In this blog I am going to teach you how to use twitter to promote yourself.

Twitter is a social site, also called a Web 2.0 site and if you are not to sure
what Twitter is, then check out the site and do a little investigating cause
Twitter is a mini-social network where you can keep in touch with your
followers constantly. www.Twitter.com
First off, I went to Twitter and set up an account.
I Put in my name
I chose a user name, and this is important. You want a descriptive user
name, or your real name. One or the other. You can change it later on, but
you need to tell all your followers to also change it, and that is unlikely to be
successful for you, so it is best to put a bit of time into deciding on your user
name.
I typed in a password, write it down somewhere to remember it.
I entered my valid email address
I filled in their captcha so they know I am a real person
I clicked Create My Account
I was then asked to link in my current contacts in my email program, I
skipped the step.
I was then asked to begin following others, I skipped this step and clicked
finish.
I then clicked on settings, and was presented with the next screen:
I typed in my URL, it will be visible to my followers.
I then paused for a bit and worked on my bio. The bio is very important. It is
just 160 characters and with this space, you want to convince others to
follow you. It needs to be interesting, funny, informative and catchy. A tall
order for just 160 character
For location, you can put wherever you live or wherever you want, then I clicked Save.
The bio is most important, make it catchy, mysterious and inviting. It
is your first introduction to others, make them want to be your friend.
The Background is also important. You can design one for free at mytweetspace.com
there are other design firms
out there, I like these designs.
you can also use a background provided by
Twitter, but definitely not the default one. To change my background, I
clicked on Settings, then I clicked on design, and chose the one I wanted,
then clicked save.
I then clicked on Settings and then on Picture. I had a picture of myself, so I
located it on my hard drive and uploaded it. I was almost ready.
The last thing I need to do is set up my reply, which will go out when
someone starts to follow me. Some recommend against automating the
process, but I think if you use the right message, it is a good practice.
I use a free tool found at www.tweetlater.com to set up my automated direct
Message (ADM). I signed up with my account at Tweet later. I clicked on
accounts (once logged in) then new accounts. Here I was able to paste in an
ADM. Mine says: Hi, thanks for the follow. Do you have a blog I could look
at?
This is not a marketing message, but a welcome, lets get to know each other
message. That is the difference. A marketing ADM will be ignored, and
people will unfollow you ASAP So please don’t start marketing your business
opportunities to others right away. Beware and use this feature correctly.
Lastly, I needed to find some followers. So I have someone to tweet to (send
a message to). The best way to do that, is to begin following others because
once you follow others, if they like your bio, they will follow you. The
whole concept is mutual exchange.
I could just follow anyone, but it is best to find like minded individuals,
others with interests aligned with yours to follow, as they will be more
responsive to your tweets.
To find others with similar interests use the Twitter search
http://search.twitter.com/, click advanced and type in keywords of your
target market. It might be gardening, kite flying, internet marketing or
fireman but what ever it is, it will find others, who have used those words in
their bios or tweets, and you can click them and follow them.
I typed in Online Marketing and got this
I clicked on Twitty7x and looked at his profile: His profile said he is
involved in internet marketing and SEO (search engine optimization) and I
saw he has over 5000 followers. I clicked on his followers, and I began
following them. They are targeted to my market, because they already
follow another internet marketer. This is how you find followers, as many of
them will follow you back.
Follow the followers of people in your target demographic.
So that is it. I set up my Twitter account, I entered the necessary information
and I began following targeted people who in turn began following me.
I continue to follow this simple process of following others daily and in no
time at all, my following will grow and grow.
Tell others about Twitter
Have a great day.