Which do you find better?... Twitter marketing or Facebook marketing?

13 years ago

Your best bet is to use both, but if I had to choose I'd go Facebook. It's more targeted

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Dan Ambrose 13 years ago

Originally Posted by lisalafrance

Your best bet is to use both, but if I had to choose I'd go Facebook. It's more targeted

But surely you could target a Twitter account too? I mean if you made it so that the only time people followed you would be when they see what you're all about?
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seoviviti

13 years ago

The facebook have more space to tell the people about your product or services.

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Dan Ambrose 13 years ago

Originally Posted by seoviviti

The facebook have more space to tell the people about your product or services.

I agree with this point.

That means so far Facebook are up 1-0.. (not 2-0, based on the fact that you can target a specific group of twitter followers too)
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Baxxor

13 years ago

I'd say Facebook is the better option, it is a larger market. It is also a lot easier to target specific groups of individuals. Twitter can be very profitable but it requires a big following that takes some time to build up.

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Dan Ambrose

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Baxxor

I'd say Facebook is the better option, it is a larget market. It is also a lot easier to target specific groups of individuals. Twitter can be very profitable but it requires a big following that takes some time to build up.

Valid points baxxor. It is definitely the larger market (but for how long? hmmm) - Yes I suppose it is easier to target specific groups (albeit you would have to pay for this) building up a following though takes just as much trime as facebook though.

But all in all, another valid argument for facebook.

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NijThinkIt

13 years ago

To be honest having tried both, both take ages to generate enough traffic to make decent money with.

You need at least 2000 friends on ya facebook profile to get sales from it and dont want to appear as a spammer. Fan pages can be better and I would encourage you to start building one.

I dont know a single person who has made a fortune from twitter, again because it takes quite a long time to build up enough of a following to make consistent day job quitting sales.

I would use those social sites in a different way. I would firstly focus all my efforts to get my facebook and twitter friends to join my list if they have not already. I would also use the sites as a way to build some social proof by people being able to see you are a helpful, friendly, trustworthy and fun person.

My list on the other hand is what has made me the most money every single time hands down, plus facebook or twitter cant steal my list.

I would then encourage twittering and facebooking of my stuff by creating raving fans out of my list. I would have social buttons on my squeeze pages to get people to like my opt in page and post tweets.

Helps to have a really useful or compelling video directly on your squeeze page rather than something that just tells them to opt in for the free information or sample.

Facebook ads on the other hand have really done me some good ROI's recently. So perhaps give that a go too.

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Dan Ambrose

13 years ago

Originally Posted by NijThinkIt

To be honest having tried both, both take ages to generate enough traffic to make decent money with.

You need at least 2000 friends on ya facebook profile to get sales from it and dont want to appear as a spammer. Fan pages can be better and I would encourage you to start building one.

I dont know a single person who has made a fortune from twitter, again because it takes quite a long time to build up enough of a following to make consistent day job quitting sales.

I would use those social sites in a different way. I would firstly focus all my efforts to get my facebook and twitter friends to join my list if they have not already. I would also use the sites as a way to build some social proof by people being able to see you are a helpful, friendly, trustworthy and fun person.

My list on the other hand is what has made me the most money every single time hands down, plus facebook or twitter cant steal my list.

I would then encourage twittering and facebooking of my stuff by creating raving fans out of my list. I would have social buttons on my squeeze pages to get people to like my opt in page and post tweets.

Helps to have a really useful or compelling video directly on your squeeze page rather than something that just tells them to opt in for the free information or sample.

Facebook ads on the other hand have really done me some good ROI's recently. So perhaps give that a go too.

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Great post with some true value here. However with Facebook Ads and Facebook pages being mentioned (without Twitter having anything of its own - at the moment), I would say this post swings to the favor of FB more.

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Originally Posted by garyv

There's a lot more potential for your stuff to go viral on Facebook. Simply because people spend way more time browsing other people's stuff on Facebook.

Sending out a tweet can be very powerful, but in my opinion, the limited message space twitter gives can cause your pitch to become muddled or confusing if you're not a good communicator.

However... with everyone moving to mobile devices, I can see how micro-managing your message could become important. So mastering twitter could give you an advantage.

I'm almost split on this one, with a slight leaning toward facebook.

Another excellent post with good arguments for either side. But like you said Facebook edges it here.

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Originally Posted by Jeffrey Reidy

Twitter, because you can see what people are talking about, and join in the conversation. You can't do that on Facebook.

It's best to use both, but don't make sales your primary objective, or you'll be disappointed. Establish relationships and network with people in your niche. That's where the gold lies, and that's how you'll make more sales in the longrun.

It's called "social" media for a reason, not "sales" media. Keep it social on these networks, and save the sales for your blogs, websites and email lists.

Totally agree with you about keeping it "social". In fact over at the Million Dollar Network, there is a discussion happening now about lists and relationships - you should check it out... here.

Anyway, going by the start of your post. Twitter brings back a point!

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Originally Posted by majay

i would go for twitter any time

Controversial - and against the run of the play, this post comes in. But without a reason, I can't give Twitter a point. Unfortunately.

It stays

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Originally Posted by omk

FB is much easier to make money on than Twtr for the average marketer.

For the same reason as above, this is a purely opinion based post, so no real argument has been made for Facebook this time.

So it stays

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Originally Posted by JaisonG

Anyone who has been making money on either of these platforms knows that in the recent past, Facebook has become extremely difficult to market on without some good volume of traffic.

Twitter on the other hand is not as up tight and I feel that even though both are Goldmines, for an average Internet Marketer, twitter would be the way to go!

Yes, I agree. With Twitter being the "new guy" it doesn't want to be so "tight" about its policies (at least not yet). And therefore can allow the marketer to promote with a bit more freedom.

Twitters coming back!

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Originally Posted by betsyanne

I just voted for Twitter too. It is just easier. Facebook for me is more about friends and putting links there they might like.

I do have a business page too, where I don't mind putting business links.

For ease of use, and being able to promote without initially involving your friends.. Twitter gets this vote too. Just.

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Originally Posted by SocialMediaOwls

Definitely use both. Twitter is the intro....Twitter is the limo driver...

Twitter drives 'em in and facebook makes them stick. Most of my sites have at least 10,000 twitter referrers monthly. Make a sweet landing page on facebook, drive them in with twitter and you have a winning combo

Excellent post. And great system. However because you use both in such a way (that without one your 'system' wouldn't work properly), both sites get a point.

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Originally Posted by xxdksxx

I like Twitter better personally but Facebook gives me better results. So I try and do about equal work on each as I can see a change possibly coming with Facebook adding a lot of ads.

Although you prefer using Twitter (ease of use?), at the end of the day, for the marketer it comes down to results. As Facebook does this more for you.. they get the point.

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Originally Posted by Giftys

So much of it depends on what you're selling and how you're selling it. Neither Facebook or Twitter are going to work for you if you either have a product that no one wants or you're inexperienced at sales.

We also use both equally but started earlier with Twitter so that following is larger.

I agree. You need to have a product/service that people want.. and will buy. This was mentioned above, regards to getting targeted follower/friends - so this one is a tie and stays at

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Originally Posted by SocialMediaOwls

It always depends on the landing page. People on twitter are waiting to be sold. If you direct them to a junk site, they will move on. If you direct them to a good landing page, they will buy and interact.

This is more true than on Facebook. People on facebook are there more to socialise with friends and family, play games etc. However with Twitter its more specific, direct. Sure Twitter is a social site too, but I think you'll find more buyers waiting on Twitter. If you've collected your followers in the right way that is.

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garyv

13 years ago

There's a lot more potential for your stuff to go viral on Facebook. Simply because people spend way more time browsing other people's stuff on Facebook.

Sending out a tweet can be very powerful, but in my opinion, the limited message space twitter gives can cause your pitch to become muddled or confusing if you're not a good communicator.

However... with everyone moving to mobile devices, I can see how micro-managing your message could become important. So mastering twitter could give you an advantage.

I'm almost split on this one, with a slight leaning toward facebook.

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Baxxor

13 years ago

Think It Warrior: I agree with you that both take a long time. As you suggested, a fan page is a lot more effective than gathering a targeted friends list.
With some experimenting and testing Facebook ads can be bought really cheap per click, actually insanely cheap considering the ROI's people have been getting.

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JR Consulting 13 years ago

Twitter, because you can see what people are talking about, and join in the conversation. You can't do that on Facebook.

It's best to use both, but don't make sales your primary objective, or you'll be disappointed. Establish relationships and network with people in your niche. That's where the gold lies, and that's how you'll make more sales in the longrun.

It's called "social" media for a reason, not "sales" media. Keep it social on these networks, and save the sales for your blogs, websites and email lists.
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majay

13 years ago

i would go for twitter any time

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omk

13 years ago

FB is much easier to make money on than Twtr for the average marketer.

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JaisonG

13 years ago

Anyone who has been making money on either of these platforms knows that in the recent past, Facebook has become extremely difficult to market on without some good volume of traffic.

Twitter on the other hand is not as up tight and I feel that even though both are Goldmines, for an average Internet Marketer, twitter would be the way to go!

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betsyanne

13 years ago

I just voted for Twitter too. It is just easier. Facebook for me is more about friends and putting links there they might like.

I do have a business page too, where I don't mind putting business links.

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SocialMediaOwls

13 years ago

Definitely use both. Twitter is the intro....Twitter is the limo driver...

Twitter drives 'em in and facebook makes them stick. Most of my sites have at least 10,000 twitter referrers monthly. Make a sweet landing page on facebook, drive them in with twitter and you have a winning combo

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JR Consulting

13 years ago

Originally Posted by SocialMediaOwls

Definitely use both. Twitter is the intro....Twitter is the limo driver...

Twitter drives 'em in and facebook makes them stick. Most of my sites have at least 10,000 twitter referrers monthly. Make a sweet landing page on facebook, drive them in with twitter and you have a winning combo

Love the analogy. I always tell people that it's easier to find people on Twitter and it's easier to share content on Facebook. A tag-team approach is best.

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SocialMediaOwls

13 years ago

What's funny Jeffrey is I see EVERY DAY on this forum someone bashing twitter about how "it doesn't work" and "people don't buy things on twitter"

If I showed you my webstats you would be STUNNED at how much traffic I get in from twitter. It is ALWAYS my number 1 referrer by a long shot, nothing even comes close to it.

I mean, think about it....

Here is a 140 character pitch that gets you interested....it's like the loss leader a store puts in a newspaper ad.

Once you get them into the store, that's when the best of the best convert.

All the selling happens in the store.

Every day when I read these posts about how "Twitter doesn't work".....I'm like.....ummmmm.......duh?

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JR Consulting

13 years ago

Originally Posted by SocialMediaOwls

What's funny Jeffrey is I see EVERY DAY on this forum someone bashing twitter about how "it doesn't work" and "people don't buy things on twitter"

If I showed you my webstats you would be STUNNED at how much traffic I get in from twitter. It is ALWAYS my number 1 referrer by a long shot, nothing even comes close to it.

I mean, think about it....

Here is a 140 character pitch that gets you interested....it's like the loss leader a store puts in a newspaper ad.

Once you get them into the store, that's when the best of the best convert.

All the selling happens in the store.

Every day when I read these posts about how "Twitter doesn't work".....I'm like.....ummmmm.......duh?

I see the same things, and I totally agree with you. The people saying that Twitter sucks and you can't make money on it are using it like the old FFA boards and just blasting out sales links in the hopes that they make some sales. Well, of course no one is going to buy from them.

I'm not on Twitter to buy from you, I'm on Twitter to interact with you and other like-minded people. Once the relationship is established, if you have what I need or what I'm interested in, then the chances of me buying from you skyrocket.

Twitter is a SOCIAL network. Be SOCIAL on Twitter (and Facebook), and save the sales pitches for your websites/blogs/emails. Establish relationships and network with people in your niche. Give them a reason to visit your sites, and potentially buy your products. Give them a reason to write blog posts linking to your sites. Give them a reason to mail their list about your product, or to jv with you.

The benefits of this approach will FAR outweigh the occasional sale you MIGHT get from just blasting out a ton of sh*t and hoping some of it sticks to the wall.

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Avery Berman

13 years ago

All of this sounds like speculation. Anyone actually have stats to prove one or the other?

I've never used twitter, so I cannot say anything about the issue.

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SocialMediaOwls

13 years ago

How is this for proof? I started MyCheapJobs on May 20th. That is exactly 3 weeks ago. 7200/3 is 2400 weekly.

Look at pages per visit and time on site....my goodness....2.69 pages per visit, over 2 minutes on site....this is not hit and run I'm not interested, I'm on twitter, I'm an idiot traffic.

This is real.

Do I convert? Damn right I convert

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garyv

13 years ago

Originally Posted by SocialMediaOwls

How is this for proof? I started MyCheapJobs on May 20th. That is exactly 3 weeks ago. 7200/3 is 2400 weekly.

Look at pages per visit and time on site....my goodness....2.69 pages per visit, over 2 minutes on site....this is not hit and run I'm not interested, I'm on twitter, I'm an idiot traffic.

This is real.

Do I convert? Damn right I convert

That right there is awesome! - What kind of revenue are you pulling in doing that?

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SocialMediaOwls

13 years ago

Doing an average of $100 per day. Not bad for 3 weeks. I have big plans for it.

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xxdksxx

13 years ago

I like Twitter better personally but Facebook gives me better results. So I try and do about equal work on each as I can see a change possibly coming with Facebook adding a lot of ads.

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Giftys

13 years ago

So much of it depends on what you're selling and how you're selling it. Neither Facebook or Twitter are going to work for you if you either have a product that no one wants or you're inexperienced at sales.

We also use both equally but started earlier with Twitter so that following is larger.

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SocialMediaOwls

13 years ago

It always depends on the landing page. People on twitter are waiting to be sold. If you direct them to a junk site, they will move on. If you direct them to a good landing page, they will buy and interact.

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JustVisiting

13 years ago

The most responsive? Depends how well you have targeted your followers and fans.

I use them to automatically funnel traffic to my blogs.

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Dan Ambrose 13 years ago

Originally Posted by JustVisiting

The most responsive? Depends how well you have targeted your followers and fans.

I use them to automatically funnel traffic to my blogs.

Cheers

Paul

Hi Paul,

Would you edge towards either site? if so, why?
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- JustVisiting 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by D Ambrose
  
  Hi Paul,
  
  Would you edge towards either site? if so, why?
  
  If I could only use one it would be Facebook. Why? It's more flexible and you can do more with it. Apps and advertising spring to mind.
  
  Cheers
  
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  Dan Ambrose 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by JustVisiting
  
  If I could only use one it would be Facebook. Why? It's more flexible and you can do more with it. Apps and advertising spring to mind.
  
  Cheers
  
  Paul
  
  Ok thanks. I don't think it will be long before Twitter introduce apps of some kind, but at the moment, on this point, Facebook increases it's lead.
  
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Gregg

13 years ago

I don't try to specifically generate income from either. I use them to send traffic to my blog and go for an opt-in. By far the best traffic I have received is from Twitter at this point because I automate the entire process and send links to my free blog posts.

I use Hootsuite to automate it and have been very happy with the results. I have some free videos on it in module 7 (traffic) at the link below if you want a step by step.

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Dan Ambrose

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Gregg

I don't try to specifically generate income from either. I use them to send traffic to my blog and go for an opt-in. By far the best traffic I have received is from Twitter at this point because I automate the entire process and send links to my free blog posts.

I use Hootsuite to automate it and have been very happy with the results. I have some free videos on it in module 7 (traffic) at the link below if you want a step by step.

The best traffic from Twitter?

That makes it Facebook 7... Twitter 6

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celente

13 years ago

I have actually had success with facebook, but its a high maintainence feature, but if you can work it, its very poweful.

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Dan Ambrose 13 years ago

Originally Posted by celente

I have actually had success with facebook, but its a high maintainence feature, but if you can work it, its very poweful.

Even though you find them "high maintenance", you also find the site very powerful AND you've had success with it.

That doubles Facebooks lead again.

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