10 Tips to Using Twitter to Increase Your Creative Business Success

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Do you want to get new customers? Do you want to develop relationships with current customers to increase the likelihood that they’ll become repeat customers? Do you want to increase your sales?

If you said yes to those three questions, you want to be on Twitter. Why?

  • It’s free.
  • You only get 140 characters per tweet, so it doesn’t take a lot of time to engage.
  • Some of your customers are already on Twitter, and you want to be involved in the conversation.

If you use Twitter in a non-spammy way, you can increase your creative business sales. Here are 10 tips to do just that:

1. Be yourself.

Anywhere you’re promoting your creative business you want your personality to shine. That’s what sets you apart from everyone else. It’s also what will draw people to you. People buy from people and businesses that they know, like, and trust. Give your followers a chance to get to know, like, and trust you.

2. Don’t use Twitter as an RSS feed. Don’t over-promote yourself and your business.

If you only get on Twitter to promote your blog posts, products, and services, you’re doing it wrong. If you send out a tweet every time you upload a new product on Etsy, you’re doing it wrong. It’s called social media for a reason—you’re supposed to be social. I suggest looking at your last 20 tweets and counting how many fall into the self-promotional category and how many fall into the relationship-building category. Out of 20, about 15-17 should fall into the relationship-building category.

3. Don’t under-promote yourself and your business.

When you looked at your last 20 tweets, did you have 2-5 self-promotional tweets? If not, you might need to promote your stuff a little more. The people who follow you do want to know about your stuff. They want to know when you publish a thoughtful blog post, when you launch a new line of products, or when you’re having a sale. Just don’t overdo it.

4. Engage. Be social.

When someone sends you a tweet, respond to it. Talk to your followers and the people you’re following. Start conversations, and build relationships.

5. Ask questions. Answer questions.

You can get to know your target market really well on Twitter by asking questions. For instance, when you’re about to launch a new product line, you could ask for opinions and feedback. Then, you could make changes to your product to make it a better match for your target market.

Also, be helpful to others by answering questions.

6. Be patient.

It takes time to grow a group of followers who care about what you have to say. And, it’s not about numbers. You’ll be much more successful on Twitter with 100 loyal followers than with 1,000 followers who don’t really care about you or your business. So, don’t buy into any of those “get 10,000 followers in a week” scams.

7. Don’t complain all the time.

Some people seem to use Twitter as a way to vent and complain. I don’t know about you, but I don’t like being around someone who never has anything good to say. That goes for online and offline.

If you’re using Twitter as a marketing tool, do you really want your business associated with all that negativity?

8. Think of it as a way to chat with your coworkers.

This tip comes from the lovely Jessica Swift.

If you work from home or work alone, think of Twitter as a way to chat with people who you’d chat with at work. You can bounce ideas off of each other, catch up, and build relationships that can lead to big things that’ll help your creative business.

9. Take chances.

Don’t be afraid to attempt to engage people that you admire. They might be too bombarded with tweets to answer every one, but they probably read them all. If you keep trying, you’ll have a much better chance than someone who doesn’t try.

10. Have a plan.

You don’t want Twitter to take over your life. You don’t want to waste hours on social media and not get the really important stuff done—like actually making products to sell. Decide how much time you’re going to spend and try to stick to it.

When I check something off of my to-do list for the day, I usually set a timer for 10 or 15 minutes, get up and stretch or dance around, respond to emails, and hop on Twitter. When the timer goes off, it’s back to work and Twitter is closed.

Use these 10 tips to increase the likelihood of creative business success from using Twitter.

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April BowlesAbout April
April Bowles-Olin helps creative entrepreneurs turn their dreams into reality through her website, Blacksburg Belle, where she writes about marketing, blogging, and increasing business success. She uses her background in psychology to help creatives reach their goals, take charge of their inner critic, and build businesses around their dream lifestyles.

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Vuoi avere nuovi clienti? Vuoi sviluppare dei rapporti con gli attuali clienti per aumentare la probabilità che diventino abituali? Vuoi aumentare le tue vendite?

Se hai risposto si a queste tre domande, vuoi stare su Twitter. Perché?

  • E’ gratuito.
  • Hai solo 140 caratteri per tweet, perciò non richiede molto tempo.
  • Alcuni dei tuoi clienti sono già su Twitter, e tu vuoi essere coinvolto nella conversazione.

Se usi Twitter in un modo non-spammoso, puoi aumentare le vendite del tuo business creativo. Qui ci sono 10 suggerimenti per fare proprio questo:

1. Sii te stesso.

Ovunque tu stia promuovendo il tuo business creativo vuoi che la tua personalità risplenda. Questo è ciò che ti distingue da chiunque altro. E’ anche ciò che attirerà le persone a te. Le persone acquistano da persone e aziende che conoscono, che gli piacciono e di cui hanno fiducia. Dai ai tuoi followers/chi ti segue la possibilità di conoscerti, di piacergli e di avere fiducia in te.

2. Non usare Twitter come un RSS feed. Non promuovere troppo te stesso e il tuo business.

Se sei su Twitter per promuovere i posts del tuo blog, i tuoi prodotti e servizi, stai sbagliando. Se invii un tweet ogni volta che carichi un nuovo prodotto in Etsy, stai sbagliando. Si chiama Social Media per un ragione – dovresti essere sociale. Suggerisco di guardare i tuoi ultimi 20 tweets e di contare quanti rientrano nella categoria auto-promozione e quanti rientrano nella categoria costruzione-relazioni. Su 20, 15-17 dovrebbero rientrare nella categoria della costruzione di relazioni.

3. Non promuovere troppo poco te stesso e il tuo business.

Quando hai guardato i tuoi ultimi 20 tweets, hai trovato 2-5 tweets auto-promozionali? Se non è così, potresti aver bisogno di promuovere le tue creazioni un pò di più. Le persone che ti seguono sono interessate ai tuoi prodotti. Vogliono sapere quando pubblichi un post che fa riflettere, quando lanci una nuova linea di prodotti, o quando fai dei saldi. Basta non esagerare.

4. Impegnati. Sii sociale.

Quando qualcuno ti invia un tweet, rispondigli. Parla a chi ti segue e alle persone che stai seguendo. Inizia delle conversazioni, costruisci relazioni.

5. Fai domande. Rispondi alle domande.

Puoi conoscere il tuo target di mercato molto bene su Twitter facendo domande. Per esempio, quando stai lanciando una nuova linea di prodotti, potresti chiedere opinioni e feedbacks. Poi, puoi fare dei cambiamenti al tuo prodotto per renderlo una combinazione migliore per il tuo target di mercato.

Inoltre, sii utile agli altri rispondendo alle domande.

6. Sii paziente.

Ci vuole tempo per crescere un gruppo di followers (“seguaci”) a cui importa quello che hai da dire. E non si tratta di numeri. Avrai molto più successo su Twitter con 100 leali followers che con 1,000 followers a cui non importa davvero di te e del tuo business. Quindi non acquistare una di quelle truffe del tipo “ottieni 10,000 followers in una settimana”.

7. Non lamentarti tutto il tempo.

Alcune persone sembrano usare Twitter come un modo per sfogarsi e lamentarsi. Non ti conosco ma non mi piace stare attorno a persone che non hanno mai nulla di buono da dire. Questo sia online che offline.

Se stai usando Twitter come strumento di marketing, vuoi davvero il tuo business associato a tutta questa negatività?

8. Pensa ad esso come ad un modo per chattare coi tuoi colleghi.

Questo suggerimento viene dall’ adorabile Jessica Swift.

Se lavori da casa o lavori da solo, pensa a Twitter come a un modo per chiacchierare con le persone con cui parleresti al lavoro. Puoi far rimbalzare le idee degli altri, recuperare e costruire relazioni che possono portarti a grandi cose che aiuteranno il tuo business creativo.

9. Prendi le opportunità.

Non avere paura di provare a coinvolgere le persone che ammiri. Potrebbero essere bombardate da tweets e non riuscire a rispondere a ognuno, ma probabilmente li leggono tutti. Se continui a provare, avrai più probabilità di coloro che non provano.

10. Pensa a un piano.

Non vuoi che Twitter ti prenda la vita. Non vuoi perdere ore sui ocial media e finire per non aver fatto le cose davvero importanti – come realizzare i prodotti da vendere. Decidi quanto tempo spenderai e cerca di attenerti ad esso.

Quando controllo qualcosa al di fuori della mia to-do-list del giorno (lista delle cose da fare), di solito imposto un timer per 10-15 minuti, mi alzo, facio un pò di stretching o ballo, rispondo alle emails e vado su Twitter. Quando il timer si spegne, si torna al lavoro e Twitter viene chiuso.

Usa questi 10 suggerimenti per aumentare la probabilità di successo col tuo business creativo usando Twitter.

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April BowlesChi è April
April Bowles-Olin aiuta gli imprenditori creativi a far diventare i loro sogni realtà attraverso il suo sito, Blacksburg Belle, dove scrive di marketing, blogging, e di come aumentare il successo della vostra attività. Usa il suo background in psicologia per aiutare i creativi a raggiungere i loro obiettivi, a prendere atto del loro senso critico, e costruire un’attività plasmata sullo stile di vita che sognano.

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  • You have the best articles on this blog all the time! I have been writing about Twitter a lot lately myself, but not once have I included tips like these. Great post and I will be sharing it with my readers tomorrow in my link love!

    • Hi Martha, thanks for your kind words! I’m happy you found this post useful and focused on tips that can really help you.
      Also thanks for leaving your nice feedback and for spreading it to your readers, it’s really appreciated :)

  • Great tips! And good to know it takes time… I’m an instant gratification kinda girl! LOL
    Thanks gals =)
    Dana

  • I love love love this post! Thank you April & Irene! When I realized that I could build a community of friends and co-workers on Twitter I was sold. At first it seemed like a bunch of facebook statuses and I didn’t see the potential for engagement. Now I realize it is a global conversation that was just waiting for me to join in! Once I made that connection everything changed for me on Twitter & with Oh My! I have made so many connections & friendships + created projects. But most importantly, the feeling of isolation I felt from working at home disappeared. My followers have grown by 200+ a month too so it’s obviously working in a marketing sense as well. Our twitter parties have also been a great success!

    I wish I had read this post in the beginning-it would have saved me the learning curve. This is my new favourite go-to post when introducing people to twitter. Thanks again!

    • Hey Jessika, direct experiences say more than a thousand words, so thank you so much for your precious feedback!
      I’m so happy to hear that you liked the post and you found it helpful to find your own “way” with Twitter.
      I hope you will keep on putting into action these tips and also experiencing different things and approaches with your own readers. I think this is really essential to grow and do better day by day.
      Thanks again to you for sharing your experience!

  • This is so helpful! Thank you both!

  • Brilliant…I’ve been doing to much over promoting…only because my Facebook page links to there…which links to my blog…
    I’M SURE this will help.
    THANK YOU!!!!
    Char.x

    • Hi Char,
      yes connecting different spaces in that way could bring to this. Automating all the publishing process is not always the best thing.
      I still use to the most of it manually, so that I can also customize the all the short messages to send.
      I strongly suggest to try, as April said it doesn’t have to take too much time if you plan it :)

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