Today we have a new guest post written by Antonia Harler aka @antwizzel from SocialGlitz. In this post Antonia explains why some people manage to become successful while others fail miserably. You are what you TWEET! You read correctly. It’s not a typo. Let me explain why. I get asked a lot about how Twitter works, why some people have thousands of followers and others have none, how some people manage to become successful through the platform or even why some companies’ Twitter strategies work extremely well and others fail miserably … [Read more...] about You are what you TWEET!
Archives for August 2010
Confession: I Schedule My Tweets
Some of you might already know this and some of you might not know that I schedule my tweets on twitter. So here is my confession! I schedule my tweets and I know a lot of people out there dislike the use of automating tweets. So I want to explain to you why I schedule my tweets. First of all my account is not on automated tweets. Its on scheduled tweets which I manually insert in the morning before I head to classes or before I sleep. I have a lot of reasons why I schedule my tweets and some of them is because I want to spread the tweets. … [Read more...] about Confession: I Schedule My Tweets
10 Terrific Twitter Tips for Job Seekers
Finding for a job on twitter? Today we have a special guest post by @AutumnStJohn a freelance writer and editor in sunny London gives us 10 superb twitter tips of using twitter for job search Since becoming involved with the careers guidance market, I’ve become increasingly fascinated by the relationship between job search/career change and social media. Probably because I’m someone who a) has had a lot of jobs and career changes and b) loves social media and regularly struggles to remember what she did before it was invented. Having written a blog post on using LinkedIn in a job search I started thinking about my chief social media love, Twitter. Although Twitter is less targeted towards professional networking than LinkedIn, it is still a hugely valuable tool to businesses and … [Read more...] about 10 Terrific Twitter Tips for Job Seekers
Twitter Charity: Help Tanner and Get a Free Virtual Hug From Me
I just read an amazing blog post by Scott aka @unmarketing, one guy I truly admire just because he's funnier than me, kidding! Anyway Scott did a blog post called Tweetathon for Tanner. Last year Scott raised $15,000 in 12 hours in a tweetathon and this year he wants to do it for Tanner. Who is Tanner? I'll let you read an amazing blog post written by her mother at HerBadMother. One word! Touching! The story touches me so much and what @unmarketing and everyone else who chipped in to help is amazing! So I decided to jump in too because "Any amount can make a difference in this boy’s life". I've donated a small amount because I don't really have much to contribute so I want to try to help in any way that I can. You can help Tanner too! You can donate by using the donation widget button … [Read more...] about Twitter Charity: Help Tanner and Get a Free Virtual Hug From Me
Why You Need a Kick Ass Twitter Background
Today we have a special guest post by Marian Schembari (@MarianSchembari) from marianlibrarian.com telling us why we need a kick ass twitter background. Last week I ran a massive sale on my latest service, Personalized Twitter Strategy. Phew! I am officially done with the mass of Twitter critiques, and it's been an interesting couple of days, let me tell you. Doing two or three critiques per day is exhausting in and of itself, but doing so showed me that many people are making the same mistakes over and over. I want to share with you the most common: … [Read more...] about Why You Need a Kick Ass Twitter Background