I was at a live conference event yesterday and one of the questions that was asked was, “How many of you use Twitter?” There were around 160 people in the room, most of them young female business consultants. To my complete surprise only around 10 people raised their hands. Not even 10 % of the group!
I guess once you become “Twitterpated,” like me, you think everyone has heard of, or more likely, uses Twitter. For those of you that need a definition, Twitter is a micro-blogging social networking tool that answers the question, “What are you doing?” in 140 characters or less. Twitter is the reason my blog has been neglected, there are so many opportunities and interesting links to follow on Twitter that I exhaust myself trying to keep up. This is not necessarily a bad thing, however, it can become an addiction.
Twitter allows you to hyper-learn about business and affiliate opportunities, develop personal (albeit virtual) relationships, ask questions and get immediate answers. You can Twitter from your mobile device, follow conversations between people you admire, virtually experience any big networking event by following the “Tweeps” (your people) who are in attendance. There are free teleseminar announcements, job offers, causes, and just about anything else you can imagine going on all the time.
If you have not joined Twitter yet, it’s free and easy to do. Go to: www.twitter.com and sign up for the ride of your life. You can follow me here: www.twitter.com/Teri8D
New Twitter users have a variety of choices to organize and follow your “Tweeps.” I suggest downloading the FREE “Twitter Handbook” written by @CoachDeb and @WarrenWhitlock. The handbook explains the short history of social networking and introduces you to a multitude of free applications available to use with your Twitter account.
There is even an online dictionary at http://twictionary.pbwiki.com/ to look up any unknown and newly created “Twords” you may not understand. Not only that, but there are all kinds of time-wasters being broadcast on Twitter daily. Twitter is just plain fun and useful to use for business!
What are you doing?
