Feb
9
Top 10 Ways To Improve Your Personal Image Online – Tip #8 – Twitter Your Way To The Top
Filed Under Image & Brand
What do people find when they Google your name? With more and more of our lives being online I thought I would share some tips over the next few weeks from the Social Media Today article “Top 10 Ways To Improve Your Personal Brand Image Online” by Brandon Uttley.
Tip #8 – Twitter Your Way To The Top
“Twitter is service that took off like wildfire last year. Millions of people are now sending short text messages or “tweets” of 140 characters or less. More importantly, they are using Twitter to learn about news and trends instantaneously (often before mainstream media reports on it, like during the Haiti tragedy), get fast customer support, seek advice and connect in unprecedented ways with others.
For many (myself included), Twitter is initially puzzling and frustrating. A common question early on is, What’s the point? However, if you stick with it, Twitter can lead to amazing things like meeting fascinating people where you live or who work in your industry, creating lightning fast business contacts and uncovering resources you never knew existed.
I suggest following power Twitter users (some of my favorites are Chris Brogan, Wayne Sutton and Lisa Hoffmann) to learn the secrets of this powerful tool. Hint: it’s about giving information freely and acknowledging others, before tooting your own horn.
There are now dozens of third-party sites that tap the power of Twitter for various purposes. Use sites like Twitter Search and TweetBeep to look for keywords important to you, Twubble to find people to “follow,” and Monitter or TweetGrid to watch “real time conversations” happening on Twitter. Get hip to the strange Twitter lingo and keep exploring!”
