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Finding a happy middle ground when using Twitter can be tricky for any business. After all, there is a pretty thin line between success and failure when it comes to business in microblogging. It’s important to recognize that, through careful scrutiny, Twitter can teach very important business lessons. Thinking should always be your first step

When Twitter launched, critics questioned the limitation of 140 characters to make a meaningful conversation, especially for businesses. Over the years, Twitter has improved by leaps and bounds, added several business-friendly features and now ranks amongst the league of formidable social media tools for businesses. Businesses have realized the value of messages limited to 140 characters and have thronged to …

Twitter Lists are under-estimated most of the time. The fact is if used effectively it can prove very much a productive tool. Success with Twitter Lists is all about how well you manage your lists. The following twitter tools let you get the maximum benefits out of your lists and save you time as well.

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 …

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 …

There’s no denying that Twitter is the most powerful yet free modern-age marketing tool. Unfortunate as it is, many online marketers tend to overdo things and cross their limits when the marketing medium itself is free. However, on Twitter, such mistakes are bound to backfire big time and can cause serious damage to your business’ reputation. It is strictly advisable …

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 …

Say Hello to the biggest marketing genius of all times – Twitter! Not only is it fun and easy to use, it has immense potential as a small business marketing tool. It is a common misperception that Twitter’s marketing potential works only for big guns and large corporations. However, the truth is that Twitter marketing is just as effective for …

I often come across Twitter users who face the eternal dilemma of what to tweet and what not to tweet. Tweets should be interesting and appealing. A good tweet attracts a large number of users and I regard it as a rich tweet. A boring and lackluster tweet is of no use and serves little purpose and I call them …

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 …

We all want to get retweeted. It’s one of the most effective ways to spread your influence and reach. Unfortunately, we have very little control over when and how often we get retweeted. But there are some reasons why you might get retweeted that will give you a better understanding of how to make it happen more often.

Effective tweets have characteristics that are easy to spot. You’re going to want to take advantage of that and utilize some of the practices that make for popular tweeting if you want to become a reliable tweeter that people can turn to. Here are some Twitter traits that make for effective tweets:

It may not seem like it sometimes, but there are rules to Twitter. They’re largely unwritten, but most people who take Twitter seriously subscribe to them. If you are starting to get unfollowed and don’t know why, chances are you’re committing a Twitter infraction. There are a lot of reasons why you might get unfollowed on Twitter, but here are …