Comments on: WHY asking Questions are a Powerful Twitter Technique

By: Jacob

Jacob — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 07:02:23 +0000

Very informative and useful information, very simple yet effective. I began implementing it as I read throughout the article. This would have to go with some of the basic fundamentals in understanding how to use twitter.

Thanks!

By: Jaki

Jaki — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:14:58 +0000

Asking questions is generally under-rated in life, so agree entirely. I’ve only just started twittering and had the same fear as @rlscovens . Blogged my first proper blog on the subject http://parboo.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/hello-world/

I htink the more you ask, the more people will respond to – it’s the law of averages.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:09:38 +0000

I agree that Tweeting questions is a great idea to get others involved but it really is frustrating to have no one answer.

Honestly, I think that it all comes down to numbers. If I ask a question with 600 followers and, let’s say, 5% are “listening” at any given moment then I’m going to be very surprised if I get more than 1 or 2 answers. If @chrisbrogan asks a question, he’s going to get at least a couple of dozen responses within 5 minutes or so.

Sometimes there’s just a lot of “noise” on Twitter. I don’t see any harm in re-tweeting your own query a few times over an hour or even a day.

By: Josh Finnie

Josh Finnie — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:12:49 +0000

I find it tough to ask questions. I really want to try and pull people in with questions, but many go unanswered. I only have 250-ish followers, so I know not everyone wants to answer my questions, but it is disheartening when no one responds!

I think if you are starting off and don’t have 1000’s of followers, I think the best way to stimulate converstation and get followers is to respond to people comments. I have really been making an effort to reach out to people I follow, and I have found that my follower numbers are growning!

By: Graeme Hunter

Graeme Hunter — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:26:51 +0000

One good way to encourage people to answer your questions, is to have answered theirs first. People can be more inclined to answer if you’ve participated in their conversations too.

By: Hemanth Kumar

Hemanth Kumar — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:24:37 +0000

That’s a great tips. As many active twitter users are already in Questioning. You are presenting The uses of Questioning on twitter. Thanks Darren. You rock.

By: Amy Nathan

Amy Nathan — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:21:35 +0000

It’s a mixed bag for me…sometimes I ask questions to bring on some blog traffic and it has down that tremendously. I hope people will chime in through the comments and some do. I also ask questions when I’m, well, bored. I’m a single mom, I don’t live with any other adult, nor do I talk to other adults too often because I work from home (I’m a writer). So, when I plug “What’s for dinner?” into Twitter and list the meal being made, and hear from other moms, I feel connected. Totally different than drawing in readers or potential clients or fans for my work…but it all fills the need to gather information and connect.

By: Yael K. Miller

Yael K. Miller — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:06:45 +0000

Number 5 is my favorite. I ask questions about things I want to know. Recently, I’ve been setting up two WordPress blog. People on Twitter have been helping me with the issues I don’t know: coding, custom setups, etc.

It’s amazing the generosity of people on Twitter. Someone actually walked me through the steps, including making the code, for inserting a banner into a WP theme. This person stayed with me until it worked. Although, this hand-holding took place off Twitter in emails.

By: Hector A. Henry S.

Hector A. Henry S. — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:50:56 +0000

Yes you are right whit thi spots, in my case it funtion a lot to tell me how its looking of in touch whit my updates.

By: Dax Desai

Dax Desai — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:50:07 +0000

Amazing site you’ve created in such a short time. Best of luck