Comments on: 3 Rules of Using Twitter for Business http://www.marketingprofessor.com/social-marketing/3-rules-of-using-twitter-for-business/ Real-World Marketing Information for Small Businesses Internet Marketers Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:50:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Travis Campbell http://www.marketingprofessor.com/social-marketing/3-rules-of-using-twitter-for-business/comment-page-1/#comment-2247 Travis Campbell Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:50:01 +0000 http://www.marketingprofessor.com/?p=903#comment-2247 With Twitter lists, you can better organize all those you follow. For the most meaningful conversations, the more you scrutinize who you follow the better. However, if you are targeting a specific market, it is 'polite' to follow back. Idea being if you follow those in your market, they will reciprocate, and vice versa. Not always the rule, but the idea. <br><br>Thanks for stopping by Tim! With Twitter lists, you can better organize all those you follow. For the most meaningful conversations, the more you scrutinize who you follow the better. However, if you are targeting a specific market, it is 'polite' to follow back. Idea being if you follow those in your market, they will reciprocate, and vice versa. Not always the rule, but the idea.

Thanks for stopping by Tim!

]]> By: Tim Read: Ripplenet web design http://www.marketingprofessor.com/social-marketing/3-rules-of-using-twitter-for-business/comment-page-1/#comment-2242 Tim Read: Ripplenet web design Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:39:20 +0000 http://www.marketingprofessor.com/?p=903#comment-2242 Thanks for this. Your targets bring out the point that one shouldn't just tweet the same stuff. One question I have though is, what's the point in following more people than you can read stuff from? I'm following 164 people right now - and I can't read 20% of the stuff they put out. I dont' really get why people follow hundreds and hundreds of others... Thanks for this. Your targets bring out the point that one shouldn't just tweet the same stuff. One question I have though is, what's the point in following more people than you can read stuff from? I'm following 164 people right now – and I can't read 20% of the stuff they put out. I dont' really get why people follow hundreds and hundreds of others…

]]> By: Travis Campbell http://www.marketingprofessor.com/social-marketing/3-rules-of-using-twitter-for-business/comment-page-1/#comment-1691 Travis Campbell Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:09:15 +0000 http://www.marketingprofessor.com/?p=903#comment-1691 *knowing* where you will end up might be a bit of a stretch, at least you know what direction you are headed. :-) *knowing* where you will end up might be a bit of a stretch, at least you know what direction you are headed. :-)

]]> By: licitatii http://www.marketingprofessor.com/social-marketing/3-rules-of-using-twitter-for-business/comment-page-1/#comment-1690 licitatii Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:08:58 +0000 http://www.marketingprofessor.com/?p=903#comment-1690 Is always good to have first a strategy before you start doing your job, to know where you will end up. Is always good to have first a strategy before you start doing your job, to know where you will end up.

]]> By: Travis Campbell http://www.marketingprofessor.com/social-marketing/3-rules-of-using-twitter-for-business/comment-page-1/#comment-1667 Travis Campbell Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:36:25 +0000 http://www.marketingprofessor.com/?p=903#comment-1667 Excellent points. I'm testing out some other products that help buy you time back when it comes to using Twitter profitably. I agree, we all need to capture those nice things people say about us! Thanks for stopping by, and taking time to share your perspective. Excellent points. I'm testing out some other products that help buy you time back when it comes to using Twitter profitably. I agree, we all need to capture those nice things people say about us! Thanks for stopping by, and taking time to share your perspective.

]]> By: kimjimmerson http://www.marketingprofessor.com/social-marketing/3-rules-of-using-twitter-for-business/comment-page-1/#comment-1659 kimjimmerson Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:05:07 +0000 http://www.marketingprofessor.com/?p=903#comment-1659 I agree with you on everything but the amount of times that you should tweet. I have found that you have about a 5 to 10 second window (if that) to capture someone's attention, especially if they follow a lot of people. I tweet once an hour and schedule these tweets ahead of time. I also schedule these tweets around the clock because a lot of the people that I'm connecting with are awake at the time that I'm asleep since they are all around the world.<br><br>The short tips are helpful for people. I would also add that using a program such as TweetDeck that allows you to know when someone mentions you so that you can stay connected with everyone is a good idea. It's just a shame to miss someone saying something nice about you and to completely miss it! I agree with you on everything but the amount of times that you should tweet. I have found that you have about a 5 to 10 second window (if that) to capture someone's attention, especially if they follow a lot of people. I tweet once an hour and schedule these tweets ahead of time. I also schedule these tweets around the clock because a lot of the people that I'm connecting with are awake at the time that I'm asleep since they are all around the world.

The short tips are helpful for people. I would also add that using a program such as TweetDeck that allows you to know when someone mentions you so that you can stay connected with everyone is a good idea. It's just a shame to miss someone saying something nice about you and to completely miss it!

]]> By: Travis Campbell http://www.marketingprofessor.com/social-marketing/3-rules-of-using-twitter-for-business/comment-page-1/#comment-1479 Travis Campbell Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:26:26 +0000 http://www.marketingprofessor.com/?p=903#comment-1479 Don't let it cramp your style too much. Be as consistent as your work schedule permits, add value, and remain before your followers on a somewhat consistent basis. That is further ahead than most 90 days after signing up for Twitter. :-) Don't let it cramp your style too much. Be as consistent as your work schedule permits, add value, and remain before your followers on a somewhat consistent basis. That is further ahead than most 90 days after signing up for Twitter. :-)

]]> By: Travis Campbell http://www.marketingprofessor.com/social-marketing/3-rules-of-using-twitter-for-business/comment-page-1/#comment-1477 Travis Campbell Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:21:38 +0000 http://www.marketingprofessor.com/?p=903#comment-1477 Mirit-<br><br>Thanks for taking the time to comment. I guess being "reasonable" isn't such a bad thing, right? ;-) Mirit-

Thanks for taking the time to comment. I guess being “reasonable” isn't such a bad thing, right? ;-)

]]> By: Mirit Eder Turley http://www.marketingprofessor.com/social-marketing/3-rules-of-using-twitter-for-business/comment-page-1/#comment-1476 Mirit Eder Turley Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:14:21 +0000 http://www.marketingprofessor.com/?p=903#comment-1476 Thanks... this is one of the more reasonable insights to using twitter for business that I've seen Thanks… this is one of the more reasonable insights to using twitter for business that I've seen

]]> By: Clyde http://www.marketingprofessor.com/social-marketing/3-rules-of-using-twitter-for-business/comment-page-1/#comment-1471 Clyde Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:00:05 +0000 http://www.marketingprofessor.com/?p=903#comment-1471 My lifestyle as an owner operator in the trucking industry does not allow me the time to tweet every day but after reading your "rules" I understand I need to be more "regular" with my tweets, even if it is only several times each week instead of 2 or 3 times each day. <br><br>Thanks,<br>Clyde My lifestyle as an owner operator in the trucking industry does not allow me the time to tweet every day but after reading your “rules” I understand I need to be more “regular” with my tweets, even if it is only several times each week instead of 2 or 3 times each day.

Thanks,
Clyde

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