I was reading Twitter Marketing: Why You Don’t Need to Mass Follow Users

The discussion turned to whether one should have a lot of connections, or close relationships

Why not both?

I have both, and know it’s possible.

It’s very natural that someone known by hundreds of millions on TV would get a million followers on Twitter. I would expect that the relationship with each of them would be at least as close as the relationship they have through TV, magazines, etc… at least there is some chance of 2 ways communication.

Of course, if I had to choose, I’d got for close friends over numbers. But with Twitter, you don’t have to choose.. There is no right way for follow ratios, how often you tweet or how you use Twitter.

NO RULES

I hear tweeps say “I can’t imagine how you have a relationship with thousands” They are right. Before I had thousands of connections, I couldn’t imagine it either. This is all brand new.

I do not expect 50,000 people to read every tweet. I DO read ALL my @ messages, all the tweets with my handle and hundreds of threads a day. It’s become a natural part of what I do.

Does it take a of time?

Nope, it SAVES a lot of time. I have loose relationship through email, phone, teleconference and media with subscribers, clients, prospects, friends and business assoicates. There is no way I could reach out to them in any way other than Twitter.

Twitter alone does not make for a full relationship.. but it sure helps.

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If you’ve been following my tweets, you know that next week, we’re moving 2500 miles across the Pacific Ocean. Leaving behind the LOST Shores of North Oahu and heading for SoCal.  Our business has gone through some incredible changes since we first dipped our toes in the warm Hawaiian waters 7 years ago.

We wrote the first book on new media marketing: Secrets of Online Persuasion.

I’ve co-authored the first book on Twitter: Twitter Revolution.

We’ve coached thousands of business owners, celebrities and online entrepreneurs with our Private Coaching Services.

Our company has created the push button BLOG i360 System which helps our members thrive in the new media marketplace & gets their online presence all over the net.

We’ve designed and delivered a course that’s bringing the sexy back to marketing: Tribal Seduction.

But now it’s time to say Aloha to our beach home on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii and jump back to the mainland and join civilization again!

Now it’s time to Celebrate! We’ve sold our place, packed up our offices, arranged to ship the essentials to southern California and are busy purging 7 years of happy history of island living. We’re excited about the move and enjoying the last 7 Hawaiian sun rises until the Big Day when we fly with dogs in cargo to San Diego for the next chapter in our lives!

Our last night in our home will be next Sunday.  And while we’re a little sad to be saying goodbye to all the amazing friends we’ve made on this island, we’re also psyched about the change and have come up with a way for you to celebrate with our raving fans who’ve supported us along the way.

SAVE THE DATE!

ON:  Thursday, May 28th / Friday, May 29th (in Australia)
AT:   7pm ET US / 10am NSW / 9am QLD / 4pm PT / 1pm HI

Coach Deb and JP will be announcing their biggest news of the year, and how YOU get to benefit! (HINT: They’ll be giving away $2,000 on this LIVE call!)

To get the scoop, just fill out the form below and I’ll send you more info so you can celebrate with Coach Deb & JP Micek!

Aloha!

@joycemckee is looking for success stories for a report on Trade Show Use of Twitter.

Here’s my submission… @ her if you can help.

By searching for the hashtags (unique ID words related to the event, usually starting with # sign) on the event the week before it starts, I am able to see who the real leaders are.

I follow many of the attendees and all of the speakers (Twitter links are on speaker bio pages and/or their blogs). Often I meet several of the speakers before the event starts, and make appointment to meet up with attendees that are active in the community. I also check to see if the is a “Tweet Up” (meeting of those who have connected on Twitter) and add that to my schedule.

I’ve found that the best opportunities at most shows happen in this network. Once these tweeps (Twitter users) decide to RT (”ReTweet: A Twitter post that gets repeated) I know that a large active group will be aware of whatever I’m promoting.

Two more tips to get traffic to your booth:

1) Give aways for Twitter users. I often tweet “I’ve got a copy of Twitter Revolution for the next person who finds me.”  It works for @The RealShaq with NBA tickets and it will work for you.

2) Get your staff tweeting. This is not a media to advertise on.. this is a way to network. Get everyone involved. Your customers expect INDIVIDUALS to be availalbe

Business Day posted an article last week on a rising trend in social media: squatters.  Seems that the latest Twitter trend is for squatters to snatch up trademark Twitter IDs.  Nicole Kidman, Coca Cola, and Nike have all had their names snatched up by others.  (You can read the full Squatters Creating Twittering Confusion article.)

Celebrities and major corporations aren’t the only victims.  Some Internet Marketers who were late adopting Twitter had their names scooped up. @biz and @ev spoke about the trend on The View last week and outlined some of the verification strategies they will be putting in place to help prevent Twitter ID theft.

But what can you do in the meantime?

Join me this Thursday for a special LIVE broadcast where I’ll share some simple strategies to protect yourself from Cyber Squatters and what you can do if this happens to you. We’ll also share some Twitter Newbie Tips & what’s to come to help you use Twitter more effectively for your business.

Visit this link: “Chat with Coach Deb” for more details on the upcoming LIVE show, and join my Tribe to get on Thursday’s FREE Broadcast.

Deborah Micek is a co-founder of the international business coaching company RPM Success Group ® Inc. She and her partner John Paul are authors of the hit book Secrets Of Online Persuasion. They are creators of the ONLY Web site system to put New Media to work marketing FOR you — BLOG i360™. Also known as “The Twitter Queen” she co-authored the first published book on Twitter, available now in bookstores everywhere: “Twitter Revolution” Grab your copy now on Amazon and get the edge on the hottest social network!

Are you using a social media assistant?

Should you?

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Technorati Tags: social media assistant, social media jobs, twitter

On the next Twitter and Social Media Radio Show, we are talking about using social media and causes to increase your brand awareness, grow your network, and do more good.

We have TWO Rich guests.. The combination should make for some interesting flubs from the host … Is it a coincidence that two very smart communications experts are both Rich?

Follow both these guys.. then make sure you are logged in at TwitCastRadio.com and ready for the chat at 10pm Eastern (7pm Pacific)

@RickyBobby77

• rich wakefield
• Location Atlanta, Georgia
• Bio Pop cult. music. graphic design junkie. Falcons and Braves Fan.

@RichBecker

• Richard Becker
• Location Las Vegas
• Web http://www.copywr…
• Bio Rich at Copywrite, Ink. Instructor, UNLV. State Commissioner, AmeriCorps (Nev.). ABC Examiner, IABC. Co-founder, BloggersUnite. And other stuff.

We say that people in Stage 1 wonder what all the fuss is about the trivial posts on Twitter.

Someone once said: Change is inevitable. Any savvy online entrepreneur who wants to remain at the forefront understands that change requires surfing the bleeding edge of technology.

So the question in our minds must always be: “What’s on the horizon and how can I use that to get ahead of my competitors today?”

JOIN COACH DEB & Chat LIVE!

Thirty years ago, there was no internet. Five years ago YouTube was still just a dream. If you watched Biz Stone and Evan Williams on The View this morning, you’ll know that three years ago, Twitter didn’t tweet.

Today, we literally don’t have to leave our computers to book a flight, pay a bill, shop or even connect with a tribe of like minded individuals.

The Internet, YouTube and Twitter are part of our daily lives.

No one could predict the impact each development would have. In fact Bill Gates famously admitted:

“Sometimes we do get taken by surprise. For example, when the Internet came along, we had it as a fifth or sixth priority. It wasn’t like somebody told me about it and I said, ‘I don’t know how to spell that.’ I said, ‘Yeah, I’ve got that on my list, so I’m okay.’ But there came a point when we realized it was happening faster and was a much deeper phenomenon than had been recognized in our strategy.”

Don’t get taken by surprise!

Join me this Thursday for a special Ustream LIVE broadcast where I’ll share The #1 Thing you MUST be focused on when creating your Web Presence. I’ll be streaming LIVE from Hawaii with the Reality Mastermind Guyz.

Visit Chat with Coach Deb for more details on the show, and join my Tribe to get on tomorrow’s FREE Broadcast.

If you’re not a member of this Tribal Seduction Tribe, you may have missed the LIVE show Coach Deb was on this week talking about Twitter and the controversial debates in the Twittosphere. But you can catch the first 30 minutes of the show right here:

I don’t remember what life was like before Twitter but I’m starting to think about what life could be like after Twitter is gone. (Gasp! Did I just say that?! Twitter = Gone? Really?)

Now that Twitter has entered the mainstream, does it change the Twittersphere?  Is it possible to engage when you have a million PLUS followers?

You betcha!  As long as you focus on reaching people and engaging them with RELEVANT information, ENGAGING content or ENTERTAINING broadcasts.

JOIN COACH DEB & Chat LIVE!

Now that so many tweeters are using auto-follow robots to increase their followers on Twitter  by 1,000 - 2,000 a day, is anyone really listening anymore? Has Twitter reached the tipping point of being irrelevant?

Should Twitter remove the follower count from profiles? These are the debates raging in the Twittersphere these days - ever since Ashton Kutcher and Evan Williams introduced Oprah to Twitter on her show.

One of the questions I’m asked most often is how to increase followers?  But if you focus only on building your followers… your tweeps… you’re ignoring one of the key questions you should be asking yourself: where will I be if Twitter shuts down tomorrow?

Join me this Thursday for a special Ustream LIVE broadcast where I’ll my secrets for growing your list and attracting powerful influencers so you’ll know what to do when the Death of Twitter comes.

Visit Chat with Coach Deb for more details on the show, and join my Tribe to get on tomorrow’s FREE Broadcast.

@CoachDeb

Deborah Micek is a co-founder of the international business coaching company RPM Success Group ® Inc. She and her partner John Paul are authors of the hit book Secrets Of Online Persuasion. They are creators of the ONLY Web site system to put New Media to work marketing FOR you — BLOG i360™. Also known as “The Twitter Queen” she co-authored the first published book on Twitter, available now in bookstores everywhere: “Twitter Revolution” Grab your copy now on Amazon and get the edge on the hottest social network!

Christian Science Monitor is one of the many news pieces quoting “authorities” on what Twitter means to the business now that @Oprah has “blessed it”.

People are under the impression that they are talking to the world when trying to market themselves on social networking sites, she says. “But they are only talking to a small niche,” she says.

Twitter does have a lot of users. In fact, it saw a 131 percent rise in unique users in March alone, according to Internet research company comScore Inc. Capturing the bulk of those users, however, can be a challenge. Oprah and Mr. Kutcher can do it. But few have their brand power.

“The thing they have that everybody wants is eyeballs, but how do you monitize eyeballs?” says Ms. Quint, “Google has found a way to do it.”’

But can Twitter?

It’s NOT about eyeballs Ms Quint.. Twitter lets us connect to each other and bypass you and the media.