Anybody really having a good experience with Twitter? I'm constantly blocking followers who are spamming. I follow people that I think are legit - but they end up talking about standing in a line at subway. I really could care less.
I just want to know if anyone is doing well - monetary wise or just in general - with Twitter.
I haven't been using it long enough to really tell as far as monetary-wise, but I feel your pain. My problem is not so much with the boring tweets but with the links, links, links, links, links, always with the links.
It's like there are no real people at the other end; they just have their blog posts automatically tweeted and never actually bother to stop in themselves. I'd love to see it used more for networking and building relationships and forget the spamming. Enough already!
However - most of the people I'm following or who are following me are Internet marketers, so I guess that's no surprise. It's probably way different among normal people.
However - most of the people I'm following or who are following me are Internet marketers, so I guess that's no surprise. It's probably way different among normal people.
So Laura are you saying marketers aren't normal???
I try not to follow too many people, only industry peeps that have something to say - pretty much the same people who's blogs I read. I follow them for the same reason I read their blogs - to try to stay informed or find news to blog about. So I never run into spam but def sometimes there are some lame posts.
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Automated tweets are going to kill Twitter, I think. There are now add-ons for blogs and forums to issue tweets for every post. No thank you...
Add that to all the blatantly "why would anyone post something that boring? get a life" tweets and the whole thing has become pretty much pointless. I tolerate that sort of thing from family members and good friends but I really don't care if someone a thousand miles away just bought a new iPod or saw the latest movie.
As for me I think that Twitter was a "new Internet toy". And as every toy it attracts the people of the appropriate level of intelligence and personal development. The others will stop using it very soon. Some will consider it boring and spammed, the others will not understand the entertaining idea.
Anybody really having a good experience with Twitter? I'm constantly blocking followers who are spamming. I follow people that I think are legit - but they end up talking about standing in a line at subway. I really could care less.
I just want to know if anyone is doing well - monetary wise or just in general - with Twitter.
Twitter has resulted in me landing 3 very valuable partnerships for my business...resulting in thousands of dollars in income.
I guess my view of Twitter is "the best 'quick connect' device for people"...I have been able to chat with people who otherwise don't respond.
Ok, I'm on the flip side of the coin. I've got a narrowcast approach to my Twitter and even though I use some automated methods of posting...Twitter is an OPT-IN/OUT community. And follower numbers don't lie. Your followers will be indicative of how many people like your tweets enough to continue following you.
Otherwise, they will opt-out or un-follow you.
So I don't see this as a "quick connect" as Mr. Ratliff does, in fact I see it quite the opposite. I see it as a long term connector between me and an audience of completely "interested" followers who act on Tweeted info. How do we know this? Shortened url tracking stats my friend.
You can use timed and appropriately themed content to deploy info to your audience of followers over a period of time to generate X number of leads for something. You name it really, but it takes a lot of personal touches. People want to know they can talk to you through Twitter too...so I do so myself. Its a touchpoint for people.
I would take a closer look at how you use it, versus the audience you are seeking to get in front of. Then stay relevant!
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