Twitip

First off, did I ever mention that I’m one of 559 people Shaquille O’Neal is following on Twitter?

(There are 2,804,494 people following him).

Had to throw that out for my Arizona SEO friend!

Anyway…

I’ve heard quite a bit lately that…

Twitter just takes too much time…

or

I don’t ever really see much come from my Twitter efforts…

You ever thought or heard this?

Both are valid concerns, I guess.

Twitter does take time.

It can be hard to see immediate results from Twitter efforts (depending on how you define “results”).

However, I wanted to share a real-life success on how to get lots of buzz (and viral marketing – which means links and brand building) via Twitter. (more…)

A recent poll here on Twitip asked:

“What do you think when you get an automated ‘Thanks for following’ DM?”

The results ranged from “I love them”, “I hate them” and “I don’t mind them” to “I unfollow the person who sent it”.

So, for those of you who hate them and unfollow tweeps who send them, Social Oomph has a super quick and easy way to opt out of auto-DMs. (more…)

Warning:

This post might sound negative, but it’s not meant to be. There’s a point to the criticism and I hope you’ll stick through it long enough to get to the end and join me in the discussion.

Scratch My Back

There’s something that’s been bothering me a lot lately, and I can’t quite figure out what it is. It has to do with Twitter, blogging, and social media. Being that this is a Twitter blog though, we’ll keep the discussion focused on Twitter. (more…)

The absolute most important thing your Tweets are going to provide is a message. Think of this “message” as you would a blog post title–it needs to tell your readers (followers) what they’re going to find if they click your link.

Since Twitter revolutionized the news-gathering and information-sharing bubbles by helping followers cut through clutter and find EXACTLY what they are looking for immediately, your Tweet titles are more important than ever. If you have any hope to get clicks, re-Tweets, or Replies, follow these guidelines: (more…)

I’ve devoured a lot of information products about twitter. Most are basic cheapies – they give you the same information you get from the help section and provide little relevant information on how to engage with the community.

The Twitter Marketing Ebook is my favorite twitter product under $20. It’s concise but covers a lot of unspoken rules. There are 15 chapters totaling 66 pages. Rather than give a brief overview of each chapter, I thought it would be best to focus on the 6 chapters that really stood out. (more…)

When I start reviewing Twitter accounts it can quite often be the case that businesses who aren’t used to working in the social media environment are using Twitter as just another outreach to their marketing content. You can tell these accounts as generally all they contain are updates generated by the feed from their news page or if they have one, their blog. (more…)

Commenting, replying, asking, sharing, and helping are among five tips you can use to overcome Twitter block, wrote Mark Havenner last year.

Each tip is valuable and chock-full of simple advice, such as this bit on the importance of sharing content in Twitter:

Make it a habit to simply share what you find as you find it. Link retweets are the most popular type of tweet for a reason. Most people are there to find news and websites, and if you post interesting things people will notice you more.

But Mark missed something more valuable than sharing and asking and helping. He missed quitting. A sure-fire way to overcome Twitter block is to stop using the social networking service, to take a break, to quit. (more…)

The web is full of “naming gurus” selling names to big companies for thousands of dollars. They claim they’ve got the solution to every naming issue. The truth is that the only one who can really make up your name is… you. You can save time and money by simply understanding what is important in order to make your username effective. If you’re new in social media and want to create a Twitter account, a Facebook fan page or whatever, you can consider these very basic tips in order to create a good name, be you a personal user or a new brand. Your name should reflect your identity and your “tone”. (more…)

Have you been ignoring your followers?

Your followers took the time to check out your profile and thought you were cool enough to follow, but how are you treating them in return? Have you allowed your large number of followers cause you to develop Twi-lebrity Syndrome? Suddenly, you’re too good to respond to or retweet anything and you think everyone should stop what they’re doing and retweet your tweets? If so, then you’ve probably begun to notice that for some strange reason the number of your followers are dropping. Why? Because you’ve been ignoring them. (more…)

Before you continue any further, retweet this post. Please. Pretty please? I’ll be your best friend!

Ok, maybe I have to speak your language… “Plz RT!” Did that work?

How about if I retweet all of your posts? Wow, that’s a great idea – I’ll just guilt you into reciprocating!

Argh… what is it going to take for you to retweet this post?!?!

We all have to freely admit that we’d like our blog posts to reach as many people as possible. We do our best to create compelling content, bring forth new ideas and promote engaging discussion. We, hopefully, do so in a way that inspires our followers to spread the word and bring other people into the conversation. But what happens if this alone is not enough? (more…)