Getting ready to launch a new product? Congratulations! You’ve no doubt put a lot of hard work into your product. Did you know you can use Twitter to help launch it? Here’s how to use twitter to launch a new product:
#1 Create a build up to the launch event. Post any sneak peeks, samples, and testimonials for the product a few days before the event. Part of a successful launch is the anticipation of the new product. Twitter is a great way to help create anticipation.
#2 Offer special incentives. You can also offer a limited viewing to the first 100 visitors and post the offer on Twitter. Some marketers request the first 100 DMs, others request retweets, RT, and others just post a link to their website. This is also a great way to gauge interest in your pending product and may provide valuable information about how to fine tune or tweak the product before the official launch.
#3 Engage conversation. Social networking sites like Twitter can be a great place to receive feedback. You can DM, direct message, a few respected and trusted friends from Twitter and ask them to evaluate your product, sales copy or bonus products.
#4 Use Twitter to build your opt in list before your product launch. This will add valuable contacts to your list for better sales once you launch because you will undoubtedly be promoting your new product to your opt in list. How to do this? Create a free piece of content and market it heavily on Twitter. Link to it with valuable tidbits of information having the link take them to an opt in page. Voila, a larger opt in list and more targeted people to market your new product to.
#5 Blog about your new product and link to the new blog posts from Twitter.
#6 Publish content relating to your new product and link to the new content from Twitter. For example, if you’re launching a new ebook, you can write an article on one of the topics covered in the ebook. Always keeping in mind that your goal is to help your customers and prospects, to solve their problems and improve their life.
#7 Connect with others on Twitter who may become great partners. They can help you market your new product and you can help them market their new product. Trade advertisements, promotions, links or even skills and services.
#8 Finally, you can also use a service like adCause to advertise your new product on Twitter. It’s a service that links you with publishers you can choose and also donates some money to a charity of your choice.
Twitter, and other social networking sites, can be a tremendous asset when launching a new product. Take a look at your audience, plan and create a strategy to incorporate Twitter into your marketing strategy. To your success!  Read more...

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