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We all know that tweeting regularly can be a great way to make connections with people while simultaneously marketing our business. But here’s the rub: Twitter has an unparalleled ability to suck you in. Dropping by for “just a minute or two” is laughably impossible for most people. You may be able to convince yourself that spending hours on Twitter each day is an essential marketing task and that such a level of commitment is required given the incredible pace at which it moves. But, in truth, time spent on Twitter becomes counterproductive quickly.

So, how does one take advantage of all Twitter has to offer without letting it take over your life? We’re in luck. The folks over at Freelance Switch have compiled a list of 10 apps that help make tweeting more efficient while still allowing you to retain your genuine personality while tweeting (an absolute essential).

The apps are as follows:

Buffer: Never flood your followers again. 

Best bit: To understand more about what your followers like, you will receive analytics about clicks, retweets and reach for every Tweet Buffered.

Strawberry J.am: Read top news from Twitter only. 

Best bit: The best part here is the handy daily digest update, which sends top news straight to your inbox.

TwentyFeet: Google Analytics for your Twitter account. 

Best bit: It comes in very handy that you can also connect your Facebook and Youtube accounts in order to track analytics from these social networks too.

KeepStream: Create beautiful collections of tweets. 

Best bit: A great feature is that the App offers you to embed a collection as a blog post or publish it as a public page you can share and comment on.

Proxlet: Mute Twitter noise.

Best bit: On top of being available for Twitter.com, the App also ties in with other Twitter clients, such as TweetDeck, Twitter for iPhone and Twitdroyd.

Commun.it: Track your network. 

Best bit: The impressive part is that the App also suggests leads, based on the links in your bio, tracking Tweets from people mentioned there, which aren’t following you.

Triberr: The reach multiplier for bloggers. 

Best bit: What I like most is the fact that the App provides you with complete stats on the amount of clicks you are getting from each of your fellow group members, so you can refine tribes easily.

Tweepi: Easy unfollowing of unwanted followers. 

Best bit: I found it very handy to see that the App also offers you the functionality to reciprocate following people you haven’t been following.

Twylah: Fanpages for your Twitter account. 

Best bit: There is an amazing functionality called “Power Tweet” that will enable you to post special preview links of your tweets, that are surrounded by lots of highly relevant related content.

Tweriod: Start Tweeting when others listen. 

Best bit: What I like best is the convenience of the service, you simple sign in with Twitter and the App then DM’s you the results once the report is finished.

You can learn more about each of these apps at FreelanceSwitch.com.

Do you have any experience with an app on this list? If so, what worked, what didn’t? Please share your Twitter management secrets with us in the comments!

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