Liane Carmi

Is your twitter stuck at 2000 followers, and you can’t follow any more people?

This is the number one complaint I’ve heard from new twitter users.  You want to gain more followers, and you get stuck at 2000…

So do you have to wait until the number of followers you have magically goes up to 2000?  Well, no.  Thankfully, there’s a really cool tool you can use to fix this problem.  

Watch the video for more information:

FYI, here’s the link in the video:

www.dossy.org/twitter/karma

Did this help you with your twitter marketing?  Leave a comment & let me know! And if you really liked it, make sure you re-tweet & bookmark it!

Sometimes, you just don’t have all the time you need in order to run your online business.

A perfect example is this request I got for suggestions:

“If anyone has any suggestions on how I can run my online business whilst being away from mobile phone coverage, extremely limited internet time…ie maybe 1 hour every few days, I would really appreciate some thoughts…I have a mate who will be able to handle some of the traffic for me, but the twitter network I have built I don’t know how I could maintain it…”

So what do you do when you are going to be away, busy, or just unable to work?

Here are some recommendations:

1. make a list of everything that needs to get done.

2. organize these things by “MUST” get done, “IMPORTANT” to get done, and “WOULD LIKE TO” get done.
-must get done will be things that bring in the money, whatever they may be.

3. look at all the tasks you need to get done, and see which ones YOU need to do personally.

These are things that there is NO WAY to outsource for whatever reason, whether it’s your skill, personality or more information than you’re willing to share with someone else.  For me, these are things that require access to my credit cards, or to my PPC campaigns.

4. Start automating all the other processes.  Here are some ways to automate:

a. since you specifically mentioned twitter, make use of these tools:

-tweetlater: you can set up automatic tweets twice a day that can send
out quotes, or things you’ve pre-written.  Then, you can use 20
minutes every week replying to people.
-twitter karma (dossy.org/twitter/karma): you can automatically
unfollow people who aren’t following you back.  Someone else can do
this for you.
-twollo: automatically follow people who are talking about a certain
topic.  You can set this up & let it run.
b. some things (like building websites, linkbuilding, etc.) can be
outsourced.  Hire an outsourcer for a couple of hours per week.  Some
good sites are:

-scriptlance.com
-elance.com
-guru.com

c. there are many more sites as well, and you can also hire someone on
craigslist.

5. Finally, one of the best resources for outsourcing is John Jonas’ program.

Click on the link to listen to a great audio he put together about
outsourcing: how to replace yourself

A friend of mine recently sent me this message:

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> Just to let you both know that I’ve just deleted all marketers from my
> Myspace members – so it’s nothing personal. I’m trying out Mike Dillard’s
> new tactic of getting rid of anyone that’s not a potential client ( don’t
> know if you saw his autoresponder or not ).
>
> Just thought I’d try it to be different, so don’t be offended!

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Here’s my response:

I believe Mike Dillard was talking about twitter.  His point was that he couldn’t keep up with all the tweets being sent out by the 10,000 + people he was following.  He ascertained that, if people really cared about what he had to say, they’d keep following him regardless.  This is a somewhat good tactic for twitter for a variety of reasons.  First, if only people who actually care follow you, they’re likely to be more responsive.  Second, Mike Dillard is well-known, and will acquire followers no matter what.

Now, let’s think about it from our perspective.  We’re not extremely well known in this industry.  If anyone other than our team members and close friends follows us, it’s either because a) they happened to see our tweets re-tweeted by someone else and thought we were cool or b) they’re following people en masse just to get followers.

Fact is, if you don’t start following people – and following people BACK on twitter – you probably won’t get very many followers…those who follow may eventually unfollow when they see you didn’t return the favor.  The good about that is that only people who really truly care what you have to say will be following you (a more responsive list).  The bad part is that the less followers you have, the less likely you are to get responses & retweets, and the less likely other people are to find you.

Okay, now let’s take that to facebook & MySpace, YouTube, and so on.  All of these sites have really one main point when it comes to network marketing – and that’s networking; connecting with people in a non-business way.  It’s like going to a party and saying “hi” to many people, chit chatting, hanging out with those whose personality you enjoy…  Eventually, you start to get to know a few people better, and you invite them to your “home” – your blog.  That’s where they can learn even more about you.  From there, if they’re in need, and you can help, you send them to your sales page.

Now, who exactly are the kind of people you resonate with – who would resonate with you – and who might become your leaders (in your downline) one day?  The network marketers!  You’re new to it now, but eventually, you’ll be coming out with your own products and ideas and things that people who are already marketers will be interested in.  And who to resonate with better than someone who does the same kind of thing you do?

Mike Dillard’s method works for Mike Dillard.

That’s how I see it.

What do you think?  Click on “Comment” and let me know!