Twitter is a fantastic marketing tool for all types of Web Designers, as it allows you to not only express and define yourself as a designer through simple communication, but as a personality also.
It’s the sheer simplicity and ease of use is what has contributed to it being an essential social media tool in the past few years. Recently, we took a look at some of the ways your can market your own websites content via Twitter with ease.
Moving forward with this, there are many resources which can aid you in building the authority and visibility of your Twitter profile across the internet, through directories, lists and blogs in which you can add yourself too and find relevant industry followers.
Overall, they should contribute to and aid the overall effectiveness of your Twitter profile as a marketing tool.
WEFOLLOW
Built by the same folk as social-news website Digg.com, WeFollow is one of the most popular Twitter directories online and submitting yourself to it is seen as the essential starting point for building your twitter profile.
Recommended: “WebDesign” – WeFollow Tag
TWIBS
Describing itself as a Twitter Business directory, Twibs is exactly that, containing information on all business that maintain their own Twitter profile. It’s a great method of reaching out to design and online marketing companies who engage in social media activities such as Creare (Our Twitter Profile).
Recommended: “Web Designers” – Twib Listings
LISTORIOUS
Simply put, Listorious is a collection of the best Twitter lists, as created, submitted and voted on by fellow Twitter users. This enables you to identify and follow some of the best web designers and inspiring graphic designers in the industry.
Recommended: “Top Web Designers” - User Submitted List
JUST TWEET IT
JustTweetIt is another Twitter directory, which in essence is a broad hybrid of all the above, categorising its users by industry and profession, while maintaining a motto that it could be seen as the ‘phone book’ for Twitter users.
Recommended: “Web Designers Directory” – JustTweetIt Category
Further Reading
If you’re interested in expanding your Twitter marketing knowledge further, check out my tutorial on How to Add a Twitter Widget to your Website or alternatively, watch my video on Twitter for Search Engine Optimisation.
