Comments on: Twitter, The Good The Bad, The Long The Short http://andrewhansen.name/web-20/twitter-the-good-the-bad-the-long-the-short/ Tips, Tricks And Insights Into Online Business Success Sat, 05 May 2012 13:03:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: anna http://andrewhansen.name/web-20/twitter-the-good-the-bad-the-long-the-short/comment-page-1/#comment-52052 anna Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:25:49 +0000 http://andrewhansen.name/?p=341#comment-52052 great info Andrew, as always. I have tried to choose specific people's tweets with Tweet Deck but seem to be having issues.. I'm really new to all of this stuff. Any help would be great. The help section on TD tells you how to do it but it isn't working for me for some reason great info Andrew, as always. I have tried to choose specific people’s tweets with Tweet Deck but seem to be having issues.. I’m really new to all of this stuff. Any help would be great. The help section on TD tells you how to do it but it isn’t working for me for some reason

]]> By: Udi Schlessinger http://andrewhansen.name/web-20/twitter-the-good-the-bad-the-long-the-short/comment-page-1/#comment-51726 Udi Schlessinger Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:02:24 +0000 http://andrewhansen.name/?p=341#comment-51726 Superb article - maybe the best article I've read about twitters and gaining followers. As someone who spends a lot of time thinking about this (I think I've already written 5 posts about the matter), I think you've really captured all the major aspects of "buying" followers. Superb article – maybe the best article I’ve read about twitters and gaining followers. As someone who spends a lot of time thinking about this (I think I’ve already written 5 posts about the matter), I think you’ve really captured all the major aspects of “buying” followers.

]]> By: Hamid Mat Sain http://andrewhansen.name/web-20/twitter-the-good-the-bad-the-long-the-short/comment-page-1/#comment-50210 Hamid Mat Sain Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:55:36 +0000 http://andrewhansen.name/?p=341#comment-50210 excellent piece Andrew. I believe all the internet social platforms are mere tools to be leveraged for certain values including business. like everything in business,some people have success with it some don't. but at least there are extra online tools to develop networks cheers God bless excellent piece Andrew.
I believe all the internet social platforms are mere tools to be leveraged for certain values including business.
like everything in business,some people have success with it some don’t.
but at least there are extra online tools to develop networks

cheers

God bless

]]> By: Katharina http://andrewhansen.name/web-20/twitter-the-good-the-bad-the-long-the-short/comment-page-1/#comment-44680 Katharina Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:59:20 +0000 http://andrewhansen.name/?p=341#comment-44680 I have a twitter account but i am not active. With this information i am getting i am beginning to take an interested on taking my twitter account seriously. Thank you so much for this article. I have a twitter account but i am not active. With this information i am getting i am beginning to take an interested on taking my twitter account seriously. Thank you so much for this article.

]]> By: Theresa Mayhew http://andrewhansen.name/web-20/twitter-the-good-the-bad-the-long-the-short/comment-page-1/#comment-37968 Theresa Mayhew Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:28:34 +0000 http://andrewhansen.name/?p=341#comment-37968 Even though I didn't understand the power of Twitter in the beginning I got started anyway. During a live webinar teaching about the benefits of Twitter and how to use it responsibly, I connected with one of my all time favorite internet marketers. I had never met this person, just admired him and here we were on Twitter conversing like old friends. I've made connections with people around the world. Whether I make money directly is not as important right now to me as just connecting. The money will follow eventually, especially if I'm respectful and not spamming. All the best, Theresa Even though I didn’t understand the power of Twitter in the beginning I got started anyway. During a live webinar teaching about the benefits of Twitter and how to use it responsibly, I connected with one of my all time favorite internet marketers. I had never met this person, just admired him and here we were on Twitter conversing like old friends. I’ve made connections with people around the world. Whether I make money directly is not as important right now to me as just connecting. The money will follow eventually, especially if I’m respectful and not spamming.

All the best,
Theresa

]]> By: admin http://andrewhansen.name/web-20/twitter-the-good-the-bad-the-long-the-short/comment-page-1/#comment-32575 admin Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:50:12 +0000 http://andrewhansen.name/?p=341#comment-32575 Jill, I'd love to know how you were able to build that number of followers so quickly in a natural way. Perhaps you could even make a guest post for us at this blog? :) What I didn't mention is that I rarely add other people to follow. So most of the followers have come from seeing my interactions with others. I'm sure I could have gained alot more by following alot more people but that wasn't really my goal either. Thanks for your thoughts! Andrew Jill,

I’d love to know how you were able to build that number of followers so quickly in a natural way. Perhaps you could even make a guest post for us at this blog? :)

What I didn’t mention is that I rarely add other people to follow. So most of the followers have come from seeing my interactions with others. I’m sure I could have gained alot more by following alot more people but that wasn’t really my goal either.

Thanks for your thoughts!

Andrew

]]> By: Rob http://andrewhansen.name/web-20/twitter-the-good-the-bad-the-long-the-short/comment-page-1/#comment-32548 Rob Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:05:49 +0000 http://andrewhansen.name/?p=341#comment-32548 Thanks again Andrew! Agree! Twitter can be a major distraction, but can be used for affiliate link "broadcasting". However, followers do not = fans. My time anyway seems better spent on articles and blog posts. Rob. Thanks again Andrew!
Agree! Twitter can be a major distraction, but can be used for affiliate link “broadcasting”. However, followers do not = fans.
My time anyway seems better spent on articles
and blog posts.
Rob.

]]> By: zija xm3 http://andrewhansen.name/web-20/twitter-the-good-the-bad-the-long-the-short/comment-page-1/#comment-32539 zija xm3 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:17:58 +0000 http://andrewhansen.name/?p=341#comment-32539 yes very helpful!! I have been hearing alot about these kind of deals. ( getting 10,000 followers) I wondered if it was worth the effort. What you are saying makes logical sense to me. Very very helpful :-) yes very helpful!! I have been hearing alot about these kind of deals. ( getting 10,000 followers) I wondered if it was worth the effort. What you are saying makes logical sense to me.

Very very helpful :-)

]]> By: Jill Carpenter http://andrewhansen.name/web-20/twitter-the-good-the-bad-the-long-the-short/comment-page-1/#comment-32536 Jill Carpenter Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:01:39 +0000 http://andrewhansen.name/?p=341#comment-32536 Wow, Did Mirjam just miss the part at the beginning where you said "the link to this blog on my Twitter profile just became the single external link that brought the most traffic to my site." ??? What about getting traffic to your articles? Or your article being on your site? Traffic is a HUGE consideration. "I’ve grown my followers by 650 in the last 4 weeks. Nothing to brag about, but it’s helpful." That's it? And you were on for an hour a day? I'm really shocked by that. And I can also proudly say I'm in that 10% you mentioned that created a larger following in a shorter time and did not automate, did not outsource teams, and did not email my list to follow me during the first 4,000 followers I achieved. I also did not spend an hour a day. Yes, it takes time but that first 2,000 can be easily achieved within the first month - and as my business partner demonstrated to me you can get 5,000 in the course of a month with regular daily dedication (which he did and did not spend an hour a day on either). Like the other social networking sites, to get the most out of it you need to have a plan going into it. No, you don't want to spam links all day, but yes, an occasion link to a promotion can do wonders once you get that initial following built up. Personally, I think twitter is one of the fastest ways to market and the bigger your list of followers the more people whose timeline you are showing up in and getting your urgent time sensitive promotions out to more quickly. If someone can not afford aweber and wants to get started online, they would be silly not to invest some time into building a following on Twitter. If someone were to tell me I had to decide between my Twitter list and my Facebook list - that I was only allowed to have one of the two social sites - hands down it would be Twitter. It is far easier to reach more people in a shorter time period. I can do business and personal conversations. There are just too many tools now to go along with Twitter to make it worth putting some time into. Wow, Did Mirjam just miss the part at the beginning where you said “the link to this blog on my Twitter profile just became the single external link that brought the most traffic to my site.” ??? What about getting traffic to your articles? Or your article being on your site?

Traffic is a HUGE consideration.

“I’ve grown my followers by 650 in the last 4 weeks. Nothing to brag about, but it’s helpful.”

That’s it? And you were on for an hour a day? I’m really shocked by that. And I can also proudly say I’m in that 10% you mentioned that created a larger following in a shorter time and did not automate, did not outsource teams, and did not email my list to follow me during the first 4,000 followers I achieved. I also did not spend an hour a day.
Yes, it takes time but that first 2,000 can be easily achieved within the first month – and as my business partner demonstrated to me you can get 5,000 in the course of a month with regular daily dedication (which he did and did not spend an hour a day on either).

Like the other social networking sites, to get the most out of it you need to have a plan going into it. No, you don’t want to spam links all day, but yes, an occasion link to a promotion can do wonders once you get that initial following built up.

Personally, I think twitter is one of the fastest ways to market and the bigger your list of followers the more people whose timeline you are showing up in and getting your urgent time sensitive promotions out to more quickly. If someone can not afford aweber and wants to get started online, they would be silly not to invest some time into building a following on Twitter.

If someone were to tell me I had to decide between my Twitter list and my Facebook list – that I was only allowed to have one of the two social sites – hands down it would be Twitter. It is far easier to reach more people in a shorter time period. I can do business and personal conversations.
There are just too many tools now to go along with Twitter to make it worth putting some time into.

]]> By: Jonathan Hilton http://andrewhansen.name/web-20/twitter-the-good-the-bad-the-long-the-short/comment-page-1/#comment-32528 Jonathan Hilton Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:59:25 +0000 http://andrewhansen.name/?p=341#comment-32528 Interesting article. I agree that twitter can possibly be a way to promote yourself. I think it is key to understand the difference between followers and fans. Anyone can get followers, not so much for fans. I personally am following 1,000+ people and have around 800 people following me, with really very little effort. I really haven't seen a value from it when you compare time spent to results. I would never pay for some of the foolish information products I have seen on making money on twitter. It is just someone climbing on to a hot topic and trying to capitalize on it. There is nothing wrong with them doing that, but the value of any product is minimal because the true value of twitter seems to be a vehicle to build relationships. Building relationships takes time, caring and a real give and take. Right now as I look through the tweets that are on my twitter page I see a bunch of people trying to sell to each other. Seems like a brick wall to me. Thanks for the post, I appreciate the dialog. Keep up the good work. Jonathan Hilton, twitter profile ethicalmarketer Interesting article. I agree that twitter can possibly be a way to promote yourself. I think it is key to understand the difference between followers and fans. Anyone can get followers, not so much for fans. I personally am following 1,000+ people and have around 800 people following me, with really very little effort. I really haven’t seen a value from it when you compare time spent to results. I would never pay for some of the foolish information products I have seen on making money on twitter. It is just someone climbing on to a hot topic and trying to capitalize on it. There is nothing wrong with them doing that, but the value of any product is minimal because the true value of twitter seems to be a vehicle to build relationships. Building relationships takes time, caring and a real give and take. Right now as I look through the tweets that are on my twitter page I see a bunch of people trying to sell to each other. Seems like a brick wall to me. Thanks for the post, I appreciate the dialog. Keep up the good work.
Jonathan Hilton, twitter profile ethicalmarketer

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