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How to use Twitter to get PR: Web Tech Training Session Playback
Practical and easy ways of getting journalists to notice you and get yourself in regional, national and international media … for free!
Lucy Matthews, guest expert, shares her PR secrets on how she uses Twitter to get her clients in the press
Twitter has changed the media. It’s not uncommon now for BIG news stories to be spreading in seconds across social networks such as Twitter, even before the big media companies have been able to go live with it.…
Tweet old blog posts automatically – WordPress Plugin saves the day!
They say an average tweet lasts just 4 hours! So if you are tweeting links to your latest blog posts, they are quickly forgotten by the end of each working day.
A good blog post deserves more than 4 hours of Twitter fame, don’t you think?
So rather than using a scheduling service such as Hootsuite or Tweetdeck and upload links and tweets to be tweeted over the coming weeks, this rather nifty WordPress plugin makes tweeting your old blog posts a dream!…
Twitter Lists – what are they and how can you use them?
Twitter Lists are a relatively new feature introduced by Twitter earlier this year. They are a clever little feature that allows you group people together, both for public and private use.
You don’t have to be following someone to add them to one of your Twitter Lists. And you can follow other people’s Twitter Lists too (although the tweets won’t appear in your Twitter feed – which is good thing!…
Help! How do I switch off my Twitter updates on my Facebook profile?
One of the problems of dabbling in social networking profiles, is that is very easy to add applications to your various accounts without really knowing what they do and how they work. Most of the time this is not a problem. But one of the biggest gripes you seem to have is not being able to switch off automatic tweets coming in your Facebook profile.…
Twitter: “Who to Follow” Feature
One of the main reasons for using Twitter is being able to connect with other people. And within your Twitter account you have a menu item called “Who To Follow”.
Click on Who to Follow.
You are given three options: View Suggestions, Browse Interests, and Find Friends.
Option One: Look at “View Suggestions” first.
Click on the link that says “interesting accounts” to see some suggestions from Twitter.…
Twitter email notifications and how to switch them off if they get annoying
Twitter offers you email notifications – yup, you can get an email from Twitter every time someone favourites your tweets, when someone retweets you, follows you, replies to you or sends you a direct message.
At first, you may want to know each time this happens … but as you start to ramp up your Twitter marketing are they useful?
And why would you really want more emails blocking up an already crowded inbox?…
Twitter: How to make a Twitter List and why use them
One helpful Twitter feature offers you is the ability to make a List. You can add those you follow to a list so that you can see all related tweets at once. Think of it as a customized timeline or newsfeed – the place where you get and read other people’s tweets.
Ideas for lists to create would be Family, Friends, Clients, Journalists, Experts in ABC or XYZ, etc.…
Twitter Follow Friday: What’s all that about?
A question that comes up weekly is what on earth is Follow Friday on Twitter.
Twitter seems to have it’s own unique language and acronyms and it’s easy to get lost and confused trying to translate it.
So as it’s Friday and it is officially Follow Friday in the Twitterverse, here is a short video showing you what Follow Friday is all about. …
Twitter hashtags – what are they and how do you use them?
Once you start looking around Twitter, you will probably see lots of tweets containing words or phrases (or sometimes letters that make no sense!) starting with the # hashtag symbol.
This video explains what these hashtags are all about and how useful they are, especially for events and conferences.
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Twitter Anti-Timesuck Tips, Tools and Tricks: Masterclass Playback
How to Automate, Systemise and Simplify Twitter without being spammy or robotic
A practical, non-hype session on how to manage your time with Twitter
One of the real problems of using Twitter in your business is the timesucking powers that it possess.
It’s so easy to lose an hour (or more!!) of your working day by “just checking my tweets”. Every tweet seems to contain an interesting link.…
Twitter Searching – how to use Twitter search and add tracking filters
One of the reasons why Twitter makes such a powerful communication and business tool, is it’s searchability.
Every tweet is indexed within Twitter and, since Google starting indexing Twitter, tweets can be found outside of Twitter and appear in organic Google search results – although, to be fair they don’t last very long as each tweet’s shelf life tends not to exceed 4 hours on average.…
Real Life Twitter Strategies: Interview with Gary Gorman
Discover how a Coach & Trainer uses Twitter to attract new clients
It’s all very well getting the theory behind Twitter (and to be honest, sometimes it still doesn’t make sense until you actually get on and do it anyway, right?!) but there is nothing better than hearing it from someone who is out there, doing it.
Lots of members have asking for some real-life case studies, so I decided to interview Gary Gorman who specialises in helping non-sales people get better at selling. …
Twitter Training: Web Tech Training Session playback
The 4 Key Strategies to Getting Twitter Working for Your Business
Are you feeling confused and overwhelmed by Twitter?
Do you wonder whether anyone will ever read or respond to one of your tweets?!
Despite Twitter now boasting more 100 Million users, it’s easy to feel very lonely in this online world. You are probably wondering what all the fuss is about when, after a month or two, all you find yourself with is just a couple of hundred followers and nothing more to show than dozens of hours being sucked out of your week.…
