If you haven’t heard of it, Twitter is a microblogging tool that is all the rage these days. The basic premise behind Twitter is one of short, simple messages that are “twittered” or posted to the twitter platform from the web, text or desktop applications. Twitter can be a valuable source of information, connections and trending news and you shouldn’t miss out.
Here are a few ways to get more traffic to your website through twitter:
1. Post your RSS Feed to Twitter
There are multiple tools available that allow you to post your RSS feed in realtime. The most popular tool that most people use is Twitterfeed. Your followers will get immediate knowledge that your post has been created on your blog. This is excellent because not all of your followers on twitter will necessarily be readers of your blog, but by tweeting your feed they will gain knowledge of your blog.
2. Follow People In Your Niche
Follow other bloggers, send them tweets and become friends with them. Twitter allows you to communicate much more easily and build relationships faster then email ever would. Once you have become friendly with them, you can start guest posting, asking for more exposure, and getting your posts more readers and your blog more subscribers.
3. Hold Contests Via Twitter
Give things away via twitter. You will gain more followers, who will become more aware of your blog, your brand and will start reading your blog and its posts. The best way to do this is similar to the way the Affiliate Summit gives away Free Passes – ask people to twitter a reason why they should win the contest, the answer to a riddle, or what they think about your blog, for example.
4. Solicit feedback on Twitter
Ask friends and followers to give you feedback on new content, get their reactions, and continue the conversation on your blog or on Twitter. Social media and Twitter are all about being interactive, so make sure that you continue the conversation in any and all appropriate mediums.
5. Embed a Twitter box on your web page
Let visitors to your web site know that they can always be instantly updated – install a twitter box on your web site that updates with your latest tweets, and invite your website visitors to follow you on Twitter. Why have your subscribers follow you on Twitter? It helps you build a brand, it increases loyalty, and it gives you more exposure for very little extra work.
This post was written by Maya Richard
Maya Richard is a new blogger. When she’s not twittering, she writes about companies like Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon Internet for Cable Modem Help.
Hey! my name is Javier but you can call me Javo, everybody does.
I have solicited a bit of feedback from my twitter followers. It is working for me already with such a small following that I cant wait until my following grows.
How many followers do you have?
You just reminded me that i have to add my rss feed to twitter, thanks
Jason
Thanks for the article, I use Twitter and taking so many advice from expert at the end I got stick and use the normal way, maybe in your articles you should elaborate step- by step on how to generate traffic using twitter, then it would be good.I use ping.fm, its a socialbookmarking with ping systems and will ping your post blog to every top socialbookmarking including Twitter, please try it.It can be usefull.cheers
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I really like ping.fm, it’s such an amazing tool!
Thanks Javo, btw Happy New Year 2009, all the best
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I have only recently set up accounts with Twitter.Time will tell me how it performs for me…..
Bt that is also a point, you get more traffic from facebook than twitter….. I have noticed that there was about a 10% bounce rate different. It’s good if people will click on your link and have a look at your website, but if they don’t stay or even ever return, does that hit really count?
Sure, it counts to that day…. that’s how traffic is built.
Twitter can be good for traffic but you really need to build up a good following of people who are interested in your tweets.
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Thanks for the info. I did not know I could add a rss feed to twitter. This will help me save a lot of time.
I do see Twitter being more and more integrated into blogs recently. Aside from the usual Twitter box, and count of Twitter followers, sometimes I see blogs which have a space in the comment section to fill in your Twitter ID. Interesting…
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Everything has been said with Twitter. It’s a nice business tool as its easy to connect w/a lot of people and communicate…
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Hi Mr. Javo, Interesting post it seems that everywhere I’ve been tonight all posts are about Twitter. I really didn’t understand all the hype behind this word Twitter and thinking that you write a sentence here and there (tweats?)and then on and on it goes. I thought as bloggers we have so many things to do in a day with email accounts, writing posts, taking care of accounts, and the list goes on & on. But the more I’ve read and understood that it can also bring traffic, and then realizing that so many people were enjoying or having fun with Twitter I finally decided to sign up. Since I bought my blog, and the prior owner had already signed up with Twitter, I’m having problems signing up under my blog so I have a few things to get straightened out there. Your post did make it seem like more of a business move and for that I thank you, I think I needed that push.
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Thanks Javo. I am going to follow Shoemoney and try to host a twitter contest on my blog. He currently has over 10,000 Twitter followers and this will only increase due to the contest
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I just started using twitter myself so these tips will definitely help me to build it up. thanks
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Ohh.. I think it’s a guest post from Maya Richard…I thought it was written by javo..
Well twittering helps really a lot for improving traffic and building relations with others
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Agree Twitter seems to be everywhere suddenly. I’ve just started (http://twitter.com/monevator) and must admit that I like it. A new outlet for your feed and as MrJavo says will happen I’ve already swapped a few tweats with bloggers.
I like twitter. Especially when it allows you to post your rss feed. Twitter is good for business. Nice post.
Well Thanks a lot my friend that post i very helpful for me
Keep it up…
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I have found twitter to be an awesome source of traffic, it seems that anything made with a twitter theme gets spread really quickly. You managed to put down all the points I’ve noticed about twitter and traffic, wish I’d seen it before I’d started using it!
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i am totally agree with you buddy… here i would suggest that most of the hits you will get are from your update streams… profile link hits ratio is very low.
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I’m wondering if Twitter will explode in 2009. It sure seems like it, but every year has a new social network. Will it last?
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Twitter is here to stay for now. Nothing new on the horizon if anything some will die off.
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Twitter sucks!! Do blog comments, slow yet you get steady traffic
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The biggest challenge to using Twitter is finding the time among all the other items that demand time including phone, email, blogging, work, etc. I like your suggestions for integrating the blog and Twitter, which saves time and allows them to compliment each other.
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Everyones talking about twitter nowadays.
I have just not had the time to incorporate this into my business model.
I could use some of the tips you mentioned in your post.
Thanks
Rob
Whatever i do on my twitter account. I ended up losing followers. Everytime i contact them.
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Another good way to boost traffic from twitter is to use a free service like..tweetlater.com. This service alows you to create and save a direct welcome message to each of your new followers.