Here are some things to avoid doing on Twitter, and ofcourse how to remedy them.
Don’t Customize Your Twitter Profile
Not customizing your Twitter profile is like blending into an anonymous crowd. Who’s going to find you, if you don’t stick out? Adding a profile picture and a unique Bio are two great ways to not only help get followers, but to help build trust aswell. Also don’t forget to brand your business on Twitter by having a unique Twitter background.
Overly Self-Promotional
Would you want to have lunch with someone who talks only about themselves, and don’t even ask you how your day is going? Of course not. So why should you do this on your Twitter profile? Instead of having a Twitter profile full of self-promotional news or links to your own website, share other interesting, educational, or even funny industry news from websites other than your own. You’ll build a following more quickly, and you’ll likely be retweeted more often. And no, it’s not unprofessional to ask your followers how their day is going.
Links Only to Your Own Blog
Blogging is a great tactic for marketing, and so is sharing your blog posts on Twitter. However, these shouldn’t be the only blog posts you share. It only takes about 10 minutes a day to contribute valuable content on Twitter. Be sure to check your RSS reader daily and share interesting articles that you see. Also, find other relevant bloggers in your industry on Twitter and retweet their articles. Give to get; these bloggers may end up sharing your content as well.
Follow Anyone and Everyone
Ever see a Twitter profile with 20 followers and following about 10,000 people and think “oh, he must be awesome!” Me neither. If you follow a ton of just anyone’s, not only will your Twitter stream be filled with irrelevant content you don’t care about, but you’ll look spammy to people who see your skewed follow numbers. Be picky about who you follow. You can use Twitter Search or one of many Twitter directories on the web to find people interested in what you're talking about.
Don’t Interact With Others
People want to follow others who will interact with them. So if you’re only putting content out there, even if it’s interesting content, you might turn away people who want to know you’ll reply. Twitter isn’t only about sharing (one-sided) content. It’s about sharing other people’s content and engaging in conversations about that content. Make sure to retweet and reply to at least a few people each day so that you’re making Twitter a two-way conversation.
Don’t Share Your Twitter Profile on Your Website
Keeping your Twitter profile hidden from your website visitors, the people most likely to follow you, is never a good idea. Add a Twitter icon to your website, and even add a feed to view your tweets on your blog. Make it as easy for your visitors to find out how to connect with you in social media.
Tweet Once A Week
If you tweet only once per week, it will be hard to get noticed in the Twitter streams of people who follow hundreds or even thousands of users. But if yo ufollow some of the advice above, yo ushouldn't have a problem here.
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