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WSJDigitalNetwork asked:

Twitter was one of the hot topics at D7, and while there’s still some skepticism towards the micro-blogging service, everyone from Mark Cuban to Martha Stewart is using it, WSJ’s Lauren Goode reports. (May 28, 2009).

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Prabhat786 asked:


In this article, I’m going to share with you a very popular

Social Networking site called Twitter.com that you can literally

spend just about 5-10 minute a day on and be able to attract a

very good amount of high quality traffic in the form of fans and

music buyers back to your website or myspace page. And its really fun.

Before we begin, I want to let you know that very few people are

using this method of attracting new fans and attention to their music, why?

Simply because they either A- Don’t know or B- Are to lazy

In fact, if you take the steps that I give you below and apply them

you’ll be way ahead of everyone else.

Are you ready? Great, then lets begin!

Things You’ll Need to successfully use twitter:

* Computer

* Internet / mobile

* Few seconds of time

Step 1 – SMM (social media marketing) is the latest online

marketing trend to hit the music industry because its an highly

profitable and easy way to build brand recognition for you the

artist.

It’s a also a great way to get new fans to your website, blog or

Myspace page through social media like facebook, myspace, flickr,

youtube, digg and the like.

Social media sites are web sites where news, photos, videos and pod

casts are hosted through user submission. If you’ve ever thought that

marketing your music through social media is time consuming,

Twitter is an exception

Step 2 – The reason why I really like Twitter is because it is

a lot easier and simpler social networking and

micro-blogging service. All you will need to do is answer the

question, ‘what are you doing?’ in less than 140 characters. These

short messages are called “tweets”. Your tweets are immediately

displayed on the your profile page and instantly delivered to other

users who are following you (i.e. your fans.)

So for instance, some of your tweets may look like

“I’m in the studio recording a new song for the next CD”

“I’m sitting at the park writing a new song”

“I’m at the SWSX music conference”

So do you see how this works? Pretty easy right?

So how do you start Tweeting?

Step 3 – Sign up for a free twitter account. The most important

thing that you want to remember is to use you Artist name, Business

Name

or Real Name rather than some abstract alphanumeric

combination. This will help build credibility.

The next step is to change a few things in your profile,

immediately. Include keywords about your music and genre, interests

and whatever you want to use twitter for. You can restrict your tweet

delivery to those in your circle, but I suggest leaving the

Default setting in place, which is “delivery to everyone”.

Step 4 – Click ‘find and follow’ to follow people from your aol,

yahoo gmail and other email contacts who are already tweeting. You can

also find people with similar interests by searching for a keyword

according to your Genre or interest (i.e. Jaxx Music, Hip Hop,

Country). Click follow, if you find any interesting.

By the way, My twitter name is TyCohen

Step 5 – Now you are all set to send your first tweet. Type a small

message (max 140 characters including spaces) telling people what

you are doing. You can send tweets through twitter website or

instant messenger or SMS from your cell-phone. You need to confirm

your cell phone number first. Do this by clicking devices.

If you think it doesn’t make any sense and is sheer waste of time,

then you are under estimating twitter potential.

Step 6 – Twitter allows you to add links in the tweets which is a

huge marketing benefit to you. You can use

this to display your own links. For ex: one of my tweets today was

“Using MySpace to Make Your CD Sales Soar!

Step 7 – By tweeting frequently, following and being followed, you

can grow a small community of people with similar interests and who

recognize your name and your brand!

Step 8 – I downloaded a great time saver Twhirl. It is a third

party application for twitter. If tweeting takes around 60 seconds,

Twhirl cuts down that time to below 10 seconds.

Twhirl stays on the desktop (logged in). I don’t need to visit the

twitter website during my hectic workday. All I do is, click the twhirl

icon from the system tray and type a short “whatever I’m doing”

tweet and send. Twhirl also notifies when I receive messages from

my followers or anyone that I’m following. So I don’t miss a thing and

all without wasting my time.

You can also use twhirl to upload pictures to twitpic.com, a site

to share photos.

There are many applications for twitter like twitterfeed (similar

to twhirl), twittervision, which shows the geo position of the your

twitter friends and so on.

So there you go! A quick and easy way to expand your marketing to

millions of people all for free.

Happy Tweeting.

Your Music Business Coach!

Ty Cohen

Richard Adams asked:


tter continues to grow in popularity at an alarming rate and new users are starting to come on board, it can be hard to figure out where to get started with Twitter. While it is a communication medium like email for example, it is used in an entirely different way. Twitter is more sociable and fun rather than practical and actually understanding the main concepts and principles of Twitter can take a little while.

So in this article I’d like to try and give you a beginners guide to Twitter and in doing so to give you a basic guide to what Twitter is and what Twitter does so you can more easily get involved.

In essence, Twitter is a micro-blogging service. Every Twitter user has their own little tiny “blog” that they can add messages to of up to 140 characters in length. They can also send messages of the same maximum length to other Twitter users and these messages will then appear on their recipients blog. Each of these little messages is known as a tweet.

As well as adding tweets to your blog, sending them to other people or even reading other peoples Twitter blogs, you can also “follow” any Twitter user of your choice. When you “follow” someone, their tweets then start to appear on your Twitter page. In this way you can keep up to date with what all your friends, family and business contacts are doing in one place. By simply following all your contacts and keeping an eye on your Twitter page you can see live what everyone you know is up to.

When Twitter first launched, you interacted with the service using the Twitter website but now you can interact in virtually any way possible. As examples you can access your Twitter feed live from a variety of desktop applications so you don’t have to be logged into the Twitter website. You can also send and receive tweets via text (sms) message directly on your cell phone.

Twitter is part of a movement known as “life streaming” where part of the aim is to simply reveal your actions and thoughts live as you go about your day. Initially this meant that people would add such interesting messages as “Just eating some cereal” or “Paying for gas”. These days such messages are understandably frowned upon though the more interesting tweets are welcomed.

This is a good way of not just staying in contact with people, but also learning about other people in quite a deep way. If you know what movie they’ve just watched or what they’re doing on the weekend you feel more of a part of their life. Twitter is as much about conversations and communication as just sending a practical email to someone.

The general advice for a new Twitter user would be to simply try it out and see if you like it. Some people love it, others loath it and you won’t know until you try it. Just sign up for a free account, find your friends and “follow” them, then get involved with the conversation. When they tweet, tweet back.

These days one way to really get the word out about your small business is to have some kind of social media presence. Social networking platforms like Facebook or LinkedIn can help put a virtual ‘face’ to your company, its products, goals, etc. However, the micro-blogging service Twitter, which is a free service that allows you to post messages up to 140 characters, is really helping small business increase their online reach.

No matter how small your business, it is not only important to tap into all the various segments of your personal network, but to also belong to an online social network where others can find you. However, before you even sign up for a Twitter account it is essential that you have a social media strategy. Although it can be a great free way to advertise your services and be in touch with customers (existing and potential), you do have to put some effort into identifying your goals and the kind of online image you’d like to create.

Some Advantages to Twitter for Small Businesses:

Free, Simple to Use

One of the best things about Twitter is that it is free marketing. There is no cost to open the account. You can easily post updates or even links to news, upcoming events, new products, etc. as long as it does not go over the 140-character limit.

Spread the Word Quickly

Word can spread like wildfire on Twitter. If one person raves about your services/products then everyone in their social network will know about it and you can be well on your way to increasing the number of Twitter followers.

Building a Network

Twitter can also be a great place to network with those in your market or to potentially find partnerships with suppliers/manufacturers. Also, you can reach potentially reach those outside your local area, increasing the amount of customers you reach.

Detective Work

You can easily conduct a search to find out who on Twitter has been talking about your business or may be talking about products that you offer. You can then start following and post updates about your company. Further, you can also use Twitter to search for what others are saying about your competitors.

Instantaneous Updates

Unlike promotional flyers, brochures, or email newsletters, you can send Twitter updates frequently throughout the day or week. Some small businesses use it to send out promotions or alert customers to new products.

Some Twitter Tips:

• Spend some time following those in a similar market or those companies that have enjoyed huge Twitter success and observe how they use Twitter. These can be great case studies that you can also apply to your business.

• Do not overwhelm your followers with updates. Sending too many may be annoying, causing some not to follow you anymore. So do not send Twitter updates every hour. Aim for a couple a day or week.

• If someone follows you, make sure to return the favor and follow them back. This is good Twitter etiquette.

• Do not only post updates to advertise your business. You can also share things about your area, community, useful links, etc. Or use it to start conversations with others.

• If you have employees, have them sign up with business Twitter accounts, as they can offer different perspectives on your business. Plus, can save you the time of always being the sole Twitterer.



By: Simon Brady