How to Use Twitter Effectively for Business #1 : Photography

Guest Post Written by RJ Harrington
Photography by R.Harrington
Wedding and Event Photography based in Atlanta – Services offered worldwide
Website: www.loversmatinee.com
Mobile: 404.593.4748
E-Mail: harrington@loversmatinee.com

Why Use Twitter?

Let’s face it, when it comes to technology you are either on board or watching success wave ‘au revoir’ as it pulls away from the docks.

This is what I had to tell myself after an event planner in my network of professionals asked me if I ‘twittered’. Considering that I was already semi-addicted to Facebook, I thought to myself, “Wow, yet another ‘thing’ I have to subscribe to in order to keep up with the technology Jones’”. Let me say that I absolutely love what I do, so anything that would assist me with ‘my love’ was worth a try. I found Twitter to be new, easy, and now.

Twitter is one of the ways that businesses, both new and established, are getting the word out to the world in real time. As a wedding and event photographer, I find Twitter to be an excellent networking tool. I communicate daily with florist, pastry chefs, DJs, event planners, and venue consultants. Through this network it is easy to connect with others, including brides-to-be, who might be in need of my services or the services of those in my ‘wedding industry’ network. Twitter helps to establish and facilitate these connections.

Building a Network on Twitter

Is your Twitter network a little slim? Don’t be discouraged; be proactive! There is no excuse for being shy; you have your computer or blackberry to hide behind. Much like Facebook, a user can feel very much like the child that sits alone at lunch until he or she begins to build a network of ‘friends’. But once you do, you realize that this is yet another tool to stay connected with the business world that may or may not have been passing you by.

My hope is that my Twitter network will continue to grow. When my network grows, my success in the wedding industry does as well. And believe it or not, it’s not all about the money. Yes, like everyone else I have bills and such; however I have been in love with photography since I was a small child assisting my father with amateur wildlife photo shoots during our family vacations. For me, any opportunity to photograph the world is a rush unlike no other. I thoroughly enjoy capturing weddings and Twitter is making that ‘rush’ occur more often.

Before Twitter, brides and their event planners contacted me mainly through my website and other industry links such as Brides.com and TheKnot. Twitter has allowed brides to not only connect with me for my services but to share ideas, referrals and a general camaraderie that helps to solidify professional relationships. My sometimes random Twitter posts prove that I am not only a photographer offering my services, but also a friend, a seeker of knowledge and most importantly- a human being.

Photography by R.Harrington
Wedding and Event Photography based in Atlanta – Services offered worldwide
Website: www.loversmatinee.com
Mobile: 404.593.4748
E-Mail: harrington@loversmatinee.com