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You’re in for a special treat today!
Today’s video is around 23 minutes long, and it shows you how to use an amazing new social media tool to help you grow your influence, whether it’s for your blog, or anything else online for that matter.
What’s amazing about this tool, is that even people like President Barack Obama uses it to influence literally hundreds of thousands of people, at the click of a button! Just imagine the awesome power you could yield with influence like that.
In any case, the new social media tool I’ll show you inside today’s video is called Twitter, and it’s basically a miniature form of blogging. It’s also called microblogging, and with only 140 characters at a time, the idea is to make regular updates of what you get up to during the day.
Ok, I know this sounds rather strange… I mean, how could a simple tool like this, where you only get 140 characters at a time to post stuff, have such a massive influence.
Believe me when I say that you won’t want to miss the Twitter train. Some people have already made a lot of money from using it, and some of the results have been rather staggering. One of my friends recently only sent out 2 Twitter posts, and made something like US$400 in the process!
Interested in finding out how he did it? Just check out the video now, and it will all make sense to you.
Here’s to your Twitter success!
Gideon Shalwick
PS: Don’t forget to follow Yaro and myself on Twitter to see what we get up to during the day. Here are our profiles:
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I have been using twitter now for close to 6 months. its great, also there are a multitude of tools you can use to make your life more… automated.
Thanks for sharing this guys.
Follow me:
http://twitter.com/blainecglynn
A great video there. Please check the links to twitter profiles, you have given your profile link to both yours and yaro’s name. Thanks for videos anyways
Gideon Shalwick Reply:
February 11th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Hi Sohail
Oops!
Thanks! Just changed it!
Gideon Shalwick
Twitter is an amazing tool indeed…thanks for sharing your view on the matter!
Hi Gideon! Nice post. I’ve been using twitter to tell everybody about my blog post. And yes, it’s working.
I think twitter is an awesome tool, I have been using it too for several months..
http://twitter.com/yusa95
Gideon,
Thank you so much for showing us how to use Tweetdeck. I have been looking for an application to keep all my contacts in order. There are so many out there and everyone recommends a different one, which makes it hard. I am now going to download Tweetdeck and try it out. I appreciate all you do. Thanks.
A typo - Both the Twitter links take us to Gideon’s account, none to Yaro.
Getting more followers is more than just tweeting quality. Being interactive, conversational with people is also key.
To get more followers the easier way, follow others. Like Gideon said in the video, people are likely to follow you back.
There are also some more web services you may want to try out to make life easier on Twitter: SocialToo.com, TweetLater.com (from the back of my head). Tons of other apps at http://twitter.pbwiki.com/Apps
To learn the tricks, i’d recommend Darren’s TwiTip.com (if you don’t already subscribe).
P.S. Follow me on Twitter: @ysamphy
Gideon Shalwick Reply:
February 11th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
That typo is now fixed Phy
Thanks for pointing it out…
Gideon Shalwick
Hi
Great video - I’ve been addicted to Tweetdeck since I became addicted to Twitter a few months ago. It’s the only application that works really well and gives you so many options.
I downloaded your PDF of Roadmap to Become a Blogger a few months ago when I first became interested in blogging. I use this as a reference and resource all of the time.
You guys are great - thanks for the continued wealth of information.
sharon
Yes Twitter is a great tool for marketing your products and services.
Twitter have help me made a lot of like minded friends too.
Great video Yaro !!
Hello Gideon & Yaro,
Thank you for this very informative video and the new software
to make using Twitter easier. I did sign up a few weeks ago but has not
gotten around to using it as yet. Your video has given me the tools I need to becoming a Twitter :o)
Jim Davis
Hi Gideon
I wanted to download the PDF version but it doesn’t work, could you check?
Cheers
Yvonne
Gideon Shalwick Reply:
February 11th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Oops!
Just fixed it. It should work now for you.
Gideon Shalwick
I couldn’t download the PDF tanscript… can you fix or email to me please?
Loved the advice on twitter, particularly since I have only just started to use it! (and didn’t know you were Brissie Boys until I checked you out on Twitter! lol)
http://twitter.com/jeanniemay
Gideon Shalwick Reply:
February 11th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Fixed now…
Try again
Gideon Shalwick
Great post and thank you for the info about the Twitter software.
Have you guys seen this Twitter software http://tweetergetter.com/ and if you have what do you think about it?
Please follow me on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/InternetMike
Take care,
Mike
Oh boy…I finally got used to Facebook! Now, I need to learn how to Twitter. Why do I always feel like I’m a step behind? Nonetheless, I will be setting a Twitter profile up in the next week or so. Thanks for the video and all of your other valuable information!
Thanks for the informative video. I’ve been a member of twitter for a year and a half but never really used it until recently. TweeDeck will be one more tool to learn, lol.
Hi there, Gideon!
Keep up the great work!!!
As usual, you are a wonderful teacher… thanks for explaining what Twitter is and how it can help our blogs and businesses… I will definitely start my Twitter account soon and will follow you and Yaro all the way
Tammy
Twitter is great tool to social network. It’s simple, easy and convenience to use.
To Your Success
Bryan Hee
I really appreciate the free videos guys but…I am starting to fall asleep watching them. Zzzzz…zzz huh? I yeah where was I? Oh yeah…I remember now…:).
It’s just that I have to sit there through the musci and introduction on every one. Then I have wait for the message prompts to appear one at time, and then I have wait for one part of the video that I already know something about to finish before getting to the next part.
I would much rather have a written transcript that I could quickly digest. I don’t know. Maybe it’s just me but I read very quickly and I retain most of what I read. Having to listen to a very slow moving video is just well…slow. And starts putting me to sleep.
May I suggest making a transcript of your video available alongside each video? So that people get a choice to either watch the video and/or read the transcript?
Just a suggestion.
Thanks.
Gideon Shalwick Reply:
June 9th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Hey Carlos
We have transcripts and downloads for the video files inside the members area.
We are opening doors to our members area again in a few weeks time, so keep watching your inbox for a notification email ok?
All the best!
Gideon
Twitter and all it’s third-party applications are great tools. Have been using it and it works.
http://twitter.com/lenakhalid
Hi Gideon, thanks for this terrific info…I have not long started to twitter, and it really sort of confused me heaps. Your video has answered a couple of questions that I had, and now I have a better understanding about it and will not be afraid to use it.
The tweetdeck is the answer to one of the questions I had, and thanks to you, I will now get stuck into twittering.
Glenda
Hey Gideon, I just recieved an email from Kris Mainieri telling us about Twhirl. It seems very similar to tweetdeck. I would say that tweetdeck is better??? Do you think it is? It was 2.30 am in Miami when Kris was explaining this in a video, so could not really follow it thoroughly.
I would appreciate you explaining the pros and cons, if you are familiar with Twhirl.
Thanks,
Glenda
Since I’ve got a new twitter account now, I might as well give you my twitter address, don’t you think?! LOL!
It’s http://twitter.com/africafreak
Thanks again
Michael
Hi Gideon
What great timing! I saw another of my emails first about a report on how to use twitter for over $8. I clicked to pay but the page was running slow so I didn’t bother (luckily!) I then saw yaro’s email with your link (I am an affiliate of his also).
I can’t believe that you have shared such valuable information and I thank you and look forward to following you both on twitter.
Having just written a book on my personal experience about depression, I was thinking of ways of selling it and also how to advertise my depression blog and…hey presto!…I will be able to help so many people.
Thanks again guys,
Bonnie
What the hey, I’ll join the Twitter love fest.
http://www.twitter.com/smartfathers
THANKS!!
I’m learning and getting ready to help start/launch a blog for the home designer I work for–I’m very excited about the information and have found it all very easy to follow.
I’m on twitter now after watching this http://twitter.com/euroworld !
Thanks for the great tips.
I use WP Plugin TwitMe. It automatically adds all my new blog entries as tweets. Thank you TwitMe!
http://www.twitter.com/Iamare
Gideon,
Thanks so much for this video. You and Yaro Put Out Great Info.
I heard of Tweet Deck, but have been skeptical about Twitter overall, Just started getting serious about building relationships 2 days ago as a matter of fact.
The tool you share here is no longer intimidating for a guy that was afraid of wasting time or screwing something up.
Thanks Again,
Jump Start Jim Chianese
Just love your stuff…am learning so much. Can’t thank you enough for illumining me. Questions: How do you keep from spending all your time reading and writing tweets? How do you catch up if you don’t do it for a few days? I love the idea just can’t imagine how I’d carve out the time to do it.
One thing you should do as a blogger is set up an automatic tweet each time you post a new blog post. This is the Twitter equivalent of sending your post via RSS feed or e-mail & a great way of getting your blog posts out to a wider audience.
Twitme (Wordpress Plug-in)was mentioned above but I use Twitterfeed.
http://twitterfeed.com/
You can follow me at
https://twitter.com/Heathercowper
Gideon
Thanks for another wonderful tutorial. I have just installed tweetdeck and look forward to playing with it. I stopped using twitter because I had to watch it all the time for responses and I just couldn’t commit to the time factor involved. Now at least I can tweet people and continue what I am doing while I wait for a reply. A much better idea in a busy world.
Keep up the fantastic work, between you and Yaro, Rodney and I are building our blogsite and really enjoying it.
Thanks.
I insalled tweetdeck and while I had it open it announced my replies with a tweet. When I went to log back into twitter I didn’t have a connection to tweetdeck. Do I not use http://www.twitter.com anymore? What do I use to get to tweetdeck? When I log into tweetdeck I just get their homepage where we downloaded the program. I am confused! How do I find tweetdeck and use it from now on?
Gideon Shalwick Reply:
February 20th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
Hey Vicky
You can only use TweetDeck from now on… but of course, you will always have the option of using both TweetDeck and Twitter - some people do this.
TweetDeck is a separate application that would have been installed into your computer. Look for an application called TweetDeck under Start/Programs/TweetDeck… or wherever your new applications get installed to.
Depending on your settings, TweetDeck may have created a shortcut icon on your desktop as well, and if so, you can just double click on that icon to start up the program.
All the best!
Gideon Shalwick
nice video and very informative. thanks for sharing http://twitter.com/apple1165
I’m all atwitter. I have made contact with some people in my interest group and TwitterDeck is so easy to use I want to thank you two for the great work you do to help make my job easier. As a small web developer and organic promoter I need all the help I can get to “keep it simple” - thanks.
Days ago i have read some where on web, ‘The List of 100 top Web Marketer of 2008′ & you know who is at top. The Guy market Obama’s Campaign.
By the way video is not working.
Please Fix it.
Regards
Jenney MaC
Gideon Shalwick Reply:
March 1st, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Hey Jenney
Have you tried the instructions under our help page yet? Here is the link:
http://becomeablogger.com/help.html
Gideon Shalwick
HI Gideon,
What an intreguing tool will have a good play around with this beauty. You have come up trumps again.
Have recently just started twittering will be interesting to see the results.
http://twitter.com/cashdetective
Gideon Shalwick Reply:
May 31st, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Yeah TweetDeck is GREAT!
It’s a real big time saver for me… when I use it right
Gideon Shalwick
Great video. I almost didn’t watch it because I thought I was up on everything Twitter. I knew of TweetDeck, but didn’t see the value until I saw this video.
Well, I downloaded it, installed it, and BAM! There were tons of @ replies that I never saw through the normal Twitter site or TwitterFox. I send out medical humor tweets and bloopers from hospital charts, called “Chart Farts (R)”. Apparently people were retweeting me like crazy & recommending me for #followfriday, and I never knew it. Not very “social”, huh?
Anyway, follow me & you’ll laugh your glutei off. Yes, that’s the plural, and yes, you need it
http://twitter.com/GiggleMed
Gideon Shalwick Reply:
May 31st, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Hi GiggleMed
LOL!
Funny stuff man!
Glad you’ve discovered TweetDeck to help you further your influence!
All the best!
Gideon Shalwick
Presentation and content get A+. Great info… thank you gave it a tweet!
I concur that tweetdeck is great. Your instructions to take it further were very helpful.
Mike
Gideon Shalwick Reply:
May 31st, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Hi Michael
TweetDeck is a fantastic tool. The more I use it the more valuable I think it is.
In particular, I just LOVE the search function that lets me search for any keywords I’m interested in. VERY powerful!
All the best!
Gideon Shalwick
Hi,
Great video and all your tutorials help me a lot!Thanks again!See you on twitter!
Great video and didn’t know about TweetDeck until now. I also use twitterfeed.
Follow me at: http://twitter.com/lumafitness
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