Is Twitter For Conversations?

David McIver Edwards    Social Media     david mciver edwards, social media management, social media marketing, social media training, twitter

I was just watching an interesting video from Chris Pirillo about the use of Twitter for conversations and it really made me think… do the masses really get it?.  So many people are confused about how to make the most of Twitter, particularly for business.

Remember that social media is all about providing quality content to other people.  I am sorry to say but your most recent tweet about the fact that you are having a cup of coffee at Starbucks on 3rd and Main is really not of value to me unless I am trying to track you down.

The question is… can you really have an engaging conversation with only 140 characters at a time?  Sure you can tweet back and forth using @ and you can even try and follow a conversation by using search.twitter.com,  but can you really have a conversation.

I would have to say that I agree with Chris in that it is currently impossible to create any type of thread for a conversation on Twitter.  Therefore that Twitter is the place to let people know that you wish to engage in a conversation about a specific topic but not the place to have it.

Use Twitter to let people know what your interests are, what you want to converse about, what is important to you at this point in time.  Once you have engaged the person or persons you wish to converse with, use another channel such as email, or network like facebook where you can have an engaging conversation that can be followed.

Remember to make your tweets with quality information.

How To Use Social Media For Real Estate and Insurance Leads.

David McIver Edwards    Personal Development     attraction marketing, David Edwards, david mciver edwards, free leads, insurance marketing, marketing system, mentoring

Hey there just shot this video this AM and wanted to share with all of you how you can be using the power of social media to Self-Syndicate yourself online.  This is a great way for you to build a brand for yourself.

Take 5 For Yourself

David McIver Edwards    Personal Development     David Edwards, david mciver edwards, online marketing

During these tough times when the true entrepreneurs are working around the clock t0 figure out what the next opportunity is they still have to take time to chill every now and then.  If you do not take the time relax and focus several times during the day then you will constantly be stressed and unable to think clearly. So remember to "Take Five and Chill"