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20. Share your work-in-progress

Don't stop at demos, either. If you're working on a dance track, post the half-finished drum loops. Or if you're recording with a full band, post the separate guitar parts as you go.

21. Ask for opinion

Asking a fan or fellow music maker for their opinion might sound dangerous, but allowing them involvement in the creative process will endear them to you no end. Hey, if it's good enough for Kanye West…

22. Why not collaborate?

Back to thinking big: if you've recorded a track, why not put a shout out to would-be remixers to give it a going over. Or get others to upload their own guitar solos – you might end up recruiting a new band member!

23. Offer exclusive content

Reward your Twitter crew with music unavailable elsewhere. It might be an early demo, or an alternative take that never made the cut, either way, your faithful followers will feel rewarded and, hopefully, boast about it to all their friends…

24. Find locals, secure your immediate fanbase

Not only can you search Tweets by the language they were written in, you can search by the location they were written. Enter your postcode into the 'places' section of Twitter's advanced search feature and choose a search radius (within 10 miles, for example). Ideal for communicating with locals and offering local discounts, perhaps?

25. Follow industry types, bug them

You'll probably find a number of music executive types will, eventually, come round to the idea of using Twitter. When they do, you'll be a seasoned pro. Keep an eye out for newcomers, befriend them and bug the hell out of them until they give you some attention. You might even get signed (hey, think big, remember?).

26. Spread the word online

Devoting all this time to Twitter might leave your other social networking pages looking rather stagnant. So add a Twitter widget and keep them updated, too. Go to Twitter's widget section to add a pre-built feed to your MySpace, Facebook or Blogger profile. Check out MusicRadar's MySpace page to see what we mean.

27. Spread the word offline

And finally, don't miss any opportunity to pimp your Twitter presence. Add a note to your gig flyers or even announce it during a set.

Good luck, see you on Twitter!

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