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dave701 · Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 14 Location: Bristol, VA

I'm actually listening to an internet marketing guru talk about Twitter as I type this. He warns against following too many people and the "I'm following you so you follow me" mentality.

Being protective of my time -- I'm a fan of Tim Ferriss (The 4-Hour Workweek) -- I already feel myself pulling on the reins.

Any thoughts from more experienced Twitterers? I'd guess that those of you who are using this as a communication tool with your downline don't really want to be bothered by the random follower, or by people whose Twits or Tweets or whatever they're called don't do much for you.

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Audrey · Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 2:48 am Post subject:

Dave,

I don't have enough people I"m following to feel "bogged down" yet. I also can read pretty darn quickly.

Twitter is a place to network. This message board is a place to network. So not sure what the "warning" is.
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dave701 · Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 14 Location: Bristol, VA

Audrey,

I think his concern is that you can end up following a lot of people who aren't really benefiting you. I'm still getting a feel for how it works myself. I'm somewhat startled that I'm getting followed by people from literally all over the world, who couldn't possibly know enough about me to think that I could say something of value to them.

Anyway, are you using Twhirl with Twitter?

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Audrey · Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:25 pm Post subject:

I'm not using Twhirl.

I"m thrilled when people follow. For whatever reason they want to know me. Maybe their motive is hoping I'll buy from them. That's ok. It's another way for me to meet someone.

If you're in MLM, you need to meet other people. You can meet them locally, or you can meet them online. You need to meet new people on a regular basis.

So what if a stranger follows you on Twitter. Say hello. Isn't that how all relationships start?
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Linda · Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:52 pm Post subject: re: Do you Twitter

mbrand2222 · Joined: 29 Jul 2008 Posts: 35

Thanks for clearing that up Audrey. Very Happy

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dave701 · Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 14 Location: Bristol, VA

Audrey and Linda,

Great advice. Thank you.

Here's my contribution. The site twhirl.org allows you to put your Twitter right onto your desktop. You'll never really need to login to Twitter. It just sits there in the background while you're on your computer and let's you know when someone has submitted something. You have full Twitter capabilities right from it.

You can be working on something else, and if someone twits or tweets, you'll know. You can glance at it and ignore it or respond as you choose.

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Audrey · Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:15 pm Post subject:

My stategy is very similiar to Linda's. I check their page. If all they ever post is "join me" or "buy from me" I don't follow them. I'm not looking for "friends" who can only talk business. That gets really old for me really quickly. If their page shows other things, I follow them back. You can always unfollow someone later down the road.

I spend my time between two computers, so not sure the twhirl thing would work for me.
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Linda · Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 2:00 pm Post subject:

Dave,

I do use Twhirl, but got out of the habit of using it for a while. I just installed the update and they've made some nice improvements. I forgot how easy and quick it was to make Twitter posts using Twhirl.

Linda

profitclinic · Joined: 16 Sep 2008 Posts: 45 Location: Melbourne AU

Twitter can be used effectively in a number of ways.

One of the most effective for a network marketing leader is as a replacement for unreliable email.

Encourage your downline team, prospects, etc to follow you and subscribe to the different feed types and you can stay in touch very quickly. Better still, it's 100% opt-in and offers several delivery modes.

Open different accounts for different functions or target groups, too.

John
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Audrey · Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 3:35 am Post subject:

John,

I just clicked to follow you.
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Linda · Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:06 am Post subject:

John,

I'm following you now too Smile

Linda

Silviar · Joined: 16 Sep 2008 Posts: 24 Location: USA

Audrey · Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 2:11 pm Post subject:

Silvia,

It's a way to communicate with others. Posts are limited to just a few short sentences. It's a really fun way to network with others.
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Linda · Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 3:20 pm Post subject: Re: Do you Twitter?

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