Twitter is a social media and micro-blogging site where you send out short ‘tweets’ to all of your followers. With over 65 million tweets going out every day among its 160+ million users, your business needs to be there. Here are 10 ways to use Twitter to brand your business.

1. Follow the Experts
Find experts in your field and follow their tweets. This shows your followers that you know what’s going on in your industry and you can also learn how to market yourself on Twitter by watching what they do.

2. Be a Subscriber
Don’t just subscribe to the experts, but also to anyone that’s active in your industry. Twitter is the only social media site where users often follow more than they’re followed. Follow lots of people and comment on their tweets.

3. Mark Favorites
When you find a tweet that you’d like to save for later, you can mark it as one of your favorites by clicking on the little star. Your followers can see your favorites listed on your profile. Your favorites list shows everyone a bit about who you are.

4. Ask Questions
Get discussions going on Twitter by asking questions. They don’t have to be anything earth-shattering but can be about anything. Just throw them out there and let your followers respond. You not only get some activity going, but also learn valuable information about how your target market thinks.

5. Comment on Links
When you like something you see online, you can tweet it. It gives you the option to comment on your links and you should always do this. Just sharing without saying anything about it doesn’t do anything for your branding; it only directs people to the link.

6. Make it Personal
People want to know about your brand but also they like to learn about you. Sometimes, it’s good to tweet something purely personal as long as you don’t do this too often. Twitter users love these tweets and they’ll show the human side of your brand.

7. Post Pictures
You can post pictures on Twitter and you should be doing this often. Choose pictures that are related to your brand and take your own photos showcasing your goods, your employees or the way your business works.

8. Value and Relevance
Whenever you get ready to post something, ask yourself these two questions: Is it relevant to my brand? Does it provide value to my followers? There are lots of tweets that don’t deliver either relevance or value, so make sure yours do.

9. Don’t Self-Promote (Too Much)
Once in a while, it’s alright to show off your products and services, but don’t be the type of user who shares it every time something good is said about your brand anywhere online. Focus on benefitting your users and not yourself.

10. Make the Most of Your Characters
Since Twitter only allows you 140 characters on less in your tweet, you need to learn the art of concise writing. Check out magazine and newspaper headlines to see just how much you can pack into one short sentence. And make sure you use a url shortener so that you donít waste precious characters.

The most important thing to remember is that Twitter is supposed to be enjoyable. While you should be professional and realize that everything you do reflects on your brand, whenever possible offer something that’s just plain fun. Show your sense of humor and be personable. Twitter is all about human interaction and that’s what Twitter users want to see.