Some Twitter members obtain contacts through message boards to build contact lists. When you post messages the post is called a Tweet. The Tweets are sent to followers and they can respond. Updates are limited to 140 characters but they can be sent various ways. Twitter looks like any other social networking site but it has much more potential. It can be an effective marketing campaign if used wisely.

The first step is to create a free account and a list of followers by following updates of members. Be sure to return the favors of those who follow you. Once you start building you list, you can start marketing your blog on Twitter. Don’t forget to check online message boards asking for followers. Your first instinct may be to tweet about you blog. You can but it shouldn’t be an advertisement. Rather, the first tweet should introduce your self then your blog. Just say a quick hello. Tell them you are getting use to the site and thank them for following you This makes a personal connection between you and the users. You wouldn’t want them thinking they are only being used for advertising.

In the next tweet, start working in your blog into the mix. Tell them what you are planning for the next update. Tweet ” I am updating blog. You may be interested.” and give your link. They will wish to know you interest and click your link. It may entice them to buy a product but first work on increasing page views. Offer contests on your blog. Is your blog about weight loss? Give away a free ebook about weight toss. People love free stuff.

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Article Sites:After you get your blog up and running and are ready for traffic, the easiest way to generate traffic to your blog is to write articles (much the same way I am doing here). There are literally hundreds of FREE article sites. Some of my favorites are www.goarticles.com, www.ezinearticles.com, www.amazines.com, www.articlesbase.com, and www.articledashborad.com, just to name a few.

Compose: Open up a Microsoft word document (or other publishing software of your choice) on your computer and begin your article. This is an important step, as you will ultimately want to publish your article on several of the article sites above. Having a word document will allow you to copy and paste your article to these sites with great ease. Use correct grammar and spelling. Make your article “looks professional”. By following these minor (and obvious) points, your article becomes much more credible.

Title and Body Of Your Article: Once you find your niche, pick an area of interest where you have some expertise. Put yourself in the position of your reader. What would they be interested in? What concern would they have that you might be able to address? There are a couple of keys to get your article clicked on. You need to come up with a title that would catch your reader’s interest. Again I refer back to the statement that you need to concentrate on finding a concern or solution to a problem and build your title around that concept. Use the keywords (discussed in my previous article) in the title and in the first paragraph. This will help your article move up in the search engines ranking.

The Summary Paragraph: End your article with a hint of mystery. People like to be led to the “next step.” This is where you also have your link back to your blog (more on how to create a “click able link” in my next article). This link is how you get people to visit your blog so it is important that when a person clicks on your link it actually goes to your blog (this is an important step and is often over looked until it is too late).

Finally, the biggest obstacle of blogging is to just get started. Even if you have never written a single thing,start by writing what ever is on your mind and soon you will soon be blogging your way to profits. My next article will address how to add a clickable link to your article. Until then, take a look at a couple of my blogs:
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