Is anybody using Twitter re-tweets?

723Media · 09-29-2009, 03:49 PM

I have been playing around with the Twitter API alot lately and set up a sample page with a form that let's a Twitter user send a re-tweet to get a free copy of a report.

Is anybody else using this technique with any effectiveness? I've only had a few but this is somewhat of an experiment.

Adam Carn · 09-29-2009, 03:57 PM

I haven't really tried this but I've seen stuff like this around. I think it has a good potential, because it's a viral kinda thing. If you have an exciting product, report etc to offer then it could definitely work.

Thanks,
Adam

Colin Palfrey · 09-29-2009, 04:12 PM

Its worth whatever a re-tweet X the amount of people who go along with it.

My dad funnily enough came up with a system I recently used to get well over 500 people to re-tweet a message for me. 0 sales, 0 leads and it was re-tweeted hundreds of thousands of times.

Twitter is sh*t. If someone has proof I'm wrong please explain but I've messaged hundreds of thousands and I found it useless. It's simply the wrong crowd.

Yes I've made friends and yes I've given stuff away but as far as I'm concerned thats all twitter is any use for.

Whenever I see something saying twitter is great, right behind it I see an aff-link

AffiliateTraining · 09-29-2009, 04:19 PM

@Colin - Twitter actually works very well on a local level. Should experiment with that for your traffic classes. My local accountant uses it for her clients and swears by it now.

@723 - yeah, I've done a couple of RT promos. We gave away an Iphone just recently and got 15,000 followers or something through it. Mostly useless traffic though, so I wouldn't be tempted to do it again very soon.

723Media · 09-29-2009, 04:28 PM

So far, Im finding that I'm getting good results for a Twitter based product which makes sense. I tried a test campaign offering up a report on how to get more followers, which is a hot topic at the moment on Twitter.

I've pulled some subscribers from it so we'll see if it becomes useful.

AffiliateTraining · 09-29-2009, 04:37 PM

I have done okay with different things on it. If you can work out how to get them from Twitter onto your email list, that's got to be the thing to do. I'm actually running a live betting service using it at the moment with 100 or so paying subscribers and that's cool. It's a different kind of thing to the way most are using it though.

I actually thought T was VERY responsive from about last August through to about May or so this year, but then I think it's just become too spammy now. I'd be seriously surprised if it's going to last in the format it's in now. I just can't see it.

09-29-2009, 03:49 PM	#1
723Media HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 107 Thanks: 3 Thanked 18 Times in 11 Posts	Is anybody using Twitter re-tweets? I have been playing around with the Twitter API alot lately and set up a sample page with a form that let's a Twitter user send a re-tweet to get a free copy of a report. Is anybody else using this technique with any effectiveness? I've only had a few but this is somewhat of an experiment.
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09-29-2009, 03:57 PM	#2
Adam Carn Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London, United Kingdom Posts: 845 Thanks: 343 Thanked 161 Times in 55 Posts Social Networking	Re: Is anybody using Twitter re-tweets? I haven't really tried this but I've seen stuff like this around. I think it has a good potential, because it's a viral kinda thing. If you have an exciting product, report etc to offer then it could definitely work. Thanks, Adam
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09-29-2009, 04:12 PM	#3
Colin Palfrey Author & Ghostwriter War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,046 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 238 Thanked 289 Times in 195 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Is anybody using Twitter re-tweets? Its worth whatever a re-tweet X the amount of people who go along with it. My dad funnily enough came up with a system I recently used to get well over 500 people to re-tweet a message for me. 0 sales, 0 leads and it was re-tweeted hundreds of thousands of times. Twitter is sh*t. If someone has proof I'm wrong please explain but I've messaged hundreds of thousands and I found it useless. It's simply the wrong crowd. Yes I've made friends and yes I've given stuff away but as far as I'm concerned thats all twitter is any use for. Whenever I see something saying twitter is great, right behind it I see an aff-link
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09-29-2009, 04:19 PM	#4
AffiliateTraining www.AffiliateTraining.com Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 42 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts Social Networking	Re: Is anybody using Twitter re-tweets? @Colin - Twitter actually works very well on a local level. Should experiment with that for your traffic classes. My local accountant uses it for her clients and swears by it now. @723 - yeah, I've done a couple of RT promos. We gave away an Iphone just recently and got 15,000 followers or something through it. Mostly useless traffic though, so I wouldn't be tempted to do it again very soon.
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09-29-2009, 04:28 PM	#5
723Media HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 107 Thanks: 3 Thanked 18 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Is anybody using Twitter re-tweets? So far, Im finding that I'm getting good results for a Twitter based product which makes sense. I tried a test campaign offering up a report on how to get more followers, which is a hot topic at the moment on Twitter. I've pulled some subscribers from it so we'll see if it becomes useful.
	http://socialeers.com http://graphicriver.net/user/723media/portfolio

09-29-2009, 04:37 PM	#6
AffiliateTraining www.AffiliateTraining.com Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 42 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts Social Networking	Re: Is anybody using Twitter re-tweets? I have done okay with different things on it. If you can work out how to get them from Twitter onto your email list, that's got to be the thing to do. I'm actually running a live betting service using it at the moment with 100 or so paying subscribers and that's cool. It's a different kind of thing to the way most are using it though. I actually thought T was VERY responsive from about last August through to about May or so this year, but then I think it's just become too spammy now. I'd be seriously surprised if it's going to last in the format it's in now. I just can't see it.
	Paul Graham AffiliateTraining.com