Heard all about ‘tweeting’ but not really sure what all the fuss is about? Don’t know how and if you even want to get started? Read our quick Twitter guide to find all you need to know. . Read more...

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So what is Twitter?

Twitter is an online network that gives you small chunks of news on anything you like – from politics to celebrity gossip. These snippets, called ‘tweets’ can only be 140 characters long so there’s no need to read – or write - paragraph after paragraph to get to the point. But don’t be misled by a tweet’s briefness; you can still say what you need to and include links to images, videos or web pages.

How can it help my business?

A free and easy tool to use, Twitter is all about talking. You can talk to your customers, partners, industry, journalists, organisations like Lantra – anyone you like – instantly.

• Let everyone know what you are up to - new staff, opening hours, closing because of snow
• Promote your latest products, offers, events,
• Find out what your customers want by asking them simple questions and carrying out research
• Track what people are saying about your business and respond to queries or questions
• Be seen in search engines (like google) by getting higher up the pages 

And if you don’t want to tweet yourself you can simply read messages from organisations and people that you’re interested in.  This could help you be one of the first to get the latest news – on anything from funding, training opportunities, vacancies, tenders – the list is endless. Plus you can contribute to these conversations and forward messages to anyone you think might be interested.

How can I get started?

Simply go to www.twitter.com to register and then start following the people you're interested in.

You don’t have to be based on a computer either as you can send and read tweets from your mobile phone, or if you have a smart phone (Blackberry, iPhone or Android) you can download free apps to give you greater access to your Twitter accounts. 

Follow us now

You can follow a number of Lantra tweets including

• LantraSSC - Features the latest Lantra news on all our 17 industries across the UK
• LandSkills - Updates on LandSkills news, funded courses and more available to farmers, foresters and growers in six regions across England
• Farming Connect - News on our Farming Connect Skills Development Programme available to Welsh farmers
• Madge Moore - All the latest updates from our National Director for England
• Lantra Awards - Follow our sister company for the latest qualification updates