So you want your business on Twitter?

You've heard that Twitter is the hot new, thing on the Internet. Everyone is talking about it. You've heard it's the place to advertise your business, but you don't know where to begin.

You are most likely busy running your business and don't have spare time to be on Twitter anyway. That's where I come in. I can tweet for you! I have been on Twitter for just over one year. In that time I have gained over 19,000 followers. I have become friends with several of the most influential people on Twitter. I've done this by sharing. Sharing little things about myself. Also, sharing helpful info that others would like to pass on to others.

That's all well and good. But what does that have to do with you and your business? My main goal is to drive traffic to your website/business. We can start a Twitter account for you. Then I can 'tweet' your info out. Your website, your phone numbers, special sales, etc. (This can be anything you want and I can change at anytime.) But that alone is not enough.

On Twitter, you are only as good as your last or next tweet. What does that mean? Consistency. Twitter is all about being social. Interacting with others and sharing info and ideas and yourself. We need to give people a reason to follow and 'retweet' from your business twitter account. (I have found that the retweet is the best way to get new followers and get your message out on Twitter.)

What I have come up with is more "tweets" to get people to follow you on Twitter. In addition to your business info, I will tweet a steady stream of helpful info tailored to your customers. Have a travel agency? I can tweet helpful travel tips. How about a hardware store? We can tweet helpful home repair tips! The possibilities are endless! These subjects are very flexible and again can be changed at any time. On a daily basis, I will search Twitter as well as other sites like Google to find new twitter content for you.

Also we can come up with special hashtags (a way to index your tweets) so your business tweets can be found quickly. (Even by people who are not following you!)

While I cannot tweet 24/7 for you, I will be able to consistently tweet everyday for several hours. I will tweet your business info, look for new content, interact with others, follow people back and forward their questions and comments to you. Using this method I was able to help one customer gain over 1,900 followers in just over five months!

You know how your business works. I know Twitter. Let me put my social media skills to work for you. Join the conversation!

Joseph Cannizzaro

Email: joecannizzaro718@yahoo.com
Twitter Accounts: http://twitter.com/dudeman718/ www.twitter.com/cannizzaro718

Who's on First

I saw this today. I had forgotten how funny it is. It's a classic bit from the Masters of Comedy Abbott and Costello. Alyssa Milano posted it on her @TouchByAM Twitter account today. I watched and laughed and smiled a lot. So I thought it deserved a Blog Post.

It's the classic "Who's on First?" routine. Arguably their best work ever. Here is the history from Wikipedia:

"Who's on First?" is Abbott & Costello's signature routine. They always referred to it informally as "Baseball." Depending upon the version you are hearing, Abbott has a) organized a new baseball team, and the players have nicknames; or, he is pointing out the proliferation of nicknames in baseball---usually launching a variation on St. Louis Cardinals sibling pitchers Dizzy and Daffy Dean, before launching the routine with the infielders' nicknames of Who (first base), What (second base) and I Don't Know (third base). The key to the routine: Lou Costello's unwavering pronoun confusion and Bud Abbott's unwavering nonchalance.

Here it is in all it's glory! :)

Abbott and Costello perform the classic "Who's on first?" baseball sketch in their 1945 film "The Naughty Nineties" first performed as part of their stage act.

How I Use Twitter: Part 2, Twitter Pics and Bio

In Part 1, we went over the rules of Twitter. Here we will talk about your twitter bio and picture.

After you jump in with 2 feet and set up your account, you have to "introduce" yourself to others with a witty bio and neat picture. Both are super important!

Your bio has to be 160 characters. And it can be anything about you. My bio is "Ask no questions, find no answers, live with problems." It was an old saying we used to say in college. I thought it was funny. And it gets lots of comments. But your can be anything. Your job, your hobbies, your favorite tv shows, etc. Try to be clever and think of something. Whatever you do, DO NOT leave it blank.

Next you have to choose an picture or "avatar". Twitter suggests that you use a real pic of yourself. I do not have real pic of myself. When I joined last year, The Iron Man Movie was still hot and in my mind. I grabbed a pic and made it my avatar. I sometimes think of changing it, but I think I will keep it. It gets alot of comments and people know it's me when they see it. And that is the important use of the picture. When people see their tweets, they could be scanning dozens maybe hundereds of tweets. ANYTHING that makes you stand out it a good thing.

You maybe temped to change your picture. You can at anytime, but I would advise against it. Some people may not know it's you! And you want to stand out. Not hide!! :)

That's all for Part 2. In Part 3: Content, Content, Content!!!

How I use Twitter: Part 1, Know the Rules

Twitter is big these days. Very big. Me and lots of others are on it all the time. I joined in January of 2009 and since then have grown to love it and I'll admit that I'm totally addicted. I'm @dudeman718 ! Follow me! (Shameless Plug!) After talking with some other people on Twitter, I thought others may like to know how I see Twitter and how I go about my daily Twitter routine. I will say that there are no "right" or "wrong" ways to use Twitter. This is how I see and use Twitter. These tips may or may not work for you.

When I started to collect my thoughts I found that I had way too much info for one blog post. So I decided that this will be part 1 of a series. How many parts will we have? Don't know yet! How often will I post them? As often as I can! So here we go! :)

First things first, if you've never heard of or don't know exactly what Twitter is, here is the first paragraph from the Wikipedia page:

"Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the author's profile page and delivered to the author's subscribers who are known as followers. Senders can restrict delivery to those in their circle of friends or, by default, allow open access. Users can send and receive tweets via the Twitter website, Short Message Service (SMS) or external applications. While the service costs nothing to use, accessing it through SMS may incur phone service provider fees."

Here is one of the more popular videos that explains Twitter:




While it would seem that the 140 character limit is the only rule, there are in fact lots of rules. This web page from Twitter lists them out:

http://help.twitter.com/forums/26257/entries/18311

Here is an example. Follow limits. Everyone on Twitter can follow 2000 people. If you want to follow more, you need an equal or larger amount of people following you.

It's important to know these rules and limits. They may seem annoying, but they are there to protect you and help you, the twitter user. Know the Rules!!

I will end this first entry here. Thank you for checking out my blog!! :)

Next Post: Part 2: Your Twitter Pics and Bio!

What if Twitter was in Real Life?

It really doesn't work does it?

How to Hide Your Twitter Addiction at Work

Chris Pirillo is back with a new video about Twitter!!!

" http://geeks.pirillo.com - http://live.pirillo.com - Are you addicted to Twitter? I know you are - you're constantly refreshing so you don't miss anything. There are tons of clients available to help you keep track of things. There's even a special client is great to use when at work! http://chris.pirillo.com Distributed by Tubemogul. "

I had some trouble posting this video. Here is the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anQV1X6naxA

Twouble with Twitters

"A young man struggles against the pressure to Twitter his life away. From: "SuperNews!" An animated sketch comedy series airing on Current TV. Every Friday night at 10 PM ET/PT."

A very funny look at Twitter.

Number One!!! (and only)

Here's a neat little website. It's called twitterholic.com You can use it to get your 'stats' Where you rank in your town, how many followers you have, etc. One of my friends on Twitter saw that he was # 1 in Alexandria, VA. When I searched my own stats, I found that I too was #1 in my town, Edgewater Park, NJ. I also found that I was the only one. Oh well. It's lonely at the top.

:)

http://twitterholic.com/top100/followers/bylocation/Edgewater+Park%2C+NJ/

Twitter Explained by David Pouge of the NY Times

David Pouge is the Tech Guru from the NY Times. He has a new video out about Twitter.

http://twitter.com/dudeman718/statuses/1241104327

Here is the orginial website:

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology/index.html

Did I mention that I love Twitter?

:D

How to have More Fun with Twitter

Here's a great video that one of my fellow twitter users sent me. He's right. Twitter can be so much fun!

http://twitter.com/dudeman718/statuses/1241027739

Here is the orginial website:

http://edumckaytion.com/blog/how-to-have-more-fun-on-twitter-video-blog/

Oh no. Twitter is down.

How will we know what we all had for breakfast? Just kidding. I'll wait.

Is it up yet?

How about now?

Twitter!

Right now my new obsession is Twitter. If you are a internet geek like me, you most likely already know about this crazy micro-blog. If you don't know about Twitter, I suggest that you get an account ASAP! It's free and very addictive. And when you do, make sure you add me as one of your first followers!

http://twitter.com/dudeman718

P.S.

I also have a facebook page.

http://www.facebook.com/people/Joseph-Cannizzaro/624622836