Comments on: Skeptical about using Twitter? #TwitterWorks

By: Phil Gerbyshak

Phil Gerbyshak — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:55:09 +0000

Todd – I am too! Just go get connected, unofficially, officially, whatever it takes.

Show up, have fun, and add some value dang it!

By: Phil Gerbyshak

Phil Gerbyshak — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:54:28 +0000

Slide #18 was about making things real, as well as about taking care of your best “friends” whether IRL or just online.

Glad you love Twitter. I do too, and it’s always great to connect with you there!

By: Phil Gerbyshak

Phil Gerbyshak — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:52:34 +0000

Shannon – you make some really key points. Others ARE already talking about them, for good, for bad, or for otherwise. Thank you!

By: Todd 'tojosan' Jordan

Todd 'tojosan' Jordan — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:08:30 +0000

Melissa,
Thanks. I’m strongly in favor of tweetups, coffee, lunch, even if it’s just two people.

I’m seeing a disturbing undercurrent of officialness going around. Certain groups are claiming their twetups etc are official. Ha. Working to stem that tide as well.

Cheers,
Todd

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:18:16 +0000

Shannon and Todd talk about what I think are two critical parts of Twitter — following conversations and building relationships. It’s not just about shouting out your own message.

I’m guessing that slide #18 talked about the importance of bringing those connections made into the real world by going to tweetups or just arranging to have coffee. Twitter is awesome and gives people the opportunity to virtually meet a lot of folks, but the face-to-face interactions cement the connections.

By: Phil Gerbyshak

Phil Gerbyshak — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:12:36 +0000

Thanks Todd! Always glad to have you along for the ride, and sharing your tips too!

By: Todd 'tojosan' Jordan

Todd 'tojosan' Jordan — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:42:34 +0000

Phil,
Love that slide show. Succinct. Fun. Shareable.
I’ll likely be embedding that in the near future.
The one thing so many miss out on is listening. Oh, they watch their stream, but they don’t watch the conversation of those they don’t follow.

Search.twitter.com is easy. Also creating a search in your client of choice, mine being Tweetdeck, is so easy, there’s no excuse.

Cheers,
Todd

By: Shannon - SKS Designs

Shannon - SKS Designs — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:54:45 +0000

People and companies need to understand that there are others talking about them online. It is important to listen to what people are already saying about you, your brand and your keywords in order to build a relationship with potential partners, clients or customers and increase that return on investment (ROI).

If you don’t know what they are saying, how can you be part of the conversation?

Well done yet again!