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If you’re reading this via RSS feed please come over to the blog to view the instructional video …
I’m going to show you how to search Twitter profiles and tweets by keyword … making it much easier to promote your niche site on Twitter.
Watch This Video Lesson
Twitter Do’s and Don’ts
Do’s
- Fill out your profile (with a link to your site)
- Change your background (go to “Settings”)
- Use Twellow and Twitter Search to search by keyword
- Follow a few people at a time (20-40 or so) and try to keep your follow to follower ratio at about 10% (UPDATE: I have no idea at what number they enforce this … but today I’ve confirmed that I’m following exactly 10% more than are following me back and I cannot follow anyone)
- Do tweet information that’s fun, entertaining, useful and that pertains to your niche
- Do retweet for those who you are following
Don’ts
- Don’t use the background that comes with the general set up
- Don’t leave the generic image on your profile
- Don’t just start following anyone and everyone
- Don’t tweet sales pitches when you’re getting started with your new account
Are you promoting on Twitter? Was this video helpful? Did you know you could search Twitter by keyword? Are you using Twitter to grow any of your businesses? Do you have any questions for me? Let us hear from you below! *SmiLes* Suzanne
P.S. Are we following each other on Twitter? Follow Me On Twitter!
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18 Comments
Mikael @ Retire Rich
on 5th Aug, 09 03:08pm
Suzanne, why do you recommend to keep the ratio at 10%? (Must admit that I am brand new to using Twitter)
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Suzanne Reply:
August 5th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Hi Mikael ~ Well … I know that you will get banned/suspended from Twitter for doing anything they consider “spam” … and I’ve read all over the place that you need to watch out for how many “follow” requests you make at a time … but recently I heard the ratio of 10% … I know that can’t be exact because I see some people follow me who have followed 600+ people with very few followers but I also don’t stick around to see if they get the axe! LOL … You don’t want to go crazy for sure because you don’t want to be suspended or banned … if anyone else knows more about this … please share with us
*SmiLes*
(UPDATE: I have no idea at what number they enforce this … but today I’ve confirmed that I’m following exactly 10% more than are following me back and I cannot follow anyone … my numbers are: 2,554 followers & following 2,809)
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August 21st, 2009 at 9:13 am
wow you have followers. I’ve registered to twitter but i only have follower about 40 followers. I’m little worry about how if suspect as spammer ? so now i don’t use twitter too much, but i think for promoting the website, twitter one of the best tool for it.
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Chuck
on 5th Aug, 09 08:08pm
Fantastic, informative video. Loved it! Hope you do the videos on all the little pointers you mentioned. Would love to know more. I believe Twitter can be powerful if done correctly. Have not defined my niche yet, but want to know as much as possible. Thank you again, and look forward to your next twitter related videos! Cheers!
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Suzanne Reply:
August 5th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
Hi Chuck … Thank you so much for the feedback and the encouragement. I’ve had several emails asking me to do some more basic Twitter videos so I’ll get to them asap. Meanwhile, please let me know if I can help in any way … that’s what I’m here for
*SmiLes*
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Angie (Losing It and Loving It)
on 6th Aug, 09 08:08am
Great video! I do not use any automated Twitter stuff. Now I know what you’re talking about with those automated followers. When I mentioned that I got an iphone people came out of the woodwork. I didn’t follow any of them because they all had something to promote.
This video especially helped me because we have a local web design client who I’ll be starting to Twitter for and I didn’t know how to really find people to follow in that niche. I use Twitter but it’s for a mix of things business and personal and don’t really search for people to follow right now.
I also don’t follow everyone who follows me. I am very picky LOL It’s obvious who truly wants to network or connect with me. I don’t even pay attention to who unfollows me like so many people do on Twitter.
So I did have a question but now I forgot what it was. If I remember, I’ll come back and post.
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Suzanne Reply:
August 6th, 2009 at 10:39 am
Hey Angie … Thanks for the feedback here (and for the comment on YouTube! *huGs*) … I am not normally a fan of automated anything when it comes to relationship building! LOL … with the iphone expample … would it have been any different if some had done an “@” message to you telling you you’re going to love your new iphone and that they have a site with all kinds of helpful tips for new iphone users? And THEN followed you? I have no problem with people using Twitter for business but it’s about what you have to OFFER others … not what you can get from them! That will come in time if you’ve EARNED it right?! Let me know if you need any promotion ideas for your new client … I’d be happy to help in any way I can. Austin and I will also be sharing everything we know about promoting online in our password protected posts (http://www.suzannefranco.com/mother-son-competition/ for those who haven’t signed up for these free tips) … and we hope others will contribute there as well. *SmiLes*
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Jakie
on 6th Aug, 09 11:08am
Keep up the good work and good luck with your site – are you having fun with it? It’s interesting and well worth the time to visit.
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Suzanne Reply:
September 13th, 2009 at 9:57 am
Thanks Jakie! Yes, I have a lot of fun with it … I meet a ton of great people and learn a lot from everyone who asks questions and participates
Suzanne´s last blog ..Twitter – Friend or Follow … Control Your Following/Follower Ratio (Video)
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on 7th Aug, 09 05:08am
I didn’t follow any of them because they all had something to promote.This video especially helped me because we have a local web design client who I’ll be starting to Twitter for and I didn’t know how to really find people to follow in that niche. I use Twitter but it’s for a mix of things business and personal and don’t really search for people to follow right now.
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Suzanne Reply:
September 13th, 2009 at 9:58 am
Let us know how it works out with your local search!
Suzanne´s last blog ..Twitter – Friend or Follow … Control Your Following/Follower Ratio (Video)
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Leopold
on 7th Aug, 09 11:08am
Twitter is everywhere this days.. I`m yet to start using it though. Maybe I will now.
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suzanne Reply:
August 9th, 2009 at 10:02 am
Hi Leopold ~ Please let me know if you need any help getting the hang of Twitter … I don’t think it’s going away any time soon … and it’s a good way to promote you site/business. I believe in using it to build relationships but unfortunately there are a lot of “spammer” on there … I don’t think they are going to get the most out of the site/tool. *SmiLes*
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Kotlina Kłodzka
on 13th Aug, 09 03:08am
There is no doubt about the fact that Twitter is a phenomenon. The site that would like to be seen as social networking portal and with such potential of web marketing. I must say that this idea was great and people who created the site must have got a lot of money from it. I don’t like Twitter. It’s a machine to make money/traffic/spam. I know that it is the purpose of this site, but I find this a little bit disturbing. I’m one of those old timers who see blogging as something that is done for the people and not for money. And I also would like to see the best blogs at the top of the web blockbuster list. And now it is all about marketing, just a little about specific site content. And that is sad for me.
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Suzanne Reply:
September 13th, 2009 at 10:01 am
Yes, there are definitely two schools of thought when it comes to what a blog “should” be used for and I totally understand your viewpoint. I’ve met some great people through my blog and through Twitter and I’ve helped a lot of people learn how to make money online – using both of these ways too. I’ve asked questions on Twitter and gotten great answers within minutes and it would’ve taken me hours to research … so that’s a fun aspect too. Let me know if I can help in any way
Suzanne´s last blog ..Twitter – Friend or Follow … Control Your Following/Follower Ratio (Video)
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R Kumar
on 14th Aug, 09 05:08am
Very informative video.
I never thought that there could be so many thing to Twitter. Having said that I should admit the fact that Twitter can change your business drastically if your understand and learn to leverage it. But the unfortunate part is that most of the people do not know how to use Twitter and keep spamming others.
More of such videos should create a better understanding of the uses of Twitter.
R Kumar´s last blog ..4 ways to get new ideas to blog about
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Suzanne Reply:
September 13th, 2009 at 9:55 am
Yes … I get hit with a ton of spam on Twitter … and it seems to increase now that I’m growing my following.
I haven’t used this yet but I plan to look into it as a way to combat the spam: http://www.bloggingtips.com/2009/09/12/take-control-of-automated-twitter-spam-with-truetwit/.
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Tony Tovar
on 15th Aug, 09 12:08am
Hey Suzanne!!! Thanks for the awesome post. I actually learned a lot from it. I’m starting to try and get some specific followers using the method outlined in your video. Great work and thank you for your time and effort!
Respectfully,
Tony Tovar
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Suzanne Reply:
September 13th, 2009 at 10:03 am
Hey Tony ~ How’s it going with your “specific followers” search on Twitter? Let us know
Suzanne´s last blog ..Twitter – Friend or Follow … Control Your Following/Follower Ratio (Video)
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Hospitalitystaff
on 31st Aug, 09 04:08am
Hi………,
The unfortunate part is that most of the people do not know how to use Twitter and keep spamming others.This video helped me because we have a local web designer.Thankyou
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Essence music festival
on 1st Sep, 09 02:09pm
Do you know of any sites that are similar to Twitter and any blogging sites i can use to promote my business.?
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Tony Alverio
on 4th Sep, 09 10:09pm
Hey Suzanne,
Great post with awesome tips. Twitter is growing at a extremely fast pace and it generates free leads to any business if you know how to use it correctly.
Thanks, looking forward in reading more of your post.
Tony
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propertyforsalejavea
on 13th Sep, 09 12:09am
Not more Internet users know about and use Twitter. 8% of advertisers think that twitter is a “very effective” promotion tool.” It’s much easier to convert twitter time to money in the bank when you’re small or local. Nice post. This is really helpful video.
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Aidil
on 23rd Sep, 09 12:09am
helpful video. I learn a lot from it. Twitter can be a great promoting tool in terms of brand or product. But I think building a relationship with followers is also a must rather than just tweeting about products.
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Rod Macbeth
on 23rd Sep, 09 11:09am
Twitter seems to change the numbers back and forth but, generally speaking, you can follow a minimum of 500 people in a day. I have seen it higher recently, that’s why I said minimum.
When you first join you can follow up to 2,000 people irregardless of the amount of people following you.
After you reach the 2,000 plateau you can then exceed that by 10% of those following you.
Cheers,
Rod
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Luca Di Nicola
on 23rd Sep, 09 11:09pm
Hey Suzanne,
Great tips on how to use twitter properly. It really is a fun way to get traffic to your sites as well as meet up with new people. I’ve met some great Internet Marketers and actually had an opportunity to meet in person (we live only about an hour away). I like to retweet posts like this that I know my followers would appreciate.
Great video too. @rsonline
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Денис Милюков
on 17th Oct, 09 09:10am
Вот это да…
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Counselor
on 22nd Nov, 09 12:11am
Nice post. I admit the fact that Twitter can change your business drastically if your understand and learn to leverage it…..
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