Look Out Aweber, Here Comes Twitter!

This would be good if your Twitter followers didn't end up resenting it. After all, Twitter is not quite the same as "confirming" being on someone's email list. I prefer to do it the old fashioned way and get people's permission to send them information.

Well said, these tweets may work best when used in moderation and for the purpose for which they're build. Start abusing the system and It will surely backfire. Remember the Buzz (a few months ago) about the "Myspace money method" where you add friends in bulk to market your services and friends. Well guess what, Myspace is really cracking on those accounts these days and as they become more aware of such practices, the marketers following these methods will surely be cornered.

Just my Two cents!

Bhupinder

i remember people saying rss could replace email and that hasn't happened yet either

there are unique ways to use twitter for marketing but I don't ever see it replacing email

But how effective all these unsolicited marketing materials are? People become blind to these things. I have stopped subscribing to any facebook group related to IM. Of course you may argue that email spammers still make money because a small percentage of people will still respond.

If it is not doing the same job as Aweber, then I will stick with Aweber. I still want to get people's permission to send them information. Unwant emails will always be treated as junk mails that people will not bother to read.

Cheers !

A few things on this...

1. If folks aren't used to reading what you write, then
it won't help. The only way to do this is to ensure that
a vast majority of your tweets are fun and interesting
things...not related to any kind of offer. Then, when
you want to promote something...people are more
apt to check out what it is.

2. When you do have an offer to send for...you may
want to do it a few times. This way you have a better
chance of getting it read. just say something like 'in
case u missed this earlier'...or something like that.

3. You can also try to drive your twitter traffic to
some form of optin page for whatever it is you are
trying to promote. This way...you get your 'hand
raisers' on a list that you can then market to.

4. You may want to signup for a second affiliate
account on whatever you are promoting (If it
isn't your own stuff). Then use that account
for your tweets. this way...you can see how
effective your tweets are on any given promotion.

On that last one...if there are any affiliate contests,
you can ask their affiliate manager to consider
both accounts yours...and add up your leads/sales,
so you can still get any prizes related to your
combined traffic. Most affiliate managers will
do this for you, if you ask.

There is 0 chance twitter will replace autoresponders,
but you can definitely use it to add to anything
you are promoting/doing...if it is used properly.

If it isn't...you are just wasting time.

My two cents on this one

Huh? twitter? LOL. I must be outdated. I am off to find out what twitter is all about.