Comments on: Why don’t I get any business from Twitter? http://www.justprofessionals.net/2010/02/why-don%e2%80%99t-i-get-any-business-from-twitter/ Getting Started with Networking Online with Su Butcher Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:43:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Su http://www.justprofessionals.net/2010/02/why-don%e2%80%99t-i-get-any-business-from-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1207 Su Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:43:39 +0000 http://www.justprofessionals.net/?p=217#comment-1207 Hi Gill, Thanks for the comment, yes thats exactly right. The difference between social media and other more traditional 'push' tools is that you can't make people see your stuff. There is too much of it about, and it can all be turned off. So it is particularly important to understand your target audience and make something _useful_ for them. I would be interested in getting contacts at some of these events to see if they would be interested in some form of no-nonsense introduction. Any introductions you could make would be most useful! Su Hi Gill,
Thanks for the comment, yes thats exactly right.
The difference between social media and other more traditional ‘push’ tools is that you can’t make people see your stuff. There is too much of it about, and it can all be turned off.
So it is particularly important to understand your target audience and make something _useful_ for them.

I would be interested in getting contacts at some of these events to see if they would be interested in some form of no-nonsense introduction. Any introductions you could make would be most useful!

Su

]]> By: Gill Few http://www.justprofessionals.net/2010/02/why-don%e2%80%99t-i-get-any-business-from-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1206 Gill Few Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:21:11 +0000 http://www.justprofessionals.net/?p=217#comment-1206 Su This has to be truer than you can possibly imagine! But it just reinforces what we were saying on the phone. And it comes back to - understanding your customers - their drivers and behaviours - then putting together little parcels of helpful / interesting info that answer their questions / offer advice etc By the way, I do think you should investigate the seminar opportunities at Ecobuild. How about KBB and Sleep too? Lots of industry professionals needing help right around this subject. Take care Gill Su
This has to be truer than you can possibly imagine!
But it just reinforces what we were saying on the phone. And it comes back to
- understanding your customers – their drivers and behaviours
- then putting together little parcels of helpful / interesting info that answer their questions / offer advice etc

By the way, I do think you should investigate the seminar opportunities at Ecobuild. How about KBB and Sleep too? Lots of industry professionals needing help right around this subject.

Take care
Gill

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]]> By: Su http://www.justprofessionals.net/2010/02/why-don%e2%80%99t-i-get-any-business-from-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Su Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:13:28 +0000 http://www.justprofessionals.net/?p=217#comment-180 Oh I forgot Christian, we're all talking about trivialities on twitter aren't we... http://www.justprofessionals.net/2010/02/twitter-looks-trivial-from-outside-but-is-it/ Oh I forgot Christian, we’re all talking about trivialities on twitter aren’t we…
http://www.justprofessionals.net/2010/02/twitter-looks-trivial-from-outside-but-is-it/

]]> By: Roberta Ward http://www.justprofessionals.net/2010/02/why-don%e2%80%99t-i-get-any-business-from-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Roberta Ward Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:04:50 +0000 http://www.justprofessionals.net/?p=217#comment-179 Su this is so true. I think when folks get a lot of followers too that they start to weed out the ones who refuse to interact with you and who constantly plug theirs or other peoples paid for tweets. ( Paid for tweeting gets deleted/blocked pretty fast from my accounts!) Then, even if they do connect with folks and chatter, they forget to go meet them in person, then they moan it takes too much time up to tweet. Why is that so difficult to understand? If Im thinking of doing business with someone, I always want to see the whites of their eyes first! ( If ya know what I mean?) Social media is just a way to start a conversation, the real business occurs off line- as always. Su this is so true. I think when folks get a lot of followers too that they start to weed out the ones who refuse to interact with you and who constantly plug theirs or other peoples paid for tweets. ( Paid for tweeting gets deleted/blocked pretty fast from my accounts!)

Then, even if they do connect with folks and chatter, they forget to go meet them in person, then they moan it takes too much time up to tweet. Why is that so difficult to understand? If Im thinking of doing business with someone, I always want to see the whites of their eyes first! ( If ya know what I mean?)
Social media is just a way to start a conversation, the real business occurs off line- as always.

]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://www.justprofessionals.net/2010/02/why-don%e2%80%99t-i-get-any-business-from-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-178 uberVU - social comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:00:49 +0000 http://www.justprofessionals.net/?p=217#comment-178 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by JustProfs: New blog post: Why don't I get any business from Twitter? http://bit.ly/whybusiness... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Christian A. Wittke http://www.justprofessionals.net/2010/02/why-don%e2%80%99t-i-get-any-business-from-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-177 Christian A. Wittke Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:44:29 +0000 http://www.justprofessionals.net/?p=217#comment-177 I think I gotcha, Su; who wants business anyway? .-= Christian A. Wittke´s last blog ..<a href="http://efficiencymeetssustainability.blogspot.com/2010/02/call-for-desaster.html" rel="nofollow">call for disaster...</a> =-. I think I gotcha, Su; who wants business anyway?
.-= Christian A. Wittke´s last blog ..call for disaster… =-.

]]> By: Pritesh Patel http://www.justprofessionals.net/2010/02/why-don%e2%80%99t-i-get-any-business-from-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-176 Pritesh Patel Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:40:19 +0000 http://www.justprofessionals.net/?p=217#comment-176 Nice message Su! Super stuff. Nice message Su! Super stuff.

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