Trust and Twitter how it really works

It seems, no matter how many times it has been blogged about, tweeted about and emphasized, some people still don’t get it. Twitter was NOT invented as a market place, and while it certainly can be profitable for many there are some basic rules. No doubt I am preaching to the converted here but let’s say it one more time – “Twitter unto others as you would have them Twitter you.” It is all about interacting and building trust.

If you are a nOOb to Twitter or online business take a step back and consider the real world. Think about the products you buy and the services you use. When it comes down to having a choice what or who do you go to? The product and/or person you trust! This is where Twitter’s real value is for business, not for stuffing your product, blog or website in people’s faces. It is about the opportunity to build trust.

• Do you think people are going to trust you if they never see you?
• Do you think people are going to trust you if the only things you tweet about are your products or services?
• Do you think people are going to trust you if the only tweets you make are automated links to your website?
• Do you think people might start to trust you if you share something funny or interesting?
• Do you think people might start to trust you if you show you are listening?
• Do you think people might start to trust you if you thank them for listening to you?
• Do you think people might start to trust you if you show appreciation and humility?

Ways to do it:

Find interesting stuff to share and talk about: If you are working in a particular niche, find interesting articles based around that. Use the search engines, blogs, and sites like Digg. Sure it takes a little time, but not a lot more than “Here’s my site” or “Going to walk the goldfish” Use other people’s Tweets and retweet them too, they will love you for it.

Respond to other people’s tweets. If someone tweets about their blog take a quick look, maybe leave a comment (not just –cool –here is my site). Tweet back with something useful like – Never used brown sugar before must try it (something that shows you found something). Or again, retweet.

Thank people when they respond to your tweets or retweet you.

Thank people for following you (if they are genuine), give credit where credit is due. If you are using someone elses tweet or post from somewhere acknowledge them.

Always remember, it is OK to have an opinion, it is not OK to be rude. Be your self and be thoughtful of others. This is perhaps even more important on the internet than in real life.

By following these simple Twitter guidelines people will come to know and trust you. If and when they are ready for your product, service, or website they will go there with trust and goodwill.

3 Responses to “Trust and Twitter how it really works”

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   October 22, 2009 at 3:04 pm

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2. David Guion says:

   November 5, 2009 at 10:51 am

   New to Twitter and still learning the ropes. I certainly want to promote my blogs and the articles I write, but intuitively I figured out most of what you say here. I’m glad to get some other suggestions. Next step in some cases is learning how. Thanks for this post and thanks for following me.

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