Archive for June, 2009

Your Settings On Tweeter!

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Next thing we are going to do is fill out our settings and this is very important on Twitter. You will find the access to this at the top right of the screen, fourth link from the left.

On this page you will notice there are some tabs across the top. For the moment we will concentrate on the Account tab.

The information you entered on joining is already entered here, but now it’s time to pad this out so people can find you on Twitter and you also make yourself an interesting person to be followed. People will use the information you enter here to make that decision, but much of what is entered is also searchable on Twitter and through various third party applications.

One thing to note is that you can change your username at any time on this screen. You just have to enter your password to do so. Although it can be done, it can confuse your follower base, so I wouldn’t recommend doing it on a weekly basis.

First of all change your time zone to your own and then move onto the one line bio.Your Bio
You have 160 characters here to sell yourself. Take some time over it and do it well. Don’t simply enter a bunch of keywords as they appear totally uninteresting to people, although they may get you found. Use keywords by all means, but start your Bio with the words I am and then describe yourself. So you might put for example:-I am a keen gardener and hiker who also has a passion for the outdoors, internet marketing and affiliate marketing who also loves social media.

Now that description is only 143 characters, so you could still get some more keywords in the bio. No doubt you can see the ones that are there which are gardener, hiker, internet marketing, affiliate marketing and social media. Using these terms in your bio will have you coming up in search results when people are looking for other like minded individuals to follow. As you can see, it is worth taking some time to get the bio right.Balance of Screen
Enter your web site name or blog here if you have one. Make sure you include the http:// prefix to the address.

Your location is next and is also important so people can search and find others in their same area. It will also be important to you if you are chasing rankings on Twitter as users are ranking by their locations.

Protect Updates
This is included if you want to have a private account and you have to approve followers. NEVER turn this on if you intend to use Twitter to meet new people. They just couldn’t be bothered requesting permission to follow you unless they know you personally.

You can now save your settings, but note here that there is also a link to delete your account should you ever wish to do so.

Second Lesson – Viral Marketing Crash Course

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Hello !

It’s time for your second lesson. I hope you found lesson one

informative.

In this lesson we will be talking about using email to achieve your

viral marketing objectives.

During this lesson I want you to keep in mind that the main

objective of an e-mail campaign is branding, in order to achieve

greater branding success and maximum exposure for your offer

you should do your best to craft your email message in a way that

it encourages your readers to pass it along to others.

Producing a message with a quality offer or an incentive for

passing it along is what viral marketing is all about.

Just suggesting that e-mail recipients forward your message to

their friends and relatives is not viral marketing. A message at the

bottom of your e-mail that reads “Feel free to forward this

message to a friend” is nowhere close to viral marketing at its

best.

On the other hand, if something worthy of sharing, such as a

valuable discount, vital information, additional entries into a

sweepstakes, an added discount or premium service, a

joke/cartoon, or a hilarious video, is included in the e-mail, viral

marketing happens naturally and quite successfully.

The bottom line is that your message must be perceived as having

value. Relevant or timely information, research, or studies are all

good examples of content that might be viewed as potential pass-

along material. Interactive content like a quiz or text can inspire

forwarding, especially if it is fun. Personality tests, fitness quizzes,

or compatibility questionnaires are all things that have been

passed on by many people many times.

Why? Because they are entertaining and entertainment has value.

A good video is always going to achieve some pass-along value.

After all online video is hot! It is a bit more of a time and money

investment but the messages have a great appeal and rich media

has the advantage of being new. The tech factor alone is often

enough for the message to be perceived as valuable.

Email is the ultimate “word of mouth” marketing tool. If your email

message is “viral” in nature, your customer can quickly and easily

forward it to friends and family, spreading your message to an

ever growing list of potential customers.

Look for another lesson soon! We will be talking about getting

your buzz going!

Again, I appreciate your joining me for this short ecourse.

Registration

Monday, June 1st, 2009

The Twitter screen will ask you for your first name and last name and will then check this is entered correctly. A green tick will appear next to the box. The next box asks you for a user name and this is where you need to give some thought to how you are going to represent yourself on Twitter. You should remember that you can set up more than one account on Twitter, but you will need a different email address for each one. Now this is where the thinking bit comes in. The first account you register should always be in your own name if you can get it. Naturally, common names like JohnSmith (there are no spaces in usernames) will already be taken. However it is possible to get variations on your own name such as John_Smith, or John_Smith23 or some variation like that. You can only use an underscore in a username. Hyphens are not permitted in the field. It isn’t absolutely critical that you register your own name, but I would advise you do if you can, particularly if your name is an unusual one. I’m sure the last thing you want is someone else impersonating you on Twitter, or anywhere else for that matter.

If you wish to register a business name, then you can do that of course, but make your you use your own name in the sign up process so you are identifiable and connected with the business name you register. The concepts and reasons for operating under each type of registration will be discussed later. You are now asked for your email address. Email addresses are linked to accounts and you will only be able to use your email address once. For every account you register, you will need a different email address.

The last thing to do is to fill in the Captcha letters and then click on Create My Account. The next screen will ask if you want to add any of your friends from the  popular web based email programs. You can do this later if you wish. The next screen presents a short list of people who Twitter asks if you would like to follow. Choose some if you like, but I wouldn’t bother. I prefer to find my own friends on Twitter.

When you click Finish, you will then be taken to your very own Twitter account. You are logged in and ready to go!

Your Settings..

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TWITTER FOR THE TWEEPLE

Monday, June 1st, 2009

Hi There! thank you for visit my blog, sorry I haven’t answer before. There are to much things I’ve been working on, one of them is Twitter, you can follow me: http://www.twitter.com/rabealva

      I wish to give you a report of what I have learn about Twitter and keep learning with you, at the same time we talk about Viral Marketing. So we can get success in our Internet Marketing Adventure. Hope you like it:

What Is Twitter?

What is Twitter? Well, where have you been.. LOL? Twitter would have to be the fastest growing site on the web today. It is taking the internet by stormand there are around 10,000 new users per day signing up to participate in this internet revolution.

Twitter is best described as a micro blogging platform. You are limited to 14 characters each time you do an update, which initially, may seem a smallamount. However, as you become more experienced, it’s just amazing whatyou can fit into 140 characters.

That said, Twitter is much, much more than that. It is like one huge globalchat room, but then again, it doesn’t have to be. It all depends on how manypeople you follow on Twitter. If it’s in the thousands, then your “Tweetstream”will be running fast and furious with everything that’s coming in. If you are only following a few hundred, or even less, then things are much easier to keep up with.

Twitter is also a great way to meet new people online, particularly those with similar interests to you. I will show you how to do this more as we progress thorugh this report.

How To Set Up

Setting up on Twitter to have your own account is easy, but there are a few things that you should be aware of when organizing your account. This can apply even if you already have an existing account too, so consider these tips and it can improve your entire Twittter experience.

The first thing to do if you don’t have an account is go to

http://www.twitter.com

 

 

 

which is the home page of Twitter. You will be asked to

Registration