10 Simple Twitter Secrets
If you’re trying to find John S. Rhodes on Twitter, start here:
If you’re trying to get started, simply join Twitter then start asking me questions. Honestly, that’s going to be easy for you than anything else. You’ll want to follow me because I write about, and follow, the smartest UX, usability and internet marketing folks on Twitter. I also generate some good stuff.
Here are some commands and tips that will help you:
1. @username (for example, @webword) will create link to a user’s profile. It’s a great way to find someone too. If you create a twittering using the @username method, you can then click on that link and easily visit their Twitter page. Works like magic.
2. If you use a smart mobile phone, then direct your browser to: http://m.twitter.com which is the Twitter site optimized for mobile devices. (It’s an open secret, I swear.) If you’re on the go, this is a great way to post and track your Twitter page. For on-the-go internet marketers, it’s very convenient.
3. If you’re a Mac fan, consider grabbing Twitterrific. Here’s what it is:
“Twitterrific is a fun little application that lets you both read and publish posts or “tweets” to the Twittercommunity website. The application’s user interface is clean, concise and designed to take up a minimum of real estate on your Mac’s desktop.”
4. If you’re a Windows guy or gal, consider Twitteroo. Here’s the scoop: Twitteroo allows you to send and receive updates from Twitter on your Windows desktop. It has some limitations, but it works great. Don’t miss this Twitter secret tool.
5. Do not miss this “inside look” at Twitter. It’s a 37 minute video by Robert Scoble. He’s actually inside the Twitter offices talking to the folks behind the scenes. You won’t get anything better than this. You will really *learn* a lot about Twitter. I promise. If you’re an internet marketer, you know that this Twitter secret is like having a handful of gold.
6. Make sure that you update your Twitter profile. Here’s the link to your profile:
http://twitter.com/account/settings
Probably the most important field is the More Info URL. If people are looking at your profile, it’s a direct link to any URL you want. For internet marketers, this is obviously really smart to update.
7. You can send Twitter your tweets from an instant messenger. Here’s the mobile devices page, which you should take a look at. If you use GTalk, you can’t go wrong. So, to be clear, you can update Twitter via the Twitter web site, your phone, or instant messenger client. Cool, eh?
8. If you’re looking for new people to follow there are two easy things you can do. First, you can view the Twitter public timeline. I do this about once per day for just a few minutes. The second, more effective method, is to view the “Following” link on the pages of people that you really like. Then you can just subscribe to who they follow. It’s reverse logic, but it works.
For exampe, let’s say that you like what I write at http://twitter.com/webword All you need to do is click the Following link on my profile and you’ll see who I’m following. Then, you can just follow them.
Aside: The link will look like this “twitter.com/friends” — Notice that it says friends. That’s a carry over from previous coding they did.
9. Crazy Delicious Secret: If you want more followers, start following more people. Many people will follow anyone that follows them. Sometimes there are even bots that automatically reciprocate the following relationship.
This doesn’t mean you should go nuts and follow any old person, but if you want to get people following you, then you really ought to start following. It’s a give and take relationship.
10. If you’re nutty about showing up first on Follower lists, you should consider setting your screenname to something that starts with the letter A or maybe even a number. Twitter lists followers in alphabetical order. This is kind of a silly recommendation, but if you’re serious about showing up at the top, it is a consideration for you.
Aside: Twitter needs to add better sort and filter tools for Followers.
Bonus Twitter Secret #1 — Learn all about Twitter Replies. The smartest folks use these like crazy to network and respond. It’s really quite impressive if you do it right.
Bonus Twitter Secret #2 — Show multiple Twitters on your blog. It’s a great way to connect your Twitter updates to your blog. It’s free, it’s easy, it’s smart, especially for internet marketers.
Bonus Twitter Secret #3 — Find your Twitter RSS feed. If you’d like to see my Twitter RSS feed, simply add this RSS feed to your favorite RSS reader:
http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/7787032.rss
You will see all of my Twitter updates with no mess, no fuss. I encourage you to subscribe to that feed, especially if you care about usability, UX and marketing.
Bonus Twitter Secret #4 — Use EmailTwitter– “…allows you to post Twitter updates and retrieve your Twitter timeline via your cellular phone or other e-mail enabled mobile device, without incurring SMS fees.”
Bonus Twitter Secret #5 — Use Twitterholicto find out the Top 100 Twitterholics. It’s based on number of Followers.
Won’t you follow me? http://twitter.com/webword
Bonus Twitter Secret #6 — Consider posting Twittergrams: “A TwitterGram has a title and a small MP3 file. The title explains the gram, it must be no longer than 75 characters, to allow room for the URL of the MP3, which is about 50 characters. The MP3 file may be no larger than 200K, although we won’t reject MP3s that are just a bit bigger than 200K, we’re not saying how much bigger.”
UPDATED!
Based on more research that I’ve done as well as IMsimple.com reader feedback, I’m updating this entry with more Twitter Secrets. Enjoy!
Twitter Secret #16 — If you’re a Wordpress user, don’t miss the Twitter Wordpress Plugin (that’s a README). Directly download the Wordpress plugin.
Twitter Secret #17 — Use Twitter while inside Second Life. “Twitterbox is an object which enables one to post to and receive updates from Twitter, when inside Second Life.”
Twitter Secret #18 — Post to Twitter directly from Firefox. “…allows you to quickly post statuses (or “tweetsâ€) to your Twitter account from the Firefox search bar. It is not an extension — it is a Firefox Search Engine. This means you can activate and install it in about five seconds, and start using it straight away without having to restart Firefox.”
Twitter Secret #19 — Post Twitter updates at scheduled times with Autotwit.
Twitter Secret #20 — Serious Linux geek using Twitter? Try out gtwitter. “gTwitter is a Linux client for reading and posting to twitter.com web service.”
Keep those tips coming in and I’ll keep updating…
Autopilot Business Secrets - Simple Cash Blog
If you hate reading really long blog postings and you just want the meat, then I’ll just cut right to it. Immediately go take a look at The Simple Cash Blog.
Now that we have that out of the way, let me actually explain some of the key ideas behind an autopilot business. Let me first say that you can set up an “autopilot” business without much effort. If you were worried that it would take months to set up, you’re dead wrong.
One of the key secrets is that you do not need expensive software or tools to set up a business that runs on autopilot. The residual income you can get from an autopilot business really only requires a couple of low cost tools.
Let’s take an example. You could set up a blog using Wordpress, jam in 50-100 postings (each with affiliate links), then set them to auto-post once per day. That would keep your blog fresh for 50 or even 100 straight days with no more work required.
Are you seeing the potential here? This is just one very small, almost insignificant secret. There are so many more inside the Simple Cash Blog.
If you want to know about autopilot businesses, just keep reading…
Another secret behind “set and forget” businesses is that you usually just need to creatively combine a couple of tools together. These tools are often very cheap, or even free. It’s about creative cominations.
Here’s one thing we’ve done, which is easy as pie. First, we create simple blogs with RSS feeds. Wordpress does this for “free” too. Next, we set up one or more Squidoo Lenses. And finally, we use the Squidoo RSS lens module. This keeps the lens fresh because every time we update the blog, the lens gets updated. Are you seeing the autopilot business potential now?
By the way, RSS marketing can help you do a ton on autopilot. We’ve spent a lot of time figuring out how to glue our various niche web sites together. We’re always looking for “set and forget” business tactics and RSS is very helpful.
So, now we’ve given you two solid autopilot business tactics. These absolutely work. We wouldn’t be successful if we didn’t use these kinds of methods.
But there’s a lot more. We hardly scratched the surface. If you’re not making money online, or if you’re only pulling in a few hundred per month, then you must explore The Simple Cash Blog.
This is a real opportunity and I strongly recommend that you take advantage of it. If you want to make money like we do — every single day — then take action. Strike the anvil and let the cash sparks fly.
Driving Tons of Traffic Using Technorati WTF
BACKGROUND
Technorati WTFs are little postings about what’s hot on the internet. The idea is that people will post blurbs about people, things and events that are worth of buzz. There’s also a voting tool so if people like what they are reading, they can vote it up.
Note: “WTF” stands for “Where’s the fire?”Â
As you can imagine, if a blurb gets a lot of votes, it quickly rises to the top and lands on the home page. This in turn drives even more traffic. What’s hot gets even hotter, at least until they next hot thing comes along and blows it away.
(Are you looking to totally dominate Technorati WTFs? Learn more…)
DRIVING TRAFFICÂ WITH TECHNORATI WTFsÂ
Anyone with an account can post a WTF. If you’re ready to head on over and post immediately, you could be wasting your time. Keep reading…
1. Posting WTFs about boring topics won’t do you any good. Remember, this is about What’s Hot and buzz on the internet. Dull, lifeless postings won’t get any votes.
2. You don’t have unlimited room, so focus you have to keep your message concise. You’ve got to keep it tight and focused. People rapidly scan through WTFs.
3. You can drive traffic to any site, not just your blog. If you have a Squidoo lens for example, you can point to it. This is perfect if you’ve just launched that lens, and it’s got rock solid content. (Psst! Put your Squidoo lens on autopilot.)
4. If you’re trying to figure out what people are posting on right now, visit the recently submitted WTFs. If you know what they are saying is hot, you can write your own blurb but make it even hotter. You can “steal” their idea, but then make it 10x better using your copywriting skills. This is a key way to drive Technorati WTF traffic.
5. Take a look at the WTF Topics pages. This is another “secret” way to understand what other WTF’ers care about. Why does that matter? Because if you write a good WTF, you know that you can be instantly voted up because people there care about that topic. The only downside is that you have more competition. No worries though if you have a great topic and smart copyrighting skills. WTF traffic can be yours.
BONUS TECHNORATI TRAFFIC METHOD (revealed!)
Here’s a real secret that can drive traffic to your Technorati WTF blurb, then to your web site or blog. It’s quite simple but it is effective…
After you post your WTF, just ping it. (I like Pingoat personally.) So, here’s what you do in just 2 simple steps:
1. Post your hot Technorati WTFÂ blurb
2. Go to Pingoat and ping the WTF
Doing this notifies a lot of sites that a page has been updated. In turn, they hit your WTF. If your “Where’s the Fire?” blurb is hot enough, it’ll get voted up.
What’s that really mean?
Well, the Technorati home page drives the real traffic. You just can’t beat being on the front page. Pretty obvious when you think about it.
I’ll end by saying that there’s a lot more to share. There are some very powerful techniques I haven’t revealed…
Although I’ve given away a lot in this IMsimple.com blog posting, the exclusive Technorati WTF Domination report covers even more. Not only do we explain exactly how Technorati works for internet marketers, we give away our top traffic secrets.
If you’re looking for 100% free traffic for very little work then you need the secret weapon: Technorati Traffic Secrets. It’s a report that explain WTF’s in great detail and it’s been written exclusively for internet marketers looking for that special edge. Take action right now.
