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Twitter for Spas

Twitter is a party you don’t want to miss!  You can make instant connections and share valuable info about your spa.  It takes a while to build up these connections but when you do, it’s well worth it!  Here are my top 10 on joining this party!

1. Create your profile- use key words to describe your biz and a snippet of your philosophy.  Add your location so others no where to find you.  Add a grogeous high resolution photo for your avatar.  If you like take this all a step further and customize your background.  The more personalized to your business the more credible the rest of us will find you!

2. Start Following-  Align your business with others that share your philosophy and vision for Spa, Health & Wellness as well as others you’d like to share and engage with!

3. Have a listen- sit back and have a listen (read) of what others are chatting about and sharing.  It’s ok…. you’re new here so you want to check out what is going on.

4. Speak from your heart- join the conversation and engage others but do so from the heart of your biz, your philosophy and vision for your Spa.  What we see on line, we want to be the same as when we walk through your doors. 

5. Engage! Ask & Answer-  Ask questions to get a conversation going! Answer those you see others asking. @ is the reply symbol to jump on in.

6. RT Share others info- RT or Retweet to share something that your followers may also find enjoyable or share the love for someone posting a special or a job posting for their biz!

7. Send short Tweets- when at all possible, while Twitter is a platform to share in 140 characters, 120 characters does the trick to help others be able to RT/ Share your tweets back to others.

8. Share your Specials- Please do share your specials and let us know what you’re  involved with charity or otherwise!  Just be sure to not bombard us with them on a regular basis or this may be percieved as unworthy annoyance and you may lose your following.

9. Run a Contest- Again, it’s ok to share about yourself!   If something is new that you want to get the word out about or you’re new here, then a contest can be a great way to join this party! As, above do tweet tactfully about this.  Contests usually grow organically!

10. Take this party off line!- In the real world you want to be taking those that you are meeting online and meet them offline!  Invite them in for tea or host a tweet up to share something from your biz!

While these are my top 10 there is much more to this party!  Remember as a rule of thumb to listen, @ reply, RT retweet, share, ask and answer!  You’ll be engaging enough to take the party offline, make new connections for your biz and add value to those following along in no time!  Feel free to add your tips below if you’ve already been attending  ;)

Social Media Scene

Recently I attended an event in which the topic of Social Media came up.  Inevitably it always does right? 

What’s your Twitter handle? Do you have a Facebook fan page?  Do you use YouTube?   These only a few of the top questions that always come up.

Our conversation continued along in which this gentleman let me know that he had a Twitter account, was sitting back watching what was happening  and Tweeting as he could.   He was reading blogs on Social Media, following those to be what he said, ” in the know” and Tweeting as he could.   He proceeded to let me know that as he engaged with others he started to meet people for coffee and continued… Tweeting … as he could!  He then proceeded to say that this got him excited and he was going to start a Facebook fan page for his business.  Then he took a breath and asked me, ” So, what do you think?”

Of course I let him know that in my opinion he was off to a good start!  I heard that he was watching, learning, participating and engaging others and meeting people!  We spoke of ways to learn more about different platforms and of course I suggested UnConference as a must attend to learn more!

Out he comes with, ” Oh, So you’re part of  theVancouver Social Media Scene?!”

I think my jaw hit the floor in all honesty wondering exactly what he meant by that.  I was stunned…the wheels started turning.   I was stumped trying to think up  what a grandiose title such as this meant.

I responded, ” Social Media Scene… well, you’ve already mentioned you are active on Twitter. You are wishing to learn and persue more.  While some are on these platforms more than others…we are all still here together.  We’re watching, learning, participating, engaging & hopefully meeting new people.  If there is a ‘Scene’ to be spoken of…this is it…and we’re in it together.”