As popular as they are, there is constantly going to be new social media websites on the Internet. Twitter isn’t any different from these. The essence of Twitter is the constant update of information about what you are doing or “status,” the concept is simple, the effect can be profound. You can share as many small and intimate details about your life as you want and change the information provided at any time. Tweets are limited to 140 characters in length so those updates have to be concise and get their message across in a hurry.

The first step is to grab an account. It’s a necessity in driving traffic. Getting a Twitter account is completely free, and your contact list can be scanned to see if you already have people you know using twitter. After you set up your account, you will be given the option of uploading a picture for you page, and you will also be able to add your website or blog link so that it appears on your profile. Unlike other social networking sites out there Twitter is only for ‘micro-blogging’, this means you can not save photo albums or the like on it. You can however upload some pictures to share with your Twitter contacts, this can be done by cell phone, through your PC or other mobile methods. With your Twitter account, you can now follow others as well. Following people on Twitter means that you will be able to see all of their updates on your main page when they write them. On your profile page you can read any specific Tweet that has been posted by someone on your friends list. If you want to follow someone you just have to click ‘follow’ below their profile picture. Following people is a great way to get followers of your own, most people will follow people who follow them.

If you want to make things automated, you can use sites such as Twitterfeed to connect your RSS feed to your Twitter account. Then when you add something to your RSS feed it will connect to your Twitter account and duplicate the posting there. This will ensure that your updates are posted on a regular basis. But remember, too many post tweets in too short a time — especially if you’ve nothing else to say in between — will get you labeled a spammer and you’ll lose followers and creditability. Try to mix these updates with your natural tweets. If you want good, targeted traffic that converts using Twitter effectively is just like striking gold. In order to really win big using Twitter you do have to invest the time and care it takes to make it work. To drive traffic to your website keep your updates consistent, intersperse them with your own commentary, and interact with others in a genuine way.