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Twitter Fast Start Checklist
http://SocialMediaElements.com http://Twitter.com/OmarBurgos|http://Twitter.com/LizAcosta 
TWITTER FAST START CHECKLIST
Since becoming Social Media Marketing Addicts we have found a number of ways to grow abusiness using Twitter.We’ve seen an enormous improvement in the amount of people we could meet and the rate atwhich we could effectively expand our network for all our business and non-profit projects. We areOmar Burgos and Liz Acosta and you can meet us on Twitter athttp://www.Twitter.com/OmarBurgosandhttp://www.Twitter.com/LizAcosta  This quick start list has the basic steps you need to get things up and running. This is by nomeans an end all checklist, but it should get you headed in the right direction.For advance strategies, examples and more see the end of this checklist.With the exception of #1 none of thesesteps are required, but rather suggestedto enhance your results and get you morefollowers and leads.
 
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1 Open up a Twitter account on Twitter.com
 
www.twitter.com
 
2 Choose username. We recommend yourname instead of your company name.3 Location. People need to know you’re cityand state in case they are looking for alocal business contact. Don’t just putUSA.4 Fill in your bio so that people canunderstand how they can benefit byfollowing you. What can you offer themother than just selling them something?Tips? Referrals? Will they become cooler just because you’re cool?
 
5 Upload a picture or avatar so that you areinstantly recognizable. Say Cheese!
 
6 Get a unique Twitter Background for freefrom twitbacks or a fully customized onefrom Tweetpages (starting at only$.99)(don’t skip this step, its kind of a bigdeal)www.twitbacks.com orwww.TweetPages.com
 
7 Add your Twitter address to yoursignature in your emails and in theforums you visit and post in
 8 Email your contacts to let them knowyou're on Twitter. (also let them knowabout your purpose on there whether it’sfor providing updates or useful content
 
Twitter Fast Start Checklist
http://SocialMediaElements.com http://Twitter.com/OmarBurgos|http://Twitter.com/LizAcosta 
regarding your business or organization)
 
9 Contact your online networks (Facebook,LinkedIn, SuccesfulThinkers, Ojeez) knowthat you’re on Twitter
 
www.Facebook.com www.LinkedIn.com www.MySuccessfulThinkers.com www.Ojeez.com
 
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Add a follow me on Twitter button toyour website or blog Just Tweet it's listhere
 
http://justtweetit.com/twitter-graphics
 11 Use Twellow and Twitter Search to findpeople to follow
 
www.twellow.com http://search.twitter.com
 
12 Download a Twitter desktop application.Tweetdeck is what we use most and itsfree
 
www.tweetdeck.com
 
13 Register Tweetlater and learn how to useit effectively
 
www.tweetlater.com
 
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Use Ping.fm to update multiple socialMedia sites at oncehttp://ping.fm 15
Register with Tr.im to shorten or maskyour links, keep track of how manypeople click on your links (Can’t tell youhow much this tool helps. My worldmight just arguably be a better placebecause of it)(and its not a typo, justclick or type it in as-is)
 http://tr.im/  
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Track your twitter account with TwitterGraderhttp://twitter.grader.com 
17 Register with Twellow and Just Tweet Itso people can find you
 
www.twellow.com www.justtweetit.com
 
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Learn about hash tags (#)
 
www.hashtags.org
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 Use the 'Find People' link at the top ofthe Twitter homepage to find otherpeople to follow
 
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Use Twitter Search to monitor peopletweeting about your industry
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business
 
http://search.twitter.com
 
21 Think about keywords and phraseswhen posting Tweets related to yourbusiness
 
22 Post at least 1-2 tweets a day just to getstarted (so people don't forget who youare!)23 Post at least 2 Tweets a day thatAREN'T promotional. Tips, quotes, whatyou’re doing, something interesting you just saw or heard.24 Share one link every day that is nothingto do with you or your industry, just tobe helpful
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25 Ask your followers what THEY want you
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