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Twitter is a micro-blogging service and it is very hot now. It allows users to send at most 140 characters to their followers.
Twitter opens a new way to connect with other party in the community. Its so successful because its simple and easy to create your own community.
The following are 50 Twitter tips and Twitter secrets to grow you into an advanced user.
1. Be informative, now is the time to use Twitter to tell people about your business goals, your professional interests, to spread knowledge and offer customer support.
2. Dont worry about how many Twitter followers you have, if you become an active participant you will see your followers increase.
3. Dont spam anyone with anything.
4. Promote your Twitter name in your email signature, business cards, websites, blogs.Dont be afraid to mention Twitter offline either.
5. Be a observer, observer what communities are doing.
6. Dont stalk or harass people on Twitter, if someone ignores you, just let it go. The same goes for you, if people are stalking or harassing you, you can block them on twitter.
7. Go mobile, therere tons of Twitter apps for the iPhone and Blackberry.
8. No subheads.
9. Fill up your information in Twitter profile, people like to know who you are.
10. Try to add value to the conversation by sharing links.
11. Be patient you wont build relationships or feel the community spirit over night.
12. Get a good desktop client with TweetDeck.
13. Speak your mind, be personal and be transparent!
14. Tweet with photo with TwitPic.
15. Make sure to respond to people that @ or direct message you to show your respect.
