Finding Success on Twitter

Hello again,

This is not a lengthy post so you can read it fast and move on...

Yesterday I checked my email and was thrilled to see another group of people following me on Twitter. That's always encouraging and I always check out those who follow to see if they have something really great to share.

I was saddened to discover that there are some who join TWITTER and simply do not understand the "Social" part of Social Marketing.

Why in the world would anyone join a Social Marketing site and make all their information PRIVATE? The idea here is to communicate and share information. Not hide it!

So come on people. Talk to your audience. They may NOT know or even be aware that they have done this... so here's a clue as to "how to" un-do this if you suspect you're not having all the success you want on Twitter.

GO TO your Settings page. Look at the bottom of the form where you'll find a "check box" labeled: Protect My Updates

If you have that CHECKBOX selected... your 140 character "tweets" will only be seen by the people that you personally approve.

The text below the check box reads as follows: "Only let people whom I approve follow my updates. If this is checked, you WILL NOT be on the public timeline." The public timeline is all your posts... Why do them if only one or two people will see them? Not very SOCIAL is it?

Here's to making your use of TWITTER more "social" and profitable,

David Perkins (aka: TrafficMechanic)
Follow Me on TWITTER