Twitter can seem overwhelming for those unaccustomed to the site. Thousands of updates are constantly pouring in and conversations are always tweeting back and forth. It may seem impossible to keep current and potential customers intrigued. However, this interaction is the most important way to use Twitter as a business tool. Engaging in conversations helps improve brand awareness, keep current customers informed and excited about the brand, and communicate to other Tweeters with similar interests.

Leyl Master Black, the Managing Director at Sparkpr, offers some advice to the inexperienced Tweeters on improvements to your interactive conversations

• Anticipate Conversations

The first tip is to predict which trending topics will become most popular. Then, engage in the topics that are sure to boast high involvement with all Twitter users. If the topic has a large following and you have made a significant contribution to the topic, your audience becomes larger and gives you a better chance to gain followers and future customers.

• Don’t Just Post – Engage

Tweeting is almost unlimited. Besides the 140 character maximum, the amount of tweets you post in a day can be endless. But in this case, quality is valued over quantity. Viewers are more likely to engage in a conversation if there is something significant or interesting to them. Constant tweets to simply increase your presence on Twitter will possibly annoy viewers and cause them to shy away from conversations with you.

• Move Fast

Although anticipation of trending topics is key, being able to react quickly to surprising or unpredicted conversations is just as important. The unexpected trending topic may not last long or may update rapidly, and to keep interest of viewers, you must know how to respond and do it fast.

• Be Relevant

Again, this tip stresses quality over quantity. Simply responding to respond is not beneficial to you or your viewers, and they will recognize that immediately. It is imperative to be able to contribute to conversations, but your contribution must be relevant and appropriate in order to get valued attention.

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