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Hands On! - Week 6Twitter Tools and Timesavers

Guide to Creating Your Social Media World

Gregory DrejzaInfo@GJDMedia.com(623) 556-3616

Training Class

• CONNECTCONNECT• MINGLEMINGLE• LEARNLEARN

Agenda – Twitter

Twitter Tools & TimesaversSelective TweetsTwitpic and ScreenrFree Twitter BackgroundsTweetdeck or HootsuiteTwellowWeFollowTwitalyzer

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Free Twitter Backgrounds

Twitbacks.comFreeTwitterDesigner.comTwitterGallery.comTweetstyle.comMyTweetSpace.comCustomBackgroundsforTwitter.comTwitterBackgroundsGallery.comTweethawk.comSweetTweet.net

Or create your own! 1309 x 1053 pixels

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TwitBacks.com

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Change Your Background

Import your background

from the site of your choice

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Create a Background Steps

Join the site of your choiceChoose or Create your backgroundDownload image to your computerImport to Twitter (Settings: Design)

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Hootsuite

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Hootsuite: Now What?

Sign up, add Twitter accounts Post as desiredReview your mentions Learn how to use it!

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TweetDeck

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TweetDeck: Now What?

Sign up, download software to your computer(s)

Follow the setup steps and connect Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin (and MySpace if desired)

Add multiple Twitter accounts if desired Learn how to use it! Add to your phone (if desired and phone

is capable)

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Twellow

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Add Your Twellow Profile

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Twellow Categories

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Twellow: Now What?

Sign up Fill out your complete profile Accept email invite Add your 10 categories (most important) Look for potential clients in your categories Follow those potential clients Look for competition – category “leaders” “Follow” some of those leaders Review your status regularly

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WeFollow

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WeFollow: Now What?

Sign up, Determine your tags or keywords to draw in clients Add your 5 categories Find and review the posts of the leaders in your chosen

categories Review those “leaders” categories “Follow” some of those leaders Review your status regularly Review “leaders” on TwitterAnalyzer to see what they are

doing, hashtags, links, tweet volume, etc Follow their Tweeting success strategies

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Twitalyzer

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Twitalyzer Profile View

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Hashtag & Topic Usage

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Twitalyzer : Now What?

Review the people strategies that are successful

Review occupations of those following you and then find/follow other in the same occupation (so they will follow you back)

Review leader #hashtag & topic strategies, use what works for them

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Follow/Unfollow Tracking Sites

ManageFlitter FriendorFollow ReFollow TweeterKarma Tweepi Twerpscan

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ManageFlitter

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Twitter Tools & Timesavers

Key Items NowKey Items Now Connecting Tweetdeck Signup for Twellow.com Understand WeFollow Understand Twitalyzer

HomeworkHomework Go create a background page with

Personal details Download Tweetdeck or sign up for

Hootsuite Using multiple accounts on

Tweetdeck Navigating Tweetdeck Complete Twellow Profile Follow Others (find through

Twellow.com) Searching your relevant business

topics and local conversations Add City and 5 Categories to

WeFollow Learn who is your competition on

WeFollow Review competitors on TwitAlyzer Understand their techniques Choose a Follow/Unfollow tool

Check offwhen done!

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Next Week – Google Profile & YouTube

Google+ Profile Completely setup Profile Pick a Photo site (Picasa or Flickr)

YouTube Complete Your Profile Sharing: Connect your Facebook & Twitter

pages Invite your “Sphere of Influence” to Your

YouTube Video Channel Create a new video

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