do not have a clue about you, the value you offer and your business?

If your goal with twitter is to grow your business you need to build effective relationships with your connections.

Only way to build effective relationships is to provide valuable content and connecting with your target audience.

Here are a few tips to find valuable content and build relationships:

You can find great content to share at places like EzineArticles, pop URL, stuff to tweet, etc.
You can also share great quotes.
Links to valuable blog posts, articles, videos etc. of yours or other in the same industry. You can sign up to receive alerts from Google as and when the web is updated with content relating to certain key words.
Ask questions - this is a great way to start a conversation.
Re tweet others content.
Find out other users with similar interests by using the search feature on twitter and interact with them
Syndicate content of other marketers in your niche
Make sure to talk about your personal things as well. This will help people to relate to you and in turn build trust.

As you know Twitter is an extremely busy place, with thousands of updates happening in a second. If you are to connect with people in this environment you will be wasting a lot of time on twitter and will not be good use of your time.

In order to be efficient and effective with the time you spend on this social medium, it is necessary to use twitter applications and tools.

Here are a few:

Twitter List - This twitter feature will help you keep track of the people who you want to follow and build relationships with.

Tweetdeck - You can download this application free to your desktop and can have a snapshot of what is happening at a given moment in time with your twitter account. You are able to send tweets, shorten the URL's and also connect with other social networks like Facebook.

Hootsuite - Features similar to that of Tweetdeck, but you do not have to download any applications, you can sign up for free and you are good to go.

With all this said, most important thing to remember is to provide value 80-90% of the time, and show what you have to offer only 10-20% of the time. Just go with the mindset of going to a party and connecting with as many friends as possible and you will not go wrong.

Damayanthi is an online marketing guide specializing in education that helps entrepreneurs to attract more prospects and clients to their chosen businesses. Most marketers spend enormous amount of time on Twitter without any tangible result. Learn how to Manage Your Twitter efficiently and effectively.

Learn more marketing tips at http://www.mlmleadgenerationtips.com/

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