If you have not been convinced of the value of Twitter for advertising your local business so far then TweetWagon.com has given you a compelling reason to reconsider.
TweetWagon.com works hand in hand with your Twitter account. It allows your business to be found in a local directory format. Your business’s profile page showcases how many followers you currently have, what your most recent “#localdeal” is, your last ten tweets, a brief description of your business, the address of your business (with a pop-up map), and a link to your website.
Below we have listed the top ten reasons we think every local business should be using Twitter. More and more businesses who already use Twitter are signing up with TweetWagon.com.
While many businesses have figured out that using Twitter is a good advertising move, they still struggle to know how to use their account, what to tweet about, and how to get followers. TweetWagon.com helps businesses get more followers interested in thier good deals.
We will be offering tools in the near future that will assist businesses in maximizing their Twitter account in several ways including scheduled tweets, advice on what to tweet about, a special feature of your business on your local TweetWagon homepage, tools to manage your follower/following list, and the ability to searc for Twitters users using specific search criteria.
Some businesses may be wondering what the basic benefits of using Twitter are. What does a business gain by regularly spending time to manage a Twitter account? We’re glad you asked…
1. It’s the place to be…Twitter has millions of users, most of which are consumers eager to find good deals. TweetWagon provides a place that funnles consumers to you.
2. Time to cut costs…Twitter is free to set up. Sure it takes time to keep your account current. But it allows you to be in control of your own marketing while staying modern. It could take as little as ten to fifteen minutes to update your account every day. TweetWagon reduces the time you need to spend to get followers by showing them you exist. We do some of your work for you.
3. Keep it simple…People often are not willing to give out their personal information such as mailing address or email address. Twitter solves this by making it simple and worry-free for people to follow you because they never need to give up their personal information. Once they follow you on Twitter they will automatically get your updates (tweets). You can even send direct messages.
4. Don’t spam–Advertise…We know that businesses must advertise to survive. However, often times, the public perceives online advertising as spam. How do you get those online advertisements to be taken seriously? On Twitter you can send out multiple tweets per week and not be accused of spamming because your followers have already chosen to follow you. Try that with email! TweetWagon even has a feature where consumers can post a “fan Tweet” about your business if they so choose.
5. Why wait?…Make it happen fast!–In this day and age things worth knowing about spread virally. Twitter makes “viral” word-of-mouth advertising happen automatically. When you get followers, all the followers of your followers see it publicly and many will also want to follow you. (You’re essentially a “friend of a friend”.) When you post a great offer, your followers will often “re-tweet” it to their followers. Again the “fan” feature on Twitter spreads enthusiasm about your business.
6. Keep it simple!…Twitter is full of consumers who are already looking for deals. This means that you don’t have to create consumer interest; they are there waiting for you to show your stuff. With TweetWagon you can use a hashtag called #localdeal with all your Twitter exclusive discounts and deals and it will show up on your profile page. We showcase the deals you offer to the public.
7. Local! Local! Local!..Local businesses can’t succeed without affordable, local advertising. As more people join, Twitter is becoming a reliable means of communicating with a substantial amount of your local customer base. The “local” effect is now fully realized with TweetWagon.com. We divide businesses into local geographic regions.
8. The inside scoop!…By using Twitter you go from trying to get people to care that you exist to people proud they know about your deals before the rest of the public. People like being the first to know about deals. By giving your consumers a feeling they are the first to know, they are more prone to spread this knowledge with their friends.
9. A Two way street…When you advertise on Twitter you can build relationships with prospects using chat-like, interactive features… it’s not just one-way advertising like other marketing channels. Again TweetWagon is used as a tool to bring followers who don’t you exist to your Twitter account.
10. “Pop Culture”…Twitter is the fastest growing and most popular method to network in the world. TweetWagon is growing fast, with more businesses signing up every day. By using Twitter and TweetWagon together, you are demonstrating you’re on the cutting edge and not some out-dated, behind-the-times venture.
Make it happen now! TweetWagon can give you something no other website can give you…A one-stop directory that will lead your local customer base to your Twitter account.
For those who are new to using Twitter to advertise locally we have created a Twitter quickstart guide to help you get started. (www.TweetWagon.com/quickstart)