Twitter Tips for Bands
Okay, let me preface this post by saying that I am not a prolific tweeter and I don’t pretend to be. Having said that, I’ve learned a thing or two about Twitter that I’m guessing many people may not have discovered for themselves.
I’m all about sharing what I know to help out my fellow musicians so here’s my quick guide to Twitter in two parts.
Twitter Promotions without all the Following B/S
I’m going to be upfront and tell you what I don’t like about Twitter – all of the “you have to follow X number of people and get X number of people to follow you” and blah blah blah. Most of this is done to boost your influence while not giving a crap or paying attention to those who are following you. After all – how can you possibly manage to engage with hundreds or thousands of followers? It’s just not happening.
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This territory is where Twitter quickly becomes a colossal Time Suck, so I tend to avoid it. Having said that, I’m not going to argue with people who get results with this strategy. If you want to learn a systematic way to build up your followers and automate it in an intelligent manner, I recommend you check out the two part Twitter post recently published at Independent Music Advice.com.
Twitter Tactics That Don’t Require Followers
Believe it or not, you can use Twitter without having any followers at all- I’m going to share two tips for you showing you how. Before I do, for those of you who do have followers – it’s time to get organized to avoid the dreaded Time Suck monster.
Twitter Lists
Time saver tip #1 – organize the people you follow into specific lists, this will allow you to dive right into the content you want without getting quite as overwhelmed. Using Twitter effectively will require setting a time limit, using a timer and getting the heck off when it sounds. The sooner you start creating lists the easier your Twitter promotions will be.
Here’s how to get started – from your home page on Twitter:
This content explains exactly how to set up a Twitter List and Twitter Trends to build a fan base.
So those are two quick Twitter marketing tips for you that don’t require you to spend hours every day following/unfollowing people. Check out part two of this article for my favourite Twitter tip of them all – stay tuned for part 2!
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