Twitter: Bug Not
Do you have it? I mean, do you have the Twitter bug?
Well…
As I’ve said before, you need to get it.
And, you need to hook your AWeber account up to it, as well. It’s simple. All you need to do is to create a broadcast email, just as you would any other day. And then, when you’re finished at the bottom, AWeber asks if you want to syndicate your email. Open that drop down menu, and be sure to fill in your Twitter username and password. AWeber sends a quick link to the email over to Twitter for you. That way, you’re not just mailing to your list, but also to your followers on Twitter. Sweet!
Just be sure that it’s an email you want your Twitter followers to see. For example, if you write something about a call that you’re having for the members of your membership site, don’t Twitter that, usually. I mean, if you have a paid membership site, and you’re giving out the details of your call in the email… bad idea.
But if you’re trying to get more members, you might talk about the call in your email without mentioning the call-in number, time, or date, and use it to get people interested in a membership to your site. That works out well.
Also use Twitter for blog posting. I mean, if you write something very cool that you want your Twitter list to see, great! Get the plugin Twitter Tools and let it tweet the blog post for you.
Just don’t make the mistake of only using Twitter for emails and blog posts. I try not to do that, and lord knows I’m incredibly busy. I don’t have a lot of time for Twitter, but I try to make as many posts as I can throughout the day. It’s not a ton, but it keeps my hand in the networking part of it, and it’s a lot of fun. I usually try to do more posting on the weekend.
So, Twitter isn’t just for goofing off. It’s for networking and for marketing your stuff. Just don’t abuse your Twitter list by sending nothing but marketing messages. People won’t like it and will stop following you. But, be nice to them and they’ll love you forever.
Come follow me at http://Twitter.com/PatMarcello and let’s have some fun!
