Why Being an “Expert” is Making You Useless on Twitter (Five Well-Meaning Mistakes)

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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  21. Laura Hollick Says:

    Laura, you are riding the new wave of business like a surfer on the crest. You are showing us a new model for interacting with the purpose of growing our business.
    Thanks for the ongoing inspiration!

    Looking forward to working with you one-on-one again soon

    with joy
    Laura

  22. Laura Hollick Says:

    Laura, you are riding the new wave of business like a surfer on the crest. You are showing us a new model for interacting with the purpose of growing our business.
    Thanks for the ongoing inspiration!

    Looking forward to working with you one-on-one again soon

    with joy
    Laura

  23. Andrew Says:

    Thanks Laura – very interesting.

    “I see a lot of business owners sign up for twitter then
    get frustrated when they don’t see an immediate spike in sales.”

    This is a good point.

    Here’s another way of looking at the “investment” a small business can make in using Twitter: We launched our business in September (2009) and in the first three months over 5% of new (not repeat) visits to our website came via Twitter. So for a few minutes time each day we have been rewarded by hundreds of new visitors – and that figure can only grow. That’s a good ROI.

    Thanks again.

    Andrew (@propertypr)

  24. Andrew Says:

    Thanks Laura – very interesting.

    “I see a lot of business owners sign up for twitter then
    get frustrated when they don’t see an immediate spike in sales.”

    This is a good point.

    Here’s another way of looking at the “investment” a small business can make in using Twitter: We launched our business in September (2009) and in the first three months over 5% of new (not repeat) visits to our website came via Twitter. So for a few minutes time each day we have been rewarded by hundreds of new visitors – and that figure can only grow. That’s a good ROI.

    Thanks again.

    Andrew (@propertypr)

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  80. adelaide dancing Says:

    great report laura, ime no one really cares about my tweets anyways so as long as one other person is checking out what i have to say then i’m happy, that’s where the @ replies and conversations make sense, when you reply to someone else’s tweets you are showing them that you care, “everyone is broadcasting but no one is listening”

  81. adelaide dancing Says:

    great report laura, ime no one really cares about my tweets anyways so as long as one other person is checking out what i have to say then i’m happy, that’s where the @ replies and conversations make sense, when you reply to someone else’s tweets you are showing them that you care, “everyone is broadcasting but no one is listening”

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  98. Andy Fogarty Says:

    Wow! This is so true.

    Most of those “experts” and “gurus” on twitter just make me think of those sleazy insurance salesmen that only care about the buck.

    Preach on Laura.

    By the way – I had a bowl of cinnamon raisin granola and some really bad coffee for breakfast :•]

  99. Andy Fogarty Says:

    Wow! This is so true.

    Most of those “experts” and “gurus” on twitter just make me think of those sleazy insurance salesmen that only care about the buck.

    Preach on Laura.

    By the way – I had a bowl of cinnamon raisin granola and some really bad coffee for breakfast :•]

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  113. ghtun Says:

    Most of the comments on this very blog aren’t even written by people! It creates a very robotic and uncozy feel. But you people love twitter so much you can’t see clearly anymore! Btw, I only stumbled on this site via clicking link to link as I search out the self-important people of this industry, the self proclaimed ‘experts’ in digital and social lifestyle.. whatever the @#$% that means.

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  115. ghtun Says:

    All you ego bloated social entrepreneurs, running your quaint little websites via wordpress themes… i wonder how many of you actually generate a full time income doing that, or if you work during the day for someone else. I know a lot of people have a day job and run their business part time, but what gets me with some of you is that you all come across as being full of yourselves. Just look at the web site of the person who write this article (the 5 reasons pulled out of her imaginary hat). I love watching you all trying to impress each other! Just goes to show how much of a time wasting tool twitter really is…. from all the time it takes to write your blogs and tweets and facebok entries, it’s a miracle you have time to do any real work.

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  127. Howard Howell Says:

    Laura… Your 5 well-meaning mistakes are right on. Thanks for sharing tips with old guys like me about this new media reality we are entering. You are a well-informed social media user and I enjoy learning from you. Thanks for the invite to your Feb 11th webinar. …Howard

  128. Howard Howell Says:

    Laura… Your 5 well-meaning mistakes are right on. Thanks for sharing tips with old guys like me about this new media reality we are entering. You are a well-informed social media user and I enjoy learning from you. Thanks for the invite to your Feb 11th webinar. …Howard

  129. puredriven (Patrick @ PureDriven) Says:

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  130. RiverFork (Melissa Dutmers) Says:

    Reading Why Being an “Expert” is Making You Useless on Twitter (Five Well-Meaning Mistakes) from @lkr http://bit.ly/dvEq9I

  131. RiverFork (Melissa Dutmers) Says:

    @lkr I had peanut butter toast for breakfast – you? Thanks for the awesome “backstage pass” to Twitter. http://bit.ly/dvEq9I

  132. avinkline (Avin Kline) Says:

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  134. CyberJenn (Jennifer A. Dixon) Says:

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  135. saraturns (Sara Turner) Says:

    Great article. RT @RiverFork: Why Being an “Expert” is Making You Useless on Twitter (5 Well-Meaning Mistakes) via @lkr http://bit.ly/dvEq9I

  136. RJ_Medak (Robert (Bob) Medak) Says:

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  137. melaniward (melaniward) Says:

    Reading Why Being an “Expert” is Making You Useless on Twitter (Five Well-Meaning Mistakes) from @lkr http://bit.ly/dvEq9I (Great laura!)

  138. jcmboyer (Julie Boyer) Says:

    RT@melaniward Reading Why Being an “Expert” is Making You Useless on Twitter (Five Well-Meaning Mistakes) from @lkr http://bit.ly/dvEq9I

  139. stevennoreyko (steven noreyko ) Says:

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  140. melaniward (melaniward) Says:

    @lkr you’re welcome – loved it. Best part was your comparison to networking event. You nailed it:) http://bit.ly/dvEq9I

  141. lbelgray (Laura Belgray) Says:

    Luv this post on twitter pitfalls. RT @melaniward: @lkr Best part was your comparison to networking event. U nailed it:http://bit.ly/dvEq9I

  142. Knapp_IT (Jill Knapp (ITIL)) Says:

    Reading ‘Why Being an “Expert” is Making You Useless on Twitter (Five Well-Meaning Mistakes)’ (via @stevennoreyko) http://bit.ly/dvEq9I

  143. Design Inside Says:

    I couldn't agree more, so many people are using twitter to directly sell stuff. People can see that coming a mile away and typically run for the hills.

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  146. elaineshannon (elaineshannon) Says:

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  147. StepItUpwithSteph Says:

    Thanks, Laura! Very helpful :)

  148. onlinevents (john wilson) Says:

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  149. John Wilson Says:

    Think there might be something in this, is def the conversations that i enjoy on Twitter!

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  151. Lior Says:

    I love your no-bull, easy-to-digest approach to explaining this stuff. Refreshing, Laura!

  152. Shannon Iris Says:

    Laura,

    As if on command you show up in my inbox via Marie Forleo. I've been asking the big U… tell me about Twitter. What, when, why and how? This was GREAT! I tweeted right away about the mythbuster episode that I am watching while I read your fabulous, straightforward report. It felt so good as I am guilty of inspirational quoting to death! gagging myself – not anymore. I do it on FB too. I can feel my nose descending! I like it REAL so your report spoke directly to my sensibilities!
    Thank you
    Shannon Iris

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