Can you use Twitter to promote your website and business?

[Fryed7]

The idea of using social media is to engage with the discussions going on the internet. To 'promote' is possibly too brash... do you go up to your friends and pitch to them. "Hey, buy my product..."

I've just finished reading the 'New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web' - it's a great book for those new to social marketing like me. Have a look on Amazon.

Like others have said, you need followers. What's the point in talking if you have no one to talk to? This comes through a lot of graft and by becoming known as a credible and valueable source of infomation.