Last week Sandy Dempsey, founder and creative director of Dreaming Cafe Ventures, gave us Five Tips to Help You Get Started with Twitter — if you’ve not yet joined the Twitter masses then Sandy’s seven uses for Twitter might help you see if Twitter can help you and your business.
- Twitter eliminates the geographical boundaries of your business and allows you to connect with people from all over the world.
- Twitter makes it possible to meet new people and build new relationships. Connecting with others who share common interests, values and goals is no longer restricted to your neighbourhood or community.
- Twitter allows you to star gaze by following famous authors, actors and billionaires. John Grisham, Ashton Kutcher and Richard Branson may not answer your Tweets (you may be surprised when they do) but you will have fun following them and seeing what they are up to in real time.
- Twitter can help you stay updated on current and world events.
- Twitter can help you promote your business products and services.
- Twitter allows you to share the things you love to do with other people.
- Twitter can help you find answers.
Want to know how to start a WordPress blog?
There are lots of experts and users that will share free tips and insights all the time.
Want to know how to help your kids start their own business?
There are plenty of teachers for kids and teens on Twitter, plus lots of kid and teen entrepreneurs, too.
Need to know what family events are planned for your area?
Follow local businesses, newspapers, schools, museums, libraries, zoos and community groups.
Want to learn to art journal, grow your own organic tomatoes, take better pictures, make awesome YouTube videos, or any number of topics?
Twitter has millions of users who not only share information about their businesses, but about their hobbies and things they love to do.
Need some idea’s for your next PTA fundraiser?
Connect with other Mom’s, teachers, PTA members and fundraising companies.
Want to start your own business?
Twitter is a rich source of both free and fee information.
Twitter gives you the opportunity to teach other people, share your knowledge and expertise, give back and help make a difference in the world.
Twitter makes the world just a little bit smaller and gives you the opportunity to meet and get to know your neighbours in over a hundred different countries.
To get started follow @freelanceadvice and join the conversation with 1,000s of UK-based freelancers
And you can follow Sandy here
Sandy is currently working with Barbara Winter, author of Making a Living Without a Job, and Alice Barry to bring together more than 100 creative entrepreneurs to celebrate self-employment and ‘More Time, More Fun, More Money” at the Joyfully Jobless Jamboree in Austin, Texas, October 15-16, 2010.
Image by ~Ilse
