Twitter is growing by leaps and bounds every day.
It started out with the small business owners using it the most and now it's grown to the point that now you'll see corporations using Twitter to stay in communication with their customers.
So you know if the big companies are using it, you should too.
Do you know how to use Twitter effectively and easily? Whether you think you know the answer or not, you need to read this article because we're going to discuss the must have Twitter tools that you need to use.
They will save you time and make the most of the time you have online.
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Hootsuite Hootsuite gives you the ability to post one message to a number of different social networking sites.
You can include Twitter, Facebook, Facebook fan page, LinkedIn, Ping.
fm, WordPress, MySpace, and Foursquare on your Hootsuite page and then choose which one you want to send your messages to each time you post.
This is a priceless tool when it comes to marketing your business.
You can achieve the work you set out to do when you set up each account and then post your messages to all of them at one time.
It's easy to do and it time efficient and that's what a business owner needs.
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TweetDeck TweetDeck gives you the ability to set up columns so you can view all of them at once.
I have four columns on mine and they've been very helpful in finding new clients and communicating with my current ones as well.
I have a column for all my friends, my mentions, my direct messages, and my list of clients.
You can add more if you choose, but those are the most important to me.
TweetDeck also gives you the ability to make posts to your Facebook page with the click of a button.
You can pick and choose which posts go to your Twitter page and which go to your Facebook page.
It's very convenient.
Another option for you to consider with TweetDeck is the scheduling option.
If you set up an account with TweetDeck you have the ability to write a post and schedule it to go out at a later time.
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Social Oomph Social Oomph is a wonderful tool and one I recommend everyone should use.
This tool allows you to schedule your posts for a later time.
It also gives you the ability to shorten URL's and then track them so you know how many clicks you have.
With Social Oomph you have the ability to choose the date and time that your post will go out.
You have the ability to set up auto direct messages that go out whenever you have new followers.
You also have the ability to set up multiple Twitter accounts, Buzz, Facebook, your blog, StatusNet, Ping.
fm, and your blog feed.
When you use these three tools you'll make the most of your Twitter time.
You'll also make the most of your marketing when you schedule your posts to go out while you're not online.
Social networking is important and needs to be done daily so you put your business in front of people all the time.
When you do this, people will remember you and begin to trust you.
That's crucial when you want to grow your business.