The right reasons to tweet

Everything I thought Twitter was about at first – telling the world that I, Lara Dickson, Deep Dish Creative, Twitter for Restaurants, etc had arrived – was all wrong. More than a year later I think I’ve finally got it right. It really isn’t all about me.

Its about you.

I came across this great (and sincere!) video from Keith Ferrazzi on how to tweet. Keith is “an expert on relationship development, a world-renowned speaker and the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of Never Eat Alone and Who’s Got Your Back.”

Keith Ferrazzi’s 5 tips on the right reasons to tweet:

1. Be generous first. Think about what’s in it for your readers.
2. Twitter yourself! Twitter’s about authenticity; you shouldn’t hire it out, and you’ll enjoy doing it anyway.
3. Don’t broadcast; have a dialogue and a conversation.
4. Don’t get swept up by negative tweets. Engage them, but don’t obsess.
5. Put Twitter on all your devices so that you can be ubiquitous.

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