Twitter (This One's 4 U Peter) – "And Max It Will Help You As Well"

Twitter is more than three years old, (quite an oldy actually) and it’s been featured everywhere from the New York Times to ABC News and is being used for so so many uses its not funny. Now Peter this is why you should be using Twitter  – here are four reasons, off the top of my head:
        
          It’s a great way to share your message  
          It’s a great source for information and news about your industry  
          It’s a great way to connect with potential customers AND potential partners  
          It’s a great place to go to research your market 
        
          …those are just a few of the benefits!
        But to get the MOST out of Twitter for YOUR business, you need to understand
how to find people to follow, how to get followed and how you actually interact in a way that will make the most out of your time.
        Here are three ways to look for people to connect with:
 
                  Go to Twitter Search, and enter your keywords or words  related to your product
or industry into the search bar. (in our case it could be Real Estate New Zealand or Auckland Real Estate or even narrow it down to Takapuna Real Estate) Twitter Search will then show you all the “tweets” that include those terms, and the people who wrote them – instant way to find clients talking about what you can give tem. You can then click through to their Twitter profiles, and see if they are someone you’d like to follow and then maybe you can contact them and talk business.
                  Look through the “Follows” and “Following” lists on anyone you follow to see
if you spot anyone interesting!
          Watch the conversations in your Twitter stream (You can tell who people are talking to from the “@TheirNameHere” in each tweet) and if you see people having an interesting exchange, follow them, or get involved in the conversation by using the @ function yourself! In fact, if you see an interesting tweet, you can reply automatically by clicking the little arrow within the tweet box. 
        
        But it doesnt end just there. Once you have followed some people, here are four quick tips to make your Twitter experience more enjoyable – and to connect more effectively with other users!
       
                  Don’t ask people to follow you: People who request that others follow them usually don’t succeed at getting ANYONE to pay attention. Be interesting and engaged in each of your tweets, and be responsive to others and people will follow you (or follow you back) because you add value to THEIR   stream.
                  Focus on sharing information – not on making a pitch: As with any social media platform, you want to build credibility and relationships – instead of pushing for a sale.
                  If you see someone post a link you like, “re-tweet” it: It’s easy – just copy their whole message (including their name), paste it into a new tweet, and add RT at the beginning. This is a great way to show someone you value what the have to say enough to share it with your community. 
                  Pay attention to how other people use Twitter: One of the best ways to figure out your place in a community is to follow in the footsteps of people you admire.