Twitter has really taken off recently with more and more people, including business owners, joining the Twitterverse every day.

And every day I send off a series of links to help new twitterers to understand how to RT, reply, hashtags, DMs and various other applications that will help them make the most of the experience.

I decided that rather than sending off 25 links to my favourite resources, I’m going to list them here. Makes sense, right?

So, here are my suggestions for compulsory reading for new Tweeters:

General:

• The Ultimate Guide For Everything Twitter (I LOVE this page)
• Just Tweet It – another brilliant resource for all things Twitter
• Search Engine Journal – The Ultimate Guide To Twitter Hashtags

Applications To Help Manage Your Tweets:

• Tweetdeck
• Twhirl
• Nambu – for Macs
• Tweetie - for Macs
• Twitterrific - for Macs

Applications For Mobiles:

• Just Tweet It: Mobiles – a whole page of Twitter resources for mobile devices
• Tweetie – iPhones

Blackberry Applications:

• Blackbird
• TwitterBerry

Free Background Templates:

• Tweetstyle
• Twitbacks
• Twitterbacks

Twitter Graphics:

• Siah Designs
• Randa Clay Designs
• Vincent Abray – while the site is written in French the buttons’ text is in English and they are all absolutely gorgeous! (Not to mention the gorgeous language – I LOVE French… a bit like Morticia Addams whenever Gomez started speaking in French, for those who used to watch the Addams Family)

Ahem… getting back on track here…

Other Useful Applications:

• TweetBeep – an alert system similar to ‘Google Alerts’ but for Twitter
• Splitweet – a good way to manage multiple accounts
• Twibs - Twitter business directory
• TwitPics - share your photos on Twitter
• Just Tweet It: Business - a page of resources for using Twitter for business
• Twitter Counter – check your Twitter statistics
• Twittersafe - back up your Twitter

These are my favourite applications and sites. I hope you find them helpful. Happy Twittering!

Don’t forget… you can follow me at Twitter.com/DonnaMarieC

Twitter Tips For Beginners is a post from: Donna-Marie Coggins