Twitter is extremely simple and cost effective to use.
Before you start you must have an email address for each account you open.
It is possible to open an unlimited number of accounts but best to start with one.
You will save time if you open several email accounts in Yahoo or gmail or other similar free providers on the internet.
Go to Twitter.
com, click "sign up now", enter your name and enter a user name (of relevance to what your offer is) - you may have to be inventive here as a unique name is required.
You should really think about the methodology - it can be useful to look at the high volume users who are brand names, like Madonna.
Just like you they are in the business of attracting new customers and clients through developing online relationships.
They, of course use a team to identify questions, tweets and underlying factors that are in vogue that particular week.
Enter your new email address for this account and fill in the Capthka.
Click on create my account and you're in! Click through all the next 3 pages as you don't want your friends included in this business account.
as instructed go to your email box and hit the confirm link on the email from Twitter.
Open settings in the menu bar and click on account.
Fill in the empty boxes - at One Line Bio use keywords from your product or service as people conduct Bio searches and you will want them to find you; always remember these are potentially customers or clients of real value.
Save the information and click picture.
Here you should enter your picture or an avatar or perhaps a logo.
Portraits are probably best as they attract trust.
Remember this is the media and in effect it is here that you have started to broadcast your brand! Under Notices you can uncheck the boxes to prevent the deluge of emails that will shortly arrive as people start to follow you.
Design allows you to fill in the space to either side of the text.
This is very important real estate and should be filled with your own unique design, further information etc.
but for the time being either leave it blank or use one of the free designs.
This is important for your brand.
By clicking background image it is possible to upload images from your computer.
Now lets do some simple searches for a person to follow.
Type a keyword in the search box and a list of current messages containing that keyword will appear.
Click on the Tweeters name and it will take you to his broadcasts and if you are interested you click on the Follow button under the photo.
return to your home page and you will see that the number you are Following has increased by one.
Next do a tweet.
Type a message in the What's happening? box - it must be less than 140 characters, try something like " This is my first ever tweet!" - you are now up and running.
I deal with more advanced work in "Twitter - You Know the Basics - Now More Advanced Tools to Grow Your List" by David H Blair also on ezine.
Before you start you must have an email address for each account you open.
It is possible to open an unlimited number of accounts but best to start with one.
You will save time if you open several email accounts in Yahoo or gmail or other similar free providers on the internet.
Go to Twitter.
com, click "sign up now", enter your name and enter a user name (of relevance to what your offer is) - you may have to be inventive here as a unique name is required.
You should really think about the methodology - it can be useful to look at the high volume users who are brand names, like Madonna.
Just like you they are in the business of attracting new customers and clients through developing online relationships.
They, of course use a team to identify questions, tweets and underlying factors that are in vogue that particular week.
Enter your new email address for this account and fill in the Capthka.
Click on create my account and you're in! Click through all the next 3 pages as you don't want your friends included in this business account.
as instructed go to your email box and hit the confirm link on the email from Twitter.
Open settings in the menu bar and click on account.
Fill in the empty boxes - at One Line Bio use keywords from your product or service as people conduct Bio searches and you will want them to find you; always remember these are potentially customers or clients of real value.
Save the information and click picture.
Here you should enter your picture or an avatar or perhaps a logo.
Portraits are probably best as they attract trust.
Remember this is the media and in effect it is here that you have started to broadcast your brand! Under Notices you can uncheck the boxes to prevent the deluge of emails that will shortly arrive as people start to follow you.
Design allows you to fill in the space to either side of the text.
This is very important real estate and should be filled with your own unique design, further information etc.
but for the time being either leave it blank or use one of the free designs.
This is important for your brand.
By clicking background image it is possible to upload images from your computer.
Now lets do some simple searches for a person to follow.
Type a keyword in the search box and a list of current messages containing that keyword will appear.
Click on the Tweeters name and it will take you to his broadcasts and if you are interested you click on the Follow button under the photo.
return to your home page and you will see that the number you are Following has increased by one.
Next do a tweet.
Type a message in the What's happening? box - it must be less than 140 characters, try something like " This is my first ever tweet!" - you are now up and running.
I deal with more advanced work in "Twitter - You Know the Basics - Now More Advanced Tools to Grow Your List" by David H Blair also on ezine.