Hey Ana,Your Twitter strategy is really impressive. I …

by Ana on February 10, 2011 · 52 comments

Comment posted on How Ana Got Her Twitter Groove Back by Mavis Nong @ Attraction Marketing

Hey Ana,

Your Twitter strategy is really impressive. I look forward to achieving great results with MarketMeSuite and TweetAdder.

Thanks for sharing. Keep up the good work!

Mavis

Mavis Nong @ Attraction Marketing also commented

I’ll be setting that up, Ana… Hope you’re enjoying your vacation
I look forward to tomorrow’s post!
Mavis

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Facebook Application socialcubix.com February 14, 2011 at 12:24 am

Hey Ana:

firstly we created several account and than we follower the potential users so you don’t think that we cheat others and also make huge spammers in twitter
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Edwin guidegoodshq.com February 12, 2011 at 6:24 pm

Wow awesome article. Twitter is slowly becoming my biggest traffic source. Thanks for the great post
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Peter Garety from Blogging Mechanics bloggingmechanics.com February 12, 2011 at 4:40 am

Hi Ana,

This is a cool strategy. I knew about sharing other people blog posts and this way grow your audience. I also knew about creating different Twitter accounts - for each business separately, but I never thought about the strategy to create multiple accounts based on the topic and then merge them together to drive traffic to one website.
It is a very interesting approach, let’s try this out.

Kind regards,
Peter
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Val from Web Tracking Guide web-tracking-guide.com February 11, 2011 at 5:19 pm

Thanks for sharing your methods and results in such detail! This makes it look like it may be worth a try. Still not sure because (1) this does look a little bit spammy, and (2) I normally run Linux… But definitely something worth considering.

As others have noted, the conversion rate from those visitors can make or break the value of this strategy. Maybe you should address that in one of your future posts. Should be possible to track with Analytics.
Val @ Web Tracking Guide´s last blog ..9 Reasons Why I Enabled CommentLuv and DoFollow Comments on My Blog

Jack thejackb.com February 11, 2011 at 12:45 pm

I find autodms seriously annoying. I am not just a number but that sort of impersonal dm makes it appear that way. A personal touch goes a long way. Obviously the problem is one of time and that is hard to overcome.
Jack´s last blog ..Post Superbowl Sunday Reading List

Thomas techwork.dk February 11, 2011 at 10:05 am

Maybe it is time for me to give twitter more attention, I think
What a groovy post ana
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Jack Foley jackfoley.net February 11, 2011 at 4:21 am

One other thing Anna,

What direct message do u use when someone follows u on twitter?
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Jack Foley jackfoley.net February 11, 2011 at 4:17 am

Great Post..

Yea it really makes sense to use twitter to get traffic to ur blog as its free and u have automated everything..

Will tsrat to work on getting more accounts opened..

Thanks
Jack Foley´s last blog ..How Many People Did You Call Today In Your MLM

Marcus Baker from network marketing Internet business marcus-baker.com February 11, 2011 at 12:53 am

Hi Ana,

Your Twitter groove eh?? I like that. Think I lost somewhere along the line so I know I am not maximizing Twitter right now but I will be sure to follow you tips when I am groove seeking again. I like the time saving aspect of what you present. Thanks.

~Marcus
Marcus Baker@network marketing Internet business´s last blog ..Reasons to Love Network Marketing

Phill Turner phillturner.com February 11, 2011 at 12:46 am

I use twitter and currently gaining a lot of followers, so many more that I used to.

BUT

It still makes me think is it getting me anywhere?

Love this post as it outlines the way to make the focus in all the cloud of twitter noise.

I think you really need to outline your goals before you spend loads of time.

Another killer post Ana thank you for this, great stuff.

Warmest

Phill
Phill Turner´s last blog ..The 3 FREE P’s of Traffic Syndication

Andrew from Blogging Guide webuildyourblog.com February 11, 2011 at 12:35 am

You know you’re right. I also tested that quality over quantity but I think they should be side by side and not one is important than the other. And you sure have the evidence that quantity also matters
Andrew @ Blogging Guide´s last blog ..You Are Losing Customers If You Don’t Do This

Lou Barba from informationhighwaycardandgiftshop.com informationhighwaycardandgiftshop.com February 10, 2011 at 5:27 pm

Hi Ana,

I still feel like I’m one little bird in a field full of ten thousand chirping away. I do get some traffic from twitter, but it is pretty overwhelming. By the way, you have been chosen for The Stylish Blggoer Award. If you visit my blog, you can find out what on earth I am talking about.

Lou
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Lou Barba from informationhighwaycardandgiftshop.com informationhighwaycardandgiftshop.com February 10, 2011 at 6:42 pm: OOPS…Here is the exact llink
http://informationhighwaycardandgiftshop.com/2011/02/11/the-stylish-blogger-awards/
Lou
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Alex from Jocuri jocurile.us February 10, 2011 at 4:41 pm

Well, Ana

I don’t know why you changed your strategy in the first place. When you have something that is working you don’t have to change it, you have to expand on it and improve it.

As I can observe twitter is pretty much about numbers, you can try and may get some quality, but if you go for just that you might miss some other visitors. Now what puzzles me is, will this 1000+ visitors produce more conversions (as in subscribe to rss, comment etc) then the 400 you got when you were going for quality?

You don’t need to answer that, but I am just wondering if you could get the same by doing less.
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Steve from how to go green, go green save money, green living livinggreenandsavingenergy.com February 10, 2011 at 2:59 pm

Thanks, Ana. I have been skeptical of Twitter’s utility because I know that I will not spend hours of my time monitoring what goes on there. Automating things the way you have done it, and with multiple Twitter accounts to expand your connections, is-what else can I say-brilliant!
Steve@how to go green, go green save money, green living´s last blog ..Incandescent Bulbs Being Phased Out–And Hoarded

Ana trafficgenerationcafe.com February 10, 2011 at 10:57 pm

Glad I was able to shed some light for you, Steve. Hope you’d give it a try.
Ana´s last blog ..Podcasting- The Alternate Universe Of Traffic Generation

Steve from how to go green livinggreenandsavingenergy.com February 11, 2011 at 8:21 am: Ana-A question: Am I using the key word luv correctly in my comment above by listing key words rather than the web site name? Or shoudl it be in teh anme fiels as directly above? I am not sure I understand this. Thanks for your help.
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Linda talktherapybiz.com February 10, 2011 at 1:56 pm

I wish you could invade my brain for a day.

OK-I’m gonna try this one. I know you suggested 5, but since I’m a double-nicher, I’ll start with 2.

Hope you’re skiing with your family, Ana:).

Thanks for another awesome traffic generation tip.
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Ana trafficgenerationcafe.com February 10, 2011 at 10:43 pm: Thanks, Linda. All the best to you!
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Adam Paudyal from endeavor online endeavor-online.com February 10, 2011 at 1:18 pm

Twitter more fun than barrel of monkeys - hell ya; Thanks to your tips.

I seen your video on the post and I have to agree this is one of the best twitter tactic I have ever come across. I will be sharing about this on my blog this coming saturday.

Would love to see your feedback Ana.
Adam Paudyal @ endeavor online´s last blog ..How To Stop Wanting And Start Having Just About Anything You Desire

steven dean steven-dean.com February 10, 2011 at 11:59 am

I agree with you on this Ana 110% quality over quantity. I don’t refer anyone as a number but as a relationship to me. That’s if they are willing to establish that. It takes two to boogie. But I haven’t really learned how to use Twitter to the full extent but I know it can’t be too much more different than using Facebook. I slowly dabb a bit and sit, watch, and learn from what others do to pick up the healthy way of using it without people getting angry. Sharing and commenting on other people’s blogs is what I do best. And enticing them to check out a few things that maybe of interest. I practice some of these that you have listed. Thanks for sharing ANA

STeven Dean
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Ana trafficgenerationcafe.com February 10, 2011 at 10:07 pm: I’m glad you do agree with me, Steven. Thanks for coming by!
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Ben profitblog.com February 10, 2011 at 10:25 am

Thanks for sharing this! That’s a lot of traffic from Twitter. I already use market me suite, but haven’t tested out Tweet Adder yet. I’m going to look into it.

Ana trafficgenerationcafe.com February 10, 2011 at 10:04 pm: Go ahead and give it a try, Ben. I’m pretty sure you’ll love it.
Ana´s last blog ..Podcasting- The Alternate Universe Of Traffic Generation
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Lisa from blog building basics thefriendlyblogger.com February 10, 2011 at 10:24 am

Ana:

I disagree with everything you said. KIDDING! Just wanted to see what that felt like. Problem is, I usually agree with you and this is no exception. I am just beginning to harness the traffic generation from Twitter. I have a couple of things automated, but I need to get on the auto tweet of others stuff. It takes a lot of my time going through and tweeting great content.
I also feel responding to @mentions is of the utmost importance. That, and off loading spammy people.
And I too, like Heather, secretly hope your desk is messy!! ))

Lisa
Lisa@ blog building basics´s last blog ..How You Lost 20 Of Your Conversions

Ana trafficgenerationcafe.com February 10, 2011 at 9:20 pm: You had me, Lisa. Too bad I don’t have a desk :-p
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Ivan ivanwalsh.com February 10, 2011 at 10:19 am

Hi Ana,

What’s the difference between TweetAdder and MarketMeSuite?

I look at both sites and they see the sameish…

Or, what do you find most useful in each tool?

Thanks,

Ivan

Ryan Biddulph cashwithatrueconscience.com February 10, 2011 at 9:34 am

Hi Ana,

You can have twitter quality with quantity, and your post proves this.

From my experience #6 and #7 are the best ways to get interested twitter followers, meaning live bodies who will spread your influence and stop by your blog. Twitter followers who don’t do these things are numbers. Numbers work well in the social proof department but it’s kind of tough to build a relationship with a number.

Automate certain processes but make sure to retweet frequently and answer every @mention personally. Also engage by tweeting questions frequently. Fellow tweeters will be willing to answer questions if you ask.

I have 5 twitter accounts set up myself. It helps to broaden your reach as you can only get so much accomplished with a single account. Leverage. Just be sure to send out a few engaging tweets and RTs from those accounts so others know that you aren’t a bot. People get more attention than machines.

BTW I agree with Heather’s statement and your response. You are uber-orgainized and I also have a minimalist work desk, consisting of a lap top. The less clutter the better is my motto.

Thanks for sharing your insight Ana. Have a prospering day

RB
Ryan Biddulph´s last blog ..How to Write a Stupid Effective Blog Post in 20 Minutes

Ana trafficgenerationcafe.com February 10, 2011 at 8:43 pm: Hey Ryan, very well said. You are doing a great job with twitter. Thanks for the kind words and I’m hoping to see you around
Ana´s last blog ..Podcasting- The Alternate Universe Of Traffic Generation
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Lindsay Dianne runningscared.ca February 10, 2011 at 8:56 am

I like Twitter. I like it because, for me, it’s the chat of the future, AND it serves as my number one traffic source.
That being said, I once tried to keep two Twitter accounts and could barely keep up with it. Five? There is no way. Though I can definitely see what your saying.
I find your blog interesting because I completely don’t think about traffic the way that you and most of your readers do. It’s very useful, and I’m learning along the way. So thanks.
And.. I clicked over from Twitter.

Ana trafficgenerationcafe.com February 10, 2011 at 8:35 pm: Great to know, Lindsay. I’m sure you’ll get along just fine. Thanks for coming by!
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Morgan socialvirtualassistant.com February 10, 2011 at 7:53 am

These are generally awesome tips, yet again, Ana! The only thing I disagree with is the DM. I feel DM’s are way too spammy these days and I don’t even check mine anymore. It’s just not worth my time to sift through the garbage to get to the good stuff, especially if all that’s in the DM is: “come to my blog! love me!”

I understand people don’t say it like that, but you get my point. I’d rather someone personally @ me instead of DM me. Just my 2 cents!

Thanks for the great article! Twitter still rocks.
Morgan´s last blog ..What’s up with this Social Media and Email Marketing War

Robert Dempsey itinerantentrepreneur.com February 10, 2011 at 7:32 am

Interesting to see the traffic goes back up. Correct targeting, as with everything marketing, makes a huge difference. Obviously

I spend very little time on Twitter myself, perhaps one hour per day all in. I set aside some time each day to use it as part of my market watching (for each of my niches), respond to @ replies, talk about whatever’s going on (like normal people do), and then let my follow app do the rest.

Twitter is still a great place to meet new and interesting people.
Robert Dempsey´s last blog ..What Does It Take To Be A Full-Time Affiliate Marketer

Ana trafficgenerationcafe.com February 10, 2011 at 9:09 am: I second all your points, Robert, except for one: I only truly engage with people @WebTrafficCafe - that’s the only quality account where people can interact with me. The others are just running on autopilot.
I do agree though that Twitter doesn’t have to take much time - contrary to popular belief.
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Andreas from Online Advertising linknami.com February 10, 2011 at 7:29 am

I found that if your twitter accounts are largely running on autopilot without any personal interaction like mentionings and RT’s doesn’t bring any new followers your way as the ‘new follower/old follower leaving’ rate will be pretty much equal.

Ana trafficgenerationcafe.com February 10, 2011 at 9:06 am: Very true, Andreas, but that’s not the point.
The point is not to acquire thousands of followers and keep them, but rather bring them to my blog. My DM message is the most important tool I use for that.
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Arturo from Starting Your Own Business startingyourownbusinessovernight.com February 10, 2011 at 7:25 am

Anna, do you have any tips on how much content (tweets) to generate per Twitter account and how often to publish them throughout the day? Also does Twitter Adder permit you to publish tweets in blocks of 3 or 4? I recall reading that you encouraged this.
Arturo@Starting Your Own Business´s last blog ..I Have No Money To Start My Own Business! Does It Matter

Ana trafficgenerationcafe.com February 10, 2011 at 9:05 am: Good memory, Arturo. Yes, you can schedule to publish your tweets in blocks with TweetAdder.
I don’t personally use TweetAdder for this specific task - I use MarketMeSuite for that since it lets me brand all my tweets and even add signatures, but you still can use TweetAdder.
When I just started, I made sure to post my blocks of 3-4 tweets at least every 3 hours around the clock.
Now that my accounts are more established, I pretty much publish whenever I want to.
Ana´s last blog ..Your Ultimate Anchor Text Tutorial – from Basic to Advanced
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TrafficColeman trafficcoleman.com February 10, 2011 at 7:18 am

Looks like a great tip..it amaze me on the creativity of some people..I will look into this..

“Black Seo Guy “Signing Off”
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Ana trafficgenerationcafe.com February 10, 2011 at 8:59 am: Creative is the only way to go… Otherwise, we’d be drowning like the rest of internet marketers.
Ana´s last blog ..Podcasting- The Alternate Universe Of Traffic Generation
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Mavis Nong from Attraction Marketing attractionmarketingonline.com February 10, 2011 at 6:55 am

Hey Ana,

Your Twitter strategy is really impressive. I look forward to achieving great results with MarketMeSuite and TweetAdder.

Thanks for sharing. Keep up the good work!

Mavis
Mavis Nong @ Attraction Marketing´s last blog ..Blogging Platform – Have You Convincingly Made The Right Choice

Ana trafficgenerationcafe.com February 10, 2011 at 8:58 am

You are very welcome, Mavis - let me know if you have questions.

Have you tried new FB signature feature on MMS? It’s awesome!
Ana´s last blog ..Blog Audit Friday- Perfect Niche Needs Perfect Packaging

Mavis Nong from Attraction Marketing attractionmarketingonline.com February 10, 2011 at 12:09 pm: I’ll be setting that up, Ana… Hope you’re enjoying your vacation
I look forward to tomorrow’s post!
Mavis
Mavis Nong @ Attraction Marketing´s last blog ..Blogging Platform – Have You Convincingly Made The Right Choice
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Dana from Cell Phone Reviews worthycellphone.com February 10, 2011 at 6:36 am

Using many twitter account is new for me and it seems interesting since each of them represents our self sides.
Dana @ Cell Phone Reviews´s last blog ..More Knowing The Cell Phone Connectivity Terms

Ana trafficgenerationcafe.com February 10, 2011 at 8:57 am: It doesn’t take much more time to run 5 of them rather than 1, contrary to reason.
Has been working great for me!
Ana´s last blog ..How to Use Your RSS Feed to Turn Junk into Treasure
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Heather C Stephens clevermarketer.com February 10, 2011 at 6:06 am

Hi Ana,

Wow, your twitter stats are impressive. I’ve got market me suite through your link a while back and I really enjoy it. I’ll be getting tweet adder as well.

One of the things I like the best about you and your blog, Ana, is that you’re always testing what you’re trying. How you keep track of it all is impressive. Your organization amazes me, and secretly I hope you’re desk is messy too, but I doubt it. lol

Heather
Heather C Stephens´s last blog ..Announcing A New Home Based Business Blog Aggregator

Ana trafficgenerationcafe.com February 10, 2011 at 8:56 am: I don’t have a desk. My laptop is it - minimalism maximized!
TweetAdder and MarketMeSuite are the 2 products that control my social media engagement. Considering how much traffic I get out of it, they are priceless.
By the way, have you tried MMS new FB signature feature? I love it!
Ana´s last blog ..15 Scalable SEO Strategies for Newly Launched Websites
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Lisa from blog building basics thefriendlyblogger.com February 10, 2011 at 10:25 am: Heather:
Now that made me giggle!! Having seen Ana’s shows on Sunday and on Serpd on Wed, I can say she’s got it altogether! I envy that because my desk has notebooks full of ideas, pens galore and man I need to organize!
Cheers,
Lisa
Lisa@ blog building basics´s last blog ..How You Lost 20 Of Your Conversions
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Kharim webmaster-success.com February 10, 2011 at 5:30 am

Thanks for the wonderful post Ana. I really need to build up my followers, so I think I will try out the TweetAdder
Kharim´s last blog ..Boost Your Subscribers List Without Getting Any Additional Traffic

Ana trafficgenerationcafe.com February 10, 2011 at 8:53 am: Give it a go, Kharim - I know you’ll love it.
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Stuart unlockthedoor.net February 10, 2011 at 5:08 am

I realise now that I’m not getting nearly as much usage out of Twitter as I could be. It’s amazing how much connection and networking you can get out of that little website, especially as it’s very easy to keep in touch with someone (or everyone).

Thanks Ana, great read
Stuart´s last blog ..How To Leave Exceptional Blog Comments

Ana trafficgenerationcafe.com February 10, 2011 at 8:50 am: Considering there are billions of people using Twitter, I haven’t even scratched the surface either, Stuart.
Looks like we both have our work cut out for us!
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