Tag Archives: Twitter Clout

Now that you’ve decided to jump on the Twitter bandwagon to gain maximum benefits for your business, what do you do next? Getting an impressive Twitter profile and getting a high-quality targeted ‘following’ is only half the battle won. The other important half is to maintain and increase your Twitter following in order to grow your business. Nothing works better …

In April this year, my fellow Smedio blogger Jay Adams wrote an interesting story on “10 Ways to Build Social Media Clout” for your business. Building a useful and impressive social media clout is only half the battle won. The other and equally important challenge is leveraging the social media clout into a business’ success story. How does a true …

There’s little doubt that Twitter ranks amongst the most powerful business tools in today’s modern-age web 2.0 world. Given the immense business potential of Twitter, it is easy for new businesses to be overwhelmed with the wealth of information and features available. Therefore, time management forms a critical aspect of the Twitter strategy for any business. While being regarded as …

Tweets are the lifeline of Twitter. Any business planning to use Twitter for business purpose needs to have an effective tweeting strategy in place. There is no doubt that Twitter has redefined how businesses spread information online. In fact, retweets is one of the most common ways by which your business gets introduced to prospect customers on Twitter. Viral tweets …

Though Twitter already holds the distinction of being the world’s fastest growing social network, its founders are in no mood to sit back and relax on their current laurels. Instead, they have now set their eyes on making Twitter a one-billion member strong social community. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said earlier this year that Facebook, the world’s most popular social …

I have no doubt that Twitter is world’s most powerful and popular social networking platform amongst business and enterprise users. It’s quick, incredibly simple to use and a large number of businesses are jumping on to the Twitter bandwagon with each passing day. However, there are a significant number of businesses and enterprises who’ve not adopted Twitter as yet due …

No matter where you are in the world, people are people and we all have one thing in common, we want respect: Respect our time. Respect our space. Respect our talents and most of all respect our opinions.  With social media, it’s no different.  If you want to win with people then you must engage the respect factor. For all intended purposes, respect isn’t …

Old habits die hard and new habits don’t come easy – Twitter is no exception to that rule. If you’ve been using Twitter for a while, I’m sure you’ve become habitual with its use. Like our everyday lives, our Twitter lives also have good and bad habits. While it’s advisable to adopt the good habits, it is strongly recommended staying …

Many Twitter users experience a Tweeter’s block similar to writers who suffer from a Writer’s Block at some stage or the other in their life. They just don’t know what to tweet about? There are times when it becomes difficult for you as a Twitter user to decide what to tweet about and what isn’t worth tweeting. If you are …

What can you achieve with just 140 characters in your tweets? The answer depends on how effectively you use your words while tweeting. Even a short and simple tweet written effectively has the makings of a bestseller on Twitter while a mediocre tweet is likely to be given a pass by most Twitter users. Many people ask me how they …

Not to get all biblical on you or anything, but Twitter is governed by a set of strict commandments. You should probably follow these to avoid feeling the wrath of the unfollow. 1. Thou Shall Devote a Few Minutes Each Day to Twitter This is a hard and fast rule. It’s set in stone, hence it’s a Twitter commandment. In …

Twitter is a great source of free traffic for any business. It is gradually emerging as the preferred medium of online marketing and communication. Therefore, for a business to widen its reach, it is crucial to have a large number of people following you. If you have more Twitter followers than your competitors, it provides a decisive advantage to your …

How can a micro-blogging service with messages limited to 140 characters boost your business? There is no pleasing background audio and there’s no support to promote your business through sales videos. All you get is a one page profile and the capability to ‘tweet’. Despite, these limitations, why is Twitter regarded as one of the best social networking tools for …

It’s not enough to simply have a social media presence. You need influence and reach to make sure your message reaches the optimum number of people. But how do you get those things? With a little time and patience, and these 10 things, you could be on your way to building social media clout. . 1. Find evangelists One of …