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Twitter is two-way whereas a list (at least the typical "announcement" type list that most marketers use) is a one-way street. So, Twitter is more conducive to building relationships, while a list is more like having "followers."


Some have luck with it, but it really depends on your audience and product. I've found that Twitter is best for soft selling and relationship marketing.

Hey there,

Personally, I'm not a Twitter Goober myself - i'm just like you except I think I know more about it than you actually do plus I've managed to convince myself that it actually works after seeing, reading, n hearing all the raves about it online .

Well, the thing is, those who are good at it will tell you that success with Twitter requires some applications. You need them to automate all you activities unless you have the time to sit on your PC and post every now n then. Some of these aps are: Followers Adder, Twivaway, TwitterFeed, etc. TwitterFeed allows you to automatically tweet your blog posts each time you make an update.

If you use article services such as EzineArticles.com, your twitter status will be updated each time any of your submitted articles is accepted into their system. The pros usually say it's best to make your profile focused so ur followers know what to expect. I'm sure you know there're several guides showing you all these and how to go about it. Also, don't spam your links!

If you've got any money to burn, you can check out CB for them or here's a recommendation if you not sure what I'm talking about.

The bottom line is, people are strategically making it online with Twitter which means you can quit being sceptical now. It takes a a bit of knowledege to make it work though just like everything else around here...

Here's another link --- Twitter Less, Blog More!

Hey again Sven,

I'm glad I was able to get you thinking again. I look at Twitter & to me it seems like one of the easiest methods of getting traffic to a website but just requires the techniques & toold I mentioned. I wish you all the best man...& will keep track with this thread to see what I can learn from it.

Take care...

Twitter can be initially really difficult to get to grips with and use effectively.

Our clients at SubHub pointed this out, which led me to write a couple of articles on the subject, to help people get up to speed.

Hopefully you may also find them useful

Using Twitter, 'The Smart Way'

Twitter - The New Information Ecosystem & Its Amazing Reach Potential

I never understood twitter, at least from a normal user standpoint (not an IMer). I even attempted to use it to see why people were orgasming over it. I think it's useless, especially considering I have facebook that offers the same thing but with many more features. The only reason why it got so popular is because Oprah endorsed it. I think the appeal it has on so many people is that people love to feel special and important. Twitter offers a way for a user to get lots of attention in real time, whereas myspace and facebook give people attention over a period of time.

That's absolutely true Dan. But if you're into driving traffic to your website, you'd want to consider using it no matter how useless you think it is. Unless, you have a very comfortable source of traffic already - a little bit more won't hurt and might help increase your presence. Of course, like I said, it's if you're interested in marketing...

Dan, yes, those are some things I could work on to keep it interesting. I just need to learn how to "think" about this stuff in a different way and not just go by my assumptions. Your input is greatly appreciated!

Twitter can help on two levels, or has for me..
As for driving traffic, like most things on the Net, it's a numbers game isn't it? If you only have a few hundred followers you certainly won't have 50% of them visiting your site every time you make an announcement. But if you have 10 000 and have an interesting post, a certain % will come by, another % will retweet it and another % may even give you a link.
On top of that - some of the coolest educational videos about the potential of the web came to me via Twitter. I don't follow rappers. I'm sure they have some great stories to tell - but I have music for that. On twitter I follow professors, seo experts and business leaders and in all honesty - I do learn from these guys. I wasn't a big fan in the early days but am growing to enjoy it more every month.
@TheHockeyWriter

Yes, Me too using twitter to sell my products, I am getting more guys via twitter. It is a great tool

People on Twitter looks to be most interested
to get the highest amount with followers.
Like Facebook, where you would get the most friends.

For me i have been able to build an even better list, get a page ranking of three on four different websites through my business dealings on twitter, sales every day and much more i think of my followers as my second subscribers base and it works a treat. All followers are a potential customer and they have a lot to offer me.

in the internet marketing field for example people are put off by the idea of just joining a mailing list where as through twitter you can build a relationship answer their questions/problems etc and they then join your list and recommend you to others because they trust you.

kind regards


sam
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Well purely through free Twitter traffic, I have had over 30,000 people sign up to my aweber list in the past few months.

So for me at least, yes, Twitter helps my business!

I have not taken the time to learn much about it, but its on my list. I do tweet a few times a week and I have had traffic to my sites (about 20 a week) and made 1 sale from it, so it must be something there.