Share Your Twitter Success Story
March 6th, 2009
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by BobTheTeacher · Filed Under: Business Building · Social Networking · Twitter
This week, I had a cool experience on Twitter.
Within a 4 hour period, using Twitter, I…
- recouped $300 selling a ticket to an event I couldn’t use while helping someone else have an incredible experience.
- presented an idea to someone, which resulted in a 1 hour phone conversation and a soon-to-be announced training project about advanced Twitter techniques
- scheduled a call for later on Friday to be a case study inside a major product launch coming out in a couple of weeks.
Now, these are not the first success stories of my own use of Twitter. But having all 3 happen in such a short period of time was quite remarkable.
And it got me to thinking…
Why are so many people still confused about why Twitter is such a big deal?
So help me explain it to them.
Share your success story below. I’m looking for connections made, projects developed, specific items sold, revenue generated, deals made, lives saved, charities donated to… whatever.
Bob Jenkins
www.DiscoverSocialNetworking.com
p.s. Please be sure to retweet this post so we can all learn from others’ success stories.
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| Bob Jenkins is an internet business marketing teacher, with ten years experience teaching teenagers and teachers. He is the creator of several online training courses that teach you how to get better customers and increase your profits. Specializing in social networking strategies for business and creating information products from teleseminars, Bob can help you use internet marketing tools and strategies to promote your business online. |
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Hi Bob,
I have been using my large following as a resource tool for my clients. When my clients have issues beyond the scope of my training, my first step in helping them is with twitter…and usually one tweet is all that’s required.
Just recently I have helped connect clients with experts in the area of self-publishing, xSitePro, Mac OS issues, and Joomla. Twitter makes it so easy to make these types of personal and helpful connections!
Steve Weber
At first I followed everyone I could. That did build a following pretty quickly but it was just people doing the same thing I was. Building followers for followers sake. Then after our local Twestival in Wilmington, NC, I decided to turn my focus to local business owners. I found that Twitter has built a bridge that the other social networks hadn’t done before. An online tool that pulls people from behind their computer screens and actually brings them face-to-face.
Now, Twitter is actually bringing traffic and members to our local social networking site.
After getting a handle of twitter using my personal account, I created one for the Port of Long Beach.
Immediately, we were launched into a whole new world where it was easier to communicate with everyone who had an interest in the port.
We had two recent cases where Twitter has made the Port more accessible:
1. A UPenn student was having difficulties reaching the several Port communications divisions. She found out The Port of LB had a Twitter and DM us to see if we can provide a tour and an interview for her research paper. We invited her out and it was a success; we helped out a student who couldn’t get through the loops and hops of other organizations.
2. We helped organize a tweetup with local photographers who showed interest in shooting at the Port. It only took about two weeks of planning with security, communications and the photographers. The tweetup was a success with many photographers showing interest in coming back…with more photographers! Read about the tweetup here: http://lbctweetup.wordpress.com/
Ultimately, this drove higher traffic not only to our website, but encouraged visitors to come out and see us. It has become increasingly easier to break down the idea that the Port is a high-security, lockdown agency that is indifferent to public opinion. We do care and our actions on Twitter shows.
Last night we woke up to our neighbors home in flames, Ragging fire a few feet away. Once my family out and safely away, I stayed behind and used twitter and twitpic to keep the updates coming while I attempted to protect our house and offer any help I could give.
http://twitter.com/dahul
I am a fan of twitter and am glad to share the story