Although Twitter has changed over the years of its existence, it can still be a powerful marketing tool for your business with the right add-ons. Here is an overview of five free tools that you might want to use to make your Twitter marketing more effective.
TwitterMail – Use Email to Post Tweets
TwitterMail is especially useful for people who have phones that can send email, but don’t have an app for Twitter. Besides allowing you to send an email to post onto Twitter, this program allows you to specify when that tweet is posted. For the techie among us, it also allows you to post to Twitter from an HTML form or a PHP script without having to use the Twitter API.
Twitscoop – An Alternative Twitter Interface, with a Unique Cloud
Twitscoop allows you to send tweets, receive tweets and manage friend requests without ever having to change pages. If you are a heavy Twitter user, this will save you lots of time. In other words, it’s a faster, free, alternative Twitter interface. Twitscoop also features a unique Twitter cloud that can help you keep track of all the most talked-about topics in the twittersphere.
Retweet Rank – How Many Retweets Are You Getting?
When you send out a tweet, how many people in turn tweet that out to their friends? How does your “retweet-power” measure against other Twitter users? Retweet Rank can tell you. You don’t need an account; all you need to do is go to their site and type in your username.
Twitter Grader – How Influential Are You?
Want to know how you stack up against other Twitter users overall? Twitter Grader can show you. In addition to ranking you against other Twitter users, it’ll also offer brief suggestions for improving your Twitter account and being more influential.
Qwitter – Know Who Unfollowed You!
Ever wondered who clicked the Unfollow button? Ever wonder how many unfollows you’re actually getting? Just because your follower count is going up doesn’t mean some people aren’t unfollowing you. Qwitter will send you a daily email, showing you exactly who unfollowed you. This can be useful both from a personal perspective (i.e. knowing if someone influential is losing interest) as well as from a statistical perspective (i.e. finding out your average follower retention rate).
These are just a few of the hundreds of Twitter tools that are available to make Twitter an effective free marketing tool for your business. Make sure to explore Twitter tools like these and others if you use Twitter and read this earlier Biz Tip about Twitter platforms.
This post was taken from a newsletter by Janet Slack janet@lifeadventurecoaching.com