Twitter and other social networking sites are doing well because of the economic downturn. More and more people are turning to the Internet for information, shopping, ways to save money and increase their income. This becomes obvious when you realize the percent of users in the 35 - 49 age-group equals 42% and 55+ age-group equals 17%. So 59% of Twitter users are 35 and over. It is this age group that has been hit the hardest financially.
Couple that information with the projected online spending slated to increase by 13.3 percent in 2009 from 2008 and online sales up by 14 percent in April compared to the same month last year.
So how do you take advantage of this information and make Twitter work for you? Follow these 5 simple rules.
- Earn your followers trust by reaching out to them and showing an interest in what they are doing.
- Look at your followers profile and/or website then personalize a direct message to them. Use their name in the direct message.
- Provide information they can use or benefit from, don't try to sell them.
- Do not put your affiliate link in your tweet or direct message. Put a link to a blog post, article or landing page.
- Write a blog post, article or landing page explaining how whatever you are doing is saving you time and money or making you money, etc. Here is where you put your website link or affiliate link.
Follow these simple rules and you will find Twitter can dramatically help you build your website business.
Dee_V_Smith
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