For the third straight day I am blogging about Twitter! Day I my post asked: What Do You Think About Twitter?
Day 2 my post titled: Twitter Has You Confused Too!?!? was featured on Active Rain.
There were a variety of comments on this post. However, the majority fall into the category I will call:
Twitter …Whats the Point?!?!
When you get on Twitter at first it’s going to seem like a big waste of time. First off, what can you say well in 140 characters or less? For me at first I did not know what to say or how to say it. So for almost 1.5 years I just allowed Active Rain to pull my blogs over to Twitter and I NEVER interacted. THIS WILL GET YOU NO WHERE!
I finally got some instruction on what to do and I changed my perspective because I too thought “WHAT IS THE POINT”. Like my second post linked above says I started Retweeting and Replying to peoples tweets. At first it seemed like NO ONE was listening or appreciating it. However after about 2-3 weeks of just enjoying the process of learning Twitter, people did start responding to me and thanking me for retweeting their tweets.
Now people are retweeting my tweets. Just like blogging you HAVE TO HAVE GOOD CONTENT in your 140 characters to get others to share it. Others will share it if you are starting a conversation with them. Which is done by @ Replying and retweeting. (Explained in blog #2 above).
Also it’s done by sending someone a Direct Message. You can only direct message people following you. You should NOT sell with direct messages. Just use it to break the ice or to continue a conversation at first. Then later you might direct message someone to an offer or service you have, but only after you have established a relationship with them. (This is online networking and it takes time for someone to know, like and trust you enough to buy from you or work with you.)
For those who don’t get Twitter or are going to start trying Twitter know this going into it:
1. You will likely feel ignored for the first couple weeks. Thats okay just keep at it and start making connections.
2. It takes time to build relationships online, just like it does off line. (Did you ask your spouse to marry you after one or two dates?)
3. Be YOU on there. If you like running, cooking, reading, etc…connect with some of those people and start a conversation. They could eventually see WHAT you do and that’s what could lead to business. (You can search Twitter with keywords that can help you connect with people that have the same interests. Example: I’m a Minnesota Vikings fan I might search #Vikings to see who is talking about them.)
4. For Realtors just posting your listings will likely not get you anywhere. Again you need to connect with people and start a conversation.
There are whole books on using Twitter. The reason for my sharing is that I have been at the WHAT'S THE POINT?!?! stage and now I am getting it so I thought these blogs would be helpful
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