Your Backstage Pass to Twitter http://twitterwebinar.com/blog Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:09:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 One Year Later: How Real Entrepreneurs are Using Twitter http://twitterwebinar.com/blog/one-year-later-how-real-entrepeneurs-are-using-twitter/ http://twitterwebinar.com/blog/one-year-later-how-real-entrepeneurs-are-using-twitter/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:42:48 +0000 admin http://twitterwebinar.com/blog/?p=58 Your Backstage Pass to Twitter was first held live nearly one year ago, in February/March 2009. For these brief audio interviews, I called clients that were in that initial course (and had no previous experience on twitter) to hear in their own words how they’ve used twitter one year later.

If you want to know how real small businesses are succeeding with twitter, listen in below.

Dinneen Diette’s Story

Dinneen was skeptical that she would see any results from twitter, but she surprised even me by how much she’s been able to use twitter to grow her business! Click play below to hear how she found a partner for a new program AND filled the seats using twitter!

EatWithoutGuilt.com / @EatWithoutGuilt

Bobbi Palmer’s Story

While spending only minimal time on twitter, Bobbi has landed media recognition and clients. Bobbi’s story proves that you don’t need to spend hours a day or have tens of thousands of followers to make twitter work for your business.

DateLikeAGrownUp.com / @BobbiPal

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The Surprising Method For Non-Stop Testimonials

In the video below, I explain a simple three-step process for turning twitter into an automated testimonial machine. This is REALLY cool stuff that I have never seen anyone else teach. It’s an example of how you can get creative in using twitter to promote your business way beyond the uses most people think of.

(This video is best utilized by pausing as you follow along and follow the steps in your own account.)

Sites mentioned: RSSContentTool.com

]]> http://twitterwebinar.com/blog/the-surprising-method-for-non-stop-testimonials/feed/ 279 Why Being an “Expert” is Making You Useless on Twitter (Five Well-Meaning Mistakes) http://twitterwebinar.com/blog/why-being-an-expert-is-making-you-useless-on-twitter/ http://twitterwebinar.com/blog/why-being-an-expert-is-making-you-useless-on-twitter/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:47:20 +0000 admin http://twitterwebinar.com/blog/?p=3 Do any of these sound like you?

1. You Have a Single-Minded Focus on Creating Value

2. You Avoid Talking About What You Had For Breakfast

3. You’re Looking For Customers

4. You’re Treating Twitter Like A Gumball Machine

5. You Have Yourself Roped Off In The VIP Area

Believe it or not, these five items are major MISTAKES I see entrepreneurs making on twitter every day. To be honest with you I usually keep my mouth shut when I see people doling out terrible twitter advice – but it’s gotten to be more than I can take! Some of the most common "wisdom" like providing value is not only misguided but detrimental to your reputation.

To see why these mistakes could be making you useless on twitter (and what to do instead), click here to read this 7 page report.

 

P.S. Sorry for the comment weirdness, we had a little bug that made all the tweets appear as comments.

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