Week Seven: Twitter

Desperately Seeking Something....

I can tell that the advanced search function would be an extremely powerful tool for an existing business. Due to the fact that the business I am promoting is not really up and running yet, finding Twitter users that would benefit the business was a little challenging.  Finding potential customers or businesses for cross promotion wasn't a priority because the artists aren't quite ready to sell yet.

I ended up selecting two list categories that helped guide my search for users. I chose to title the lists Art and Inspiration and The Business End. I also added a third list titled Other Interests, just for fun.

I created the first list, Art and Inspiration, because finding other users that will help to develop the craft and style of the artisans is important. Ceramics is a relatively new media for them, and they are still learning. I found limited success using the advanced search using the keywords ceramics, ceramic art, pottery (all results came up as Pottery Barn), and clay.  I will need to continue to fine tune the key words for this list. However, using these keywords I was able to find Twitter user @ceramicsx - extreme glazing, which included some very interesting pieces and techniques. The other user I added to that list was one I found earlier in the week by checking the followers of other individuals that I follow.

The second business specific list I created is called The Business End and includes small business resources.  The key words I used to find connections were artisan start-up, small business help, and artisan business help.  Using these keywords I found the Indie Business Network (@INDIEbusiness) and Mashable Business (@mashbusiness).  I think these will be great resources, but I plan to continue looking.