Yes I Am Now A Twit Or Is That Tweet?

March 29th, 2009 in Blogging, Website Promotion

twitterbird2 Yes I have decided to join the world of twitter and tweet along with everyone else. I’ve no idea yet how I might use it or how often I might post twits or tweets (which is it?) but so far I am enjoying following other people, both online business people as well as the odd celebrity here and there.

I took the opportunity to install a Twitter tool for the blog which you can see sitting on the sidebar. It’s called simply Twitter Tools and it seems to do the job it was designed for perfectly well. Was just a simple plugin download and didn’t requite any HTML editing or anything more than activation and installing widget.

I took the opportunity while I was there to clean up the blog a little, I switched from three columns to two as I think it was looking a little cluttered and I took away some things I considered unnecessary like archives. I mean who really uses those archives?

Well I hope you like the changes and if you want to follow my ramblings then my twitter page is: http://twitter.com/stevekinsey

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Minneapolis SEO said,

Welcome to the world of twitter! It’s a little crazy and a bit like if ADD and blogging had a child. All in all though, it should be a least a bit entertaining. Like the changes to the site as well. I agree with the archive thing. I mean, that’s what the search bar is for, right?
Judit said,

Good luck with it. U just couldn’t find myself over there updating every few minutes on what i am doing. Simply, i don’t have time….

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Internet Marketing said,

Hi,

I don’t see the point of Twitter – isn’t it just the equivalent of Facebook Status’s? Obviously Facebook has that, plus a whole lot else.

An explanation of the appeal of Twitter over Facebook would be appreciated.

Thanks
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Twitter has taught me to love email all over again, mainly for the reason you note: “I’ve never been a synchronous sort of guy.” There are some who would say that my distaste for cellphones and twitter dates me. I’ll answer that the generational explanation is the wrong one, and that hasty interpretations are the kind of things one expects from synchronous sorts of folks.

That latter part is no doubt the defensiveness of the uncool.
Steve Kinsey said,

Thanks for the comments, once I’ve been using it for a bit longer I’ll see if I can put together and article explaining if it’s been a useful tool or not. From the people I’ve spoken to, it seems to be a real love it or hate it application.
Melissa Stroll said,

Cool page you’ve got on the Twitter. I actually liked your stuff. Not easy to satisfy each person with internet marketing and we all know why.
thx
Sulumits Retsambew said,

I installed this plug in and it is realy amazing

thanks for sharing
Rose | Tattoo Removal said,

I find Twitter easier to use than Facebook. I don’t know why. I just do. Maybe because my favorite cartoon as a child was Tweetie. LOL
George Serradinho said,

Welcome to Twitter, it also took me some time before I joined. I tweet about this and that. I have given myself about a year to really see if I have benefited from using it.

The nice thing is, when I have a new post then it tweets about it. I guess it would help more if I had more followers.

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Instant Hosting said,

I see this very differently. This world of Twitter is not just my own playground. It is a community connecting place and when you have a tribe together it is more about the group energy and desire first.

RT is another form of validation as well as opportunity to spread information to help, inform and growth for the community.

How wonderful is it that so many are willing to share their finds so that I do not have to scour the net each day for solutions. What amazes me even more is how I will want to know something and pop there is a tweet that takes me right to the answer. Talk about a low of attraction tool.
Planet Buzz _ News said,

I have been on Tweeter for just about three months. I have started following people and have made a few friends. I don’t know of the real marketing potential yet. I have heard it can generate a lot of visits to your webpage. I don’t know I have not seen any real increase. I didn’t’ start Tweeting to get visits any way but so far had I, I probably would feel like a real twit. Oh by the way, Steve I just started following you.

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Jay said,

I recently signed up but and installed the Twitter plugin on a blog but am not sure the best way to use it. Will need to have a bit of a think on that one…
Liftchair said,

RT’s are very important since they are only done when people believe the content is relevant, beneficial, and praiseworthy to name a few. RT’s are also important because that’s how it gets to other people who are looking for the content who otherwise may not receive it. Rt’s are also important because they validate your followers and this will keep a nice stream of relevant tweets streaming by.
Jennifer Steuern said,

I’m not really a fan of twitter, I have to say… but a lot of people obviously are. I’m not really sure of the potential but it obviously works if so many people love it. I just don’t like the idea of people knowing what you’re doing all the time..
Neil said,

Hi

Please post some updates on how you get on with Twitter. I’m still in the “complete waste of time” camp, but then I was like that about Facebook – and now I’m addicted!

Neil
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@ Minneapolis SEO SEO – “It’s a little crazy and a bit like if ADD and blogging had a child”

oh that is pure gold!

I couldn’t have described it better!
SD @ Lasik Columbus said,

I have about 500 twitter followers, and I hate them all.

I’m amazed at the amount of rubbish that people talk on twitter, and am seriously considering just letting it go.
Jacksonville Real Estate Agent said,

Hey, Welcome to twitter! I think it is so much easier to update and communicate with versus FB. However, FB is much more personal. Good Luck & Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

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Franck Silvestre said,

I have found that using twitter is similar to people signing up to my email list, and just like you I am really looking forward to using it in the future for part of my marketing tactics.

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Dan said,

When a business owner asked me why he should be on twitter? I replied, because thats where your potential customers are right now. For example: A bank robber robs the bank because thats were the money is. If you are not marketing on twitter to be found by your potential customers, someone else will be.

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Finance said,

I like twitter..

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Louis said,

How do you find the time to work on twitter. I opened an account but can not find the time to twitt.

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Louis said,

Anyone know how to add your twitter account to facebook account?

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Eugene Real Estate said,

Twitter is great for networking with others and a real time waster if you don’t monitor your time on it. TweetDeck is a valuable tool in my opinion. I enjoy Twitter a lot more than Facebook.

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Diety said,

Twitter is hopefuly going to die soon. I know it’s a great marketing tool but apart from that it’s amazingly time consuming. And I’d rather have that time for other activities.
kobes shoes said,

I LOVE twitter…

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Kolorowanki said,

Just be careful and don’t get addicted. I spend on average 4-5 hours on twitter. It’s terrible habit and I just can’t beat it.

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Jeet said,

@Steve: Looks like you got hooked onto twitter so much that this blog is feeling ignored. Are you using tweetdeck or a browser plugin for tweeting/twiting?

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Online Business Tools said,

Welcome to the Twitter world! I hope you’ll enjoy Twitter as I do:) followed you
BTW your site looks great!
stock market basics said,

Twitter is one of the best social networking sites. I am not addicted to it. The tool is OK not that good as others, quite slow as well.

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Great post. I also found this:

http://www.thecaymanhost.com/blog/item/marketing-and-twitter-revisited

some great tips about twitter
marl said,

I have also signed up to twitter 3 months ago. Riding with the craze today, hehe.

I have now 800 followers.
best affiliate said,

just follow many people and people will follow you. the more follower the more money you get ha ha

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Translation Agency said,

I think to join Twitter as well,but not sure how to use it to advertise my services.

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Odzysk Danych said,

So? How are you liking it so far? I gotta admit – I love twitter. Mostly because all my friends use it though – I don’t think I’d be on it if I didn’t know anyone IRL on there.
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webpagefx said,

Twitter has gained a massive following over a period of time,Its even said that it was because of twitter that the gross sale on the movie “Bruno” was dropped by 40% just because few people wrote bad reviews about the movie on twitter,But its going great but i like twitter to categorise there trending topics.
maxgxl said,

just joined twitter and i find it hard getting lots of followers :/
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Local business marketing said,

It seems like everyone’s trying to be heard on Twitter and nobody’s listening.
Wine of Month Club said,

Twitter is an interesting marketing platform. We’ve been able to drive traffic to sites, but haven’t been able to convert many sales as of yet. For affiliates and ad-sense users though its got to be huge.
B2B Trade Portal said,

I like Twitter. Its a really good platform to communicate with others.
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PI insurance said,

Hmmm.. Twitter? i heard this from a friend who’s using it. I haven’t tried it but i would love to.
Electronics Forum said,

Twitter is good! Can i add you there?
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Martin said,

Twitter kills blogging. So many people switched to Twitting instead of making their blog more and more better… I see the same situation here, leak of new posts could mean that the author is Twitting a lot. I know that many people do because it is easier way of being seen by people without hard work. But having own blog is something more than just writing. It’s just like having own car or flat. It is something more than just earning money.
Christian Hollingsworth said,

It’s great to hear you’re beginning to use Twitter. It can become very powerful in regards to marketing your blog. Followed you too!
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Pawel said,

I don’t know why this Twitter thing should be so great. It’s too short to carry good informations. Maybe I’m ignorant but his is not for me.
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bihar IT company said,

good going, carry on twitter , even for most up to date updates to your twitter account use rss tools to autopost to twitter.
vijay said,

Good luck with it. U just couldn’t find myself over there updating every few minutes on what affiliatei am doing. Simply, i don’t have time….