Twitter be Nimble, Twitter be Quick, if you don’t know Jack, try these Twitter Tricks

In this guest post Dan Hollings (@dhollings) takes a look at 6 Questions that are often asked about Twitter and gives a comprehensive introduction to how to use Twitter effectively. Grab a coffee, sit back and enjoy.

How to light a candle under your Twitterings for both Newbies and those that think they are Pros…

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How silly! I’m preparing to share some powerfully useful and advanced Twitter tips, yet I start with a warped variant of a well known children’s nursery rhyme. What’s up with that? It’s simple…

At the core of Twitter is a concept so simple, even a child can do it. Yet almost every newbie who arrives at the Twitter site is overwhelmed with a variation of the following thought:

“What the…?”

My interpretation of this flummoxing phenomena suggests that most folks (newbies or not) are really asking:

  1. Why should I Twitter?
  2. How do I Twitter?
  3. What do I Twitter?
  4. How do I get followers?
  5. Can I make or raise money with Twitter?
  6. and… OK, I’m ready to start, what’s next?

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