I don't get it! What's the big deal about Twitter?

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Hey Warriors,

Call me ignorant or whatever you want but I just don't see the point of using Twitter. I mean c'mon! You have to be a total loser to be interested in what other people are doing with their day right?

I know I could careless with what you do with your time!

I'm trying to understand why everyone and their grama is jumping on board with it?

- Is it the new way to get JV's?

- Is it for social status?

- Is it for lonely people who want to make friends?

- Is it a bunch of losers following each other and "tweeting"?

I don't really mean to be rude or offend anyone... Just voicing my personal opinion while trying to be funny at the same time.

So tell me... What am I really missing out on by not using Twitter?

Flame away!

Thanks,
#main internet marketing discussion forum #big #deal #twitter
  • Get yourself 1,000 plus followers, direct them to a blog post with a recommendation, and then ask us that question again
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    • I concur... and I don't even have this many followers yet, but I can feel the power...

      Interacting with those in my industry is much more pleasant than sat at my PC typin

      "I could care what you do with your time!" :rolleyes:

      Peace

      Jay
  • Lol this post coupled with your signature made me laugh!!
  • Ok, so it's a new social form of list building? Blah... I'd still rather build a list the traditional way.

    Still not convinced it's worth my time. Plus it seems so ridiculous to post about what you do with you time. Every hour of the day...

    Let's see...

    Oh right now I'm posting on the warrior forum sipping my coffee. Whoo! Then I'm going to make a phone call to one of my friends about last night Football game.

    ...BORING!
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    • tweet:

      I just finished drinking my white choc mocha late, I'm checkin the warrior forum & then I'm gonna cut some vintage chenille to list on eBay - here's the chenille... tinyurlBlaBlaBla

      hmm - sorry I thought I was on twitter!
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  • It's an interesting take especially given your signature file - maybe try it and then see what you think?

    Oh btw I arrived here by way of someone tweeting on Twitter about it - so you see you got the benefit of Twitter without even knowing it :-)
  • Hehe, I think its fun, you get to stay up to date with stuff without making too much of an effort, new product out? you bet atleast someones talking about it...
  • It does sort of remind me of when people come here like "Please, tell me how I can make $100 a day online?" And their signature line says "Click here to make $1000 a day online guaranteed!"

    Twitter is a different type of social networking, but it's not that different than Facebook. If you hate it, don't do it
  • And just like magic, his sig is gone!
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    • I feel so lucky. Finally a "controversial" thread I saw at the beginning, instead of hearing about it later and wondering what happened.
  • Okay I am following you now Keith as well LOL

    Mike - wow I am shocked do people really start threads just to promote their link?!?! *shocked look* LOL
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    Here's one thing I still don't get about twitter. How do the majority of you who use it actually see any of this stuff?

    Do you really sit there refreshing the page or what?

    By phone? Surely the by phone is not the majority...or is it?

    I just don't remember to even look at my twitter page for weeks so I just don't see how you even see these messages... :-)
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    • It's a fresh page each time you visit Allen... I usually drop in to post my dribbles and there is plenty going on.. so I get involved, drop out and then drop back in at times... there is a button to check messages that are written directly at you...

      The rest is history

      Peace

      Jay
    • Dang straight. I do sit there and refresh the page. Also, once you post a Tweet, when you come back later...look on the right side of the page where it says @replies, and you will see all the replies that people made to your Tweet.

      Like "Allen Says, you are a Monkey God Genius!" or "Allen Says, you are a #@$%!!!"

      Come over to the Twitter side. We have cookies.
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    • Keep it open in a browser window and periodically refresh it.
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    • To be honest, I still don't get the "How" either???

      All I know is that when I Tweet, I get followers, and alot-a-times customers.

      I just quit trying to figure it out and started trying to get as many followers as I can

      Approaching 1,500 followers. Still scratching head???
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  • Aaron, seriously, if you give Twitter a try and genuinely put a little time into it, I think you will see big rewards. I am sitting here writing for a ghostwriting now that I found on Twitter. I had two writing inquiries today, from people on Twitter. And people like Willie Crawford, Frank Kern, John Reese, and Joel Comm, who are very focused on making money, would not be on there regularly posting if they were not getting an ROI.

    Here's a free tip: Post regularly about your business and what you are doing with your business. If you have a lot of followers, the results will be phenomenal.
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  • I don't get alot of this social networking site business either but... I don't need to "get it", I just need to know how to use these things to drive traffic to my ultra cool t-shirt website.
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    • Man. I hate posting this, but I'm going to admit that I really didn't get it until reading this particular thread.

      For those of you who have posted are there any particular courses you'd recommend about best uses of Twitter?

      I just canceled out of Howie Schwarz's Twitter system, because I really was NOT getting it.

      I feel like I've just had one of those "aha" moments that sometimes take me a LONG time to get to.
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  • An affiliate of ours just "tweeted" about our product with his affiliate link...

    One tweet $500 commission check... and rising

    People follow him to know what he is up to by the minute so i assume its a pretty effective way to affiliate market as well just like sending an email blast to a list but without the filter problems.
  • The thing about Twitter is that no matter how invested you are in being "too cool for Twitter", sooner than later you'll come around. THEY ALL DO...

    And guess what? Then they have a blast with it and they're hooked.

    Resistance is futile. You HAVE been assimilated.

    Tweet.... Tweet.... Tweet...

    Besides, when you have erudite twilosophers like me brightening the Twittersphere with my nonsense, how can you lose?

    Err.. never mind that last question...

    Brian
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    • Brian,

      That's hilarious!

      Looks like I have been officially assimilated into the Twitter sphere! Better late than never...

      I've signed up for Twitter, FINALLY! - LOL

      Follow Me On Twitter

      I'm glad to see I wasn't the only one and that others have conformed now too.
  • I really like twitter. I feel like it is a great way to get followers and a great way to see what is working with others. Now, at first I did think it was a bit pointless until I have a couple sales from twitter. Its an easy way to get a targeted audience.
  • I was one of those non believers for a while. But I figured that it won't hurt to try it. It does not take much time and it is yet another form of marketing. And as some of you have already said, it does bring in great sales.

    It is also very effective to get some outsourcing done if you are in need of it.

    I am sure that there are many options that I have not even figured out yet, but one thing is clear. A massive amount of people is active on twitter and once you sign up and make a few posts you will immediately get followers. It does not take much.
  • It's not just a way to build a list - you forge relationships this way. I use it as a "Water cooler" of sorts. I work from home so I don't have colleagues. It's the quickest, most convenient way to "get to know" people on the 'net and see how they tick. And yes, I do get traffic too. I've gotten ideas through it, gotten to know other business owners, etc. I didn't get it at first either. I thought, why do people care "what I'm doing". The answer is - they do - and they expect that you'll care about them, too. This gives twitter a personal accent that traditional list building often fails at.
  • Okay, I'm following you, Aaron.

    Twitter allows you to socialize while marketing. The Warrior Forum is much more focused. I went on Twitter to ask for help with my son's math problem and got a whole bunch of answers. The social interaction that I miss from no longer being in an office...I get there.
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    • Got 'im...

      Brian <- Blowing wisp of smoke from barrel...

      PS: Just followed you, go dig around my follower/following list and you'll find plenty of the usual suspects...
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    • Thanks Dana!

      You got me interested in something I didn't think would be cool. Now I see what everyone is talking about...

      Take care,
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    • As Brain said... Resistance is futile! - LOL
  • Twitter is good for spying on the guru's.
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