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What Do You Think Of Twitter?

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I have been on Twitter since the Spring of 2009.  I signed up after reading a blog on ActiveRain and then did not have a clue on what to do from there.  I had my blog posts and perhaps a couple other websites linked to Twitter as well.  So if you followed my on Twitter you would get an update when I posted a blog and a video. Other then that I did not know what ReTweeting and @Replying was.

Finally this fall my brother (@CurtCarstensen on Twitter) told me a little more about how to use Twitter after him and my sister when to see Scott Stratten (@unmarketing on Twitter).  Scott was recently voted one of the top 20 most influencial people on Twitter.

I decided then I should learn what to do on Twitter and start engaging the audience I have.  I had a klout score (see klout.com) of 7 (seven is horrible) when I started to try to figure Twitter out. My klout.com score has gone up a lot in the last 2+ months now that I have started to learn what to do.  I still have a long way to go! 

What do you think of Twitter?  How are you using it?

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Chuck Carstensen is a Realtor with RE/MAX Results in Elk River and Cambridge, MN.  Helping buyers, sellers and investors in great Minnesota counties like Sherburne, Isanti, Wright, Anoka, Chisago, Hennipen and Mille Lacs. He is a Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE).

Contact Chuck by emailing him at chuck.carstensen@results.net or by phone at 612-290-3809. 

 

Comments (7)

Vickie McCartney
Maverick Realty - Owensboro, KY
Broker, Real Estate Agent Owensboro KY

Hi Chuck~  I am on twitter, but have not really figured out how to use it.  Maybe that is why I don't like it?

Dec 27, 2010 12:52 PM
Angelina Clarke
Builder Services Realty, LLC - Tampa Palms, FL

I really can't connect how twitter is useful for real estate

Dec 27, 2010 01:04 PM
Lindsey Hasford
Edina Realty - Elk River, MN
Bringing you home...

Chuck... I'm sure my number is a seven then! I have an account but only my blog posts and listings run through there. I just don't feel like I understand it. In some ways I feel like it takes too much time.

Dec 27, 2010 02:04 PM
Chuck Carstensen
RE/MAX Results - Elk River, MN
Minnesota/Wisconsin Real Estate Expert

I took forever to figure it out. Lindsey I think you are doing fine.  It seems like no one is out there at first.

Dec 27, 2010 11:51 PM
Pamela Seley
West Coast Realty Division - Murrieta, CA
Residential Real Estate Agent serving SW RivCo CA

I had no idea there are clout numbers to twitter.  I'll have to see what mine is. 

Dec 28, 2010 07:08 PM
Nick Bastian
Realty Executives - Tempe, AZ
Real Estate Agent - Tempe

I saw Scott Stratten speak at Real Estate blog World this year and he was great!

Twitter can be a lot of fun and can be a very effective business tool for agents. I'm not sure why so many people are intimidated by it. Looks like you are doing well with it.

Klout scores are interesting and are said to be a way to measure online "influence." I'm not sure how accurate they are but it is kind of fun to check your score once in a while to see the changes.

Happy New Year!

@RailLife

Dec 28, 2010 10:00 PM
Donna Foerster
HomeSmart Realty Group - Parker, CO
Metro Denver Real Estate Assistant

Hi Chuck!  I'm not even on klout.com!  I have no idea what to do with Twitter or how it benefits me at all! 

Dec 29, 2010 05:17 AM