In this post, I am  going to talk about some of the common mistakes made by Twitter users.

As an Internet marketer there are some common
mistakes that you will want to avoid making even before you start
sending tweets.

Twitter Mistake Number One:

The picture as your avatar in your profile is not yours.


When you post your own picture it lets others know that you are
real and that you’re confident enough with what you do to let others
see you. You want people to recognize you as a leader in your
market and having a face to go with a name always helps.

Depending on your niche you will want to choose a photo that
represents business, For instance if you are have a children’s
online book store you will want to choose a picture that shows your
fun side. On the other have if you are selling product to
professionals you will want a photo that looks conservative and
business like. A nice smile never hurts either.

Twitter Mistake Number Two:

Automatically sending the wrong type direct message through an
AutoDM.

In lesson two we talk about using the tool Future Tweets that
automatically sends messages to people who follow you. What we
didn't talk about was sending the wrong type of message with this
tool and how it can lose you followers.

Direct messages can be seen as impersonal and pushy when
they aren't written properly. If you decide to use a tool that
automatically send messages to your new followers keep it simple
and friendly. A message saying ‘thanks for following me’ is fine,
but sending automated messages promoting your business or
product is not a good idea and most instances people will click
the unfollow button right away.

Twitter Mistake Number Three:

Trying to build a huge following before you have done some tweeting.

People will not be interested in following you when they click on
your Twitter page to see what you've got, and notice you don't
have much. You need to have tweeted more than, "Trying to figure
this Twitter out" and "I think I've got it figured out now."

If you don't know what to say, try "retweeting" (RT) some other
peoples' tweets that that are related to your niche. Read what
other people are tweeting about and reply to them, this will help
start up a conversation.  Talk about market related news, what
you're doing on your business right now. That will give you several
tweets to get the ball rolling.

Twitter Mistake Number Four:

Tweeting promotion after promotion.

Yes,  you are using Twitter to promote your business, but posting
one offer after another will only cause people to ‘unfollow’ you.
When people look at your timeline and notice that you aren't
posting anything of value to them they will quickly move on.

There are millions of Twitters to follow, why should they follow you
when you're only tweeting about promotions? Remember this
basic rule of sales "people want to know what's in it for me"?
Twitter is a social network and you have to keep that in mind
before you post a tweet.

When you are using Twitter for your IM business you must learn
how to communicate and build good relationships with your
followers before you start sending them with promotions.

Even if you already have a good list of leads, it is still not a good
idea to barrage them with promotions. As we have talked about
before, promotional tweets should be sent only in limited numbers.



These are just four of the more common mistakes committed by both
new and old tweeters.

There is so much to learn about Twitter - they're always updating and improving their site.

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