Using Twitter to Heighten Your SEO

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It is important to remember that Twitter is a critical part of your business’s search engine strategy. In fact, Twitter has a lot of other social platforms beat as an extremely significant source for search engine optimization (SEO).

There are several ways in which you can turn your Twitter account into an incredible SEO vehicle.

Choose your name wisely

When you are in the process of setting up your Twitter account, you will be asked for two different names. The first name is the real one  (your name or your business’s name) and there is a maximum of 20 characters allowed. With that name, It is important to choose a name that other people will be inclined to search for. The second name follows the “@” symbol. Your character limit for that name is 15. You may find that you need to do some trimming in order to not exceed the character limit. If you happen to have a company name that is long, you should consider abbreviating (of course, you will want to retain the most important part of the name in the abbreviation).

Create wonderful content

When tweeting for business, it is not inappropriate for you to interject a personal observation once in a while. However, in general, you should keep your content professional. Bear in mind that the content that you post is the same content that other people will be sharing with people whom they know.  It is critical that you use keywords that are relevant and hashtags that give you the maximum visibility on search results that will benefit your business.

Supply links to your URL(s)

Twitter links encourage your followers to visit  your website and compel them to do additional research. This is one of the important reasons why keywords and key phrases are so important. Your keywords lead people to places that they can go to find out more about you and your business.

Follow influencers in your niche on Twitter

If you make it a point to follow influencers who are relevant to your industry, there is a great chance that they will follow you back. Those people who do follow you back will see links to new content that have posted. You should also make it a policy to retweet posts that the influencers post if you feel that others will benefit from that content.

Use hashtags when sharing links and tips

If you use a hashtag in your content, the reader will be able to figure out the topic easily. With that in mind, you should use hashtags that are relevant to your niche or industry and place them at the the beginning of your posts. Another important thing for you to do is to become very knowledgeable about how to use the blogging platform. Understanding what you are doing will help you to build credibility and trustworthiness with your readers. Remember that it isn’t enough to simply tweet your content. It is also important for you to read other people’s content and to engage in discussions. It is important to bear in mind that it should be more about quality than quantity.

Conclusion

Twitter heightens your SEO capabilities and excellent SEO results lead to more revenue for your business and to greater professional success. If you optimize your Twitter account, you are increasing your online visibility as well. The more followers you have, the stronger your reputation will be. Bear in mind that your success won’t happen overnight. It is important to be patient, persistent, and consistent in your efforts. You will see that success will come as a result of all of your hard work.

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Author

  • Michael Cohn

    Michael Cohn is the founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of CompuKol Communications. He has decades of experience in IT and web technologies. Michael founded CompuKol Communications to help small businesses and entrepreneurs increase their visibility and reputation. CompuKol consults, creates, and implements communication strategies for small businesses to monopolize their markets with a unique business voice, vision, and visibility. Mr. Cohn earned a Master’s degree in project management from George Washington University in Washington, DC; and a Master’s degree in computer science and a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, NJ.

5 Responses

  1. Brian Trejo says:

    This is a great article Michael. It’s short and sweet.
    I typically write about similar topics that relate to Twitter recruitment for employers and this hits every point right on the nose. In my opinion, the importance of being easily found is essential. When developing an excellent employer brand one must be highly aware and engaged with SEO in order to achieve excellence and to attract followers!

  2. Harold Goakey says:

    Via LinkedIn Groups
    • Group: Consultants Network | North America
    • Discussion: Using Twitter to Heighten Your SEO

    I am not sure I agree with your about Twitter…I built a very successful internet company, took it to the # 1 position on Google (naturally ranked) for all relevant terms buy using the best SEO available. In researching the our traffic we saw no relationship between users and twitter…not against using it just telling you my experience…sold for cash a year ago June 🙂 strickly on the Google ranking
    Posted by Harold Goakey

  3. Molly Cabrera says:

    Via LinkedIn Groups
    • Group: Sticky Branding
    • Discussion: Using Twitter to Heighten Your SEO

    Thanks for posting the tips on how use Twitter to advertise one’s business more effectively. I am relatively new to Twitter and I keep trying to figure out a way to better represent my services using Twitter….so far, I have nada. It’s funny because I have great ideas for other SMBs on what they can Twitter about but for my services I can’t think of anything new and different, fresh and unique for the services I offer that haven’t already been tweeted about from others in my field. Also, it’s the tweeting one line sentences that I draw a blank on….I love to write but it ends up being more than one line…hmm, like here for instance!
    Posted by Molly Cabrera

  4. Intivar reviews says:

    There are many social media tools available for monitoring discussions that are relevant to your business and your brand. Many of these tools have built-in engagement features that allow you to focus on the discussions that are the most relevant.

  5. Cathy (New) Chester says:

    Via LinkedIn Groups
    • Group: MCCC – Morris County Chamber of Commerce
    • Discussion: Using Twitter to Heighten Your SEO

    Thanks for the article, Michael. It is greatly appreciated, especially for newer bloggers like me! Thanks for posting this. Best, Cathy
    Posted by Cathy (New) Chester