If you haven’t read book marketing expert Warren Whitlock’s blog post on the three stages of Twitter, I recommend you read it now (see link below).
Whitlock, who is the co-author with Deborah Micek of the excellent book “Twitter Revolution,” has written the wisest brief answer that I know of for people who denigrate Twitter. (Note these are usually people who are not actively participating on Twitter or even on Twitter at all.)
Here is what Whitlock wrote:
Most people go through 3 stages getting into Twitter.
1. It looks like a complete waste of time and “why would anyone want to know what people had for breakfast”
2. Friends say “use Twitter” and you get an account to secure your name while you can and still think it’s a waste of time
3. You get into a conversation with someone, pick up a new recruit, learn about some news and start saying “how did I live without this?”
Read the entire post now for more words of wisdom from Warren Whitlock on Twitter.
And then if you want a step-by-step blueprint for setting up an effective Twitter profile (or checking that your Twitter profile is optimized), get the Miller Mosaic Power Marketing free report “Twitter, Facebook and Your Website: A Beginning Blueprint for Harnessing the Power of 3 for Your Business”
(Note that the above Amazon link is an affiliate link.)
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Phyllis Zimbler Miller (@ZimblerMiller on Twitter) has an M.B.A. from The Wharton School and is an Internet business consultant. For more detailed information on effectively utilizing Twitter, see “What You Should Know About Using Twitter Effectively and Strategically”
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