The Twitter Effect
I don’t recall the exact date I joined Twitter but I haven’t been around very long. Infact, I had six followers up until seven days ago, as of this writing I have 607! Your probably wondering how and why, right. I do subscribe to the Guy Kawasaki theory of getting follower’s, but not entirely, he has a very cold view of getting followers on Twitter, that’s based on his words not mine. He also hits the nail on the head when he say’s that Twitter is a secrect weapon, I am in complete agreement. Twitter is a Gold Mine if you use it correctly.
A week ago I decided to do some research, this reseacrh was on using Twitter and what the big deal was all about. Well, I’m learning what Guy has already figured out but at another level. I believe there is a pattern, a flow if you will in who follows who. Sometimes it’s random but there seems to be a common denominator that is rising to the top in my research. I hope to complete the first stage of my research in by December 31st, 2008.
My tip at this point is to look for connections in the person’s BIO, sometimes they don’t have one but a ton of followers, go read some of there comments and try to figure out why.
Talk to you soon, if you would like to know more on The Twitter Effect let me know by leaving a comment. Click on the red snow flake to make a comment 🙂
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Christmas as we know it will never be the same 🙁
What has Twitter done for you and your Business?
I have been messing around with Twitter pretty much full-time for the past 5 days and I’m wondering how this tool is improving your life and or business. Is it better than the other Social Networking platforms and doe’s it directly impact your bottomline in business?
As you can see I’m a curious sort and I’m looking for some hard data to justify devoting so much time to Twitter. Everything has an ROI, it’s finding out the reality of that number. I have found being selective in who you follow has a direct bearing on the results of your questions and Blog traffic. Do you follow just anyone or do you have a system in the ones you decide to hitch your wagon too?
So, the question of the day is:
What has Twitter done for you and your Business?
What do you want for Christmas, make more money?
Here I sit, it’s December 21st a few days before Christmas and I keep hoping somethings gonna be different, the snow is here for Christmas and that hasn’t happen in ten years! Now that’s different 🙂
If you’re like me you’ll find yourself thinking of simple ways to make money on the Internet without investing any money. It can be done, sure, just look at all those Internet Marketers that say they are making $40,000+ a month wihout spending a dime and here’s how I did it, just buy my course for $$$$$! Ok, I’m a skeptic, the problem isn’t that it can’t be done, the problem is….Who can you trust? Are they legitimate Internet Marketer’s or Internet Scammers? Ah the dilemma, how does one know for sure; With over 253 million related links to Make Money Online on Google which ones are for real?
Yep, it boggles the mind doesn’t it. All I want for Christmas is to make more money but I don’t know who to trust in the Internet Marketing scene. Are you struggling with the same question or are you buying and buying, spending and spending good money after bad on information and products that don’t tell something you don’t already know?
I’m not pointing fingers, I’m just sayin what the hell is a person to do with all these claims. Buyer beware I guess. So, if you are a successful Internet Marketer making large sums of money, why don’t you share with us how the average person can discern if your the real deal or not?
I triple dog dare ya!
There ya have it, my Christmas wish for 2008, who can I trust to be my Mentor as an Internet Marketer? This should be interesting…..please do share what you want for Christmas?
Merry Christmas everyone!
Twitter – Tool or Addiction?
I recently signed up at Twitter, so what you say! Most of my experiences on the Internet have been ho-hum for the most part but sometimes I’m entrigued by little things. I put up a Blog some time ago, no marketing no nothing really, I just started writing. I’m currently in between gig’s so to speak and have some time on my hands. I don’t have a business or a plan for that matter but I have been tinkering with the idea. One of the tinkers is registering with Twitter and finding a few people I already know to follow.
One thing leads to another, I get published at Ezinearticles, fine tuned my Blog for low level SEO, posted that I am writing an eBook and visited one interesting website and next thing I knew 30+ people started to follow me on Twitter. Again, so what you say!
Now I have registered with other Social networking tools before and frankly no one came to my Blog unless I personally told them to, putting the link up in various services really didn’t do much good. Until Twitter. Now I realize content matters, who wants to read about my rants on stuff your not interested in, but that’s my point, I write because I like to and I’m not really trying to get traffic. Not on purpose anyway. Having said that, did I mention I was in between gigs? I should try to get traffic and try to earn a living online shouldn’t I? So why am I so hesitant, could it be I just don’t trust Internet Marketer’s telling me how to get rich online? Yep!
Now the tool that has been the most fun to use for me on Twitter is TweetDeck, it takes the pain of having to go to my Twitter homepage to see what’s going on and to post my updates. Well Done! So the problem now is I can’t seem to walk away from Twitter, why? It’s addicting!
Like everything else I’ll get over it because I get bored easily, I’ll find something new to play with and I’ll get fired up and post about it. That’s the best part about Blogging and having your own Blog. Hmmmm, is a Blog a tool or an Addiction, YES!