| If you're to make a single change in the way you | | | | new "followers." |
| market your services as a freelance technical writer, it | | | | For example, let's say you are a freelancing technical |
| should be to get on the Twitter - in case you still | | | | writer and you're looking for a job with a software |
| haven't. | | | | company. |
| Twitter is a free social networking service through | | | | 1) You can search with key words "software |
| which you can exchange 140-character messages | | | | company" and then follow the search results by simply |
| with the whole world at a lightning speed. | | | | clicking on the "Follow" button underneath the names |
| Let's say you have 1,000 friends on Twitter. You write | | | | and icons. |
| a short message. Click SEND and boom! It's sent to all | | | | 2) Once they accept your invitation and also start to |
| 1,000 people on your list. | | | | follow you, you can send a message to your list |
| I knew there was something to Twitter when, during | | | | expressing your desire to find a job as a tech writer. |
| the 2008 STC (Society for Technical Communication) | | | | You can even send them the URL of your resume. |
| Annual Conference in Philadelphia, I saw a sign on a | | | | That really speeds up things considerably. |
| billboard at the hotel lobby that asked people to post | | | | Be a "twitter" on "Twitter" this year. That's the newest |
| their Twitter account names so that the conference | | | | and fastest way to stay in touch both with your fellow |
| participants could communicate faster and coordinate | | | | technical writers and your prospective employers. |
| group activities. | | | | P.S. EzineArticles is integrated very well with Twitter. If |
| You'd be amazed how people use Twitter not only for | | | | you configure your account by selecting the Twitter |
| personal use but heavy-duty business purposes as | | | | option, each time you publish an article on EZA, a link is |
| well since you can publish LINKS in your Twitter | | | | automatically posted to your Twitter Home page. That |
| messages. | | | | way all your Twitter followers can see that you've just |
| Not only that, you can reply other people's messages | | | | published a new EZA article, click the link and read it. A |
| either in public (so that everyone on your list can read | | | | great broadcasting and marketing feature for all EZA |
| it) or in private, by sending them a "direct message" | | | | authors. That's another reason why you should have a |
| intended for only the recipient. | | | | Twitter account. |
| You can search with any keyword you like to sign up | | | | |