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3 Ways To Promote Your Blog On Twitter

June 23, 2014 by Marc Guberti Leave a Comment

In order to get more traffic for your blog, you need to be omnipresent on all social networks. Twitter is one of the social networks you have to be present on, but in order to get a lot of blog traffic from Twitter, you need to know how to promote your blog on Twitter. You may be wondering why the list for this blog post is so short. Most of my blog posts have at least five methods on the list while others go over 50. The reason why this list is so short is because building your audience is the main way to get more traffic. These are just three ways to promote your blog so that the audience you have is more likely to view your blog posts.

Add a link to your blog in your bio. Please do not forget to do this. Many people forget to update their bio for several months, and within those several months, a lot of things can change. You may have switched blogs and decided to focus on a new niche. There is no reason to promote your old blog that will never get updated again. Promoting the new blog in your bio is now the priority.
Tweet about your blog post at least 80% of the time. Many people do not realize that their audiences do not care about how much you promote your blog. Some people are quick to point out that you should share other people’s content and not just their own. If you tweet how-to articles, your audience does not care about the author. They only care about learning more information. If you write quality content, your audience will not mind reading blog post after blog post on your blog. In fact, they’ll want you to tweet your blog posts more often.
Tweet more often throughout the day. Doubling the amount of tweets you send out every day will result in a dramatic increase in traffic. If you schedule tweets throughout the day, you will be able to get visitors from all parts of the world at any time. Tweeting every hour eliminates the problem of time zones, and tweeting even more frequently will make people in your audience more likely to see one of your tweets.

By promoting your blog on Twitter and growing your audience, you will eventually be able to get hundreds of daily visitors to your blog from Twitter alone.

10 Ways To Get More People To Talk To You On Twitter

June 22, 2014 by Marc Guberti Leave a Comment

Twitter Power Users are able to get their followers to engage with their tweets. By getting their followers to engage with their tweets, these Power Users are able to get more traffic, sales, subscribers, and credibility in their niche. While increasing engagement by having more conversations with people on Twitter is important, a majority of Twitter users do not know how to have conversations with their followers. These people struggle to find people to talk to instead of becoming someone who people would want to talk to. There is a way to get people to talk to you on Twitter without searching these people out. Here are 10 ways to do that:

Have a bio that gives people a reason to talk to you. Your bio is a big factor that decides whether people will want to talk to you or not. Your bio allows everyone to know who you are, what you do, and what your hobbies are.
Tweet good stuff. People will comment on those tweets, and when they do that, you will be able to swoop in and respond to that tweet. The better your tweets are, the more people will respond.
Ask questions. Asking questions encourages engagement because the only way to answer the question is by sending you a tweet. Then, you can go to your notifications and read all of the answers you got and respond to each one.
Tweet at the moment. When you ask questions, it is important to tweet in the moment. Tweeting in the moment allows you to respond faster which allows conversations with your followers to become longer.
Schedule tweets. Scheduling tweets will allow all of your followers to see your content throughout the day. Your followers need to be able to see your content whether they log on at 7 am or 7 pm. You can use HootSuite Pro to schedule numerous tweets in 6 clicks.
Tweet pictures. Tweets with pictures get 10% more engagement than tweets without pictures. If you include the right picture in your tweets, you can get 10 times as many retweets for the tweet with the picture that you would have gotten from a tweet without the picture.
Talk to the people who mention you. When people mention you on Twitter, you have a chance to build on the conversation. If someone shares your blog post, you can simply reply by thanking that person for sharing your blog post. Then, a conversation develops. Having a lot of conversations will show your followers that you talk to a lot of people, and if they start a conversation with you, then those followers know that you will be very likely to continue the conversation.
Establish yourself as an expert. When you establish yourself as an expert, people will ask you questions about your niche. If you are able to give people the answers they are looking for, these people will be more likely to buy your products and tell others about you.
Host a giveaway every quarter. If you announce a $50 Amazon Gift Card giveaway, all of your followers will suddenly become your best friends. Although most of these people are in it for the giveaway, some of the connections you build because of the giveaway will become very strong. The larger your audience on Twitter, the more powerful the giveaway will be.
Grow a targeted following. A targeted following is the most important factor that decides how many people talk to you on Twitter. If your audience has no interest in what you are tweeting about, then the work you put in does not matter to them. If your audience is a targeted audience, then all of the work you do matters to your audience.

By getting more people to talk to you on Twitter, you will have more conversations. Starting a conversation is the starting point towards a strong connection. What are your thoughts on this list? Do you have any additional tips on getting people to talk to you on Twitter? Please share your thoughts and advice below.

The 7 Laws Of Social Media Marketing

June 14, 2014 by Marc Guberti 2 Comments

Social media marketing is one of the most important ways to grow your business. Social media allows you to build connections that last for a long period of time, and marketing your products and blog posts on a powerful platform will allow you to get more traffic. The only way to be successful with social media marketing is by knowing what tactics must be followed. These are the Seven Laws Of Social Media Marketing:

Provide quality content. You can spend $100,000 on advertising, but in the end, quality content is what makes people stick around. You may get a big spike in traffic in the beginning, but that traffic will go on a rapid decline if the content you lead your visitors to is bad.
Be patient. It’s easily to get discouraged with only 100 followers. However, by being patient and constantly learning, you will eventually grow your following dramatically. There was a point when I had 0 followers on Twitter, and there was a point when I was stuck at 1,667 followers for several months. By being patient, I ended up discovering a method which I now use to gain 500 followers every day. In addition, the only reason this blog is successful is because of my Twitter account. Then, everything else (SEO, better content, etc) came into place.
Optimize your blog. This one is a must (but then again, they all are). Once you get visitors, throwing away that traffic would be such a shame. This is the part that many people forget, and as a result, they throw away the traffic they get. Boost the chances of having someone subscribe to your blog by creating a blog that is designed to have a very low bounce rate.
Have a clear message. Your message determines who your targeted audience is. Make your message clear by focusing on specific niches instead of having an unclear message with too much clutter. It is better to focus on 1 niche than it is to give some of your attention to 10 things you are interested in and make that your message.
Listen to others. One of the qualities of leaders is to listen before speaking. Take the time to read your followers’ tweets before you respond to them. In addition, listen to people’s problems concerning your niche. What are certain aspects of your niche that give people the hardest time? Listening will help you identify the answer to that question and give you an idea for your next product.
Include a free prize. The more free prizes you have, the better. Include a free prize in your social media marketing strategy so you get more likes, retweets, repins, or any other social media metric that you want. You can also include a free prize on your blog so more people who go to your blog from social networks are likely to become subscribers.
Post content more often on your social networks. Going from tweeting once every hour to tweeting once every 30 minutes did me a lot of good. Going on to send out one tweet every 20 minutes yielded better results. Part of social media marketing is getting seen by as many people as possible. By scheduling posts (which allows you to post consistently), more people will be able to see your posts. In addition, send out posts when most of your followers are online. Facebook has its own statistics for Facebook Pages that allow you to see this while you can use Tweriod to see when people are on Twitter.

In order to get the best results from social media marketing, you need to follow these rules. Although they do not guarantee overnight results, performing these actions will allow you to see a dramatic increase in traffic and conversions over time. What are your thoughts on these social media marketing laws and do you have any other tips you would like to share? Please share your thoughts and advice below.

5 Reasons Why You Need To Share Your Location On Twitter

June 10, 2014 by Marc Guberti Leave a Comment

Twitter is a big place filled with a lot of people. Because of this, some people are fearful of including their location on Twitter. They do not want others to know private information that can make it easier for people to find them. However, the location you put does not have to be very specific. You do not have to reveal your address, but being too broad does not solve the problem either. Telling people that you live on Planet Earth is not a good location. On the other hand, telling people that you live in a particular location that is not too specific but not too broad is the best way to approach the problem.

On my Twitter profile, I reveal that I live in Scarsdale, New York. By doing this, I am not giving away my address, but I am not telling people that I live somewhere in the Americas. Just because a lot of people reveal their location does not necessarily make more people want to include their locations. Some people do not include their location on Twitter just because they are amazed that some people would actually put their location up. However, putting up your location on your Twitter account is a very good move if you want to excel on the platform. Here are five reasons why.

You get to make more connections, and those connections will be stronger. If someone currently lives in or used to live in the same town you live in now, you will have a stronger connection with that person. If you talk with this person for a long time on Twitter and find that this person is very trustworthy, you could possibly meet in real life.
You will get more local speaking opportunities. When businesses hire people to speak at their events, they look for the greatest quality for the lowest price. If you live near by, that means the company does not have to pay for a plane ticket for you to speak in public. If someone in New York City is looking for a public speaker, and it is visible on your Twitter profile that you live near the city, the person behind the event will want you to speak at the event.
You will get more fans. Your fans are the people who know everything about you that has been released to the public. They know your marketing strategies, great moments, bad moments, birthday, and location. Giving some people one more thing about you will turn them into fans.
You can connect with leaders in your niche and ask if you would like to meet. If one of the leaders in your niche lives near by, ask that person if they would like to meet you at a restaurant in the afternoon. If you ask a leader in your niche to do this, you must build a strong connection and talk with that person first. If a stranger came up to you and asked if you would like to have lunch together, you would be very likely to say no.
It gives you leverage during news stories and vacations. If you tweet, “Enjoying the sun at my vacation destination,” it will be winter in some parts of the world. When it’s summer in North America, it’s winter in Australia. If you say, “Enjoying the sun,” and your location for that tweet is somewhere in Florida, then you have more leverage. Instead of your followers asking where you are, they will be able to say, “Have fun at Florida.” Florida is not specific enough for people to pinpoint an exact location for where you are, but it is enough to give people an update about where you are.

Including your location on Twitter is an essential way to build more connections, get more engagement, and boost sales. The most common reason why people do not include their Twitter location is because they are afraid of their safety. The chances of someone looking through your account thinking about hunting you down are extremely unlikely. You will be safe if you put a brief but sufficient location for yourself on Twitter. All you need to do for your location is leave the city and the state/province that you live in. What are your thoughts about including your location on Twitter? Have you already put your location on Twitter? Please share your thoughts below.

70 Amazing Twitter Tips

June 9, 2014 by Marc Guberti 52 Comments

Twitter is a powerful social network that has transformed this blog and others as well. However, when it comes to using Twitter, many people get confused. They do not know how to create quality tweets with only 140 characters, build a strong following, or interact with the followers that they have. In this blog post, I will provide numerous tips that cover all three of these aspects on Twitter and others as well.

Retweet other people’s tweets. If you share other people’s tweets, then others will be more likely to retweet other people’s tweets. If you have not retweeted anyone else’s tweet in one week, then you are using Twitter wrong.
Grow a targeted following. A targeted following is the best kind of following to have. These kinds of followers are the ones who are interested in your tweets before they even start to read them.
Ask questions. Asking questions will encourage people to respond with their answers. This will allow you to engage more with your followers.
Answer questions to join a conversation. If you want to engage with new people, then look for the people who are asking the question. By answering these people’s questions with a tweet, you may get some new followers, but the conversation will more than likely continue.
Tweet every 30 minutes. Tweeting every 30 minutes allowed me to build a strong presence on Twitter. No, it’s not annoying to tweet this many times every day.
Better yet, tweet every 20 minutes. The more you tweet, the more times people are going to see you. Tweeting every 20 minutes allows almost all of your followers who logged in on that day to see one of your tweets. I didn’t annoy more people by tweeting this much. In fact, I gained more people and saw more engagement for my tweets.
Schedule tweets. The only way you are going to tweet every 20-30 minutes is if you schedule tweets in advance.
Get HootSuite Pro. It will make your life much easier and save you a lot of time. I am able to schedule 36 tweets in just 6 clicks.
Tweet about your blog 80% of the time. If you want to drive more traffic to your blog from Twitter, you need to tweet about your blog at least 80% of the time. Only tweeting about your blog 20% of the time is a mistake. Your followers won’t care if your blog posts are filled with quality content.
Tweet pictures. Pictures have been proven to increase retweets, favorites, and conversations you have with your followers. Basically, it’s something that you must do.
Tweet at the moment. Don’t schedule a question! If you get answers right away, you can extend those conversations by replying as soon as possible.
Get the Twitter mobile app. The Twitter mobile app allows you to tweet at the moment no matter where you are. If you’re in the parking lot waiting for someone to get to the car, you can send out a tweet with the mobile app and respond to people in real time.
Use Twitter’s search engine to find targeted people. It’s cool, reliable, and easy to find targeted people with Twitter’s search engine.
Follow journalists. If you follow these journalists and build a strong presence for yourself on the web, then these journalists will be more likely to write about you in a popular magazine.
Follow the right people. Follow targeted people who are likely to follow back, people that you like, people you want to (and can) build connections with, tweet awesome stuff, and/or the leaders of your niche. Don’t follow the people who are not going to provide more value for your Twitter experience.
Tell everyone about what you do in your niche in your bio. You bio is a place for you to tell people what you are an expert at.
Also tell people about all of your accomplishments. The accomplishments are proof that you are an expert. The social media expert who got on the Forbes Top 50 Social Media Power Users list looks much better than the social media expert with 500 followers.
Get more words in your bio by using commas and incomplete sentences. Your English teacher is not going to come and haunt you if you use sentence fragments and do not have a verb in your bio. Simply list everything you do as well as your accomplishments by separating everything with commas.
Use TwitterCounter to keep track of statistics. The best way to grow on Twitter is to know when you did well and when you did bad. TwitterCounter allows you to see how many followers you gain for up to 6 months (free version). It’s a nice tool to utilize.
Use Tweriod to see when your followers are on Twitter. Using Tweriod will allow you to identify the times when most of your followers on Twitter. Now you know when to send out your most important tweet.
Include RT or r/t at the end of some of your tweets. Including RT or r/t at the end of some of your tweets does lead to more retweets. However, if you overuse RT or r/t, its effect will ware off, and you will not get as many retweets if you include RT or r/t at the end of your tweets.
Thank the people who share your blog posts. Thanking people for sharing your blog posts is an unexpected act of courtesy that can result in this person sharing more of your blog posts and being grateful that you thanked them.
Favorite tweets on occasion. Talking with someone is better than clicking the little star.
Use more verbs and fewer nouns. You will get more retweets this way.
Use hashtags. Using hashtags also has a good effect on getting more retweets. However, any tweet with more than two hashtags does not get retweeted as much.
Make your tweets 70-100 characters long. This is just another way to get more retweets. 70-100 characters seems to be the sweet spot.
Do not connect your Facebook account with your Twitter account. It’s annoying for your friends and followers on Facebook. It’s not worth it.
Use your Twitter account to promote your other social networks. If Twitter is your biggest social network, it may take a small push to turn your other social networks into something extraordinary as well.
Promote your Twitter account on your other social networks. Getting multiple small pushes to leverage your Twitter account can lead to something incredible.
Pin a tweet to the top of your profile. Make it the tweet that you want everyone to see. Choose wisely.
Focus on one specific niche. People follow specific people. If you scatter around from niche to niche, people will not know why they are following you.
Tweet motivational quotes. No matter what your niche is, motivational quotes always increase engagement.
Get in touch with the leaders in your niche. Leaders chat with other leaders. Show people that you are a leader by talking with the leaders. In addition, you will be able to learn new things by talking with the leaders of your niche.
Tweet a tip of the day. This allows you to provide your followers with easy to access knowledge about your niche.
Use Twitter to make a difference. Vivienne Harr has done that quite nicely with her Make A Stand Lemon Aid. She’s also six years younger than me.
Take advantage of trending topics. If you say something clever, you will get more retweets for that tweet than your typical tweets. Trending topics are popular which means when you get discovered, it will have a big impact on your engagement.
Follow others instead of trying to be a rock star. Don’t be the guy or gal who wants to have 100,000 followers and only follow 10 people. It doesn’t work that way, and even if you got that to happen, you are not using Twitter to its fullest potential (building connections).
Use Bitly to shorten links. *Almost* any method you can use to save characters is a good method. Bitly links also come with detailed statistics.
Hire someone to create your background. I hired someone to design my book cover and saw unprecedented success in my book sales. Hiring someone to create an awesome Twitter background for as little as $5 on Fiverr can make you look more professional.
Follow back the people who follow you. This is all about building the connections that you have gained through Twitter.
Do not use automated DMs. That is, unless, you like getting unfollowed.
Properly use DMs to contact some of your followers. Personalized messages to a few followers strengthens the connections you have with those followers. In addition, you can have long conversations by sending DMs back and forth to one of your followers.
Turn your Twitter followers into fans. Tweet incredible content and build your credibility. Become someone who your followers would be proud to show off to their friends.
Become a guest blogger. Guest blogging is an easy way to get more exposure and followers on your Twitter account. In addition, becoming a guest blogger builds on your preeminence.
Get people to interview you. You credibility gets boosted and you get more followers at the same time.
Interview other people. For most people, this tip is easier than Tip #45. The people you interview will be very likely to follow you on Twitter and tell their followers about you.
Give yourself goals to aim for. Instead of striving to gain more followers, strive to gain 10 followers every day. Then go up to 20 followers every day and keep on building.
Proofread your tweets before you send them out. It sounds like something completely unnecessary, but it is important. You would be shocked with how many typos are on Twitter.
Look at the Twitter strategy you already have in place. Identify its strengths and areas of improvement.
Don’t argue with anyone on Twitter. It’s wrong and makes you look bad.
Regularly check your profile and keep it up to date. The information you wrote on your bio three months ago could be outdated. You could also be doing something more remarkable than anything on your bio and may want to add that in your bio.
Only list one person for Follow Friday. Follow Friday is overrated, but if you participate in it, only list one person for every Follow Friday. No one likes to see a list of 10 usernames with no motives to follow those people.
Review your Twitter apps to make sure there are no problems. That’s how you get hacked. I got hacked once because I did not review my apps carefully. Learn from my heartache.
Use ManageFlitter. It’s a great tool that allows you to identify the people who are not following you, the people who are following you, and other cool features as well.
Use Tweepi. Tweepi helps you grow a targeted following by displaying a list of someone’s followers based on last tweet, follow back ratio (the most important), number of followers, and more!
Look at your Bitly links and continue tweeting the links that get clicked on the most. If people liked it the first time, they’ll like it again. If you see a decline in clicks for one of your Bitly links, then that link needs to take a break.
Have perseverance. Remember that Rome was not built in 1 day. Neither was anyone’s Twitter presence.
Don’t ask to be followed. Instead of asking people to click the follow button and build a connection made from pity, build your presence on Twitter.
Don’t ask for a shout out. Just don’t. Ever.
Don’t send out boring tweets. If you send out boring tweets such as status updates of you walking your dog or something else, it will bore the reader.
You should tweet about one thing 80% of the time. Stay focused on one niche. You can go out of your niche sometimes, but use this 80% rule to make sure most of your tweets are the ones that your followers want to read.
Don’t think about lost followers and connections. Instead of looking at what you lost, look at what you have gained.
Know why people follow you and would want to read your tweets. Knowing is the first step towards seeing better results.
Check your notifications three times every day. By checking your notifications three times every day, you will be able to reply to more of your followers faster. If you check your notifications more than three times every day, then that’s even better.
Use a real location in your bio. There’s no harm in adding your location, and it can result in strong connections with people who either live near by or used to live where you live now.
Raise your Klout Score. People look at your Klout score to determine how influential you are on the web…and Twitter!
Have a good bio picture. The bio picture is one of the most important factors when someone decides whether someone will follow you or not.
Use Twitter every day. If you want to become successful on Twitter, you need to be dedicated.
Look at what the leaders of your niche tweet. Then see if you can tweet something similar.
Tweet slideshares and infographics. Those happen to work very well on Twitter.

Those are 70 Twitter tips. Chances are you will choose some of these tips from the list and implement them one at the time. In order to get the best out of this article, I highly recommend that you revisit this article once a week so you can see how many of these tips you are implementing. By implementing all of these tips consistently for a long period of time, you will eventually be able to gain thousands of followers on Twitter every week.