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Old 01-26-2009, 08:34 PM   #21
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Twitter has become big with writers, esp business, marketing, sales ect. They can put little inspirational thoughts and such and loyal readers can eat it up. I'm not sure how it would relate to our business. I feel like facebook is a stretch but nowadays people are trying to do everything to be everywhere, so enter twitter. You know just in case your thought is to short for your blog, and you don't feel like updating your facebook page, and need to let your customers know that you have to take a dump.

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Old 01-26-2009, 08:37 PM   #22
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I got someone a few weeks ago to fix that and redo my site, I'm waiting to hear from him. I'd do it, but I don't know how.
By the way my blog goes live tonight. I do know about Twitter, but I'm making a venture into a blog that I hope will help me get traffic to my site.
Everything I'm doing right now is an experiment.
You can try using twitter, facebook, linkedin to build a network of people in your industry who might want to view your website and blog. Whenever you update your blog, make a post in twitter, facebook, linkedin that you've posted a new blog article. You'll be advertising to people who've already chosen are worthy of networking with and might care about what new things you have to say. That is just one idea of networking and how to get more people to your site. If the people who are networking view your site and like what you have to say, they might write a blog post on their own site linking to your article which will get more visitors to your site.
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Old 01-26-2009, 11:35 PM   #23
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Twitter is a very simple tool for networking, but I am not sure it will help the construction industry just yet. But something may be on the way...
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Old 01-27-2009, 12:37 AM   #24
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Okay Pal, no offense, but when you said "Twitter Train"....
....Fuggedaboutit....

I just learned what SEO meant fer Chrissakes.
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Maybe I'm not getting it but who the hell would I care enough to follow them online in everything they are doing?

And who the hell would care enough to follow me in every little thing I am doing?

Let me try it...

*** Tweet *** Hey I'm about to look out the window

*** Tweet *** okay I looked out the window, it's getting dark, I'll post back at my next exciting thing I am going to do

*** Tweet out***


*** Tweet *** okay I'm back, I stared at my computer for about 15 seconds hoping for an answer to appear as to why I'm not understanding the importance of this

*** Tweet*** I looked down at the floor for a second, then I looked at the clock, I'm now looking at the computer again...
You forgot to say "Tweet Tweet Out"
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What? 140 characters? thats like half a thought process for me, is that a blog for people who are both slow typer and slow readers? Or are people texting to it on cell phones? Does it help get me work? Does it help me with resources?
Characters = 188
Characters w/ spaces = 233

You are over by 93 characters w/ spaces.
You will need to shorten your comment!!
Please revise.
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See post title cause this site won't let me post the URL

Twitter is great for finding links to all sorts of information. that's what I'm using it for and I've been very happy with it. And if you install "tweetdeck" it makes it very easy to follow
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When I go to bed tonight I am going to pray real hard to the memory gods I used to know so they will let me recall this one when next I need or want it.

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Old 01-27-2009, 11:59 AM   #29
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Twitter is a very simple tool for networking, but I am not sure it will help the construction industry just yet. But something may be on the way...
Sure instead of doing a job log - you have your guys do a twitter log
1st nail in
2nd nail in
ouch smashed thumb - must remember to not twit while hammering

Seriously though about a month or so, someone had posted an article about using a similar service called fliker to keep the HO's informed - post a pic & quick caption for stuff done during the day & as the day progresses

Twitter is text only - so pretty much useless IMHO
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Old 01-27-2009, 04:05 PM   #30
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Last month Twitter passed Digg in the number of users.StairJunkie is right it is about building a network.I look for people in the Boston area,only been doing it about 5 weeks, I don't spend more
then 15 minutes a day.It is worth a shot you never know until you try.
9 years ago I thought INTERNET was a passing fad.

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Sure instead of doing a job log - you have your guys do a twitter log
1st nail in
2nd nail in
ouch smashed thumb - must remember to not twit while hammering

Seriously though about a month or so, someone had posted an article about using a similar service called fliker to keep the HO's informed - post a pic & quick caption for stuff done during the day & as the day progresses

Twitter is text only - so pretty much useless IMHO
I can drive a 16d nail with a set, and two wacks while twittering.
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Last month Twitter passed Digg in the number of users.StairJunkie is right it is about building a network.I look for people in the Boston area,only been doing it about 5 weeks, I don't spend more
then 15 minutes a day.It is worth a shot you never know until you try.
9 years ago I thought INTERNET was a passing fad.

https://twitter.com/john7447
I agree, it's worth about an hour a week.
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Last month Twitter passed Digg in the number of users.StairJunkie is right it is about building a network.I look for people in the Boston area,only been doing it about 5 weeks, I don't spend more
then 15 minutes a day.It is worth a shot you never know until you try.
9 years ago I thought INTERNET was a passing fad.

https://twitter.com/john7447
looked at your twitter page,, dont quite understand, Is that a way to insert key words one message at a time in a web space that has your business url in it and not get penalised?

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Old 01-27-2009, 11:07 PM   #34
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Posting your link has no affect on Google rankings by itself since twitter uses the NoFollow tag. http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008...-nofollow.html

Post links to your site on twitter all you want, that alone doesn't help your SEO. What will help your SEO is other people being notified of your updates, they check out your updates, and they possibly create their own update citing your website. THAT will help your SEO in the greatest possible way... creating links to your website. The more the better. Your focus now shifts to creating content that others would like to link to.
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Old 01-27-2009, 11:22 PM   #35
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Their are many people promoting Businesses on Twitter,no penalty AW Smith.I am not a mad spamer,that would lead to a ban I would guess.I am very new to twitter,time well tell.

We might not be into it but you can bet with the number of users our customers are there.

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Old 01-28-2009, 12:49 AM   #36
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Twitter ID is Publisher10.

Do I do this much? Since great marketing is other-centered, it is hard to see why people would really care to read self-oriented twits.

But this stuff has a place if you are connecting with (mostly) younger people who live with their mobile devices.

Just twitted about this posting, of course.
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It's part of a social network so you can have people subscribe to you aka follow, and you can follow other people. Following someone allows all their posts, or as the Twitter community calls them.. tweets, to be displayed on your home page.
Back in my day, they called that stalking. And it usually resulted in a restraining order.
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Here is a link to my Twitter http://twitter.com/jaylord01
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my twitter account is

http://www.twitter.com/silentsnake09

I added all you guys so ask me back. This is my personal one. I haven't done one for the business yet but I am going to. Twitter with out a doubt is gonna be the new big medium for advertising and promotion.
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Sure instead of doing a job log - you have your guys do a twitter log
1st nail in
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Seriously though about a month or so, someone had posted an article about using a similar service called fliker to keep the HO's informed - post a pic & quick caption for stuff done during the day & as the day progresses

Twitter is text only - so pretty much useless IMHO
False twitter you can take pic from your mobile device and upload them to twitter with text captions. Its very useful around the job site.
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