Just a friendly reminder to get on the Twitter train sooner rather than later, if you haven’t done so already.
If you’ve been resisting it, or you’re annoyed because you think it’s just another time-sucking nuisance, or you’re stuck in “I just don’t get it” humbug, it’s OK. Yes, Twitter can be a powerful tool for your biz, but aspects of it ARE silly, and you’re probably not going to see any gigantor results any time soon.
On the other hand…
It’ll take you five minutes (maybe 10-15, if you like to poke around, are patiently tentative, or are of the mindset that whatever you put up there live is your defining moment in cyberspace, to be either applauded or poo-pooed by millions of people just waiting to judge your every move). Once you’re in, you can start to see how it could work for your biz. Everyone’s using it differently, and most everyone doesn’t know what they’re doing, either (even if the claim they most certainly do!).
I’ll be writing a more informative article on the subject soon, but for now, just get started. It’s a good, safe, easy way to get into the social marketing party. If you plan on being in business for the next couple of years or decades, you’re going to have to start somewhere.
Start with Twitter.
Al and I are stumbling around it, making some cool connections, experimenting with different ways to use it for ourselves, clients, and niche interests. (And yes, it’s already proven to bring new revenue into our biz.) Last night we launched another account to see if we can use it to accelerate a real estate sale in 2009. We’ll let you know how it goes, if it proves to be effective in any way.
Anyway, I got their “Welcoming you to Twitter!” email, and i thought it couldn’t hurt to post it here, just in case you’re a Twitter tire kicker and want a sneak peek at what the Twit peeps themselves have to say to their rapidly increasing membership. Hope it’s of some use to you!
Hello, new Twitter-er!
Using Twitter is going to change the way you think about staying in touch with friends and family. Did you know you can send and receive Twitter updates via mobile texting, instant message, or the web? To do that, you’ll want to visit your settings page (and you’ll want to invite some friends).
Activate Phone & IM: http://twitter.com/devices Invite Your Friends: http://twitter.com/invitations/invite
The New York Times calls Twitter “one of the fastest-growing phenomena on the Internet.” TIME Magazine says, “Twitter is on its way to becoming the next killer app,” and Newsweek noted that “Suddenly, it seems as though all the world’s a-twitter.” What will you think? http://twitter.com
Thanks again for signing up!
- Biz Stone and The Twitter Team
