From what I’ve seen lately, many marketers – even advanced marketing experts, aren’t using Twitter effectively, but are allowing it to take a lot of time away from their blogging activities. So let’s take a look at what SHOULD be happening, starting with your Twitter marketing…

Most Twitter users still don’t know the basics of the site. You don’t need to choose between Twitter and blogging because the social network is considered a micro-blogging site as well. You can blog about anything as long as you stay at or under the 140-character limit. The short blogs are more personal and you can post anything.

What can you do on Twitter? Once you’ve created your own profile page, you can now post blogs. You can do it every minute, every hour, or a few times everyday. You can also follow bloggers and other users, create conversations by replying to the tweets sent to you. Through constant conversation, you can easily build good relationships. You don’t need to log to the Twitter site all the time because you can also receive and reply tweets through your IM or mobile phone.

However, there are also bad points in using Twitter. Your blogs will be limited to only 140 characters. For those who want to post longer blogs, Twitter is not for you. You must also use the code provided in giving replies.

Many new users commit certain mistakes in using Twitter. Some of them don’t use real pictures, they send too many impersonal tweets, they use AutoDM wrongly, etc; don’t commit these mistakes so that you can have more fun in using the social network site.

If you don’t want to get bored, you should find targeted friends on Twitter and get as many followers that are operating in or interested in your niche as possible. If you can’t find targeted friends, encourage your e-zine readers and site visitors to join so that you can start using Twitter. It’s very easy to join and it’s free. Before long, you’ll find new JV partners, affiliates and prospects you didn’t know about before.

Try to post useful tips and interesting articles along with your links. Reply to the messages you receive. If you simply give some of your precious time in sending tweets and in communicating with your followers, you will have a great time using Twitter.

Micro-blogging is for people who want to write short blogs. Blogs are usually long and in Twitter, you will only write very short blogs. It is more personal and you can let everyone know what you’re doing. Just remember that not everyone using Twitter is there for marketing purposes, so keep trying to target those you follow, as that helps to targeted your following as well.

Aside from blogging, Twitter is also for social messaging. Its’ very easy to type status updates. Interact with people online or through your mobile device when travelling, at Tweetups, or even at JVAlert Live Internet marketing events. There are also small groups on Twitter that help you in coordinating activities or events especially when some of your friends or followers are from the same area.

All in all, Twitter is a business instrument, social messaging, micro-blogging, reporting service, and marketing utility. Twitter or blogging? The best use for Internet marketing, affiliate marketing or niche marketing is to blog as you always have, then use Twitter to invite new people to your blogs…

This is especially true for affiliate marketing since many good products have lousy salespages, and a good pre-sell is needed – and 140 characters just won’t cut it. but blogging a great pre-sell page, then inviting your Twitter followers to read your blog post can do wonders for your bottom line!

So in answer to the question posed by the headline, if you could only choose one platform for advanced marketing your blogs are superior. But since you don’t have to choose, using both your blogs and effective Twitter marketing in tandem will get you the best results!

Additional Twitter Resources:

The Twitter Effect 2.0 Videos: Training for those looking to start marketing on Twitter.

Advanced Twitter Marketing Blog: Information on advanced techniques for marketng on Twitter.

The Road To Twitter Success: General information on using Twitter for business and/or marketing.

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Advanced Twitter marketing, combined with current Web 2.0 marketing strategies is currently the most successful way to establish a new work-at-home business, increase your affiliate marketing profits, build a targeted opt-in list and drive targeted traffic to your sites, blogs and affiliate links.

Watch this space for the announcement when I release my new Advanced Twitter Marketing System later this week!

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