Twitter Skills and Twitter Followers… who wants some?
There are hundreds of excellent Twitter resources all over the internet, but until now, they were hard to find and implement. This Twitter Resource Book introduces you to the best Twitter Tips and Twitter How tos… period. Each chapter contains several links to hand-picked blog posts that help you improve your Twitter skills and attract more Twitter followers today.
I decided to share my Twitter Resource Book because no one else has done it and I think it is extremely valuable to new and experienced Twitter users. If you would like to include your article or add a chapter, tweet and/or follow me and I’ll consider it. This will be a living resource and will be updated as necessary.
So, are you ready to step-up your Twitter game?
Introducing: The Ultimate Twitter Resource Book
Here is how you get started. When you click one of the chapter links below, it will jump you to your desired chapter… without refreshing the page. So, pick which chapter you like and get started.
- Chapter 1: Twitter for Newbies
- Chapter 2: How to Use Twitter Effectively
- Chapter 3: How to Increase Your Twitter Followers
- Chapter 4: Why Twitter Helps Bloggers (and How they Can Use It)
- Chapter 5: The Ultimate Guide to Twitter for Business
- Chapter 6: Here are the Best Twitter Marketing Resources… Period
- Chapter 7: Does Twitter Provide Any SEO Benefits?
- Chapter 8: Where Else Does Twitter Apply?
- Chapter 9: Twitter Case Studies: What are People and Companies Doing?
- Bonus Chapter: More Twitter Tips
If you like this Twitter resource, please remember to share it with your friends by Tweeting it.
Chapter 1: Twitter for Newbies
Whether you are new to Twitter or new to using Twitter effectively, these 7 resources will be a huge help. This should give you a wonderful introduction to the awesome social media tool known as Twitter.
- 17 Ways You Can Use Twitter: A Guide for Beginners, Marketers and Business Owners| Dosh Dosh
- Here are 12 Twitter Stream Aggregators All People Should Know | Top Rank Blog
- The Newbies Guide to Twitter | Webware CNET
- Your Guide to Microblogging and Twitter | Media Shift
- Twitter 101: Clarifying the Rules for Newbies | She Geeks
- The Big Juicy Twitter Guide | Caroline Middlebrook
- Top 10 Things New People Should Know on Twitter | Marc Warnke
- Top 10 Twitter Tips for Beginners | PC Magazine
- Twitter Goes Mainstream | Wall Street Journal
- Tweet This: A Twitter Manifesto | Randy Gage
Want to add a resource to this chapter? Tweet me with “Twitter Resource Chapter 1″ and provide a link.
Chapter 2: How to Use Twitter Effectively
Once you know what Twitter is and how it works, these 7 resources will show you how to use Twitter the right way. You will learn what other Tweeple do and how to get your followers to click your links. Additionally, you will learn the most important type of tweet… the question.
- How to Ask Effective Questions on Twitter | Twitip
- Learning How to Use Twitter Effectively | Justin R Levy
- 7 Tips for Expressing yourself on Twitter | Be A Better Writer
- 7 Ways to Get Twitter Followers to Click Your Links | Seo Hosting
- 7 Habits of Highly Effective Twitterers | Blog of Mr. Tweet
- 5 Ways to Use Twitter For Good | Life Hack
- How to Use Twitter Effectively | Blog Tipz
Want to add a resource to this chapter? Tweet me with “Twitter Resource Chapter 2″ and provide a link.
Chapter 3: How to Increase Your Twitter Followers
So, you know how to use Twitter and you know how to create high-impact tweets, but no one is listening. Here are 9 resources that show you how to gain Twitter followers and how to lose Twitter followers. I highly recommend you check out how Kevin Rose increased his Twitter Followers.
- 5 Tips to Grow Your Twitter Presence | Problogger
- How to Get More Followers on Twitter | Twitip
- Kevin Rose: 10 Ways to Increase Your Twitter Followers | TechCrunch
- How Not to Get Twitter Followers | Webware Cnet
- How to Lose Twitter Followers and Part 2 | Social Plasm
- Getting More Twitter Followers or Losing Them | Pistachio
- How to Get Followers and Interact With Them | Blog Building U
- 10 Things Twitter Users Should Not Do | Valleywag
- How to Get More Twitter Followers: Some Methods That Work | Dosh Dosh
Want to add a resource to this chapter? Tweet me with “Twitter Resource Chapter 3″ and provide a link.
Chapter 4: Why Twitter Helps Bloggers (and How They Can Use It)
Here is where several bloggers talk specifics. You will learn how to increase your RSS subscribers and Blog readers via Twitter. Additionally, you will learn why specific types of bloggers, like lifestyle and business bloggers, use Twitter and how they do it.
- How to Use Twitter — Tips for Bloggers | Problogger
- How to Use Twitter to Promote Your Blog | Problogger
- 9 Benefits of Twitter for Bloggers | Problogger
- 10 Ways Twitter Will Change Blog Design | Mashable
- 10 Ways Bloggers Can Use Twitter | Susan Gurnelius
- How Lifestyle Bloggers Can Benefit Using Twitter | The Everyday Blogger
- Why Business Bloggers are Twittering | Inc Technology
Want to add a resource to this chapter? Tweet me with “Twitter Resource Chapter 4″ and provide a link.
Chapter 5: The Ultimate Guide to Twitter for Business (both Small and Big)
This is the one-stop source for all Twitter resources that relate specifically to business. You will learn how people acquire customers and grow their business using Twitter. Additionally, you will see a few examples of large companies who use Twitter effectively.
- How and Why to Use Twitter for Small Business | Small Biz Trends
- 10 Small Business People to Follow on Twitter | The Society for Word of Mouth
- How to Use Twitter to Grow Your Business | Copyblogger
- 50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Business | Chris Brogan
- How to Use Twitter for Your Business the Right Way | Twitip
- 5 Ways to Acquire Customers on Twitter | Shoemoney
- Tweeting for Companies 101 | Horse Pig Cow
- Ten Ways to Use Twitter to Promote Your Business | Business Zone
- 16 Examples of Huge Brands Using Twitter for Business | Search Engine Journal
- The Do’s and Don’ts of Promoting Your Business on Twitter | Sparkplugging
- 7 Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Twitter’s Success | Blog of Mr. Tweet
Want to add a resource to this chapter? Tweet me with “Twitter Resource Chapter 5″ and provide a link.
Chapter 6: Here are the Best Twitter Marketing Resources… Period
Where there are people, there will be marketers looking to market to them. Twitter has lots of people and here is how you can market to them the right way. You will learn how to go viral and how to build your brand.
- 5 Steps to Going Viral on Twitter | Copyblogger
- 5 Twitter Marketing Tips | iammikesmith
- Three Ways to Maximize your Twitter Time for Networking, Marketing, and Fun | Copyblogger
- 10 Tips to be Effective at Marketing on Twitter | Twitip
- How to Use Twitter to Build Brand Integrity | Marketing Vox
- How to Use Twitter for Marketing and PR | Hubspot
- The Guide to Twitter for Marketing and PR | Top Rank Blog
- 7 Ways Marketers Can Use Twitter | Marketing Profs Daily Fix
- The Golden Rule of Twitter Marketing | Technosailor
- How to Use Twitter for Marketing | Carbon Graffiti
- Twitter Marketing: Do’s and Don’ts | Get Elastic
- Creative Ways to Use Twitter for Marketing and Branding | Shoestring Branding
Want to add a resource to this chapter? Tweet me with “Twitter Resource Chapter 6″ and provide a link.
Chapter 7: Does Twitter Provide Any SEO Benefits?
With Twitter No Following all their outgoing links, are there still SEO Benefits? These 6 articles will help you learn just how it works.
- The 10 Most Obvious SEO 2.0 Benefits of Twitter | SEO 2.0
- How Twitter Can Be Corrosive to Online Marketing |SEO Book
- Twitter’s Little Known SEO Value | Sitepoint
- 25 SEO Gurus You Should Follow on Twitter | Daily SEO Blog
- Is Twitter the Next SEO Haven – The Blog Herald
- You Don’t Need SEO to Rank in Google - Sugarrae
Want to add a resource to this chapter? Tweet me with “Twitter Resource Chapter 7″ and provide a link.
Chapter 8: Where Else Does Twitter Apply?
So, I talked about Blogging, Marketing, SEO, and Business. Here are more ways you can use Twitter. Some highlights include, Twitter for Journalism, Twitter for Career Advancement, and Twitter for Recruiting.
- 13 Odd Ways to Use Twitter | Social Media Trader
- 10 Ways Twitter Can Boost Your Social News Profile | Read Write Web
- Eight Ways Twitter is Useful Professionally | Web Worker Daily
- How We Use Twitter for Journalism | Read Write Web
- Get Into Twitter or Get Out of Public Relations | PR Squared
- Why Recruiters Should Use Twitter | Recruiting Blog
- 5 Reasons Twitter is an Essential Social Media Tool | Search Engine Guide
- Twitter Tips for Writers | Editor Unleashed
Want to add a resource to this chapter? Tweet me with “Twitter Resource Chapter 8″ and provide a link.
Chapter 9: Twitter Case Studies: What Are People and Companies Doing?
This is the most important chapter. Once you learn all the tips and tricks of Twitter, here are some real world examples of how companies and people use it. If you know of more case studies, please tweet me as I would like to build this out substantially.
- Twitter Case Study: Marshal Kirkpatrick | Marshall Kirkpatrick
- Twitter Case Study: BB Geeks| Sugarrae
- Twitter Case Study: Zappos| Read Write Web
- Twitter Case Study: Comcast | Grok Dot Com
- Twitter Case Study: Chris Brogan | Chris Brogan
- Twitter Case Study: Spring | Pistachio Consulting
- Twitter Case Study: Molson | Pistachio Consulting
- Twitter Case Study: Motrin | Pistachio Consulting
- Twitter Case Study: Vornado | Pistachio Consulting
- Three Case Studies: Zappos, Ford, and Comcast | Pistachio Consulting
- How one Local Coffee Shop Used Twitter to Double Clientele | Pistachio Consulting
- Here are More Small Business Case Studies on Twitter | Pistachio
- How Freshbooks Built an Army of Twitter Evangelists | Blog of Mr Tweet
Want to add a resource to this chapter? Tweet me with “Twitter Resource Chapter 9″ and provide a link.
Bonus Chapter: More Twitter Tips
These Twitter Tips are just a bonus and don’t fall into any of the above categories.
- 35 Twitter Tips from 35 Twitter Users | Problogger
- Ten Top Twitter Tips | On Ramp 101
- 10 Hot Twitter Tips | Twitip
- Hundreds of Twitter Apps | Twitter PB Wiki
Want to add a resource to this chapter? Tweet me with “Bonus Chapter” and provide a link.
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Wow Derek!! This is great! Twitter has done okay for me so I really needed some advice on changing up what I’m doing. This works great!
Great collection of quality links and resources! Thanks, I am passing it on!
Karen Clark
@Karen Let me know if you want to add any specific resources to any of these chapters. I want this document to be updated regularly!
Lots of great links. It looks like you spend a lot of time on this!
Wow, this is super juicy stuff, thanks! Adding RSS feed, bookmarking, and diggin’ it…
Holy smokes, that is the ultimate guide. I’ve been using Twitter for a good little while, but there is much to learn.
I’m retweeting these great tips right now.
@ptamaro thanks. I’m glad you liked it. It took me forever to compile and to read and scan through each resource to ensure they were good enough!
@Derek Thanks for the hard work, awesome job man!
This is skool. Pay attention, learn and make it happen.
Simply love your articles. Thanks for your tips and tricks!
Loving this twitter smorgasbord! I have dedicated a tab for this post – plan to refer to it for the next few weeks! Thanks.
What a list Derek! This is definitely an in-depth look at twitter, whoo! I’ve bookmarked it and I’ll be back for more.
Great Twitter tips! I was initially opposed to Twitter:
http://eric-blue.com/2008/07/02/microblogging-i-just-dont-get-it/
However, I’ve been proven wrong. I Actually like Twitter quite a bit after having given it a 1-month testdrive, and have discovered some really interesting people and content.
Wow, amazing collection of resources. That’s going to take up a lot of my time in the next few days
Hi All,
I am not very knowledgeable about Twitter, but recently I feel like i have heard more and more about it. I am not really sure I get it, and it is a little freaky how people just follow you. Recently my company (being a digital media agency) created a twitter page. Is this really the future of marketing? I find it fascinating how fast social media trends pop up. This post was great and very informative, and def shined some light on the current “twittermania”, thanks for the ideas on how to maximize the best of Twitter.
a lot of sources here
Thanks
Here’s another tool that has become indispensable in my Twitter arsenal – Headup.com.
Touted as “The Semantic Web Firefox addon” Headup makes finding out more stuff about other “Twitteratti” point and click simple. Headup scours the web and reveals their Flickr photos, last.fm favorite songs, youtube liked movies, blog posts, friends – you name it.
You can read more about it on their blog :
http://blog.headup.com/2009/02/yo-tweeps-check-headup-on-twitter
Frankly it’s a little spooky at first but loads of fun.
I’ve been using it to freak people out by checking out their favorite music and then dedicating songs to them accordingly on blip.fm…
: )
mike
“I tweet @pop_art”
Nice list of links here Derek. For anyone looking to unlock the power of Twitter, this should get them on the right path. Looks like you put your time off to good use!
Thanks,
Matt
Derek,
I would love to work with you on turning this great resource into an e-book. Have you considered this? If you are interested, please let me know. We could toss around ideas and discuss to see it it is the “right fit”.
Thanks!
@CreativeWisdom
Also, I’d like to offer my article on How to Create a Twitter background to your list.
http://www.1creativewisdom.com/2008/11/creating-a-twitter-background/
Thanks for an excellent and comprehensive compilation of Twitter resources. We just wrote a white paper for our clients (and soon for wider distribution) about Twitter for business and I’ll be updating the Resources section to include this guide.
this is perfect for me to share with my clients. thank you!
This is a great compilation of twitter know-how. Thank you so much for pulling it all into one place with easy to scan categories. I will definitely be sharing this with my colleagues…
Wow! I am overwhelmed. Bookmarking this Ultimate guide so I can read
and share your list.
Thank You!
Sheila
Hi Friend.. Interesting post.. Nice cool blog with exciting stuffs.. Keep up the good work.. Do visit my blog and post your comments.. Take care mate.. Cheers!!!
Great list of resources. I haven’t read a couple of these.
Have to run…now I have some reading to do
Blessings,
Wendy
Derek,
Your resource was passed on to me by Tom on Facebook. I so appreciate your resource as I am new to twitter and have not gotten the hang of it yet. I know this will help.
THANKS!!
Pat
Derek, learned about twitter on facebook/Tom
Blessings,
Dan/Skinny Magic
You’re kind of awesome Derek. This is a phenomenal resource for Twitter. Bookmarked!
This is a follow up question to one of your tweets.
If I start a tweet with ‘@followername has a good post’ does that mean the rest of my followers will not see that tweet? But If I start a tweet with ‘Make sure to see the post by @followername’ then my followers will see the tweet?
If this is true it is good info. Any links to other nuts and bolts info on Twitter would be appreciated.
twitter.com/dporter
Exactly. If you start a tweet with @followername, your other followers won’t see the tweet unless they are following the same person. Whereas, if you start with post by @followername … they will see it.
Derek,
Wow this is a great work. Thanks for sharing it. I too am bookmarking this page and will be diligently reading and implementing the info.
Thanks
Norm
Thanks, Derek! This is awesome information, and I soooo appreciate you clearing up some areas of confusion for me, personally! I will be sure to share this w/all my friends!
Thanks again!
Donna
Derek – THANKS! You’ve saved me from hours of research – now i have extra hours to tweet.
Cheers!
WOW thanks for putting this altogether! Now as I get my websites finished I will use this resource!
Thanks for taking the time to compile this up! I am bookmarking this page for reference.
Derek,
Thank you so much for saving me from paying some “guru” way too much to tell me this. I need to save my dough for the right gurus as I start my internet ventures. Would you blog about how to tell when a little homework will save $$$ verses when it is a good idea to pay for it? Or have you already? If so, please point me in that direction. I am on info overwhelm with internet marketer stuff.
Here’s to a truly great year!
WOW Derek, thanks for all the info! This info will be so helpful and I will be passing it on! THANKS!
This info is extremely helpful!
Thanks
Scott Dylan
Thanks for this great post. I signed up with Twitter some time ago, but haven’t seen any traffic from them yet.
ebookey. Do you “use” twitter… or do you just “browse” twitter?
Branding your profile with links a design and your personal flavor is a good way of taking advantage of your twitter profile…:)
Excellent resource. thank you for sharing. it seems it is a powerful tool to get promoted.
Thanks for the huge resource of Twitter tips. Definitely have to bookmark this one for future use.
Tom
So Twitter is awesome for Taking traffic to you website . It is very
simple to setup and its a fun positive way to keep in contact with
people. To get more followers on twitter check out this amazing
tool.
Ich hoffe das es bei euch gutangekommen bin
thanks for share and learn
AMAZING! You have given away enough to write a book “Twitter for dummies”!
More such people like you and the world will sure be a better place to live in…
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What a great resource… this is my first visit, I came here from a link posting on Randy Gage’s website.
Seriously impressed with the information you have collected and shared.
Regards,
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