Tweet as me/as a company?

[sm1]

Well, I'm finally joining Twitter (10 years too late I know ) but I'm making the decision of tweeting under the company name or tweeting under my personal name...

I see benefits in both and I will take both usernames to avoid them being taken. I think it's better to tweet as me, as it's a personal communication which is the way I want it to come across.

Seen this good article by Emily http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=124060

Any thoughts appreciated

 

[DuaneJackson]

Tweet as yourself - who wants to "engage with your corporate indentity" as someone (probably with an MBA) phrased it recently when explaining why they tweet as their company

 

[sm1]

Thanks - yes, I'm quite happy to 'do away with the corporate b*ll*cks' and keep it personal and friendly. More and more reasons are mounting to head in this direction.

 

[debbidoo]

People with as much character as you, Stefan (and you, Duane) don't need to hide behind a corporate identity. Tweet as yourself, I say

(Although my Twitter username is @debbidoo, my name is on my profile and so is my photo. And besides, people do actually call me 'debbidoo' so it is kind of my name!)

 

[GreatSEO]

Why not a combination of both for example I changed mine recently to DaveUKSMF

Hope that helps

Regards

Dave

 

[maxine]

another vote for you tweeting as yourself. Ours are @maxinemaxxy and @annamaxxy rather than company name.

Plus... you change your business so often it would be a better long term solution for you to be Stefan

 

[debbidoo]

Plus... you change your business so often it would be a better long term solution for you to be Stefan

Hehe... proper laughing out loud here

 

[vvaannmmaann]

I still don't get this craze.Who cares what you ate for your supper last night,or what you think of the bus driver that was rude to you?

 

[DuaneJackson]

I still don't get this craze.Who cares what you ate for your supper last night,or what you think of the bus driver that was rude to you?

Nobody, probably.

But if anyone is interested in that tney can tune into it.

Just as you can tune into whatever you're interested in.

See the Back to The Future analogy here.

 

[sm1]

Thanks all -

Debs - Cheers for the kind words As you've seen, I've gone personal!

Cheers Max - you know my naming efforts too well haha ... I'm settled now though!

Vanman - It's not the craze, it's about posting concise bits of information to followers - it's been proven to bring in business for many.

 

[AngliaSolutions]

I use part of my business name @angliasolutions so it covers both companies and i tweet mainly personally but throw the ocassional special offer and reminder in there. I make sure my face is my profile pic and that my name is on there to make it more personal.

I guess it is personal preference. Right, i'd better go Tweet that i had tuna salad for lunch LOL!

 

[vvaannmmaann]

Thanks all -

Debs - Cheers for the kind words As you've seen, I've gone personal!

Cheers Max - you know my naming efforts too well haha ... I'm settled now though!

Vanman - It's not the craze, it's about posting concise bits of information to followers - it's been proven to bring in business for many.

Can you cite one piece of proof?

 

[DuaneJackson]

Can you cite one piece of proof?

Yes, my company accounts and my web logs!

Twitter is the #2 referer (after google) to the KashFlow site, and that traffic leads to ongoing recurring revenue.

 

[sm1]

Thanks Anglia

Duane as he says is one example, I believe Nikki Pilkington (sp?) does well too, here is an article on what it's doing for Dell http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/jun/13/twitter-dell-sales

Cheers

 

[vvaannmmaann]

I remain to be convinced.
Then I find this;
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2008/tc20080815_597307.htm

 

[Alicatt]

I had the business v personal dilemma too, and decided to have 2 different accounts - one for my principal business and the other using my name which I use to tweet about all my business ventures.

I've only just started so it remains to be seen how it works.

 

[An Oasis]

I still don't get this craze.Who cares what you ate for your supper last night,or what you think of the bus driver that was rude to you?

I guess it's the equivalent saying who watches daytime TV? Or who watches TV period? There must be someone?!:|

 

[jonesy68]

I tweet as 'spareground' but use my own name so people can search for me either way if they want.
I suppose it depends on how you want to use twitter, I use it from both business and personal perspectives.
I guess the way I look at it is if someone searches for spareground because they like this business model then they can also see that there's a 'real' person behind it with their own opinions and thoughts as opposed to some impersonal corporate organisation spouting the company line.
However, you do need to be careful if you want to tweet something that you wouldn't particularly want to be a taken as a reflection of your company's views! If they are poles apart, get two accounts!

 

[panachesols]

Tweet as both. Do not underestimate the marketing potential of tweeter. When used correctly can be one of your biggest tools.

 

[maxine]

I have three accounts (just to be special) and it helps to keep people I am following and my followers relevant

@maxinemaxxy @floatltd @creditmanageruk

I think if I was to prattle on about irrelevant business stuff it would switch some people off

Twitter def working for maxxy as I have done 14 quotes from last week alone which is our 2nd highest source of enquiries now. It did take a fair bit of time to get established though.

It's not working for Float but guess that will take a bit more time.