Twitter is a free social network that works as a microblogging platform (you can post short messages under 140 characters). Twitter users are allowed to update information about their work, current activity and links. These updates are posted on your own page and are visible to those who follow you. You can send messages and communicate online in a fast and effective way.
Twitter can be used to meet people with similar interests and visions. It is also a very effective marketing tool. In addition, this social network helps you to save time and money, being free to use. Instead of sending mobile messages and calling everybody, you can just write some lines on Twitter.
If you’re not sure about sharing your thoughts to everybody, you can choose to have a private profile and share your thoughts only to those who are your friends. As in any social network, there is the possibility to customize your profile page and pictures.
Messages sent via Twitter are called Tweets and are visible on your profile page, but also on the page of those who follow you. Twitter users are allowed to follow an unlimited number of persons. As more exposure they have, as more people will read their messages.
Every time someone requests to follow you, you’ll receive a notification via email. Twitter users can accept, block or ignore those who want to follow them.
Besides the standard message, you have other ways to contact your followers. You can reply to their messages, “retweet” (repeat some information previously tweeted by another user) or send directly a private message to be read only by the recipient.
Being an excellent marketing channel, Twitter is used by increasingly more companies and organizations and by employees who want to create a personal brand. By taking advantage by this amazing marketing tool, people worldwide promote their services and skills. Those who have their own website or blog, usually put a link to the twitter profile to attract interesting followers. Usually they will use a decorative follow me on twitter button that is linked directly. This works well in attracting followers who share the same interests-and that’s who you truly want to get to follow your tweets.