Much Ado About twitter

Posted on July 20, 2009

As I mentioned earlier, I recently joined the twitter crowd. I think it’s driving my hubby crazy. All this talk of twitter and tweeting and followers – not something he’s used to. But he’s beginning to accept my (mostly harmless) addiction.

I started my twitter account on June 26th. So this is just over 3 weeks. It’s a modest start. I currently have 26 followers and am following some 38 people. Subject to change w/o much notice.

So far I’ve made a few connections and even signed up for my first Tweetup!

Then, last Thursday night we went to dinner at the Scenic Loop Cafe. When we walked in, I noticed a sign on the counter that they were on twitter. (I’m usually fairly observant and so have started seeing twitter everywhere lately.) We had a wonderful meal. Towards the end of it, I told my husband that I was going to have to tweet about it. (which may be when he began worrying about me!). In the car on the way home, I tweeted thusly, “Just leaving @ScenicLoopCafe . Delish!!” This resulted in a short twitter conversation and a bit of a connection. They’ll be at the tweetup on Tuesday.

That bit of tweeting showed me how twitter could help a business. At least for the restaurant.

I signed up for the tweetup b/c I want to know more about how I can use twitter. Having exchanged tweets with some who will be at the tweetup makes it easier for me. Easier than walking into a room where I don’t know anyone.

How has twitter helped my business? So far I’m not sure. What I’m sure of is that it will, if I just figure it out. In fact, it has gotten me a bit of work, albeit pro bono. That’s another story from Saturday afternoon where I responded that I could help out a non-profit org with their PHP/WordPress issue. You never know, a little pro bono work can help you get known by others. Time will tell.

I’ll be posting more on my twitter explorations. Stay tuned.

Do you use twitter? How has it helped you? What questions do you have regarding its use?