Field Guide to Twitter
(Updated January 2009)
Twitter is a way of sending short bits of information to your subscribers. The messages are limited to 140 character at a time, called a Tweet. Let your clients know what you are doing for them, post short descriptions of new listings, keep your team on schedule. Learn more from the following articles and resources. (And be sure to follow NAR Info Central on Twitter!). (A. Siudzinski, Information Specialist)
What is Twitter?
What is Twitter?, (twitter.com, 2009).
Let's Twitter?, (REALTOR® Magazines, Sept. 2008).
Associations using Twitter, (A List Bloggers, Aug. 25, 2008).
What is Twitter? A beginners guide, (Social Media Today, Aug. 11, 2008).
Twitter explained for the real estate blogger, (Real Estate Tomato, July 30, 2008).
Twitter: a distracting habit that you should pick up, (Washington Business Journal, May 2, 2008).
How to use Twitter, (websearch.about.com, 2008).
Why Use Twitter?
Have you figured out Twitter?, (Clean State Blog, January 22, 2009).
You registered for Twitter. . . Now what?, (BRER Real Estate Marketing Blog, January 12, 2009).
Real estate is local. So is Twitter, (erionshehaj.com, January 7, 2009).
Is Twitter a fad or a solid business tool?, (Black Enterprise, January 2009). Q
Twitter for business, (Union Street Media, 2008).
Twitter? How could that possibly help me?, (ActiveRain, October 28, 2008).
Twitter replaces annoying drip email marketing, (Transparent Real Estate, October 25, 2008).
50 ideas on using Twitter for business, (Chris Brogan, Aug. 30, 2008).
Using Twitter for business, (The Blog Herald, Aug. 26, 2008).
22 reasons to use Twitter for business and pleasure, (My Tech Opinion, May 29, 2008).
What is Twitter and why do you use it?, (Soft Tech Reviews, May 8, 2008).
"The what & why of Twitter" -- Social Network Review, (www.activerain.com, Mar. 31, 2008).
Using Twitter to listen to your customers, (Future of Real Estate Marketing, Mar. 26, 2008).
How to use Twitter for business, (www.flyte.biz, 2008).
It starts with a 'tweet' - 12 ways to build a following with Twitter, (RISMedia, March 24, 2009).
Everything you wanted to know about Twitter for real estate, (Cyberhomesblog, March 2, 2009).
Realtors all a-twitter over social media's possibilities, (Chicago Tribune, Feb. 20, 2009).
Twitter and commercial real estate, (Sibdu Blog, Feb. 10, 2009).
All A-Twitter, (Florida REALTOR®, January 2009).
Ten people every Realtor should follow on Twitter, (Maxsell Real Estate, December 1, 2008).
Twitter for real estate--How to get started, (Real Estate Webmasters, November 3, 2008).
Twitter replaces annoying drip email marketing, (Transparent RE, October 25, 2008).
Find clients by searching Twitter, (ActiveRain, Sept. 5, 2008).
A Twitter resource for real estate twits, (MyTechOpinion, Aug. 18, 2008).
Twitter and the Real Estate Blogger, (Real Estate Tomato, July 30, 2008).
Real life example of using Twitter in the real estate industry, (Real Estate Marketing World, July 19, 2008).
How Twitter saved the day!, (Silicon Valley Real Estate Guide, July 18, 2008).
Real estate agents -- 10 good, non-"salesy" ways to use Twitter, (www.ezinearticles.com, July 15, 2008).
Marketing on Twitter, (The Phoenix Real Estate Guy, June 1, 2008).
eBooks & Other Resources
eBooks.realtor.org
The following ebooks and digital audiobooks are available to NAR members:
I'm on Facebook -- Now What??? (Adobe eReader)
I'm on LinkedIn -- Now What??? (Adobe eReader)
The Networking Survival Guide (Adobe eReader)
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