Twitter Tips for Small Business Owners – Largest Compilation!

by Wayne Liew on July 20, 2009

Anita Campbell of Small Business Trends compiled a huge list of Twitter tips for small businesses that were contributed by her blog readers. She then released them through a report entitled, “137 Twitter Tips – How Small Businesses Get The Most From Twitter”.

In this report, you will find the following questions being answered:

  • How would you suggest other small businesses to get started on Twitter?
  • What’s the right way (or wrong way) to promote your business on Twitter?
  • What is your #1 Twitter etiquette tip for small business owners?
  • What is your best tip for getting retweeted?
  • How do you manage your time on Twitter?
  • What is your best-kept secret (something not widely known) for using Twitter in business?

If you are a small business owner that is new to Twitter, this report is a must read. And for those who are trying to get better results from Twitter, you might find some of the tips presented in the report useful.

>>>Get 137 Twitter Tips Report Here!<<<

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More Than Just Twitter Tips

Actually, there are more than just Twitter tips inside this report by Anita. As a small business owner, you can also use this report in the following way:

  • Link up with like-minded business owners (follow them on Twitter)
  • Search for potential service providers or partners
  • Discover new small business information resource
  • Value for your peers, network or clients (pass this report on!)

Wayne Liew on 137 Twitter Tips

I tweeted the answer for Question 5, “How do you manage your time on Twitter?” to Anita and my tweet was published!

I don’t allocate time for Twitter. I turn off TweetDeck notifications and tweet as and when I want to.

This answer concluded my Twitter activity well. I don’t tweet just because I have to tweet. When a thought comes by, I will go ahead and share it with my followers. This also explained why I don’t have a fixed time dedicated for Twitter.

As for Tweetdeck notifications, I turn them off because they are too distracting. I feel like clicking it whenever it pops up. Thus, if you want Tweetdeck to be always at your service whenever you need it but at the same time, keep yourself productive, turn off the notification feature.

What’s Your Twitter Tip for Small Business Owners?

For those who are not on Twitter yet, I really hope that this report by Anita will enable you to get Twitter to work for your small business.

As for active Twitter users reading this, what’s your own Twitter tip for small business owners? Any comments about my tip?

Leave a comment below with your thoughts. I would love to hear from you.

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  • Wayne, thank you for writing about the 137 Twitter tips. I just discovered your article and appreciate it! Anita
  • No problem. Can't wait to read the report that you are compiling for the best green business tips.
  • Wayne.. thanks for the great post on all of these twitter tips. I'm new to twitter and am still learning a great deal. I think if everyone followed these tips, especially those on etiquette. I'm finding that a lot of people I follow only want to pitch their products - very annoying. Good thing that it's just as easy to unfollow them as it was to follow them in the first place.
  • I really question the fact if twitter will work for business use.
  • Small businesses can use Twitter in a lot of ways such as, marketing, customer support, putting out valuable content, crowdsource for new product or marketing ideas, etc.

    In fact, there is a huge market on Twitter which you can market your products and services to.
  • Listen.

    For many years one issue was that it took too much effort and time to listen to what people wanted / needed and would pay for. Twitter offers a listening tool. Seesmic and / or tweetdeck or the myriad of tools such as tweetlater that will keep someone posted may not be exact science but it does offer a listening device. To listen is key. Then at the right time, reaching out to those in need is based on more than a whim.

    I enjoyed being a contributor to the twitter tips as well. A good ebook and commend Anita Campbell for her time and effort to create a synergy of many to get it done.
  • Totally agreed with you Michael. A lot of small business owners have forgotten about the power of listening and when social media marketing platforms like Twitter and Facebook come into the picture, they can only think of one thing - let's jump on it and start broadcasting.

    Do you know where is your community or target market?
    Do you know the culture of the community?
    Do you understand the "language" being used by the community you are targeting?

    All the above remain unanswered unless you start listening. Again, Michael, great point. ;)
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