Originally syndicated on BlogHer! Twitter is fast, serendipitous and often fun. You can make contact with marketers, reporters and fellow creative types. However, Twitter is more than just a tool to find out which roads are closed during a snowstorm. It can open doors to you professionally too. How can you use it to build your freelance business? Step 1: Look … [Read more...]
Should You Have Multiple Twitter Accounts?
Should you separate your business and personal accounts on Twitter? I get asked this multiple Twitter accounts question a lot so that tells me a lot of you are wondering the answer. In fact, just earlier in the week I got this email. Question: "It seems most people have a business and personal account for twitter and keep them separate and twitter allows them to stay … [Read more...]
Don’t Feel like a Twit when you Tweet— or Twitter Etiquette (Part 1)
Last week someone said to me, “I don’t want to feel like a twit when I tweet”. We laughed and it gave me an idea. She’s not the only one who feels this way. If you’re used to Facebook, Twitter may may seem odd. The messages are shorter, there are no lengthy threads with everyone's pictures and commentary. In fact, there are fewer pictures and videos overall at first … [Read more...]
