How long have you been on Twitter?
I have been on Twitter now for around 15 months and loving it!
How many people follow you?
At the moment – around 1500 plus
How many people do you follow?
Erm, around 1400 plus.
What made you sign up to Twitter?
I had heard lots of people talking about it on the radio and tv so my initial reason was curiosity, then I realised it could be good for the business too.
How often do you ‘Tweet’?
A few times a day.
Are you a recruiter or recruitment company? Are you on Twitter? Then we want you to add yourself to our list below!
We’re looking to build up a list of recruiters who have a presence on Twitter, so please post in the comments below:
We’ve already started a list of PR experts, Copywriters and B2B Marketing companies, among others, and have further lists planned in the future, so if you’re a recruitment company on Twitter and would like to be on the list, please post below!
The trouble with twitter, a guest post by @Essex_Courier.
We launched Tweetmentor earlier this year in order to help small (and large as it happens!) businesses to make the most of Twitter, gain leads from it and ultimately make money.
You can read about how I chose to market Tweetmentor to see that we didn’t do things the ‘expected’ way.
It’s always nice to read Tweets from people enjoying Tweetmentor, and to see people recommending it to others, but even nicer are the emails I get at times.
There’s been discussion in various places about whether it’s best to use your own name, your company name, a product name, or something else – what are your thoughts?
5 types of business that should be using Twitter
They’re all talking about it – the online phenomenon for 2009. Forget Google, forget Facebook and don’t even mention Yell.com – Twitter is where it’s at this year!
Founded in 2006 as a way to let fellow members know “what you are doing”, Twitter has expanded way beyond its founders wildest dreams.
2009 is the year Twitter has become more “mainstream”. This has been helped by celebrities such as Stephen Fry, Ashton Kutcher and Jonathan Ross espousing its virtues but also by the number of businesses out there realising the marketing and promotional capabilities of Twitter.
We’re looking to run another series of interviews with people who are using Twitter for Business purposes. It’s very simple, all you have to do is answer a few questions, in as much detail as you like.
Obviously, the more details you give us, the more likely we are to publish your interview first, but we’re not turning anyone away.
Simply copy and paste the questions below into an email and send to nikki@nikkipilkington.com, then follow Nikki on Twitter to be alerted when your interview is published!
How long have you been on Twitter?
A while ago the rumour was that Twitter pages were ‘noindex, ‘nofollow’ or that robots.txt kept Google out, but it seems that if this was ever the case, it certainly isn’t now.
A recent change in how Twitter writes the title tags on pages is seeing people’s Twitter profiles showing up in the search results when someone searches a name.
A month ago a search on my name brought up my own site, a few networking sites I was a member of, a couple of my blogs and some other profiles.
A great PubCon South interview with Michael Gray about how to make the most of Twitter.
The basics (but do watch the interview; it’s great!)
- Be polite
- Make friends
- Start conversations
- Ask questions
- Answer questions
So it’s not all about ‘me me me’ and it’s not just a broadcast medium – exactly the kind of attitude we like!
photo credit: helloyiying
In the last few days I’ve spoken to quite a few journalists about the fact that it IS possible to get business and leads from twitter.
I’ve argued with a couple of people who think that the only people who are making money from it are people offering Twitter training courses or Twitter consultancy.
And do you know what? It gets really frustrating. NOT because I’m trying to promote a Twitter training course. Not because I’m trying to sell them anything in fact (the course is no good if you’ve not already had some experience with twitter). But because I KNOW it works if done properly. And I’m pretty damned sure it will work for everyone.
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