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The Challenge of Providing Instant Value to a Glancing Audience
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I've been thinking lately,which most times is a bad idea for me, about all the Tweets that constantly scroll across my computer screen at any given time. There are so many messages out there it is pretty much a free for all. If you are pedaling something chances are you don't even look at incoming Tweets because you spend all day fishing for more hits.
What is it in a Tweet that makes you click on the link? Is it the message, user name, avatar, or the number of followers or maybe your background? I doubt anybody takes time to answer these questions because the nature of the tool does not allow time for thinking. Its all about comprehending the speed in which your strength of presence and personal branding need to be conveyed to a viewer that gives him the inkling to click.
The number of followers you have indicates the strength of your presence. It is probably the most important field on the page. The more followers you have the more credibility you are instantly perceived to have in the minds of those who look. Focusing on building your number of followers is always important.
Tweeters are lucky if they get more than a literal second of viewers time for each Tweet posted. We must learn to be successful "Flash Marketers" of our personal brand within the time it takes for the next distraction (tweet) to hit the computer screen. That is a tall order my friends.
How do you manage this, is it strictly repetition and if so when does the repetition become spam? (there I said it) I think as long as we are providing value and we are not constantly bombarding we have a better shot at being successful. Find the balance!
Finally, regularly take an objective look at your Twitter home page and be open to tweaking it every once in awhile. Ask yourself, Would I click on the link? What does the visual instantly convey? How can I provide instant value to a glancing audience? Please share your BKM's.
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Newspapers are DEAD Long Live Social Media !
One of the reason so many newspapers are going under is by the time they are printed the stories and classified advertisements are literally old news. In this new age of Social Media, sites like Twitter, Facebook and Youtube are now king of Instant Information. Most people now get breaking news on their cell phones and when they want to advertise a service or product the computer savy individual usually decide to list for free on a site like Craigslist. The traditional "paperboy" system of diseminating news and ads has been eclipsed by the internet and ulitmatley, for all newspapers, dying a slow death is imminent.
The good news is that with change comes new opportunities and there is no time like the present to learn what those opportunities can do for you. The Instant Information Age is upon us. While it's still evolving these things have become more and more obvious;- SOCIAL MEDIA generates a Huge amount of money for those involved.
- Social Media Sites are still FREE to use.
- Working from Home is part of this evolution.
- There are proven strategies that must be followed to succeed.
Marketing campaigns that would have cost thousands just a couple of years ago can now be launched for FREE to a World Wide Audience with just a few clicks while lounging in your boxers at home. All you need is the knowledge to get started. If you would like more information or help to get started please follow this link.
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Add Value To Your Ebay Auctions with You Tube Videos For Free!
In these bad economic times it is more important than ever to get the biggest bang for you buck when it comes to selling things on Ebay. Over the past 10 years seller fees have become almost unbearable and seemingly, there is no end in sight. One way to generate more views is to incorporate videos into your auctions. Before you say, "how can that be worth the effort unless your are selling high dollar items?" Or, "Now he wants me to shoot videos?" Well, my strategy takes very little effort and no, you do not even have to shoot a video if you don't want to.
Let me explain by example.
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Generating Monster Sized Hits on your EBAY Auctions using Twitter
The Viral Effect in Twitter can best be understood by an example. For instance, you run an ebay business and have beautiful authentic designer purses for sale. The first problem is you and hundreds of other sellers on ebay are all targeting the same market with, more than likely, the same identical products for sale. Because supply and demand will ultimately dictate the highest price a customer will pay a high supply will usually drive down the final price. Bad news for the seller. If you could just get more people to look at your auction you may be able to create more demand and sell your products at a higher price.
What if you could virtually create new demand streams for free?Here is the secret...You can if you have a Twitter account.I am no expert but I am learning and one thing I have personally been able to do is create monster sized hits to my ebay auctions by doing simple keyword searches on Twitter.Lets get back to selling some designer purses. Say we have a couple of nice Gucci ones that are up for bids and the auction is almost over but the price is just not high enough to really make any money. You know they are worth more than what the current bid is and your afraid its going to end and you may have to take a loss... Maybe Not!Try this,
Do a keyword search in Twitter for Gucci, designer purse, Coach, handbag, jewelry, etc. You get the idea.
The resulting tweets you see becomes your new list of potential buyers. At this point you should filter the tweets by looking for people who are talking about either "how much they like their new Coach bag" or "how they think its time to buy a new purse" or maybe "how they are trying to decide between a coach and a gucci" Who knows how the keywords will be used in conversation. You decide which are pertinent and then Tweet in reply to their conversations with a link to your ebay auction. This is a powerful Tweet because it will also go to their followers thereby potentially creating a viral buzz.You may be amazed because by the time you have toggled back to your auction page you will see a dramatic increase to the number of hits and more hits mean more potential to sell your items at a much higher price. This is the real time Viral effect created by using Twitter and it is Free! Try it and let me know how it works for you.
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Tips for effectively creating viral Twitter posts
Creating a compelling virtual presence accross popular social networks is the first step to successfully spreading focused information that virally propagtes itself on the web. The way to become compelling is to add value to your followers busy lives in the shortest words or time possible. Some succesful twitters need only post links and nothing more for their viral effect to spread.
Before posting make sure your content either entertains, enlightens, educates or inspires in a way that makes your followers feel like they are getting something a little different and more important than the other 100's of twits currently on their page.
Make every effort to stand out from the rest of the pack. For example, does your username convey a message? Don't forget, first and foremost, your username is your brand. Are you happy with it?
The second most important thing is your avatar. Make sure you change the default to one that can be associated with your brand whatever that is, your name, company logo, lifestyle, etc.
Choose your words carefully and include a link whenever appropriate. Set your profile link to either your blog or your companies web site, however, remember you are trying to provide value and if you funnel clickers directly to your company first they may recognize it quickly and bail before giving it a chance. Preferably send them to your blog first which you should consider to be the central hub of your operation .It is where the essence of your message can attract and create potential viral effects.
How to make a million dollars on Twitter (just like Dell)
Everyone loves talking about Twitter’s business model — because there isn’t one yet, and they’ll keep talking about it until there is one. But it’s becoming more clear that while a business model is of course important, Twitter is perhaps the perfect example of a company that can afford to take its time in finding the one that is perfect for it. That’s because other businesses are building so much on top of the micro-messaging service and using it for their own services. If worst came to worst, and Twitter had to sell, there would probably be a bidding war of a magnitude that would make it seem like this country wasn’t in the midst of a recession.
InternetNews has a good rundown of the Twitter/business phenomenon. Buried in it is this gem:
Less altruistically, some businesses have discovered that Twitter is an effective way of communicating with consumers. Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) says Twitter has produced $1 million in revenue over the past year and a half through sale alerts. People who sign up to follow Dell on Twitter receive messages when discounted products are available the company’s Home Outlet Store. They can click over to purchase the product or forward the information to others.
If Twitter has made Dell $1 million in revenue, imagine how much it’s making for all of the companies it helps promote. While a million dollars may not be much to a company like Dell, for some smaller companies that are also using Twitter as a sales/promotional tool, it is no doubt invaluable.
Twitter is expected to lay out its plan for how to monetize the service in 2009. It may involve creating premium, corporate accounts, which seems like a good idea given the numbers Dell is stating. But while everyone is busy getting in a tizzy over its business model, Twitter continues to gain popularity, including the all-important mainstream variety.
One way or another, Twitter will be fine — even if that still doesn’t make sense to some people.
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