You might be wondering how to use Twitter for your MLM business, and I’ve come across 80 different and very helpful suggestions. Twitter is a great way to find new prospects, build relationships with prospects and customers, and market a business in a cost effective manner.
An article on Small Business Trends blog suggests 80 ways a small business owner can use Twitter to build and market their business.
I’ll copy a few of these suggestions here, and leave you to look up and print out the rest here.
“Build Credibility
- Answer common customer questions
- Share insight and opinion
- Pass on interesting links/posts
- Tweet links showing your company featured on other Web sites or mainstream media
- and more……
Market Your Business
- Talk about company culture and values.
- Let people know the events your company will be attending this year.
- Offer discounts, coupons or special offers to customers who find you via social media.
- and more….
Grow Ears
- Track conversations about your brand for online reputation management
- Track your most important keywords and subscribe to an RSS feed.
- Listen in on conversations about your general industry.
- and lots more….
Grow your Online Network
- Connect more personally with contacts from other social networks
- Use relationship building instead of cold calls and cheesy flyers
- Use Twellow or Listorious to find people with common interests.
- and more…..
Grow your Offline Network
- Hold tweetups and introduce your community members in real life.
- Find new customers by using the Advanced search to track down local conversations.
- Use Twitter Search to track when potential customers mention a competitor …. and then reach out to them.
- and more…..
Have Fun
- Share content that makes you laugh
- Find content that inspires and motivates you
- Learn new things, related to your industry or not.
- Make friendships, not just professional relationships.
- and more….”
There are lots and lots of ideas for using Twitter to promote your business. However, don’t be in a rush to “judge” Twitter or any other social media communities. It takes time and patience to get this going.
