Twitter According To J-Mo (Some are not gonna like this)

[Eric Johnson]

Dude,

Why you gotta put your feet in my face

[IowaGal]

Heh - Thanks for putting a voice to my thoughts.

LOL - you were in your bathroom! I need to get some balls man, I'd never do a video in my bathroom.

[Jason Moffatt]

By the way...

I'm giving more money away on Twitter right now! Hurry and get your guess in.

[Alice Seba]

Originally Posted by Jason Moffatt

Therefore, I'm very careful about who I associate with, who I follow, who I mingle with, who I JV with, etc. etc. etc. To me, web 2.0 and social media are a very long term strategy, not.... "Here's how I got 725 followers in the time it took me to pick a booger".

I'm not interested in that. I'm interested in developing a following that will be curious what I'm up to today, tomorrow, and next year. In my mind, trying to go for quick cash with web2.0 is the wrong strategy for me. I'm all about TRUE FANS! Fans that were acquired from trust, values, and a genuine appreciation.

Very nicely said and it's something I've been thinking about lately too and wondered how you could compare the value of Twitter followings built in these two different ways. Let's say there are two accounts that each had 2000 followers, but one account was built up by running around and following everyone...hoping for a follow back. The other was built by others seeking out that person to follow. Which is better?

I chose the latter because I believe the same as you. I don't run around looking for a bunch of people who may or may not be interested in me. But then again, by seeking people out, you might connect with a bunch of people who will be glad you found them.

Also it's probably important to remember that not everyone has that luxury where people will seek them out and that's where it gets to be a very interesting tool for people to build their reputation, following, subscribers and ultimately customers.

Alice

[Steven Wagenheim]

Originally Posted by Jason Moffatt

By the way...

I'm giving more money away on Twitter right now! Hurry and get your guess in.

Hey Jason, I'd love to but I don't think you're seeing my answers.

It's okay, I probably wouldn't get it anyway. I'm not a big heavy metal fan.

Have a good night J. I think you're all right.

For whatever that's worth.

[Jason Moffatt]

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

Hey Jason, I'd love to but I don't think you're seeing my answers.

It's okay, I probably wouldn't get it anyway. I'm not a big heavy metal fan.

Have a good night J. I think you're all right.

For whatever that's worth.

Hey Steven,

I saw your guess, but it wasn't the Beatles (I think that was your guess, from memory).

I can't reply to all the wrong answers! Good times though. Lots of memories being tweeted from the big hair days.

[GerardWon]

Hi Jason-- hugely funny vid. I loved it. BTW is your crib that big to make the echo or do just need some furniture?! Good Luck

[TimPhelan]

Now that's a pretty funny video. A lot can be done with foreign language/subtitles videos.

Originally Posted by LonNaylor

I'm with ya Jason!

And speaking of Twitter Nazis...how about this?

YouTube - No Twitter for Hitler

[SeanIM]

Originally Posted by Jason Moffatt

By the way...

I'm giving more money away on Twitter right now! Hurry and get your guess in.

KISS Destroyer

[robocallaghan]

Originally Posted by Jason Moffatt

I kinda dig hanging out with clowns myself

lol - [S]crowd[/S] clown sourcing :-)

[Jared Alberghini]

J-mo... your a definite twit

Funny stuff... keep it comin'...

- Jared

[Nightengale]

Originally Posted by Adam Carn

By the way you're a very eloquent writer!

Thanks Adam. That means more than you know right now and I really appreciate it.

Michelle

[VegasVince]

To most of you...JaMo's OP was a video rant about Twitter et al.

To me...the real value of Mo's latest mid-life crisis rant..... was the reminder, that once again....real players in this industry- Jason included...seem to always be the people who zig when the rest of you'se zag.

Is that a coincidence? I don't think so.

I call it...POSITIONING VIA SEPERATION. aka...seperating yourself from the herd in order to stand alone long enough to pitch and sell them something.

It's a concept 98% of the population can't pull off...because it's too damn scary to be "different."

Too damn scary to stand out there by yourself on Front Street....while the status quo herd together and does it the way they always HEARD it should be done. The sheep die broke and frustrated...and bitter.

HEARD often equals...HERD...which equals...SHEEP. Baaaaaaahhhhhhh!

Seperate yourself from the herd....because you stand alone when you'se do. And by doing so, you position yourself as someone who is worth listening to.....and buying from.

Watch Mo's video again...

What's it all about? Twitter? LOL. I don't think so.

Ask yourself why guys like Ja Mo and Kern et al are so damn good at what they do....without appearing to ever break a sweat!

How do these guys get rich...drinking beer, surfing, and chasing chicks?

Then ask yourself how many of the truly great Internet Marketers out there today.... cookie cutter their marketing approaches, products, and launches to conform with the status quo!

How many of the great marketers past and present ever played it safe????

None!

Some of the most talented Warriors on this forum....will end up being the biggest failures of all. Why?

Cuz they don't have the balls necessary to be different. They would rather be part of the "club" then to own the club.

They don't have the guts to seperate from the "herd"....and ruffle some feathers.

Talent alone doesn't guarantee you jack in this business...if you're in the crowded hall with all the rest of the dreamers and peddlers.

xxx Vegas Vince

p.s. I guess I should be honored...I'm one of the 50 some people JaMo has agreed to twitter into heaven...but much like him...I know the deal. He follows me only because I once got semi-drunk and text messaged his girlfriend an offer I didn't think she could refuse. She did. But he still doesn't trust Vince anymore. Peace.

[fred67]

Hi Jason. I'm following you, & NO I don't expect you to follow me back. (I've got nothing to offer as such).
I follow quite a few people that I know would never follow me, (around 500).
but I love the stuff they write about and the resources they point me to. I don't have Twitter on my phone so I don't get distracted. (I only use the Twitter page on my PC).
I do use the 'block' function regularly, and I do delete a lot of spammy followers as soon as I check their profiles, so I'm probably considered a Twitter-Failure :-)

I'll look forward to what you have to say, especially after watching this video.
(Unless you 'block' me to of course :-)

Pete.

[JayXtreme]

Do people really get so twisted up about following back?..

I couldn't much care.. I follow when I can, I give people my Twitter URL so they can make the CHOICE to follow me if they want... it's a choice thing,

Aside from that, I couldn't give it too much thought..

Ah well is my answer... what other people think of me is none of my business..

What makes me LOL though, is that Jason felt the need to make a video about it...

Peace

Jay

[Mark Brock]

This is a message to everyone;

Please follow Jason's advice TO THE LETTER!

Just like R Kelly, I pissed on Twitter once and I blew up my computer!

Apparently liquid and electronics don't mix?

Mark


PS - For anyone that wants the money Jason's giving away, I recommmend voting for either Van Halen's self titled debut album or their follow up album, Van Halen II!

I'm probably TOTALLY wrong!?

[ECoughlin]

Great video, Jason! I was feeling like I was the only person not following people who follow me.

There's only one rule I employ in deciding if someone is "follow-worthy":

I check their profile and if they're a nutbag, I don't follow them.

Eunice

[Elmer Hurlstone]

Twitter is different things to different people. For some it's a purely social family and friends thing. That's fine.

For many of us whose virtual office is the internet it's the office water cooler. Probably the largest water cooler in the world.

Like all office water coolers there's a diverse crowd of folks hanging out. The guy that brags about everything he did last night; The "one-upper" fellow and the sorta shy girl.

Also the girl or guy with the "next best thing" MLM opportunity that "you can get in on the ground floor now."

There are some who know nothing about anything that doesn't involve either a ball, large men throwing each other around a ring or very, very fast cars.

A few seem to have been possessed by the "Spirit of Twitter."

Whatever your view of it and how you wish to use it is fine. If other"twits" are either too busy or don't find your commentary relevant to what they do they won't follow you. If they do, and have the time, they will.

And make no mistake about it–Twitter does take time!

If you're not a natural multi-tasker it may take more from you than it returns.

If you don't have self-discipline you'll look up after a while and wonder where your day went and why you didn't accomplish but 10% of what you intended to do.

If you're not going to benefit from it at whatever level don't use it.

Big numbers are nice but they're not the "be all, end all."

Follow those who provide you with value and provide value where and when you can.

Elmer Hurlstone

[Dan Foley]

Hey Mo,

I agree with your philosophy. I go for people who add value (can be different things), and there are people who I like and would follow but they fill up my Twitter screen with too many tweets so I quit following them. Nothing personal, just I only have so much time.

So good post Jason.

[Dave B]

Originally Posted by Jason Moffatt

"JMo, why don't you follow me on Twitter?"

Great Vid Jason,

Always good to see a different perspective...I'm new to this Twit thing myself and don't quite get the 'follow people to follow you' bit. But there's also some great arguments put forward for doing just that...so for now I'm doing a bit of both I guess...just to see how it pans out...

And I'm following you now...but DON'T follow me back will ya...

Dave B

[Chris Lockwood]

Originally Posted by alliance1

Follow those who follow others, people like me, who are honest, and contribute valuable advice everyday.

If the stuff you write on Twitter is anything like your comments here, I think I'll pass.

[bubbavine]

Tried to watch your video and it say's no longer available... but if memory serves me correctly..

Didn't I read on your blog that a good way to get a lot of followers fast was to follow a bunch of people all at once and wait about a week... then go back in and unfollow all but a few.. so that in your words "you would look cool"

I believe you posted it a couple of months ago...

P.S. - congrats on the new house...

[Chance Russell]

Jason,

Interesting and entertaining video.

But valid?

You have become fairly well known in the IM field. So you will get followers from that. You will get followers from those already on your lists. And since you are followed by some gurus like Kern who don't follow a ton of people, you will get followers from those who follow them.

And your stats are directky benefiting from the common strategy of following people well known in a niche, and following their followers, in hopes of building your own numbers..

So you had a distinct advantage over somone new to Twitter, without name recognition, well-known friends and an almost guaranteed following.

But what makes you think you are building a list of "true fans" over others who are actively, personally and directly engaging their followers on a daily basis? Are you actually building any true fans who aren't already fans?

I have no doubt you are seeing some success/sales from your tweets. But then I look at someone like Willie Crawford, who does follow those who follow him (in the thousands) and is, IMHO, far better at building "true fans" because he is actively connecting with his following. I think of all the IM crowd I've seen on Twitter, Willie does it the best. People who follow Willie really do become fans.And from watching what he does, his Twitter philosophy is 100 the opposite of yours.

The same can be said of Tiffany, Dana and several others. They are creating "true fans" even though they follow many because they really do connect with them.

Building a following is one thing. What you do with that following is quite another. What's the best Twitter strategy? I don't know. I don't think anyone is a Twitter expert yet. Lord knows I'm not. But in my opinion, people would be better off watching what Willie does and following his lead than following the advice in your video.

Chance

[Jason Moffatt]

Originally Posted by bubbavine

Tried to watch your video and it say's no longer available... but if memory serves me correctly..

Didn't I read on your blog that a good way to get a lot of followers fast was to follow a bunch of people all at once and wait about a week... then go back in and unfollow all but a few.. so that in your words "you would look cool"

I believe you posted it a couple of months ago...

P.S. - congrats on the new house...

I never endorsed this tactic. I admitted that it did exist and a few people were using it, but I was definitely not condoning it. In fact, I was kinda talking about how lame it was.

[Jason Moffatt]

Originally Posted by Chance Russell

Jason,

Interesting and entertaining video.

But valid?

You have become fairly well known in the IM field. So you will get followers from that. You will get followers from those already on your lists. And since you are followed by some gurus like Kern who don't follow a ton of people, you will get followers from those who follow them.

And your stats are directky benefiting from the common strategy of following people well known in a niche, and following their followers, in hopes of building your own numbers..

So you had a distinct advantage over somone new to Twitter, without name recognition, well-known friends and an almost guaranteed following.

But what makes you think you are building a list of "true fans" over others who are actively, personally and directly engaging their followers on a daily basis? Are you actually building any true fans who aren't already fans?

I have no doubt you are seeing some success/sales from your tweets. But then I look at someone like Willie Crawford, who does follow those who follow him (in the thousands) and is, IMHO, far better at building "true fans" because he is actively connecting with his following. I think of all the IM crowd I've seen on Twitter, Willie does it the best. People who follow Willie really do become fans.And from watching what he does, his Twitter philosophy is 100 the opposite of yours.

The same can be said of Tiffany, Dana and several others. They are creating "true fans" even though they follow many because they really do connect with them.

Building a following is one thing. What you do with that following is quite another. What's the best Twitter strategy? I don't know. I don't think anyone is a Twitter expert yet. Lord knows I'm not. But in my opinion, people would be better off watching what Willie does and following his lead than following the advice in your video.

Chance

And you expect me to believe that Willie pays attention and reads all the tweets of the people he's following?

All 5300?

Somehow I doubt it.

I actually read every Twit of the people I follow. That seems a bit more appropriate to me.

[Jared Alberghini]

Originally Posted by Jason Moffatt

I never endorsed this tactic. I admitted that it did exist and a few people were using it, but I was definitely not condoning it. In fact, I was kinda talking about how lame it was.

hehe... dont' be so defensive Jason...

Many still don't understand your "Twitter" review that contradicts your video... where you say 'I don't even follow my friends' but it's still cool to follow you? and it's still cool to have loyal followers that you could give a ****e about...

I'm still confused on your stance on quality/quantity of followers...

sorry in advance for the questions I am looking for real answers to...

- Jared

[Dana_W]

Originally Posted by Jason Moffatt

And you expect me to believe that Willie pays attention and reads all the tweets of the people he's following?

All 5300?

Somehow I doubt it.

I actually read every Twit of the people I follow. That seems a bit more appropriate to me.

I'm absolutely sure Willie doesn't read every Tweet of everyone he follows. Why does that matter though? I don't read every Tweet of everyone I follow, I'm following around 3800 people now. But I don't envision them sitting there worrying about whether I read their tweets, either.

The point is I follow a lot of people, but I go in and interact with as many as I can, a few times a day, and the more I do that, the more I get my name out there, and the more customers end up coming to me. Probably 90 percent of my Tweets are personal, not promotional; Twitter is a way to build relationships with people, not an instant sales tool. But the more people I have in my "audience", the more potential customers I can reach.

[Chance Russell]

Originally Posted by Jason Moffatt

And you expect me to believe that Willie pays attention and reads all the tweets of the people he's following?

All 5300?

Somehow I doubt it.

I actually read every Twit of the people I follow. That seems a bit more appropriate to me.

No, Willie can't read then all. But he reads some. And replies personally. And promotes. And he interacts with his followers. And he builds true fans because he builds true (at least seemingly true) connections.

From your video, it sounds like you see Twitter as just a weird form of email list and that one should market to Twitter as one does to an email list.

People sign up for an email list for content. But people sign up for Twitter and follow people not only for content, but for interaction and access. I think you are missing that.

Your Twitter video offers a model that is, IMO, out of step with modern social media. It's just you interacting with a chosen few and sending content out to many.

But Willie's model allows for interaction and access. Limited maybe, but far more than with yours ever will. And his followers will feel a connection with Willie that your followers will never feel with you as long as you stick to your Twitter philosophy.

You are just preaching to your already established choir. Willie is actively growing and connecting with a whole congregation. In time, I believe that will prove to be a much more lucrative strategy.

I understand time limitations. But unless you make time for social media, you cannot utilize it to even an infinitesimal damn of its potential.

Yes, I think you can have limited success on Twitter following your model -- especially given that you are already successful and already have a built-in following. But I think you are missing the much, much bigger picture and potential that Willie, Tiffany, Dana and others understand.

Chance

[Jason Moffatt]

Chance,

Bottom line is this...

If someone wants access to me, THEY PAY FOR IT!

I've never promised interaction, nor will I. I don't force people to follow me. It's totally up to them. And if they do decide to, I'm not obligated to do anything.

I'm obligated to taking care of paid clients, not responding to every tweet, email, or PM that hits the box.

This may seem narrow minded to you, but I got other stuff to do bro.

[Chance Russell]

Originally Posted by Jason Moffatt

Chance,

Bottom line is this...

If someone wants access to me, THEY PAY FOR IT!

I've never promised interaction, nor will I. I don't force people to follow me. It's totally up to them. And if they do decide to, I'm not obligated to do anything.

I'm obligated to taking care of paid clients, not responding to every tweet, email, or PM that hits the box.

This may seem narrow minded to you, but I got other stuff to do bro.

Jason,

That's not narrow minded. Hell, I have no problem with that at all.

You are basically just playing around with Twitter and have better things to do than to devote serious time and effort to it. And that's fine. You are the best judge of what works for you.

But it also shows why you aren't in a position to lecture others on how to best use Twitter.

Willie and others are making a serious effort to use it to grow their businesses. People who want to do that would be better off following their lead.

Chance

[Jason Moffatt]

Originally Posted by Chance Russell

Jason,

That's not narrow minded. Hell, I have no problem with that at all.

You are basically just playing around with Twitter and have better things to do than to devote serious time and effort to it. And that's fine. You are the best judge of what works for you.

But it also shows why you aren't in a position to lecture others on how to best use Twitter.

Willie and others are making a serious effort to use it to grow their businesses. People who want to do that would be better off following their lead.

Chance

Well I can track about $8500 in income directly from Twitter in the last 30 days, so considering this is a "marketing forum" I beg to differ about my position to lecture on how to use it for monetary gain.

But yes, you are right. I am basically just "playing around" with it. I won't deny that at all.

[Chance Russell]

Jason,

Like I said, I don't doubt you are making money on Twitter. But are you limiting yourself by your approach? Is that money from new fans you would never had found save for Twitter or mostly from people on Twitter who you already had a relationship with?

It might be right to limit yourself, by the way. Twitter might not be really worth more time to you compared to other activities.

My point is that in your video you talk about building a Twitter following of true fans. But your approach, IMO, limits to a great extent your ability to really do that beyond those who already are your fans.

Willie, Dana and others are creating new fans every day by engaging their followers on a more personal level. They are walking the walk. That's why people should listen to them. You talk about it in your video. But they are really using the power of Twitter to do it every day. How much more could you make off Twitter if you did the same to some extent?

But again, it may not be worth it to you.

Chance

[Jason Moffatt]

Originally Posted by Chance Russell

Jason,

Like I said, I don't doubt you are making money on Twitter. But are you limiting yourself by your approach? Is that money from new fans you would never had found save for Twitter or mostly from people on Twitter who you already had a relationship with?

Chance,

Limiting yourself is one of the very best ways to increase your prices and value.

Most of this recent income is from "new" people who found me via Twitter, not from my mailing lists. Maybe a few hundred, possibly $1000 came from long term email subscribers, but the bulk is from new followers who recently started following me on Twitter.

[Keegahn]

The video wouldn't load for me (silly Interweb connection) but from what I'm reading I think I agree with ya'. I'm all for makin' a little cash from it but I only follow people I personally know and talk to or some other authority figure in a specific market - which in every case I genuinely want to hear what they're up to.

The way I see it the whole "following" deal is quickly becoming the equivalent to MySpace's "friends"... its become some random contest to see who can get the most rather than focusing on the actual interaction which, you know, is kind of the purpose of the service.

[StoneCS]

Well, that's it! I'm going to go un-follow your sorry a$$ right now!

Naaa... Just kidding, I get a kick out of what you and Frank send back and forth. I basically use it as a tool to keep up with the IM world, in real time.

When I first started on twitter, I just went and followed people who's emails I open. Then I checked out who they were following and added the ones that looked interesting. Then did the same with their people.

You can quickly spot a few trends in the who's who of the marketing world. If FK, MF, JR, & EP are all following some of the same guys, then it's safe to say, they might be worth listening to.

I do appreciate a return follow when it happens, but I don't follow very many myself. Twitterfox just pops up like an email notification, and some I try to read while they're up, others just get a quick glance.

If they were popping up every 5 seconds, I'd never get any work done. But, I don't mind some interruption because of all the great info I find on occasion.

Loved the video J. As always, very entertaining.

B)>

[MizzCindy]

JMo, couldn't see your vid...

The bottom line is this. Twitter is another tool in the social media toolbox. For the most part, folks look at it as a conversation that includes give and take on both sides. From a marketing perspective, exploiting Twitter's popularity will most often include participating in the conversation by sharing and responding.

For someone in Jason's position - he has a lot of recognition and an established following - he can get away with being more 'separate'...his approach really is more in an 'at you' context than a 'with you' context. This will not work for the majority of folks on twitter. Why? Because, in its current form, Twitter isn't about being separate.

For what it's worth, I follow some who do not follow me back and I don't follow everyone that follows me. I make the decision to follow based upon whether I get something in return. Is the person entertaining? Do they spew nonsense? Do they market to the exclusion of all else? Are they slimy? Do they only have 1 update? Are they a potential future customer?

Twitter is about building relationships. The nature of those relationships will depend upon who you are. Plain and simple. JMo's approach won't work for everyone and vice versa.

Each of us will have to approach twitter based on what we have to offer and what we intend to get out of it. It's going to be a different animal for each of us.

Cindy

[mjbmedia]

Originally Posted by Jason Moffatt

Bottom line is this...

If someone wants access to me, THEY PAY FOR IT!

I've never promised interaction, nor will I. I don't force people to follow me. It's totally up to them. And if they do decide to, I'm not obligated to do anything.

I'm obligated to taking care of paid clients, not responding to every tweet, email, or PM that hits the box.

This may seem narrow minded to you, but I got other stuff to do bro.

absolutely bro spot on.
I mean its all well and good people on here preaching, but come on, if one of your clients didnt get the deal they were expecting from you and then looked on twitter and saw youd 'wasted' their paid for time 'chatting' to a load of followers that pay you sweet FA and do diddly squat for you or your business.... would they be somewhat pissed off ?

[Dana_W]

Here's a very important point to consider when listening to Jason discuss his methods: most of us are not Jason Moffatt. (Even if I did accidentally answer Alice Seba's post on here addressing him.) He is starting out with a reputation...a name...a following...etc.

The methods that work for him, and for any internet marketer with a well-known name and reputation, are not going to work for the rest of us.

Most of us could not get away with having thousands of people follow us and only following a dozen, or a few dozen, back - because pretty quickly, Tweeters would unfollow us.

The reason that people continue to follow Frank Kern and Jason and others who hardly follow anyone back - is that Frank and Jason are known as successful internet marketers, which makes people want to observe what they do and how they do it, so they can emulate them and hopefully reproduce some of that success.

It's the same reason people get on the email marketing lists of successful internet marketers - in many cases, it is simply to observe how the IMer works his list. Nothing wrong with that; it's smart to observe the successful.

But that doesn't mean that doing every single thing that big name marketers do will work for you personally - and I personally recommend following back as many people as you can who are following you (unless they have nothing but tweets with affiliate links, or they're clearly a spam bot with a name like fb453678, or similar situations.)

[Thomas Belknap]

I guess I really don't understand this Twitter thing. I thought it was about making yourself accessible to others.


Honestly, the only time I used it was to try to keep my customers updated on a big project that they were waiting on. Other than that, I haven't really done anything with it.


I don't think I have the patience to deal with the tweets and stuff like that. I think Chance brings up some good points. I end up leaning more towards Jason just because I feel I have better things to do.

[BeInProfitMode]

Agreed, man. Agreed. Great vid.

[DennisM]

Hey Jason,

Put your sword away and clean that toilet!. LMAO

Love the video dude!

Dennis

[Chris Endres]

Well, no offense but I guess I better go out and tell Willie Crawford he's doing it all wrong.

And Dr. Mani while I'm at it.

While there are many styles to using twitter, I subscribe to those methods that produce results, and the clearest example of producing results I have seen on twitter are exemplified by Willie and Dr. Mani.

I personally could not disagree with J'Mo more.

I see the issue as a matter of pride, and in my opinion there is no room for pride in marketing over the long haul. Over a drink with friends at an after hours seminar meeting is another matter entirely

People know who you are in marketing. The internet is a society and if your position yourself as prideful or unreachable you will reap the rewards of those decisions. Your choice to make.

[Dana_W]

Originally Posted by Thomas Belknap

I guess I really don't understand this Twitter thing. I thought it was about making yourself accessible to others.


Honestly, the only time I used it was to try to keep my customers updated on a big project that they were waiting on. Other than that, I haven't really done anything with it.


I don't think I have the patience to deal with the tweets and stuff like that. I think Chance brings up some good points. I end up leaning more towards Jason just because I feel I have better things to do.

How can you keep an eye on Kevin Riley and his mob of hamsters if you're not on Twitter?

Honestly though, Twitter isn't for everyone - if you don't want to spend some time on there every day Tweeting and socializing, you won't get much value out of it.

[Najat Engineer]

no one can listen to everyone on twitter but can try listening to as many as possible!

when I followed a big internet marketer and he followed me back I said wow how nice of him

my admiration for him increased and so his chances of getting more sales!

and that what's all about

I'm following a lot that doesn't follow me back and that's definitely OK

but when someone who I followed says I only follow smart people it's like saying "you're stupid that's why I won't follow you back"!!


good luck
Najat

[Scott Lundergan]

Hi, I'm new here. What's Twitter?

[Jim Edwards]

For me, the beauty of Twitter is that it acts as a great launch platform for all my other social media profiles. My Twitter populates my Facebook. My Twitter also populates my blog. My blog populates my Facebook as well. My blog also populates my LinkedIn profile. So with one Twitter, I can populate 4 different audiences all at one time. Social Media Integration is the key to effective social marketing.

[Dana_W]

Originally Posted by BuddyT

Maybe I'll look into this Twitter thing. I'm too busy getting my business set up now. I likes me the hell outta J-Mo's loose and lively way, though. It's funny, I'm more reserved here than in real life. I came here from martial arts forums, which can get wild and wooly and sometimes lead to real world consequences if you get too snippy with someone.
Many marketers seem kinda light weight to me.

Stick around, you'll see the occasional smackdown/vicious war of worlds on here soon enough! Unfortunately.

[J.Knight]

Originally Posted by Najat Engineer

but when someone who I followed says I only follow smart people it's like saying "you're stupid that's why I won't follow you back"!!

Well, if that's what they're thinking, instead of getting stroppy about it, get out there and prove them wrong!

JK

[remarkablogger]

Twitter has this chameleon ability to be whatever you make it. Any talk of spam on Twitter baffles me, because of the ability to unfollow or even block others. The only thing that really has a chance is to provide value to your followers.

There are a million ways to do that, and you can put your personal stamp on it. Dana does it her way. Jason does it his way. I do it my way. Another person's expectations are their problem. Reciprocity is not a mechanical function. Nobody has any right whatsoever to just expect that other people follow them.

I've had to turn off email notification of followers and direct messages a long time ago. I don't follow everyone back, but I follow over 1k. I don't pay attention to everything everyone tweets any more than I could listen to what every person says at a big party (and that's exactly what Twitter is to me, just a big party). But if someone replies directly to me they get on my radar and I will usually respond. If a person continues to provide value to me in the same way in which I strive to provide value for my followers, it's likely I'll follow them.

I use TweetDeck to create a group that are my "inner sanctum" but sometimes I'll dip into the fire hose of all the people I'm following. There's no rule that says I have to pay attention to everything everyone does or that if I don't people are unimportant to me.

In any case, whining is a turn-off.

Great video, Jason.

[Jason Moffatt]

Originally Posted by Najat Engineer

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but when someone who I followed says I only follow smart people it's like saying "you're stupid that's why I won't follow you back"!!


good luck
Najat

Dude, way to take things out of context.

"Smart people", were just 1 of the few examples of people I follow. The scenario you're drawing up there is a horrible translation of what I said. Might wanna clean the wax out of your ears bro.