This article was written by Anton Pearce.

“Have you thought about using Twitter to market your business? Twitter is free, and available to small and large businesses. Here are some tips and tricks on using Twitter to promote your business.

Here are four tips to use your Twitter account effectively. Following other Twitter accounts that are in your target demographic will help you get an idea of what the conversation is. Then you need to post updates about your company, brand or product.

As with any online medium, you want to be very careful to not spam any of your followers. Lastly, make sure that you follow successful online marketers, and look for other participants who are in your industry.”

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Read this article from Website Marketing Pros.

“An increasing number of my SEO clients are now evangelizers of Twitter. However, many are still not big fans. A few days ago a client sent me a link to a recent Nielsen report which indicates that “more than 60 percent of U.S. Twitter users fail to return the following month.”

Well, she didn’t mention the report also says it might be jumping the gun because Twitter’s 40% retention rate is already quite decent compared with other start-ups. That explains why Twitter is all the rage amongst internet marketers; the only question is how to make the micro-blogging site beneficial to your businesses?

Registration can be done in seconds and inviting friends is semi-automated. So what’s next? Here are 8 ways to use twitter to promote your business…”

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This article was written for Web Start Content.

“If you pay attention to social media trends at all, you’ve likely heard of Twitter.com. The LA Times uses it to send updates about wildfires; the NY Times uses it to track Washington politics; celebrities use it to tell their fans about their latest projects. But if you don’t have a Twitter account, you are likely wondering what all the fuss is about. Specifically, are there any benefits to using Twitter for your business?”

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This article was written by Paul Slater.

“I was speaking with a business owner recently about a number of topics and we got round to marketing and then on to Twitter. While many businesses large and small have decided to take the plunge, to varying degrees of success it has to be said, this business had made a conscious decision not to go down the Twitter route at this time. The reason was simple. They figured that the type of clients they were after, larger companies and public sector, wouldn’t use Twitter so why waste scarce effort that could be better utilised on other activities.”

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This article was written by Karan Goel.

“More and more companies are using Twitter for business – to research market, do brand advocacy and reputation management and provide selected highlights from a conference or event. Twitter can extend their brand in order to generate new opportunities. But to make innovative use of Twitter in a business environment here are 5 tips.”

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This article was written by Charnita Fance.

“A few days ago a friend of mine sent me a tweet asking if I knew a way that he could find out tweet frequency and history. He had apparently been hit by the “inflated tweet count” issue that has been going around for awhile now (as you can see by the 101 pages of comments on the Twitter blog regarding the issue). Though I didn’t know a site off hand, I know that I have come across quite a few in the past and figured that these would surely come in handy for others as well. If you know of any others, please feel free to add them in the comments section.”

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This article was written by Susan Payton.

“With more than 300 million active users, Facebook is nearly the size of the United States in terms of population. In fact, odds are that you’re a Facebook user, perhaps using it to keep in touch with family and friends, with a dash of business thrown in for good measure. Maybe you look at some of the 2 billion photos uploaded each month, or contribute a few of the 40 million daily status updates. In short: Facebook is where it’s at, and you’re already there.

But what about your business? Does it use Facebook ()? If you’re a business owner, you really need to set up a Fan Page, or else you risk being left behind as more businesses shift to social networks like Facebook. This post is a beginner’s guide to setting up and getting the most out of a Page on Facebook for your business.”

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This article was written by My Business Marketing Mentor.

“If you want to use Twitter for business marketing you will need to develop a large following of people (called followers) in order to get the most out of using Twitter for business. Just like email marketing, you need to build a large list that you can communicate to.

Most small business owners don’t get how Twitter can be an effective marketing tool. This is great for a business owner like you that wants to take advantage of the Social media Tools Out there and get great exposure with out spending a fortune on advertising and marketing.”

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This article was written by Sean at SONARconnects.

“I’ve talked about the tools we use with our clients in the past, segmenting them as social networking tools (sharing conversations) or social media (sharing content). The reality is that on social networks you can share content and with the social media tools you can have conversations. The one that splits the difference is Twitter. Its the one that many business people don’t get.”

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This article was written by Brette Borow.

“There are over 56 million women using Facebook in the United States, and for marketers this means one very important thing – if you have a brand, product or company that targets women, FacebookFacebook is the place to be.”

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