Why do I use Twitter?
Twitter seems to be the new buzz word around business and social circles. Non-twitter users ask me to main questions:
- What is Twitter
- Why do you use Twitter
Well, the “what is Twitter” has been answered all over the ‘net – but in a nut shell, it’s a micro-blogging tool that allows you to share information to whomever is reading your posts (aka: tweets).
So why do I use Twitter? For several reasons:
1. to share information I feel others want to know or could be useful to them
2. to promote products, services and events
3. to develop relationships with other online users
And, here’s the key to folks who say they don’t have a product to promote:
4. as a person who works from home, I feel more connected to others by quickly communicating using Twitter (and Facebook). I can read what everyone is up to and be able to communicate out to other on what I’m doing or what my thoughts are that day. Plus it only takes a few minutes and about 140 characters.
For home-based business owners or professionals working out of their home, Twitter is like the water cooler of the office.
That’s my .02 — what about you? Why do you use Twitter?
