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Using Twitter to It’s Fullest Potential

This is part 9 of a 12 day series that will cover how exactly to use Twitter more effectively in your Michigan business (although the tips can be used in general as well in case you’d just like to use Twitter for your own fun).

One of the reasons you may not have tried Twitter yet, or been successful with it is because you just don’t have time to sit and tweet all day. As a Michigan business owner, your day is filled with running a business, so the last thing you have time for is keeping up with the latest conversations on Twitter. Fortunately, smart programmers have developed tools that you can use to automate some processes and maximize your time with others.

Here are 10 favorite tools for Michigan businesses to get the most from their Twitter usage:

SocialOomph – This one’s a doozy. Not only can you schedule tweets for the future, much like you can schedule blog posts in WordPress, but you can also track keywords, vet potential followers and more.

TweetBeet – This tool will help you keep track of your @replies and @mentions so you don’t miss out on a conversation. Even better, it will email you the conversations that mention you, your product or your company.

Twibs – Add your Michigan business to this site so people searching for your products or services can easily find you. Naturally, you can find relevant Twitter users as well. You can even tweet from this site directly.

TwitterCounter – Are you more comfortable using email than any of this new-fangled social media stuff? With this service, you can send tweets by sending an email to an address the service sets up for you. They’ll forward the email to Twitter. Now, that’s just nifty.

TwitPic – This service enables you to upload photographs from your computer or your phone and share them on Twitter. This is perfect for a physical product seller who might want to show images of new inventory, a Michigan customer making use of a product or a demonstration of a product feature.

Mr. Tweet – This is a must-have if you’re trying to build your following. Mr. Tweet helps you find relevant followers, recommends you to others, computes your Michigan Twitter usage statistics and cleans your kitchen sink. (Just kidding on the last part).

TweetKarma – Started at the suggestion of a friend, this service enables you to get an overview of your friends, followers and those who you just follow.

Remember The Milk – If you live on Twitter and are having trouble remembering to go run your Michigan business, this service can be a great task reminder.

StrawPoll – There’s nothing like a good poll to help you understand your customers, the state of your industry or just have a little fun with your followers.

twtQpon – If you’d like to offer a discount code to Twitter users, this is a perfect solution. Not only can you fill out a simple form to create your coupon to send to Twitter (naturally, you have to have it setup in your shopping cart…) you can also use the site to search for coupons from other companies.

Twittertise – This service blends scheduled tweets with tracking so that you can measure your return on investment with each promotional tweet.

So, there’s an extra one to grow on. This list of tools will help you connect with the right people, manage your network of colleagues and customers and track the effectiveness of your messages.

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That’s it for today. Come back tomorrow to read Day 10 in this series!

Here’s quicklinks to the other parts in this series:
Day 1: 10 Twitter Tips For Your Michigan Business Series Introduction
Day 2: Why Twitter is Important to Your Michigan Business
Day 3: Setting Goals for Your Michigan Twitter Adventure
Day 4: Planning Your Michigan Twitter Adventure
Day 5: Set up Your Michigan Twitter Profile Correctly
Day 6: Twitter is All About the Right Content
Day 7: Networking in Your Michigan Twitter Community
Day 8: Are You Following the Right Twitter People?
Day 9: Maximizing Your Michigan Twitter Usage By Using the Right Tools
Day 10: Using Twitter for Michigan Market Research
Day 11: Automating Twitter Tips
Day 12: Take Action With These Twitter Ideas!