Direct Sales - The Do's and Don'ts of Networking on Twitter
When it comes to using the social media site Twitter, there are a few Do's and Don'ts you need to be aware of.
Let's start with the Do's
1. Fill out your twitter profile so that others can learn a little more about you and your Direct Sales business. If possible, upload a small picture of yourself or a small business graphic. However, you will find that most twitter users prefer to see a personal photo compared to a business photo.
2. You will need to be consistent with your tweeting. You can't just log in once a day, post 2 tweets and then jet out. You need to spend a little time tweeting about what is going on with your day or your business, so that you can build a relationship with your followers.
3. Try to connect with your followers by responding to their tweets or re-tweeting their messages. Twitter can be useful when it comes to business relationship building, if you take the time to converse with the people who are following you.
Here are a few Don'ts
1. Don't send automatic direct messages. There are numerous online services where you can sign up and have the service automatically send out a direct message, to every person who decides to follow you. Experienced tweeters find this to be impersonal and very annoying.
2. Never spam your business website links or business information via direct message unless a specific person has requested the information from you.
3. Don't sit on twitter 24 hours a day spamming business links. If you are only there for self business promotion and not there to build business relationships, you will be quickly labeled as a twitter spammer.
When it comes to networking on social media websites like twitter...it is important to make connections with those you are following. In a nutshell, business networking means building quality relationships with other like-mind individuals.
Shelly Hill has been working from home in Direct Sales since 1989 and is a Manager with Tupperware. Shelly has been networking her business online since 2003 and has learned along the way that it is important to build relationships with like-minded business professionals. You can visit Shelly's business site at
http://www.workathomebusinessoptions.com for additional Direct Sales Articles and Tips or her Tupperware site at
http://my.tupperware.com/Ravish30
Direct Sales - The Do's and Don'ts of Networking on Twitter
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