What do you think of Twitter? How has it helped ?....
By kiran8
@kiran8 (15348)
Mangalore, India
September 19, 2009 7:34am CST
Friends , I have been a member of Twitter since sometime now. Initially I did not know how to use it ( Not that I have become an expert now
) . But I am slowly learning about the site. I hardly use it for socialising. I mainly use it for tweets, to advertise my reviews and articles and I have seen that it is very helpful. I can immediately see the increase in views. I am not sure how else one can use this site which is in news almost all the time for some reason or the other.
Please do share your Twitter experiences here friends so that we all can learn from each other...
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12 responses
@dpk262006 (58677)
• Delhi, India
22 Sep 09
Hi Kiran!
It is good that you are making good use of Twitter to promote yourself and your articles and you are getting success. I do not use this platform much and due to some personal reasons would not like to use it.
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@dpk262006 (58677)
• Delhi, India
23 Sep 09
Which are the other sites to promote my articlesh, please tell.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
23 Sep 09
Hi deepak, twitter is helpful in promoting our reviews and articles, one can see an immediate increase in traffic.However, I have not made use of its full potentials as I am still a novice and do not know many technical details. I have to experiment and learn - btw you can use other sites to promote your articles deepak, there are so many of them now - all the best ![](/Content/images/emotes/happy.gif)
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@doryvien (2284)
• United States
20 Sep 09
I've been a member for almost a month now, but I still haven't figured out what it does and how members can benefit from it, and why the site has become so famous that even Obama has an account. Even my favorite local FM radio station has a twitter account which they announce in their programs regularly. I hope someone can provide you/us an answer on how this site can be useful and significant.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
21 Sep 09
Hi doryvien, The above post gives a lot of info regarding twitter, and, hopefully it should prove useful to you.I too was unaware of twitters potentials...No doubt the site has gone all out to capture celebrity members that has made it hugely popular- all the best ![](/Content/images/emotes/happy.gif)
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@JennyMarie (366)
• United States
20 Sep 09
I use twitter to build relationships with people to get me to things I may need in my personal life or business life and use it as a barter system.
Since joining twitter I have met people that has taught me how to write product reviews and how to get free stuff to review. I developed a relationship with a group of people who were planning a cruise convention and through the relationship. I was able to go on the cruise as their photographer and had the cruise completly paid for.
But for twitter to work it is kind of like here you just have to get on there and start talking to people and building relationships.
The one thing I would encourage you not to do is join twitter and then only send messages for your stuff, that turns people on twitter off. Get on there and build relationships and then when someone asks what you do, you can share your opportunities
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
21 Sep 09
Hi JennyMarie, thank you so much for your response. There are many useful info in your post, and I am sure it would help many twitter members who are unaware of its many uses.Thanks a lot for the advise given. I agree with you that there has to be a certain amount of sharing for any relationship to grow. All the best and happy mylotting![](/Content/images/emotes/happy.gif)
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@JennyMarie (366)
• United States
19 Sep 09
I love twitter! I use it to get traffic to my different websites. but it is also because of twitter that I have gotten some great photo jobs as well as a free cruise. you just need to get on there and talk to people and find out what people are looking for and if you can give them what they need then it can be a success
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
20 Sep 09
HI JennyMarie, I too find twitter very useful for getting traffic into my websites. Thanks a lot for telling us about its other uses. Is there a chat option that use, just goes to show how ignorant I am of the site, haven't really looked into all the options yet ![](/Content/images/emotes/confused.gif)
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@JennyMarie (366)
• United States
20 Sep 09
kiran8, there is not a chat feature, when I want to chat for more than 140 characters I move the conversation to skype, I have several groups set up there, but I like to keep it on twitter as long as possible because sometimes you gain more followers from a conversation they view. And as you know more followers means more web traffic
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@Infolancer (195)
• India
27 Oct 09
hi,
any one looking for Twitter Followers...
i can exchange, you be my follower and ill be yours.
@Infolancer (195)
• India
27 Oct 09
Hi,
I have sent you a friend request here.
Do add me and then we can share our tweet links
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
20 Sep 09
Hi liangqiong, Twitter is just another interaction and socialising sites like facebook ...You can look it up on the web. If you go through the various posts posted by members here you will be able to gain some knowledge about the site - all the best ![](/Content/images/emotes/happy.gif)
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@oinkgiz (863)
• Singapore
19 Sep 09
hi kiran, i also agree with u... twitter can provide a good source of traffic in ur blog or website. also in ur referral links... and it is also nice to follow someone else in twitter, like celebrity & singers.. they can provide u more update in their life especially if they have new projects like movies & new albums & stuff.. ahihihi... its very nice in twitter to just browse around & sometimes discover that more nice info in there...
thanks for sharing this discussion...
have a nice day and happy mylotting... ^_^
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
19 Sep 09
Hi oinkgiz, thanks a lot for your response
I have never followed the celebrities so far , only those who follow me LOL. It is mutual and helps me get more views. It has been helpful in increasing unique views no doubt - have a nice weekend and happy mylotting![](/Content/images/emotes/happy.gif)
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@maude07 (61)
• Philippines
20 Sep 09
I am using Twitter but it hasn't helped me much though. Perhaps, I'm not maximizing it's use. But, you may learn from those who use Twitter as a tool in helping them generate traffic for their site. I am planning to do the same and use Twitter to its full potential. :)
@momtrying2makeit (3270)
• United States
19 Sep 09
I like twitter but I must admit I feel it is somewhat a fad. I feel that about a lot of social networking sites also. I like that I can have a fast post and it must be short and to the point. Speaking of having a tweat I have not done that in a few days and I feel you should try to tweat everyday if at all possible. Thanks for sharing this discussion and happy mylotting to you as well. ![](/Content/images/emotes/happy.gif)
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
19 Sep 09
Hi momtrying2makeit, I do tweet and retweet almost everyday, to my articles and reviews. But within the limited time I get it is not possible to do so with all my articles. It takes a lot of time, but well worth it, since it does brings in quite a bit of traffic and views - all the best and have a great weekend![](/Content/images/emotes/happy.gif)
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@sblossom (2168)
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19 Sep 09
I joined twitter a month ago, but I found nothing helpful with it. I totally don’t know what it can do for me.
I’m glad to know it helps you get views to your articles. I also tried it for my blog, but I did not find it worked. I suppose maybe I don’t have many followers also I don’t follow many people. I keep my twitter account to see if it can help me in the future. Wish I can learn from this topic too.
Best regards.
@Trinquette (156)
• United States
19 Sep 09
I have a Twitter account, but I found it rather boring. There wasn't anything that great about it that I found. I use facebook more often than the Twitter account I have. Still maybe in the future it might have more features added on that might entise me to be more active on the account. Sorry that I haven't been much help.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
19 Sep 09
Hi Trinquette, thats what makes me amazed , when twitter is being talked about and in news all the time. How come? Most people say that there is not much to do there and yet it seems to have many members and that from the rich and famous class, makes one wonder
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@anurag3786 (6267)
• India
19 Sep 09
I am new in twitter..so i have no more idea about that kind of websites...but i wana say..that is a type of website where you can posted comments..and add pic..and many more things...in your profiles...so let us enjoy twitter..
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