Are You Tweeting To Me?

Have you joined the twitter revolution? Not sure what to do or who to follow?? Here's our handy hints!

The Who's Who of who to follow!

Ama Aqua Cake Toppers - @amaaqua
Baby Signing Mummy - @babysigningmum
Bambino Boo - @BambinoBoo
Charlie Moo's - @CharlieMoos
Clevercows Cakes - @clevercowcakes
Darren Toms - @darrentomscoach
Friendly Lunch Box - ‎@friendlylunch
Giant Peach - @giantpeach
Helen Howbart - @WarksCoach
Jenny Chawe - Arbonne - @jennychawe
Jess Boston - Freelance Marketing and Copywriting - @JessBoston
Lulubelles Cakes - @lulubellescakes
Little Pickles Markets - @littlepicklesmk
Maggie Ayre - @MaggieAyre
McClure Photography - @McClurephotos
Mobile Car Solutions - @mobilecarsol
Musical Steps - @musicalstepsdor
Networking Mummies

Nautical Company @NauticalCompany
Nicola Parker - Independent Phoenix Trader - @cardsdirect2u
Rachel Edwards - Mini IQ - @MiniIQMum
Laura Morris - @2businessmum
Stacie Calder Roe - Forever Living Warwick - ‎@staceyforever
Tiny Treasures Shop - @TinyTreasures20
Tots and Tiddlers Toys - @totsandtiddlers
TP Photography - ‎@tpphotography
Vintage Dorset - @vintagedorset
Work It Baby - Family Friendly Fitness - @workitbabyfff
TinderBox Toys - Toy Shop in Coventry - @tinderboxtoys
Yogita London - @YogitaLondon

Not on the list?? Contact us and we will pop you on!

Twitter logo Twitter has fast become a marketing trend with many famous people also logging on to share a bit of their own world. It is a simple tool that helps connect businesses more meaningfully with the right audience at the right time. Businesses of all shapes and sizes are now able to stay connected to their customers. It can be used to quickly share information with people interested in your company, gather real-time market intelligence and feedback and build relationships with customers.

How to set up and use Twitter:

Step One: Go to www.twitter.com and click on the 'join' button on the right hand side

Step Two: You will then come to a page where you type in name, password etc and a few other key bits of information. You will be asked for a username. It is probably best to use something related to your business. Your direct URL will then be shown as http://twitter.com/yourbusinessname for the future .

Step Three: Once logged in you will see a status box where you can write your 140 page update. You will also see a tab in the right hand corner that is 'profile’ here you can add a picture or logo and update what you do. There is also a tab to ‘find people’ and various ways to do so. 'join’ button on the right hand side.

Tip: Using a free platform like Tweetdeck or Hootsuite will make following Twitter easier to use and more manageable.

Twitter Lingo

Tweet - the message you write using your 140 characters—it’s what twitter is all about!
RT – Retweet – copy and retweet another person’s update
@USERNAME – Simply start a message with @username of the person you want to connect to in your update.
DM – Direct Message is a private message channel through Twitter.
Hashtag # - People create ‘hashtags’ to show what a tweet is about, then when somebody searches for that hashtag, they will find all the related messages.