Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Twitter Bandwagon

Begin rant:

Six months ago, everyone wanted a Facebook page. Six months before that, everyone wanted a corporate blog. Now, everyone wants a Twitter account for their business. Before you take the time/energy=money, step back and ask yourself whether Twitter will bring you more sales, leads, brand awareness or relationships with your clients.

A blog is a great way to add keyword-heavy content. Who cares if anyone ever reads that content? A Facebook page is easy to set up and manage. Twitter is a commitment and does not have any search engine marketing benefit.

If done well, however, it's a great way to touch your clients and keep your brand top-of-mind. (Best be posting interesting, relevant information, though. Don't just talk about boring company news. Create some thought leadership.)

End rant.

This rant brought to you by Ivy Hastings, account director at Fusionbox, a Denver web design company.

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