Different ways to use Twitter

Twitter is a service that can be used in many ways and it is very important that you understand the different usages of Twitter. Lets take a look at some ways that you can use Twitter

To stay up to date about your close friends
Usually these types of users have around 30-50 followers and they pretty much know each other very well. The main reason these guys use Twitter is to get quick updates about there friends , much like Facebook status updates but the difference being if you are using windows twitter client like tweetdeck you don't need to go to Internet very often. Very useful for people working in offices etc.
To promote there business and brands
More and more businesses are joining Twitter to promote there brand and products. Mostly they use a software like Twitter Snipe to find targeted followers. There are many other ways to automatically increase your twitter followers as well. If its a trusted brand like Apple , Microsoft then it is pretty easy to gather a large following and because of the viral nature of Twitter it is a very powerful promotion tool.
To build traffic and increase sales
More and more Internet marketers are joining Twitter in the hope of generating traffic and increasing sales. There are many variations to this type of Twitter users. Some just add thousands of followers using software and scripts and heavily promote affiliate products to the list. This method sometimes do work because of the sheer volume of Twitter followers. Then there are marketers who share valuable info with there audience and occasionally promote affiliate links to there audience. I personally think they have a much higher chance of making a sales because of the trust factor.
As you can see there are many ways to use Twitter and it is important you understand what you are using Twitter for :)

Why you should increase Twitter followers

Before looking at ways to increase your twitter following lets take a look at few reasons why you should increase your Twitter following.

Traffic
If you have a large following it is very easy to get traffic to what ever you want. It could be a blog post , affiliate link or some important article that you thing might be beneficial to your following. Even though the click through rate of tweets are low if you grow a large following then you can easily generate some decent traffic.

Connections
Twitter is a great way to connect with people and build relationships , If you want to succeed online it is very important to connect with people and Twitter provides a great way to do that.

Money
If you have a large following it is very easy to promote affiliate links and even your own product. Most affiliate marketers are making huge incomes via Twitter and one way to go about is by building a huge list of followers.

In the future posts we will look at ways to increase your Twitter followers