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How can you be actively present on Twitter without losing your life into a constant stream of communication? What is the most efficient way to keep your friends and customers informed without being in front of your computer all the time? How can you welcome and take care of your followers automatically? The answer is www.tweetlater.com, a site which offers a service for organizing and scheduling your tweets, for managing multiple Twitter accounts and for following and unfollowing people automatically.

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This is the first site you should register into after you have created your Twitter account. In this way you will be ready to tackle your expansion on Twitter from day one and you won’t have to think about it any further.

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Registering is easy: you need to provide a user name, which IS NOT your Twitter username but any other identity of your choice, and a password. The basic service is free and it is all you need to get started.

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Once you have registered you need simply to login in and configure your accounts. Here is where you input your Twitter username and password. You can have multiple accounts configured at the same, if you need to. You manage your accounts by clicking on “Accounts” on the navigation bar to your right.

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Your account will be listed in a page that shows also its key features. You can edit its features by clicking on the “Edit” link.

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You will go to a page that contains and describes all the key automation features. In the first half of this page you have the user name and password for the Twitter account, plus a check box that allows you to send automatically a welcome message to anyone who Follows you. Just below the check box you also have a window for entering the text of your welcome message that has to be 120 characters long, max. It is very advisable to have a welcome message and you can also include an URL pointing to your blog or site.

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Later in the same page you also find a checkbox for enabling your automatic follow of anyone following you and the automatic unfollow of anybody unfollowing you. You can also enable the “Vetting” function for manually approving the automatic follow back.

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Now you are done with configuring the automated tasks for your account. You can now schedule tweets in advance. You do this by going to “New Tweet” and then entering the text of the message you want to publish inclusive of any link (URL). Tweet Later will shorten your long links so that they don’t take away space from you message. You can then decide at which time and date to publish your scheduled tweet and hit the “Save” button.

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You can review the list of your scheduled messages and you can also edit, copy and cancel them or add a new scheduled tweet.

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You can also search for messages containing specific keywords, including your user name. You get the results on your e-mail box.

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Used well, this tool can save you a lot of time in your Twitter experience while leaving you free to jump in at any time and join the ongoing conversations at your will.

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Roberto Mazzoni

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Please read more of my blog posts on my new blog that has been created to host all of my content and that will be kept updated regularly from now on. Commodoreblack.com was my first blog ever and I owe it my beginning in this beautiful blogging world, but with experience I learned that it was better for me ton create a blog that carried my own name. And I advise you to do the same if you ever plan to start a blog.

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Please read more of my blog posts on my new blog that has been created to host all of my content and that will be kept updated regularly from now on. Commodoreblack.com was my first blog ever and I owe it my beginning in this beautiful blogging world, but with experience I learned that it was better for me ton create a blog that carried my own name. And I advise you to do the same if you ever plan to start a blog.

http://robertomazzoni.com

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Just completed a survey on Twitter users and the first question asked was “What would make you a perfect Twitter user?” There were three possible questions and anyway left the door open to comments and the result shows that people are mostly concerned in “Understanding how Twitter really works” (40% of answers).

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The peculiar relationships that are built between Tweeples (Twitter users) is missed by some. It is pretty evident also that a fair amount of people have come on Twitter because somebody else advised them to do so, either for finding friends or for marketing something, yet they still don’t fully get it and need help to envision the difference between Twitter and the many other Internet Marketing tools.

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The survey shows as a the second most common answer: “Being able to attract followers” (33% of answers) which indicates indeed that many people are out there with promotional purposes or simply want to make themselves better known or find new ways to make money on line.

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The third answer is: “Ideas to tweet about” (27% of answers) which is something common also in the blogging field, but is less present here because with 140 characters available it’s easier to find something to say even though it is just “I am going to take a coffee” (not advisable though). Probably the answers shows a desire to find something to say that other people will also find interesting and which will attract them as followers, friends or buyers.

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Time for answers

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Twitter is a place where you can exchange short messages, as if they were text messages, with other people who can “tune in” to you by following you. It is a bit like listening to different radio channels and skipping from one to the next at every single tweet (message).

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You can also filter the stream of messages so that you tune in only to those coming from few selected people or that cover some specific subject (keyword). It is a wonderful way to get in contact with people because they feel more protected that other places, since they don’t have to use their personal e-mail or even they real name for that matter. Look at it as an evolution of chat, but on a much wider scale and in a much more organizes fashion.

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The best way to attract followers is to have something to say that they find interesting. Many will also follow you because they want you to follow them. If you are looking just to increase the number of followers moderately and build a group of close knit friends you won’t have to worry, it will happen by itself provided you put yourself out there and communicate. If you are looking to reach a high number of followers, this is a whole subject in itself and it will require separate articles.

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What to Tweet about? Just like blogging, chose a subject you are passionate about and just go ahead. If you really don’t know what to say, then you should ask yourself why you got on Twitter in the first place and reorganize your goals or just listen to others.

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Roberto Mazzoni

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P.S. Thanks to all the people who have used some of their time to participate in my survey.

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P.SS The three subjects above and many more will be covered in much more detalil as I move along and will result in a Twitter survival guide, so why don’t you subscribe to this blog and keep abreast of all the cool new stuff coming out?

Please read more of my blog posts on my new blog that has been created to host all of my content and that will be kept updated regularly from now on. Commodoreblack.com was my first blog ever and I owe it my beginning in this beautiful blogging world, but with experience I learned that it was better for me ton create a blog that carried my own name. And I advise you to do the same if you ever plan to start a blog.

http://robertomazzoni.com

Please read more of my blog posts on my new blog that has been created to host all of my content and that will be kept updated regularly from now on. Commodoreblack.com was my first blog ever and I owe it my beginning in this beautiful blogging world, but with experience I learned that it was better for me ton create a blog that carried my own name. And I advise you to do the same if you ever plan to start a blog.

http://robertomazzoni.com

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