If you’re among the Twitter addicts who update multiple times per day this post won’t be of very much use. For those of you who are slowly moving away from Twitter because you don’t have the time for daily interaction, keep reading! There are three primary reasons why users fail to update their Twitter streams: In light of the near-fact that short-form text communications are here to stay, you should consider giving Twitter another try. Why?

Twitter.com/yourusernamehere will always rank well on search engines. When future employers/spouses/long lost friends search for you online it’s a good idea to have your primary search results display recent and relevant results. As your clients embrace Twitter they’ll start looking you up as a person to follow. Just as it’s difficult to trust a 500lb treadmill salesperson, it may be unsettling for clients to find your personal Twitter stream outdated and uninteresting. It only takes 5 minutes a week to maintain a relevant and up-to-date Twitter presence.

That’s right. It only takes five minutes a week. How? Try this: And it only takes 5 minutes. Image: SomefoolMatt Follow Lifehack.org here for a mix of scheduled and entirely spontaneous tweets!

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