For a business investing time into doing social media, it’s important that you connect with the locals, because the grassroots approach of social media is all about getting the word out from person to person. By involving the built-in viral aspect of social networking you can gather more viewers and therefore more customers.

So here are 13 ways to connect and interact with local twitterers:

1. 
   Chirp City
2. 
   Twellowhood
3. 
   Geofollow
4. 
   Street Mavens
5. 
   Local Tweeps
6. 
   Happn.in  
7. 
   Twibez  
8. 
   Nearby Tweets
9. 
   Tweetup

If you’re lucky enough to have an iPhone, there are even more tools available to you.

1. Tweetie
2. Twinkle
3. TwitterFon
4. Twitterlator

Start a conversation with the people around you. Use advanced twitter search functions to find people that are interested in your industry or might be in the buying cycle for your product or services and make a connection. The number one rule is don’t be a salesman, be their friend. The last thing Twitter needs is another spammer. Provide quality content and you’ll find that people are eager to join in the conversation.

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