Today, I'd like to introduce you to our guest author, Harris Fellman [pictured]. Harris recently launched CoupDeTwitter -- a comprehensive course on how to properly get started with Twitter, get lots of followers, and turn those followers into cash.Harris is, by no means, a social media purist. Still, he teaches what he considers the "right way" to interact on Twitter and other social media platforms. [Hint: It's NOT by spamming people your offers]. He has a number of years of success in the Internet marketing realm, and I feel very honored to have him as a guest author this week. With that, here's the second of five of Harris' blog posts, which we're publishing for the benefit of ProsperNOW readers...
By Harris Fellman
By Harris Fellman
CoupDeTwitter.com
Maybe you're like I was just a few months ago, thinking:
"Twitter is short for Time Waster."
or
"Twitter is just not a business tool."
or
"I joined Twitter, and I just don't get it."
I've introduced a number of people to Twitter, and I hear things like this all the time -- especially, the last statement. Typically, what happens is, someone will join up, invite some of their friends, and then, lo and behold, sit there and wait around for something to happen. Although the founders of Twitter claim that it's just a micro-blogging tool, it really has become a rapidly growing, if somewhat rudimentary, social network.
Like I said in my last blog post on the subject, there’s a right way and a wrong way to go about attacking Twitter for your own purposes. If you're jumping into Twitter and looking at it primarily as a way to make money, you'll fail miserably and you'll fail quickly.
Allow me to remind you of my rules for "right" Twittering:
1. First, get a good network of followers going.
2. Build relationships with your network.
3. Get your followers to click on your links and tell others about you by retweeting your messages.
4. Then, and only then, consider how you might monetize the network.
I actually recommend that you don't even bother thinking about making any money with your Twitter contacts until you've got at least 5,000 followers. I know what you’re thinking: HANG ON THERE! 5,000 followers? How am I gonna get 5,000 followers? The answer is quite simple, my friends:
Follow other people first.
It’s based on the Law of Reciprocity: You follow someone; they follow you back. It's really the "way of the world" on Twitter, and it works far better than any one of the other systems out there.
Some of those other ideas for getting followers can work. But, truthfully, at the core, "Follow others, and they'll follow back" is the best system out there. You're in control of who you're following and, thus, what "target audience" you're hitting as well. Depending on what niche or business you happen to be in, you can expect somewhere between 20% to 50% of those people to follow you back.
Wait a second, Harris... What's this "business or niche" part?
Let me explain...
One of the coolest aspects of Twitter is that you can really focus down and TARGET people who are interested in what you have to say. I first recommend that you create a good profile and decent background for your account that really shows off your personality and main interests. Make it what I call, "Follow-Friendly," so that when you follow people, they see your Twitter account, and the right people will want to follow you back. [The "right people" being people that are also interested in what your key interests and/or business are all about.]
I'll finish up this post by letting you in on some some great services that will help you find people who are in your niche and share your personal interests. Be sure to check out MrTweet.com, WeFollow.com, and Twibes.com. All you have to do at these sites is type in your keyword, and find people in your industry or niche. What you'll want to do here is find people on Twitter in your area of interest with [generally] between 2,000 and 100,000 followers. And then what you want to do is... not only follow them, but FOLLOW THEIR FOLLOWERS, TOO. Twitter allows you to follow up to 1,000 people per day... I recommend more like 300-500 per day.
And don't think you have to do it all yourself. You can hire a virtual assistant to do it for you for a few hundred bucks a month, or get a software tool that does this as well. And, believe me, there's plenty of tools out there! I've personally tested out a large number of these "follow tools," and the one I recommend is called "Twit FriendAdder." It's only $50 and does everything [and more] than software I've seen at four [4] times the price.
Of course, it doesn’t stop there. There’s a lot more to all of this than just following people; e.g., creating avatars, building relationships, and making money! And, as you might expect, this is all covered in my Social Media Income System, entitled "Coup De Twitter." There's a free video for you there, with no sign-up required to watch:
==> http://budurl.com/5000TwitterFollowers
Lastly, if you have any questions for me, you can find me on Twitter; my ID there is @harrisfellman. I look forward to hearing from you.
____________________
Click Here Now to Learn How to Get 5,000+ Targeted Twitter Followers!
Maybe you're like I was just a few months ago, thinking:
"Twitter is short for Time Waster."
or
"Twitter is just not a business tool."
or
"I joined Twitter, and I just don't get it."
I've introduced a number of people to Twitter, and I hear things like this all the time -- especially, the last statement. Typically, what happens is, someone will join up, invite some of their friends, and then, lo and behold, sit there and wait around for something to happen. Although the founders of Twitter claim that it's just a micro-blogging tool, it really has become a rapidly growing, if somewhat rudimentary, social network.
Like I said in my last blog post on the subject, there’s a right way and a wrong way to go about attacking Twitter for your own purposes. If you're jumping into Twitter and looking at it primarily as a way to make money, you'll fail miserably and you'll fail quickly.
Allow me to remind you of my rules for "right" Twittering:
1. First, get a good network of followers going.
2. Build relationships with your network.
3. Get your followers to click on your links and tell others about you by retweeting your messages.
4. Then, and only then, consider how you might monetize the network.
I actually recommend that you don't even bother thinking about making any money with your Twitter contacts until you've got at least 5,000 followers. I know what you’re thinking: HANG ON THERE! 5,000 followers? How am I gonna get 5,000 followers? The answer is quite simple, my friends:
Follow other people first.
It’s based on the Law of Reciprocity: You follow someone; they follow you back. It's really the "way of the world" on Twitter, and it works far better than any one of the other systems out there.
Some of those other ideas for getting followers can work. But, truthfully, at the core, "Follow others, and they'll follow back" is the best system out there. You're in control of who you're following and, thus, what "target audience" you're hitting as well. Depending on what niche or business you happen to be in, you can expect somewhere between 20% to 50% of those people to follow you back.
Wait a second, Harris... What's this "business or niche" part?
Let me explain...
One of the coolest aspects of Twitter is that you can really focus down and TARGET people who are interested in what you have to say. I first recommend that you create a good profile and decent background for your account that really shows off your personality and main interests. Make it what I call, "Follow-Friendly," so that when you follow people, they see your Twitter account, and the right people will want to follow you back. [The "right people" being people that are also interested in what your key interests and/or business are all about.]
I'll finish up this post by letting you in on some some great services that will help you find people who are in your niche and share your personal interests. Be sure to check out MrTweet.com, WeFollow.com, and Twibes.com. All you have to do at these sites is type in your keyword, and find people in your industry or niche. What you'll want to do here is find people on Twitter in your area of interest with [generally] between 2,000 and 100,000 followers. And then what you want to do is... not only follow them, but FOLLOW THEIR FOLLOWERS, TOO. Twitter allows you to follow up to 1,000 people per day... I recommend more like 300-500 per day.
And don't think you have to do it all yourself. You can hire a virtual assistant to do it for you for a few hundred bucks a month, or get a software tool that does this as well. And, believe me, there's plenty of tools out there! I've personally tested out a large number of these "follow tools," and the one I recommend is called "Twit FriendAdder." It's only $50 and does everything [and more] than software I've seen at four [4] times the price.
Of course, it doesn’t stop there. There’s a lot more to all of this than just following people; e.g., creating avatars, building relationships, and making money! And, as you might expect, this is all covered in my Social Media Income System, entitled "Coup De Twitter." There's a free video for you there, with no sign-up required to watch:
==> http://budurl.com/5000TwitterFollowers
Lastly, if you have any questions for me, you can find me on Twitter; my ID there is @harrisfellman. I look forward to hearing from you.
____________________
Click Here Now to Learn How to Get 5,000+ Targeted Twitter Followers!
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