There are so many Twitter tools available it can be a little confusing as to which ones to try out. Well in this post I’ll talk about a few tools that can help you with Twitter especially if you have a blog too.

For blogs it’s a great idea to place your Twitter feed in a prominent position to gather more followers and show your Twitter updates. There is an application called Tweet My Blog that will present your most recent tweets on your blog which you could place in a side bar or under your header. There are even some automatic things you can do with this tool such as have it tweet the updates you make on your blog too. A lot of the Twitter plugins perform the same types of function, however some do offer a few extras. Twitter Tools offers a way to integrate your tweets into your blog as actual posts.

Twitter Feed has the capability to keep track of your RSS feed on your blog and tweet new content you place on your blog systematically.

As you gather more followers it can get hectic trying to keep up with Twitter, so to help you manage your account you could try out TweetDeck or Twhirl to name a couple. Tweet Deck is quite popular and really does offer many ways to manage your followers and messages and also includes a search function.

Often people will leave comments on your blog but you’re not really in touch with who they are. Well there is a neat little plugin called WP-twitip-ID that allows for a Twitter username to be added into the comments area, this way you can build up quite a network with your blog visitors by following them on Twitter. It also gives your entire blog community the chance to follow each other too and tweet about what’s being talked about on your site if they wish.

Of course adding a Twit This icon to your blog is a must to give your readers a quick and easy way to tweet about your blog’s content if they like it. One or two tweets from visitors can really start a massive chain reaction as others who read those tweets retweet the link and so on, this hopefully drives traffic to your blog.

There really is an almost endless supply of Twitter tools available.

Search around the web and you’re sure to find some applications to play around with, that will really enhance yours and your followers’ Twitter experience.