Comments on: Who says you can’t use Twitter for business? http://www.here.org.uk/2009/03/who-says-you-cant-use-twitter-for-business.html Welcome to Kieron's blog - the life and times of an Internet Marketeer Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:03:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Richard http://www.here.org.uk/2009/03/who-says-you-cant-use-twitter-for-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-15562 Richard Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:32:02 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1526#comment-15562 I'll say this for twitter, and other social networking sites - it's free advertising, and it's fun - how often can you say that in business? Make the most of it and see it as fun and free. If you get nothing from in you've lost nothing but if you get something you're a winner! I've had my facebook a few years, and twitter a few months, but I've had leads and work from both. I highly recommend them. I’ll say this for twitter, and other social networking sites – it’s free advertising, and it’s fun – how often can you say that in business? Make the most of it and see it as fun and free. If you get nothing from in you’ve lost nothing but if you get something you’re a winner! I’ve had my facebook a few years, and twitter a few months, but I’ve had leads and work from both. I highly recommend them.

]]> By: 10 ways to improve Twitter http://www.here.org.uk/2009/03/who-says-you-cant-use-twitter-for-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-13932 10 ways to improve Twitter Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:40:51 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1526#comment-13932 [...] found Twitter to be those rarest of things, both fun and useful. I’ve used it to send visitors to my sites, as a business tool, as a method of connecting with my peers and finding new and [...] [...] found Twitter to be those rarest of things, both fun and useful. I’ve used it to send visitors to my sites, as a business tool, as a method of connecting with my peers and finding new and [...]

]]> By: Cheap DVDs http://www.here.org.uk/2009/03/who-says-you-cant-use-twitter-for-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-12192 Cheap DVDs Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:59:42 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1526#comment-12192 Thanks Joe - I found a few new people with Twellow. Well, I found some companies in the same sort of field and then followed some of their followers! Another tool I found that I thought I'd share is http://www.tweetsmarter.com - it allows you to easily add a link on the end so that people can easily retweet your tweet just by clicking it. Thanks Joe – I found a few new people with Twellow. Well, I found some companies in the same sort of field and then followed some of their followers!

Another tool I found that I thought I’d share is http://www.tweetsmarter.com – it allows you to easily add a link on the end so that people can easily retweet your tweet just by clicking it.

]]> By: Joe Luong http://www.here.org.uk/2009/03/who-says-you-cant-use-twitter-for-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-12133 Joe Luong Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:58:52 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1526#comment-12133 Further to my earlier post, yes, I too was one of those that didnt get it. But Kieron's article made me seriously rethink this. So far, in the last 3 weeks, made 28 updates and got 35 followers. Not great, but an OK start since I hardly spend any time on this. http://twitter.com/MyEggNest To get followers, I use two methods. The first simple approach was to follow people in a similar field, in my case, parents with young children, then start following their followers. So I've had a 60% follow rate. Secondly, I use the "yellow pages of twitter" (their slogan) called Twellow.com. Here you can find followers based on specific categories, i,e. Babies, Finance, Music, Design, Painting etcc.... Hope this helps. Anyone has other recommendations, please feel free to help us novices out. Further to my earlier post, yes, I too was one of those that didnt get it. But Kieron’s article made me seriously rethink this. So far, in the last 3 weeks, made 28 updates and got 35 followers. Not great, but an OK start since I hardly spend any time on this.

http://twitter.com/MyEggNest

To get followers, I use two methods. The first simple approach was to follow people in a similar field, in my case, parents with young children, then start following their followers. So I’ve had a 60% follow rate. Secondly, I use the “yellow pages of twitter” (their slogan) called Twellow.com. Here you can find followers based on specific categories, i,e. Babies, Finance, Music, Design, Painting etcc…. Hope this helps. Anyone has other recommendations, please feel free to help us novices out.

]]> By: Cheap DVDs http://www.here.org.uk/2009/03/who-says-you-cant-use-twitter-for-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-12121 Cheap DVDs Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:29:38 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1526#comment-12121 Ok - while waiting for your follow up article on Twitter I've taken the plunge and joined it! http://twitter.com/123PriceCheck I'm not sure yet exactly how to best use it. Regularly posting good DVD/CD/book deals is one thing I plan on doing. Also, when merchants send out notices of sales or offers. Though I want to balance it so I'm not sending out too many of these tweets! I've also added a link on all my pages for people to follow me, though have no idea how many people (a) use Twitter and (b) will want to follow me! I could also do with starting a blog and tweets could be a good way of letting people know when a new post has been made. I'm not sure yet whether this is another thing that I will end up spending time on that doesn't achieve a lot, or whether it'll be useful in promoting my site! Ok – while waiting for your follow up article on Twitter I’ve taken the plunge and joined it!

http://twitter.com/123PriceCheck

I’m not sure yet exactly how to best use it. Regularly posting good DVD/CD/book deals is one thing I plan on doing. Also, when merchants send out notices of sales or offers. Though I want to balance it so I’m not sending out too many of these tweets!

I’ve also added a link on all my pages for people to follow me, though have no idea how many people (a) use Twitter and (b) will want to follow me!

I could also do with starting a blog and tweets could be a good way of letting people know when a new post has been made.

I’m not sure yet whether this is another thing that I will end up spending time on that doesn’t achieve a lot, or whether it’ll be useful in promoting my site!

]]> By: Cheap DVDs http://www.here.org.uk/2009/03/who-says-you-cant-use-twitter-for-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-12071 Cheap DVDs Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:06:35 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1526#comment-12071 Hi Keiron, I'm one of the people you mention that just doesn't get Twitter, so it's interesting to see that it does actually work. Any chance you'll have a full article up about how you used it? Hi Keiron,

I’m one of the people you mention that just doesn’t get Twitter, so it’s interesting to see that it does actually work.

Any chance you’ll have a full article up about how you used it?

]]> By: Money Academy http://www.here.org.uk/2009/03/who-says-you-cant-use-twitter-for-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-12068 Money Academy Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:39:34 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1526#comment-12068 it depends on how much followers you have , because if you just starter i don't think that you can collect much followers and if you do this i don't think that you can gain them trust on you .. just need time and a good tweets . it depends on how much followers you have , because if you just starter i don’t think that you can collect much followers and if you do this i don’t think that you can gain them trust on you .. just need time and a good tweets .

]]> By: ShareMyPlaylists.com competition - win a Sony PlayStation 3 http://www.here.org.uk/2009/03/who-says-you-cant-use-twitter-for-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-12061 ShareMyPlaylists.com competition - win a Sony PlayStation 3 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:56:51 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1526#comment-12061 [...] As of today Twitter is second only to Google in terms of referrals to the site. Following on from this post I will write a more in-depth report soon on how I used Twitter to help market the [...] [...] As of today Twitter is second only to Google in terms of referrals to the site. Following on from this post I will write a more in-depth report soon on how I used Twitter to help market the [...]

]]> By: seo http://www.here.org.uk/2009/03/who-says-you-cant-use-twitter-for-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-12046 seo Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:34:25 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1526#comment-12046 So what kind of numbers does the chart represent? :D 9% out of 100 visitors does not make Twitter an effective marketing tool. 9% of 100.000 does. So what kind of numbers does the chart represent? :D 9% out of 100 visitors does not make Twitter an effective marketing tool. 9% of 100.000 does.

]]> By: Ruby Web http://www.here.org.uk/2009/03/who-says-you-cant-use-twitter-for-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-12014 Ruby Web Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:26:34 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1526#comment-12014 10 minutes a day ain't bad at all! 15 minutes to create a blog post is good going however. Is this your usual turnaround time or was this an exeption, Kieron? 10 minutes a day ain’t bad at all! 15 minutes to create a blog post is good going however. Is this your usual turnaround time or was this an exeption, Kieron?

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