Twitter Tools

Here are some  Twitter tools you might want to use to help promote your products and connect with customers. Businesses, large and small, as well as celebrities are connecting with potential new clients and getting extra exposure.

The tools below are broken down into 3 major categories: Research, Connect, and Share.

Research

• first, listen in. Find trending topics:
  • http://whatthetrend.com – trending topics
  • http://twopular.com – trending topics for last 2 hours, 8 hours, day, week, etc
• Find out what people are saying about you and your company, and products. Use the advanced search at http://search.twitter.com and search for:
  • your name
  • your company or product or brand
  • your twitter id
  • your competitors names

Connect

• Find and connect with the big execs:
  • http://exectweets.com

• Find the right people to follow en-masse:
  • http://www.buzzom.com

Share (or how to make money)

• Engage media, PR, and journalists
• Offer discounts available only to Twitter users. Send out special discount coupon codes.
• Run some engaging contents for Twitter users and tie them back to your Website
• Announce special sales

Once you’ve started using Twitter, do some serious FREE analytics on how you’re doing at:

• http://twitalyzer.com

Final word. Start slow! Tweet a couple times a week. See what the response is. If it’s good, Tweet more often. And retweet your heroes. Shows them respect and increases your visibility.