Welcome Twitter Followers
Welcome all new Twitter followers. Thank you very much for following me.
I’ve created this page just for you. Mainly, to introduce myself so you know who I am and what I’m up to on Twitter. Also, to provide you with suggestions on some useful Twitter tools.
To find out more “details” about me and this blog, please check out my About page. It’s got more than 140-characters’ worth of bio on yours truly (what I’m doing now, what I’ve done in the past, how to get in contact, etc). You might even still find me interesting after you’ve read it. 
Why I Tweet
- Network with people with common interests
- Meet people with different interests
- Provide value to others
- Receive value from others
How I Use Twitter
- Follow leaders in areas of interest (mostly, Internet marketing, blogging)
- Follow trends in those areas
- Learn from other marketers (what to do, what not to do)
- Add value by promoting my blog content
- Add value by sharing random thoughts, observations, quotes, etc
- Automate some useful info, like my latest blog posts
- Share info/tips/tools/strategies with other marketers
- Not auto-following. I stopped doing this after considering it for quite some time. This post by @johnreese sums up the issue pretty well. I will manually follow back, so please be patient
- Interact with “cool people” regardless of stated “area of interest”
- Have fun (duh!)
Who I Love to Follow (and Why)
To give you an idea of the people I truly love to follow, I’ve created “My All-Time Twitter #FollowFriday List. I certainly recommend following these folks for all the reasons I mention (and more). I plan to update the list periodically with more tweeple, both as an acknowledgement of who they are and what they provide, and as an means of promoting people who, in my opinion, make Twitter a better place.
Useful Twitter Tools
This one’s for you! I’ve compiled my list of 10 of my favorite Twitter Tools. And they’re all Free. 
I hope you find at least one new tool to enhance your tweeting.
(For a more extensive listing on this site and around the ‘Net, visit Twitter Tools and Resources. )
- Account Analytics: Twitter Analyzer: Get detailed analytics on your Twitter account. Great for getting a profile of how you use Twitter.
- Client: TweetDeck: My favorite Twitter client allows you to organize followers, keep track of your incoming and outgoing tweets, and more.
- Firefox Extension: TwitterBar: Turns your address bar into a Twitter input screen.
- Firefox Extension: TwitterFox: Adds a tiny icon on the status bar that notifies you when your friends update their tweets.
- Firefox Extension: Power Twitter: Adds more functionality to Twitter.com profile pages.
- Browser Toolbar: MyTwitterToolBar: Adds instant access to links to over 100 Twitter tips, how-tos, and links to Twitter-related services.
- Productivity: TweetLater: A productivity tool for "busy tweeple." Schedule tweets, set up recurring tasks, and more.
- Video: Twitter Tutorial: Very informative three-part series for beginner, intermediate, and advanced users.
- Monetize: TwtAd: TwtAd merges pay-per-click with tweeting to enable you to earn money from your tweets.
- Monetize: Twittad: Twittad allows you to monetize your Twitter profile by allowing advertisers to place ads on your profile background.
Wishing You the Best,
Ben Mapp
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