subject: How Using Twitter Can Generate Targetted Traffic and Increase Your Business Sales [print this page] Twitter is a great example of a powerful social media site ,that should be used in every business today to generate targetted traffic and increase your business sales.Twitter is purely driven by its members. Members simply "tweet" their updates and those who are following will see their updates.It is no secret that by using twitter you have an invaluable tool that has the potential to drive thousands of visitors to your web business every day.
At the moment twitter is currently growing at the rate of 40% a month.Large, worldwide corporations such as DELL also claim to have increased its business simply by using twitter.
So the benefits of using twitter in your business are clear,and you'd be a fool not to leverage your efforts using this form of social media marketing.If you are driving traffic through various forms like; Pay-Per-Click,article writing and submissions,blogging and affiliates then you simply must add twitter to your arsenal.
If you're just starting out,generating traffic and increasing your business through social media sites such as twitter is one of the best ways to get started,because it requires no expenses and hardly any risks.
So just exactly how can twitter increase your business? Well firstly,one very useful way you can employ this invaluable tool is to promote new products.It's important to note that the bulk of your tweets should be high-quality,free information about your niche; however, when you have a new product available, you should also tweet to let people know about the upcoming launch.
In fact,it might not be a bad idea to create a site page with a countdown tothe launch date. You can then use that page to post periodic updates about the product and its features. You can also direct your twitter users to that page.
In addition to promoting your new products from your business through twitter, you can also bundle together a bunch of your products, reducing the price drastically, and then crating a salespage. You can then tweet about it to let your followers know that you are offering a one time steep discount.
Another great tactic is to use your email list to grow your twitter follower list. However, you can also do the reverse; you can use twitter to grow your email list. You can then use this list to sell products. If you don't already have a mailing list,that's a good place to start. Set up an autoresponder using www.aweber.com ,create an introduction mailing series thet includes several product pitches, and then begin capturing subscribers.
Once you have set up your autoresponder, you can announce this on twitter, so that your followers know that they can get free,useful content through a free subscription.
Finally, a really good use of twitter is to promote recent updates to your website. In this case, you don't have to say anything blatantly commercial. Instead, you can simply point out that your site has been updated; and mention that followers should check it out and let you know what they think.
