Thanks for taking time out of your day to land here.
Now that you are here, let me fill you in a bit about who I am, what I Twitter about, and the *rules* I like to follow.
Personal Interests
As you may have already read on my Twitter page Bio, I'm a computer geek — specifically Mac. If you use Windows, that's cool — whatever works best for you.
I have been head deep in Mac's since the Apple SE30 days. So if you have any questions, I can probably help you out.
I love advertising, design, marketing, and search engine optimization (I eat SEO for breakfast). More recently (meaning the past 3+ years), I've been applying all the above to Internet marketing strategies. And I've been pretty successful at it too.
I like classic cars and had a love affair with my 1972 BMW 2002. Even though I had to let it go, I'm still fond of it and run a website geared to helping other '02 owners restore their BMW (see 02Resoration.com).
I am also a web geek; Website design, CSS, jQuery. For me, it's all about solving the puzzle. Taking a strategy and then finding the right pieces to turn it into an efficient communication vehicle. So, naturally, I post a lot of info and tips about those topics.
Business Goals
2009 is the year for breaking away from client based work so I can focus on building my empire. Yes, empire. I always say that you need to "Go big or go home!" I have many small business ventures, but there's a really large one I just launched...
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Why I Twitter
As you know, Twitter is a really powerful social network. That said, it's a great platform to interact with like-minded people, exchange ideas, and build what otherwise would have never been conceived. Case in point. ChadEngle and I (having never met in person) created an idea for a new site and had it launched in less than 8 hours (see: Lame Twitter Marketing) Imagine what you can do?
Why I WILL follow you.
- You have a higher ratio of updates to followers. This instantly says you're going "old school". The numbers aren't your priority.
- You're updates are about things I'm interested in (see my bio and/or updates).
- I believe social networking is all about engagement. Therefor;
— Anyone who follows me and sends me a personal, sincere message — I will follow you back.
— If you RT one of my updates, I will follow you back.
— If you add me to a Twitter List, I will follow you back.
Top reasons why I WON'T follow you.
- Your Twitter page web link goes to a sales/squeeze page.
- You twitter page doesn't include a Bio. How am I supposed to know who you are or what we may have in common?
- You have 10 updates but are following 1200 and/or there are thousands following you. All this says it that you're more interested in quantity of followers rather than quality.
- If your Twitter user name includes words like; "free" or "money" or "instant" etc.
- If you promote any type of product that helps people "Get more followers on Twitter the easy, fast, automated way!"
Other reasons I may not follow you.
- Unfortunately, I only speak English. I do know a little Spanish, German, and Pig-Latin - but not near enough to be proficient. I wish I was bi- or tri-lingual, but I'm not. So if you tweet in anything but English, I won't understand *sigh*.
- Majority of your updates are;
— self-promotion links to your own articles
— links for affiliate products (I really dislike these). A few every now and again, okay, But machine gun them to your followers and I bail.
- I go back 1-2 pages of your Twitter updates and can't find even a single RT. Engagement is a huge part of building a relationship with followers. If the people you're following haven't said anything of interest that's worth retweeting, you need to reconsider who you're following — even if it's me.
Reasons why I will unfollow you.
- Your updates start filling with hard-sell, self-promotion links
- I send you a message and you ignore me
- You use profanity. Instant unFollow.
- You send me an auto DM pitching a product/service or link to a landing/squeeze page. Please DO NOT SELL TO ME.
- Although I do care about your well-being, I don't want to hear about your personal woes. I have enough on my plate without carrying your baggage too. All it does is bum me out. Save that for your best friends, shrink, pastor, etc.
Your Patience is Appreciated.
Like you, I have to earn a buck to put food on the table. So I'm a pretty busy person. What this means is that it may take me a week — even two — before I have the time to review your profile (and I do review every profile of every person that follows me). So please be patient. Just because I don't immediately follow you back doesn't mean I won't (of course, there is that possibility).
Recommended Reading
Currently, this site doesn't have a blog incorporated into it. I know, how 1990's of us! So while this site is undergoing a huge redesign, you can can find our writings on ObservingPolarity.com.
While you're there, check out two of my most popular articles;
Other niches you may find of interest
In addition to Twitter, I also have a few email newsletters you might be interested in. All of which contain substantially more than 140 characters, are completely free (you can unsubscribe at any time) and I won't obliterate your inbox with spam—promise.
Advertising and Marketing Newsletter (
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Twitter Tips Newsletter (
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Sell TV Ideas Newsletter (
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