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Using Twitter to find Hot Deals

Christmas Season is about ready to come to a close. You have already missed the cut-off to purchase items online and to receive them at your door before Christmas. In a couple of days you will be cleaning up wrapping paper, returning unwanted items and planning your New Years Resolutions.

But, I wanted to talk about things I learned from shopping at Twitter.

• You get honest opinions. No need for reviews…. just ask your followers any kind of product questions and they will respond honestly. I asked about Moon Sand. My daughter was bugging me about it and I had no idea what is was and whether it was something I should get her. So, I asked my Tweeps:
  
  
  And, my Tweeps told me honestly how they felt.
  
  
  
  Who needs to search for reviews and testimonials on websites when you have pure Word of Mouth or I suppose I should say “Word of Tweets”.
  
  
  
• Find Awesome Deals - I previously wrote a post about using Twitter as a Sales Channel. And, it totally is!! You can subscribe to @Woot and @AmazonDeals and get notified of their daily deals. eCommerce sites and businesses are beginning to realize the importance of using Twitter as a Sales Channel. You can follow these businesses on Twitter and cash in on the sweet deals.
  
  
  
• Retweets - The Power of Retweets!! You can find some truly amazing deals just by listening to the retweets of the items that your tweeps thought were hot deals. That is exactly how I found my father’s Holiday Gift. Mark Hayward, who ironically wrote about the value of retweets, had posted a retweet about The Flip that Andy Beal had originally sent out. Even though I follow Andy Beal I had missed his original Tweet, so I am very thankful that Mark sent out this retweet….
  
  
  
  I own a Flip Ultra Series and love my Flip. It is what I use to create my video posts. My father was so impressed with my videos that he asked to borrow my Flip. Well, thanks to Mark’s retweet I purchased my father a Flip for the Holidays. Check it out…
  
  
  
  And, then I announced my purchase….
  
  
  
  … and then the power of Twitter began. Check it out!!
  
  
  
  I told Carolyn Shelby that I loved my Flip and she landed up purchasing one too. Wowzer!!
  
  
  
• Using Twitter Search to Find Amazing Deals - I’m not sure many people are aware of the power of Twitter Search yet. It is a fantastic tool when used correctly. Here is a super quick tutorial. Let’s say you wanted to see if you can find a Nintendo DS for your son on Sale. Go to Twitter Advanced Search and enter the following information. Enter the word "Nintendo DS" (without quotes) into the "exact phrase" box. And, enter "sale" (without quotes) into the "Any of these Words" box.
  
  
  Click on Search. The results you should get should point you to sites and information on how to get the Nintendo DS on Sale in Real Time.
  
  

And there ya go. Twitter helped me big time this year with Holiday Shopping. I know it is too late to use my fabulous methods to pick up sales this Holiday Season. But, use these tips all year long to pick up Rock’n deals for you and your loved ones.

I wish you and your loved ones the Happiest of Holidays and a Wonderful 2009!!

Posted in Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking, Tips and Tutorials, Twitter, Videos, Web 2.0, Web 2.0 Basics | 10 Comments »

How to Set up a Professional Twitter Profile

Twitter is an awesome Social Media tool for businesses. For those who are beginners at Twitter you should know that it is a great way to connect with not only other business owners in your niche, but it is also a superb way to converse with your customers and potential customers.

But, in order to connect with these business owners and consumers they need to be following you on Twitter….. following your conversations. If a member of the Twitter community is not following you they can not hear you. So, in order for Twitter to work effectively you need to get members to follow you.

One sure fire way of NOT getting any followers is to use the Twitter default avatar. And, using the default Twitter profile page isn’t that much better. For many people when they see the default avatar they think its one of a few things….

1. A computer bot - not a real person
2. A member that doesn’t take the community seriously
3. A brand new member that just hasn’t had a chance to add the avatar

To put the importance of an avatar in perspective think of it this way… an avatar is a visual symbol of you or your company.

Some people are very visual. In order for these visual thinking people to remember you or your business they will probably have an easier time remembering your avatar. So, having an avatar that is something other than the default avatar is extremely important.

As a continuation of my "Basic Tips of Adding Social Media to your Business" here is a tutorial for how-to set up a Professional Twitter Profile in Minutes….

How to set up a Professional Twitter Profile in Minutes

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Adding Conversation back into your Business - My First Video Post

I am very excited about this…… I have created my very first Video Post. Please keep in my that the video quality is not perfect. I recorded it using my Laptop’s Webcam. My new Flip arrives next week which will make my future video posts much more clear. At any rate, I am extremely excited to present to you a video post.

This will be a first in a continuing series of video posts on Basic Tips of Adding Social Media to your Business.

Adding Conversation Back into your Business with Social Media

I wrote a post on Blissfully Domestic just yesterday regarding The Power of the Consumer using Social Media. In it I discuss how the real power has moved from the companies to the consumers. Both the video and that post go hand-in-hand together.

Posted in Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Tips and Tutorials, Twitter, Videos, Vlogging, Web 2.0 Basics | 8 Comments »