Comments on: 7 Days of Twitter Results

By: How to get a flat stomach

How to get a flat stomach — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:43:31 +0000

I have just read your post – 10 Reasons Not to Auto-Follow on Twitter – that was a superd piece and a joy to read. This post is very encouraging and after reading it I see its high time for me too to stop ignoring Twitter. Thanks for the actual stats – it will go a long way in encouraging people to use Twitter to market their sites and increase their traffic volume.

By: Paul Piotrowski

Paul Piotrowski — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:40:28 +0000

@MLDina: True. It’s all about finding that “sweet spot”, where you don’t come in too early and end up wasting money and time on all the latest technologies out there since probably 95% of them never last through the first few months, but you also don’t want to wait too long and “miss the boat”.

By: MLDina

MLDina — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:18:39 +0000

First, thank you so much for the kind words. We’re all blushing .

On a more serious note, I completely agree- you have to test some theories and see what works. You can’t monetize a trend or service like Twitter after it’s already been over-used. I do like to see facts and examples, though, and think those can be provided before there’s oversaturation. Too bad most of the marketers who would be qualified to do the study are too busy making money!

By: Paul Piotrowski

Paul Piotrowski — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:49:05 +0000

@MLDina: Really? I wouldn’t wait for a “study” to prove Twitter is a great tool. By the time that happens, most of the opportunity will be over. It’s like people who call me up today and tell me they read a book on Websites and they read that “META TAGS” are things that will make their website rank #1 on Google for their business. So they ask me how to setup a “META TAG” on their website so they can be #1 on Google for the word “PLUMBER” or “DENTIST” or something. LOL. I tell them that might have worked in 1994, but it won’t work now.

I find that with Internet stuff, we have to take more risks and try new things long before they are “proven” in some study otherwise we get left in the dust. I mean, you guys (MarketLeverage) are a perfect example of a company that does that. You embrace new mediums of promoting yourselves such as your MLTV, reaching out and connecting with Bloggers, etc. So many companies out there don’t even have a CLUE what a Blog is yet. They’re all going to be left in the dust IMO, unless they realize that there is a whole new way of doing business and the Internet is a central part of that, and what “Works” on the Internet is changing at break-neck speeds.

By: MLDina

MLDina — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:01:50 +0000

That’s true! I love the followers that tweet about getting thousands of followers, but don’t have any. Those are my favorites. Seriously, twitter is a great marketing tool, I just want to see some case studies to prove it!

By: ampedjonathan

ampedjonathan — Fri, 29 May 2009 13:35:51 +0000

Great point, Paul. As people notice your tweets, more and more… they might be more inclined to click the link. Besides, I think 82 visits is certainly a positive move. Those 82 people could tell their friends.

By: Paul Piotrowski

Paul Piotrowski — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:35:47 +0000

I’m sure the stats will change over time. However, something else to keep in mind is that just because someone doesn’t CLICK on a link on Twitter and come to my site, it doesn’t mean that Twitter is not helping with marketing.

Every day I see Tweets from John Chow, Problogger etc. and I don’t click on all their links, but just reading their Tweets keeps their name, image and brand fresh in my mind. I think that’s important.

Another fascinating thing I’ve noticed is that people who offer value on their Blogs, offer value on Twitter. People who have crappy Blogs, full of spammy stuff but no real content send out Tweets that are the same. You can learn a lot about a person by the way they behave on Twitter.

By: MLDina

MLDina — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:28:34 +0000

Do you think your stats will even out eventually, once the twitter masses have already found you? While I do think twitter is a beneficial marketing tool, I’m curious what kind of traffic you’ll get in the coming months. Keep us updated!

By: Asswass

Asswass — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:01:16 +0000

Well that’s awesome then. I gain 1.270 followers in only 3 months but almost every tweet from my followers is spam. I tweet often but the traffic isn’t the big deal.

By: Paul Piotrowski

Paul Piotrowski — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:36:58 +0000

@Asswass: That’s in the first 200 days of using twitter where I didn’t pay attention to it at all, just signed up for an account and that’s it. People somehow found me and followed me.

I’ve had a 631% increase in Twitter traffic in the last 7 days compared to the first 200 days.