COMBINING YOUR BLOG WITH TWITTER
Here are some Twitter WordPress plug-ins you may find useful:
. Elitwee MyTwitter : Displays your recent Twitter posts in the sidebar and has its own section in the Settings area of the dashboard. After configuring the plug-in,
you add it from the Widget section of the dashboard. Find it at: http://calvinf.com/projects/elitwee/mytwitter.
. TweetThis : Adds to every post a Twitter icon that lets blog visitors retweet the post URL. You can find more information and download the plug-in at:
http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/tweet-this.
. Wickett : Displays your latest Twitter post in the sidebar of your blog. You can download the sidebar of your blog. You can download the plug-in and find
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wickett-twitter-widget.
USING TWITTER TO DRAW TRAFFIC TO YOUR BLOG
Here are a few different ways to use Twitter in conjunction with your blog or podcast:
. Announce a new blog or podcast episode. Tell your followers what the post or podcast episode is about.
. Solicit suggestions for your blog or podcast. Send select followers (the ones who know you well) a direct message asking what they want to see in
your next blog post.
. Create a Twitter poll at www.twtpoll.com to find information. You can also set up a column in TweetDeck to monitor a specific topic.
. Being able to promote your blog posts. If you use a website called Twitterfeed, you can have all your blog posts automatically posted to a Twitter
feed as they are published. This has proven to be a highly effective way of promoting a blog or website. Readers who live on Twitter instead of an
RSS feed can be notified of your new material in their timeline (such as all fresh MakeUserof’s articles). These tweets can then be retweeted to
others and discussed by those who may decide to subscribe to your site later.