Twitter

Discussion in 'Twitter' started by Groovystar, Apr 27, 2010.

  1. #1
    My site is a forum in bad need of traffic...we got lots of content, though. So, ok does Twitter help? I'm on twitter I got 40 followers, just never thought I'd get much out of it in terms of driving traffic to my site through it.

    So: Does it work, if so what do you do to make it work?
     
    Groovystar, Apr 27, 2010 IP
  2. zergtant

    zergtant Peon

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    #2
    i have 400+ followers but no traffic form twitter ,i think twitter not good for bring traffic,but good for product sale.
    and another thing is
    do you konw some info about your 40 followers?. if they following lots of people they have not time for your tweets
     
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  3. Groovystar

    Groovystar Peon

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    #3
    Not really. Just tweeted for the first time tonight and one follower dropped me by the end of the night.

    I SUCK at this
     
    Groovystar, Apr 27, 2010 IP
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    Mega B Well-Known Member

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    #4
    My opinion is 'yes' it does give my sites some extra exposure albeit it wont be massive but it all helps in getting some extra visitors.
     
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  5. Groovystar

    Groovystar Peon

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    #5
    visitors, yes, but doesn't seem like anyone joins, so I'm scrapping it.
     
    Groovystar, Apr 27, 2010 IP
  6. Mega B

    Mega B Well-Known Member

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    #6
    @ Groovystar so after just one day you have had enough of it you have to give it some time.Oh well i guess its your choice
     
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  7. Groovystar

    Groovystar Peon

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    Actually I've had the account for a few months. Never really did anything...but thanks! Maybe I'll go back to it in another few weeks, if it hasn't been banned for spamming or whatnot.
     
    Groovystar, Apr 27, 2010 IP
  8. John2010

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    #8
    Twitter is a very good social networking site, It lets you interact with the public while increasing brand awareness.I am having quite a good experience with it.......
     
    John2010, Apr 27, 2010 IP
  9. desperateboy

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    #9
    If you want traffic then post unique on twitter and attract traffic otherwise no technique help you.
     
    desperateboy, Apr 27, 2010 IP
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    #10
    see to it that you have the same niche with your follower..otherwise this is worthless...

    try to follow the people in twitter.
     
    mediaseo, Apr 27, 2010 IP
  11. Groovystar

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    I do. I hit up my keywords and then follow people who turn up that used it. Nothing working yet.
     
    Groovystar, Apr 28, 2010 IP
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    dddougal Well-Known Member

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    #12
    Some people swear by twitter as a way of driving traffic but to be honest I have never had any success using it.
     
    dddougal, Apr 28, 2010 IP
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    #13
    It will drive more traffic. I am getting a good amount from that, just be more social on twitter. Follow thes simple steps
    1) follow relevant people
    2) interact with people
    3) use some hash tags while posting links
    4) participate in trending topics
    5) re tweet some of the good links
    6) post informative links

    and last important on is follow me @devanshu7 (joking ha ha ha ha)
     
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    seodmb, Apr 28, 2010 IP
  14. Groovystar

    Groovystar Peon

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    lol. Hey I'll follow anyone who'll follow me.

    It just doesn't seem to translate in actual people joining up on my forum, which is what I need. I think it works more for some things than for others.
     
    Groovystar, Apr 28, 2010 IP
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    #15
    Here are some things you can do to build your following and reputation on Twitter that would in turn bring more traffic to your website:

    * Follow people that have the same interest as you or looking for advice/information you can provide. There is a good chance they will follow you back

    * Tweet valuable content and give good stuff away for free if you can

    * Engage your followers in interesting conversations and build good relationships

    * Retweet good tweets from influential users

    * Don't pitch your offers directly on Twitter - its not a sales platform. Take them to you website with good content and use your site as a sharing/selling medium.

    * Have fun and tweet something entertaining if you can once in a while

    * Last but not least, try and use tools to make your social media experience more productive and efficient

    Use these techniques to gain followers, build traffic, lists, and even win customers.
     
    socialmediapro, Apr 28, 2010 IP
  16. karvesingh

    karvesingh Peon

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    #16
    Twitter is actually growing by leaps and bounds. For the right kind of marketing or to attract attention by your followers, just use all accessories that are acceptable by the twitter viz; twitpic.com, tweetphoto.com kind applications help in giving your writing a picturesque reality, also there is tweet video application that can be used alongwith your twitter account. Further Mr. E. Williams CEO of twitter is working on providing direct assess to twitter from You Tube, Face Book and other good social and business networking sites without the spamming factor by screening tweet access using API filters. There is also recent announcement of Twitter-friendly OAuth with API Wiki - Just say no to giving away your Twitter password. This is a proof of concept for utilizing the Twitter API with OAuth. It runs on Google App Engine (python). Now is the time for Twitter to flourish in the Social & Business Networking.

    Tweet me: - :cool:@VieuBestAds
     
    karvesingh, Apr 28, 2010 IP
  17. tjsocr22

    tjsocr22 Active Member

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    Its actually really helpful if you have a lot of followers following you. I would try some help if you need it like twiends.com or others that help you gain more followers faster.
     
    tjsocr22, Apr 28, 2010 IP
  18. karvesingh

    karvesingh Peon

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    #18
    But having blindly lots of followers never work the right way! Therefore the need to have TrueTwit.com account that evaluates the quality of user's twitter followers on 3 fronts; Ads, porn content & bots on 3 levels; low, medium and high - based on this allows twitter user to be selective about each tweet follower.

    Enjoyed viewing your fl blog on tips and tricks, it is neat and good one, would recommend it to be advertised in silicon as well as siliconindia sites too.:)

     
    karvesingh, Apr 29, 2010 IP
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    #19
    Thanks all for sharing your experience
     
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  20. Jossey

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    #20
    if you have lots of followers it'll defiantly work for you

    but you got only 40

    still you can try and see what happens
     
    Jossey, May 1, 2010 IP