Is Twitter Just a Hype? Or is it working for you?

Discussion in 'Twitter' started by jophan, Sep 30, 2009.

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Is twitter a hype?

  1. Yes

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  2. No

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  1. #1
    Hello everybody,

    I really dont understand the hype around twitter and
    the talks about how much money you can get with it and so on.

    Acctually, after all the talk I tried to get some more
    followers and now I am at around 1000. Guess what
    happens when I send a tweet with a link inside:

    Nothing.

    People are ignoring all the thousands of tweets they get from
    all the members. And you know what, those tweets werent
    "I want to make a lot of money" tweets. These were simply
    some interesting links like a very funny video on youtube
    I found (yes, I checked the views of that video after that tweet!)

    I want to hear your experience with it, well, acctually, I
    again got another email where some internet guru claims
    to use twitter and makes insane money with it. He tries
    to sell a twitter course for only $199 btw, lol.

    Thanks and regards
     
    jophan, Sep 30, 2009 IP
  2. Traditione

    Traditione Well-Known Member

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    #2
    To develop a brand on Twitter is a skill I have yet to develop.

    On the other hand though, bringing your established market towards Twitter is a fantastic trailblazing idea.

    Make sure the account is not TOO obvious for monetization only, this really turns off the actual consumers on Twitter.

    Post real, relevant data and focus heavily on marketing/advertising and above all make it interesting and you will get a legitimate following on Twitter.

    P.S. There are tons of griscap (...you'll get it if you think about it) tactics available to get a HUGE network on Twitter very quickly, but I highly discourage using these methods on a network that is still constantly evolving its security network and has a pretty high emphasis on protecting information privacy along with protecting high profile accounts.
     
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  3. pelletsystems

    pelletsystems Peon

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    #3
    Twitter is best for me, this is one of my good press to my site....
     
    pelletsystems, Sep 30, 2009 IP
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    lifeplayer Notable Member

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    #4
    Twitter is just another method to generate traffic or sales. However, i found that the conversion rate is very low, and i can see most of the user are just trying to "promote their product". So, twitter is not my way, and i dont really active on it
     
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    Alicia8657 Peon

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    #5
    I dont much from twitter.
     
    Alicia8657, Sep 30, 2009 IP
  6. jophan

    jophan Active Member

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    #6
    although you are a "twitter nerd"? :)

    so, people are clicking on your links/tweets?
     
    jophan, Sep 30, 2009 IP
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    james06 Peon

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    #7
    Twitter is best for me....
     
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  8. jophan

    jophan Active Member

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    #8
    please also tell us why and how twitter is working for you, not just
    "twitter is good", "twitter sucks" and so on.
     
    jophan, Sep 30, 2009 IP
  9. Deus Ex

    Deus Ex Peon

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    #9
    Twitter works like CRAZY for me, I just need more followers and less tweets with my auto tweet engine
     
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  10. Ducati1198

    Ducati1198 Peon

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    #10
    Twitter works great for driving traffic, but is nearly useless for conversions. It's too oversaturated with other marketers. I still have better luck with Myspace as far as conversions go.
     
    Ducati1198, Sep 30, 2009 IP
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    #11
    I'm happy with the traffic I generate from Twitter. It actually works for me. When I checked my traffic details, my followers do visit my site repeatedly. I think it really boils down to getting targeted followers.
     
    mrandrei, Oct 1, 2009 IP
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    kraran Peon

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    #12
    Twitter is overrated. I don't like it.
     
    kraran, Oct 1, 2009 IP
  13. Bohra

    Bohra Prominent Member

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    #13
    For me twitter doesnt do any great i have just stopped using it
     
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    pubdomainshost.com Peon

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    #14
    Your target audience should be active - at the time you are active, else no one really goes back to see even what was posted 15 mins back.

    It is akin to chatting in yahoo chat room - some ppl read your message, some don't and the novelty of using Twitter washes up pretty fast if you get 10 advertisements and one good message.

    All in all - some folks may be lucky with followers, but as a general marketing strategy - its' a waste of time
     
    pubdomainshost.com, Oct 1, 2009 IP
  15. Digital_shubhi

    Digital_shubhi Illustrious Member

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    #15
    Well, it has not done anything great for me !

    I just used to use it earlier.
    But now I don't use it anymore. :D

    - Digital -
     
    Digital_shubhi, Oct 1, 2009 IP
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    sana10 Well-Known Member

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    #16
    not working very good for me..
    it's so so...
    just ok..
     
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    #17
    Well i havent been using it to promote my business.. personally i dont like using a medium like twitter to advertise stuff on it.. before you know it its a spamzone.
     
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    califmerchant Active Member

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    #18
    i hate tweeter and facebook with a passion ... myspace is cool
     
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  19. jophan

    jophan Active Member

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    #19
    uh, never heard that you can even hate with passion, lol
     
    jophan, Oct 1, 2009 IP
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    yanndc Banned

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    #20
    That is exactly how you can make money with Twitter! :)
     
    yanndc, Oct 1, 2009 IP