Comments on: What’s Twitter For? http://prandtheweb.com/2009/01/15/whats-twitter-for/ Digital PR, ePR, PR 2.0, Social Media PR ...it doesn't matter what you call it. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:22:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Twitter Tips for Beginners #1 « PR and the Social Web http://prandtheweb.com/2009/01/15/whats-twitter-for/#comment-25 Twitter Tips for Beginners #1 « PR and the Social Web Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:30:59 +0000 http://prandtheweb.wordpress.com/?p=399#comment-25 [...] Check out this previous post “What’s Twitter For“ [...] [...] Check out this previous post “What’s Twitter For“ [...]

]]> By: Nikki Pilkington http://prandtheweb.com/2009/01/15/whats-twitter-for/#comment-14 Nikki Pilkington Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:08:37 +0000 http://prandtheweb.wordpress.com/?p=399#comment-14 I wrote <a href="http://businessontwitter.co.uk/twitter/2008/07/who-says-twitter-isnt-for-business-and-marketing/" rel="nofollow">here</a> about some of the things I use Twitter for: In one 7 day period I: - Generated 400+ signups to receive the 299 Steps to Website Heaven ebook for free - Generated 50 downloads of a free Google Adwords ebook (today alone) - Gained 2 new customers for my higher Google listings service - Gained feedback on 2 new business ideas (an online course and a day by day blog featuring the optimisation of a website) - Followed a link to get free promotional magnets for my company - Found out about 2 web conferences I wouldn’t have known about otherwise - Promoted a client’s article, which was then picked up by StumbledUpon and received over 400 visitors - Been offered a column in a holiday industry related magazine - Had industry news come to me, instead of me having to go out and find it From a non-business point of view I have: - Read film reviews for films I didn’t know were out - Seen photos by people that take amazing pictures - Read blogs I would never have found on my own - Found perfect recipes for courgettes - Shared some of my favourite non business site Twitter is what you and your followers make of it - if you use it in a way your followers don't like then they'll stop following you; it's that simple :) Follow me on Twitter - <a href="http://www.twitter.com/NikkiPilkington" rel="nofollow">Nikki Pilkington on Twitter</a> :) I wrote here about some of the things I use Twitter for:

In one 7 day period I:

- Generated 400+ signups to receive the 299 Steps to Website Heaven ebook for free
- Generated 50 downloads of a free Google Adwords ebook (today alone)
- Gained 2 new customers for my higher Google listings service
- Gained feedback on 2 new business ideas (an online course and a day by day blog featuring the optimisation of a website)
- Followed a link to get free promotional magnets for my company
- Found out about 2 web conferences I wouldn’t have known about otherwise
- Promoted a client’s article, which was then picked up by StumbledUpon and received over 400 visitors
- Been offered a column in a holiday industry related magazine
- Had industry news come to me, instead of me having to go out and find it

From a non-business point of view I have:

- Read film reviews for films I didn’t know were out
- Seen photos by people that take amazing pictures
- Read blogs I would never have found on my own
- Found perfect recipes for courgettes
- Shared some of my favourite non business site

Twitter is what you and your followers make of it – if you use it in a way your followers don’t like then they’ll stop following you; it’s that simple :)

Follow me on Twitter – Nikki Pilkington on Twitter :)

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