http://RuleTwitter.com

http://RuleTwitter.com

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Today I have three different twitter tips and/or tricks for you!

A little basics before I let you in on the twitter tips and tricks…

If you are using twitter and social media to drive traffic and to make money then the more followers you have, the more money you will make (If done correctly).

To grow your followers on twitter there is a basic rule to follow…the more people you follow, the more followers you will get in return.

There are lots of programs available that will allow you to auto-follow folks, but I prefer to do this on my own so I can follow two rules (two tricks).

Rule #1: Only follow people on twitter who have uploaded a profile image

Rule #2: NEVER follow someone who has a locked profile

I adhere to both of these rules because they lend themselves to the same result.  Someone who does not have an image profile is unlikely to be an active twitter user and thus, they will not follow you in return.  And a locked profile, it is very likely that they will not follow you back either because they are not interested in sharing their tweets with outsiders.

You can get all of this from the video above.  At this point in the video, I begin talking about Perry Belcher and Ryan Deiss.  These two guys are dominating social media.  I think Perry is making something along the lines of $100K a month on social media!  These two are the absolute kings of social media and one way that they dominate is by ruling twitter…Perry has over 100K followers!

The two guys are launching there Social Media Matrix System today at noon EST and you can check it out by going to http://RuleTwitter.com.

My final Twitter Tip and Trick is to follow all of the industry leaders in your industry.  OK, I know this sounds basic and DUH but stick with me.  About every week or so, go un-follow and then re-follow the same experts!  This will allow you to appear in the first few pages of their followers list and thus get more people following you in order to grow their own followers!  You are going to get a lot more followers using this method than you would if you were buried 20 pages or even 100 pages deep in someones followers list!

I am not the expert on these twitter tips and tricks, but I do think I am doing pretty well and that is in thanks to the real experts like Perry Belcher and Ryan Deiss.  If you are into social media and/or twitter, I highly suggest checking their stuff out at

http://RuleTwitter.com

Cheers,

~ Ross Treakle

Over the past few days there has been a lot of buzz about a new social media program coming out from Ryan Deiss and Perry Belcher.  I must admit to being pretty new to all of this social media stuff but I had already started some of the tricks in their training videos before watching them.

And before the release of their 3 steps to monetizing social media release, I had started thinking about something…

Which is more effective…sending direct affiliate links on twitter OR sending a link to you blog where you have a review?

You are reading this because you got a link to this blog from twitter, but I do not think the answer is that simple.

Lets take a look at both scenarios and the positives and negatives of each.

Direct Affiliate Link

Pros: you will get more clicks through your affiliate link.  When using this method, use basic marketing principles and try to come up with a headline type of post followed by your affiliate link.  I have not tested but there would be no harm in using a masked affiliate link as it would likely only increase response.

Cons: very easy to alienate your followers by promoting either a squeeze page or sales letter.  You will quickly lose followers and those who still follow may not pay as close attention to your posts.

Blog Post

Pros: will likely have more readers of your blog post than those who click the direct affiliate link but have fewer who click the link in your blog (I know…that is a con).  The folks who do click the affiliate link will be more prepared for the offer because your blog post should pre-sell them to take whatever action is required.  You have the ability to impart some knowledge and education.  If you continue this pattern, you will likely see more long term growth than using a direct affiliate link.

Cons: less clicks through your affiliate link (maybe).

Overview…I honestly do not have a problem using a mixture of both!  And even though Perry Belcher says to never tweet a sales or squeeze page, I have watched him do the same thing! I think there is a time and place for both although I must agree that an overall business strategy of driving traffic to a blog is a much better, sustainable business model.

And don’t forget, you can do the same thing with a YouTube video!  My flip video recently busted but bet I will be getting a new camera in the next few days!

After all, that is part of Perry Belcher’s strategy.  He says to use FaceBook to promote your blog and twitter to promote your YouTube videos.  I am going to use twitter to promote both the video and the blog…why not!

Either way you break it down, Perry Belcher and Ryan Deiss are onto a good social media strategy that can not only help to grow your business but also add some dollar signs to your bottom line.

Check out their new PDF

Cheers,

~ Ross Treakle

The other day I was looking through my emails of which I get a few hundred per day (and probably waste a good hour browsing) and came across an email promoting this twitter and social media guide.

Before you hit the back button, read the next paragraph (and I promise to answer the Einstein reference before I finish)…

After watching the first two training videos (which are awesome) I realized that I had already started to follow the techniques described with my two twitter accounts and have started to make a little money in only a few short weeks.  What I realized was that the videos will ramp up my earnings and progress me even further along in social media, and that is just the FREE stuff!

Watch The Videos!!!

One of the concepts was tying in your blog to every social media platform you use.  And how did you find out about this blog post…through twitter most likely!

I am not using all of the tricks and techniques that this “guru” shared in his free videos, but you can bet your ass that I am going to start to grow out my social media presence!

I am sure that every Internet marketer and there brother have been promoting this social media matrix report thingy and they will all probably be offering all sorts of bonuses to people who buy through there link…I really have no bonuses to offer, but I feel like I gotta tell you about this free material.

You are obviously a twitter user and I am guessing that you may have a blog (you can get one from WordPress for free)…so this content is most likely something you should be watching.

Get The Free Videos!

About the title of this blog post…”Albert Einstein”.  the “guru” in the video is wearing a shirt with an Einstein quote that may just be one of the most inspirational and real quotes I have heard in a long time…

“Imagination is more important the knowledge” ~Albert Einstein

Cheers,

~Ross Treakle

P.S. after you watch the free videos, would you come back here and leave me your thoughts?  I would really like to start a social media dialogue because it is one of my favorite new topics…