Why Use Twitter

Thursday, July 24th, 2008 | Blogging with

First thank you all for your comments on my last post Twitter Plugin. From some of the comments left it seems there is still a few who do not understand the full potential of Twitter.

Originally i was going to write a follow up post on some of the advantages of using Twitter but in my weekly scan of my favourite blogs i came across a post from Soren Jordansen titled Twitter In Plain English which couldn’t explain it any easier. Here is just a sample of Soren’s post,

Twitter is also a very powerful way to get noticed by leaders in your industry. You want to seek out people in your industry who are more successful than you are, and add them to the list of people your are following.

When they post at Twitter, you can reply to their tweets and they will be able to read it. Don’t spam them, you need to add to the conversation, offer your help on something, or post an intelligent question. If you do this the right way these “industry leaders” will start to notice you, and remember you - and trust me that’s a great thing.

Also sometimes these “industry leaders” will reply to you, and that is where the fun begins… All their followers will see that they have found you worth talking to, and they now have the chance to go check out your Twitter page and start following you. You are in other words becoming “famous by association”, and you can really pick up a lot of new Twitter followers this way.

Now you see what potential Twitter has?

If you have never read Soren’s blog you can check it out here, and make sure you subscribe to his feed or newsletter. I am glad i did, as it was how i found out about his great new Twitter plugin Tweet My Blog and receive fantastic IM tips as well.

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Comments

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Sheila Sultani // July 24th, 2008 at 7:54 pm

Twitter seems pretty easy and straightforward, I don’t know why I can’t manage to keep up with it, I’ll have to try harder.

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Anthony at Work-at-home-Wealth.com // July 25th, 2008 at 3:15 am

Very good post, without fluff and to the point.

I’ve read a post from Graham Langdon at Entrecard blog speaking wonders of twitter. I didn’t find it useful at that moment, but now I’m starting to realize (and slowly unleash) the marketing and socializing power of twitter.

Now I have a couple of guys (writer Paulo Coelho and internet marketing legend Paul Myers) at the reach of a tweet, and still can’t believe it.

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Import from China // July 25th, 2008 at 9:52 am

I came across this blog the other day and you got some great info here - thanks.

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Gail // July 25th, 2008 at 11:04 am

Twitter Huh! I will have to check it out

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China Business Watch // July 26th, 2008 at 10:49 am

Twitter can be useful for the rational users. Thanks for sharing this. It is useful for me.

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Irene // July 29th, 2008 at 1:55 pm

OK–I will have to get mt twitter going now. I actually signed up a while back, just never followed through with it but now you’ve gt me convinced I need to keep up with it after all!!

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KG Lew // July 29th, 2008 at 9:35 pm

Well said… twitter is a good networking tool

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Atniz // July 30th, 2008 at 4:43 am

I will update my latest post on Twitter and immediately can see around 10 -20 people visits the post at instant. Twitter can bring our blog traffic at one level higher.

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iWalk // July 30th, 2008 at 6:02 am

Thank for sharing, I will update my Twitter right now!

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suplado // July 30th, 2008 at 2:09 pm

Thanks for sharing I will sign up now…

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twitter certainly provides you good networking.

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Tom At The Home Business Archive // August 6th, 2008 at 8:24 am

I like Twitter, it is a fantastic tool for networking and can bring a lot of traffic to your blog.The better and useful posts we write, the better are the results from Twitter.

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Metallman // August 9th, 2008 at 3:39 pm

Hey there. I’ve been contemplating on joining Twitter for quite some time. I may actually go and give it a shot now. I’ve noticed that I’m still not a part of some very well known programs, such as this and technorati.

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Unbalanced Libra // August 10th, 2008 at 1:37 am

Twitter is a great networking tool, that is true. However, your “tweets” won’t be seen by those you are following unless they are following you, right?

So, if you decide to follow these gurus, yes you can learn from them but you can’t have an engaging conversation with them unless they follow you.

~Lisa

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Language Classes // August 20th, 2008 at 8:18 pm

Very good posting. Twitter is a one of the great social networking tool. thanks for sharing.

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Weird eBay // September 6th, 2008 at 6:58 am

Twitter is a great way to get traffic to your site/blog. I just post on Twitter whenever I make a new blog post and I’ll get a few people click over and read it.

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jhun // September 9th, 2008 at 11:57 am

ill give twitter a try… and hopefully ill be successful with it thx for the post

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Eliot // September 10th, 2008 at 12:32 pm

thanks for that hint! i ever wondered whats the big deal with twitter. so now i’ll definitely give it a try!

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whateverebay // October 18th, 2008 at 6:59 pm

I use twitter and love it, knowing that it can help you this much is an added bonus! I do see the benefits, great job on posting. However, I am not sure I am using twitter to its full potential. Any tips are always welcomed
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