Comments on: What is Twitter and Why A Middle-Aged Small Business Owner Should Bother With It

By: Key Lime Creative » Blog Archive » Social Media… Part 1, what is it and why should I use it.

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:27:50 +0000

[...] Microblogging. Is the same as blogging except it’s done in micro or small blasts of information. The most common microblogging tool out there is Twitter. You have 140 characters to say what’s on your mind, say hello or give out useful information about your company or someone else’s. You can follow me, click here! To find out more about how it works, check out commoncraft’s video or visit Andrea Stenberg’s website The Baby Boomer Entreprenuer and read this article. [...]

By: Jennifer Foley-Rogdakis

Jennifer Foley-Rogdakis — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:20:30 +0000

Great post. I found it very helpful! I am new to twitter and am still learning it’s benefits!

Jennifer Foley-Rogdakis
Foley Business Forms & Print Solutions
http://www.foleybf.com
http://www.twitter.com/foleybf

By: Andrea Stenberg

Andrea Stenberg — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:05:11 +0000

Coach Deb,

Thanks for the clarification. It really is a powerful tool.

And I must say I couldn’t help taking so many notes. You were giving such valuable information. Can’t wait for your Twitter Handbook to be finished.

Andrea

By: @CoachDeb

@CoachDeb — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:28:20 +0000

Aloha,

What great notes you took!
I’m still waiting for the transcription of my interview so I can include it in the http://TwitterHandbook.com published book.

Perhaps I should have just asked one of the participants like yourself to type up the notes and send them over instead! LOL

I just want to make sure I’m clear about #10 Tip (despite my private coaching clients wanting to keep my big mouth shut about this secret not many realize about Twitter).

SEO is automatic when you’re using Twitter – just like it is when you have a blog on the Blogi360 system. It simply works FOR you, without you having to do the SEO – other than have a clear SEO keyword strategy with your blogging & tweeting efforts.

It’s not something you use.
It’s something that just “happens” as a result of being active on Twitter.

For example, if you do a search on CoachDeb or Deborah Micek on Google, you’ll find that both my blog posts on the Blog i360 system as well as Twitter & MySpace are listed in the top 10 on the first page.

This is the true beauty and addiction for any business owner who wants the edge in the new media marketplace. Use tools that do SEO and marketing work FOR you – so you can have MORE time to do the things you love. (like Shopping! or Traveling!)

Ok – now I’ll shut my trap before I reveal anything more and have my clients kill me. Afterall – I’ve gotta get this Twitter HAndbook finished to be ready for publication this month.

@CoachDeb
http://Twitter.com/CoachDeb
http://TribalSeduction.com

By: So You’re On Twitter – Now What? Strategies for Small Business Twitter Users » The Baby Boomer Entrepreneur

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:11:35 +0000

[...] I started following Deborah Micek – you’ll remember her from my previous post on Twitter. Next I looked up a couple of top level internet marketers whose work I’ve been following in [...]

By: Janet Barclay

Janet Barclay — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:28:51 +0000

Andrea, thank you for another excellent post! I too have been wondering about Twitter and whether it was worth the bother – I’m still not convinced but will be looking forward to reading your reports as you go along.

By: Andrea J. Stenberg

Andrea J. Stenberg — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:14:53 +0000

Terrence,

I agree you have to be choosy about what social networking sites you use. I love LinkedIn, have been using Facebook for about a month and now Twitter.

I have a moderately strict rule that I only use social networking sites after I’ve done the bulk of my work for the day. I also use it in the evenings while I watch tv (as I write this I’m watching the Jays game).

Thanks for your comment. I too look forward to what others have to say.

By: Andrea J. Stenberg

Andrea J. Stenberg — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:07:11 +0000

David,

It can be hard to decide which ones to try. That’s why I love teleseminars and blogs. You can learn from others who can help you make informed decisions.

By: Terence Chang

Terence Chang — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:24:49 +0000

This is a nice post about using Twitter to driving your business forward and build your personal branding. I have been using Twitter for a while. Would love to hear more from other entrepreneurs about how they build their branding outside Twitter. Recently I have been using Plurk.com to instantly interact with other entrepreneurs. You just have to control yourself to avoid wasting too much time on social networking. It very addict. One the SEO side, Twitter don't really help that much unless you have time to follow and go over thousand twitter to find your keywords. In that case, it'd better off to Google Trend or other keyword analysis tools. Anyway, I am really enjoy Twitter, Plurk and Facebook for social networking with friends and other business owners. Looking forward to hearing from all of you soon!

By: David Gerrard

David Gerrard — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:18:56 +0000

Thanks for the post, with so many different social networking platforms available it hard to choose from.After reading your post it defiantly sounds like investing some time on twitter, could very well be worth it