If you want people to see your tweets” rel=”tag”>tweets on twitter” rel=”tag”>twitter, you gotta have followers. Obviously, that can drive a person to commit himself or herself to building up the biggest follower base possible as quickly as possible.
One of the most popular techniques to get those followers in place is to start following others. There’s a tendency out there in Twitterland for those who’ve been followed to follow in return. That generous reciprocity can make it easy to build a follower list that will really Read the rest of this entry »
Once upon a time, Wordpress was one of many little blogging platforms a person could choose to use. Today, it’s the top dog in the world of blogging. What allowed it to crush the competition and to become such a powerful force online?
Part of it was the simple fact that it’s a good product. It works and it works well.
There was something else at play, too, though. It was a collection of coders and fans who developed a massive array of plug-ins and widgets to increase the utility and Read the rest of this entry »
There are two ways to approach twitter from an Internet marketing standpoint. You can either try to figure out how to really get involved and to parlay that into improved business or you can try to find the shortcuts and secrets that will dump a pile of cash in your lap overnight.
Here’s the scoop. The people trying for a quick score aren’t making money.
The only way to really use Twitter to your advantage is to use it the “right” way. You need to be a real user an a legitimate member of Read the rest of this entry »
That little 140 character block of text known as a tweet on twitter can have a great deal of power. It can help your business. It can be the first step to developing an important business relationship. It can even be part of creating a friendship.
That’s if it’s handled the right way.
That same little text burst can cost you sales. It can make your business look bad. It can make people wary of working with you. It can cost you followers.
A lot of that has to do with your intentions Read the rest of this entry »
It’s a neat feeling. A big name in your industry is following you! You just received the notice that the one and only “john doe” is on your list of followers. You must be doing something right, huh?
Well, hopefully you are. But that doesn’t mean that “John Doe” is really following you. There are scores of scammers out there building profiles and twitter URLs using famous and easily recognizable names.
They follow you, hoping you’ll follow them in return. That gives them the chance Read the rest of this entry »
You’re on twitter” rel=”tag”>twitter and you’re active. That’s great. It does not, however, mean that you can abandon your blog for this brave new world of micro-blogging. Here’s why you need to keep your regular blog up and running.
First, you’re getting different audiences. Your blog is capable of generating search engine traffic in ways that your tweets” rel=”tag”>tweets aren’t. You also probably have some RSS subscribers and daily readers who may not have an interest in Twitter. You can’t kiss a good chunk of your readership Read the rest of this entry »
twitter can be an extremely powerful tool–if you use it the right way. If you approach it the wrong way, however, you can waste a lot of time with no visible return.
Here are few ways to lose on Twitter. These are common blunders that make the Twitter process a complete loss for participants.
Being too aggressive. If you hit the ground running at the full sprint with Twitter, you’re risking some trouble. For instance, those who suddenly add masses and masses of new people to the list Read the rest of this entry »
It happens. People argue. It happens in workplaces. It happens in stores. It happens during softball games, during large gatherings and at bars right before closing time. People get into arguments and they start fighting. I’m not ready to say that it’s human nature, but it certainly is a regular part of the human condition.
It happens on twitter” rel=”tag”>twitter, too. Eventually you’ll run into one of these heated exchanges. It’s even possible that you might come close to stumbling into one of them yourself.
twitter is a social networking and micro-blogging tool. It doesn’t have an identity and it doesn’t have a personality. However, there is a prevailing set of norms that govern Twitter use. They’re created by the expectations of the user base.
If you’re just getting started with Twitter, it can be tough to develop a sense of the best way to use your newfound tweeting power. There is a dominance Twitter culture and a “way of doing things”. Getting into the flow and learning the rhythm of the Read the rest of this entry »
Many people don’t like the “personal” aspect of twitter. They can see the advantage of creating a good social network for the sake of exchanging industry-relevant information, good links, etc., but they don’t really believe that those little “slice of life” tweets are very valuable.
If that describes you, it might be time to adjust your thinking a little bit. They call it “social” networking for a reason. There really is a social aspect to the whole thing.
Twitter works because people Read the rest of this entry »