Written by Phyllis Zimbler Miller, Twitter Marketing Expert

One of the most important advantages Twitter has over Facebook and LinkedIn for connecting with potential customers/clientele is using Twitter search functions.

Because Twitter is so open – everything is open to everyone except for the minority of people who lock their Twitter updates, Twitter search functions and third-party search functions can return very robust results.

Written by Phyllis Zimbler Miller, Twitter Marketing Expert

One effective way of getting Twitter people in your area of interest to know you is to participate in a tweetchat on a related subject.

What is a Tweetchat?

It’s a stream of tweets on the same topic in real time.  Imagine it as a gigantic instant messaging free-for-all on a stated topic.

First let’s talk about participating in one.  Then, we’ll talk about how starting one can help you market on Twitter.

Let’s take this scenario: