Twitter… I’m following you… :)

“So, what are you doing?”, it’s one of the first questions we’re often asked by our friends and family. Even if the answer is just ‘mowing the lawn’ or ‘cooking dinner’, it’s interesting to us. It makes us feel connected to each other’s lives. Unfortunately, most of our day-to-day lives are hidden from people who care about us. Of course, we have emails, blogs and phones to keep us connected. But, you wouldn’t send an email to your friends to tell them that you’re having coffee. Well, not all of you friends need to know that. But, what about some people who want to know the little things in your everyday life. Remember, real life happens between blogs and emails. Luckily, now there is a way to share your life with people who care about you.

Thanks to Twitter, now you can share short and byte-sized updates about your life. You can share all the updates with the people on the Web who care about you. Here is how it works: Mr. Sushant – he has mobile phone, writes blogs and has contacts from all over the world. When he heard about Twitter he was skeptical, thought it’s just one of those new sites spreading much ado about nothing. But when his friends couldn’t stop talking about, he gave it a shot. He signed up for free and found out that Twitter looks like blog with short pots. Each page is personal and has little, nice and interesting updates from friends.

He got started by looking for people on Twitter.com. After finding a few, he clicked “follow” after seeing their updates on the Twitter page. Within hours, he began to follow different types of people that were interesting to him. He didn’t know that Bryan from Utah is a baseball fan or Julia in London was reading an investment book. It was the real world. Soon, he became fan of Twitter and spent time to put updates about himself to let his followers know little things about his life.

The best thing is, he can now to twit from his mobile phone (using twitter software) from anywhere of the world. Thanks to Twitter, Sushant feels more connected to his people who truly care about him.

Social Media Optimization – Mobilize, Socialize, Monetize

Social Networks

What is Social Media Optimization?

Social Media Optimization, also referred to as SMO, is a set of viral marketing techniques that triggers widespread popularity when executed in an organized and planned fashion. The increasing use of social media networks has opened a new opportunity for online marketers to harness this social networking tool to their best advantage.

What Are The Types of SMO?

Usually, SMO comprises a list of actions in collaboration with popular social networking tools and sites, which effectively includes:

Social Networking – Custom Applications on Facebook, MySpace, Orkut
Content Syndication – Using RSS, PDFs, Videos to Encourage Content Mash Up
Blog Optimization – Create, Manage, Engage Audience with Relevant Content
Bookmarking – Tagging Your Pages with Popular Bookmarking Websites
Forum Participation – Building Brand Identity through Participation

Does SMO Translate Into Higher Revenue?

Monetize Your Online Business

Yes, it does, with an organized effort to publicize your online business on various social networking sites where your prospects already exist, social media optimization is a highly effective tool to mobilize, socialize and monetize your business. Basically, it improves the linkablity of your website and helps drive higher volume of traffic to your website resulting into higher conversion.