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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
The Twitter phenomenon continues to explode! If you're not using Twitter for your web biz, you are missing out on a great social networking opportunity. © GT Bulmer Web Biz Opportunities - StarrBizz.comI will be completely upfront (aren't I always?) I was a Twitter backslider for about a month or so. I started on Twitter earlier this year and became so enthralled by it that Twitter became my primary social networking focus for a few months.  First, I started my gtbulmer Twitter account and worked hard at building up my Following and Followers lists and my Tweets list. My focus was to become an active member of the Twitter community and I achieved that by posting a mix of promotional tweets, informative tweets, inspirational tweets and numerous retweets on a daily basis. Once I got that account rolling, I decided I had better give my StarrBizz.com web biz a Twitter profile, so I started the StarrBizzcom Twitter account and got busy applying the above process to that one on a daily basis, too. And then ... as if I didn't have enough to do ... I launched the Think Green 4 Life environmental niche site and decided I had better start a Twitter profile for that, too! ThinkGreen4Life Twitter account. Things were moving forward real well ... until about a month ago when I got so busy with a variety of online web biz and offline writing projects, something had to give. Twitter was very time consuming, so without truly intending to neglect it, that's exactly what happened. Then, about a week ago, a marketing friend reminded me of the value that Twitter can bring, and seeing a dip in my StarrBizz.com visitor statistics, I decided it was time to get back on the Twitter bandwagon. I'm still not back up to the level of activity that I was committing to Twitter a few months ago, but I'm slowly creeping back up there. Twitter isn't the only social networking game in town, and it's not going to produce overnight marketing success for you, but it's still a very popular site, so no matter what else you are doing, you should still make some time to Twitter for your web biz. That's what I'm doing!  Sincerely, GT Bulmer StarrBizz.com - Home Based Internet Business Opportunities* Follow GT Bulmer on Twitter* Follow StarrBizz.com on Twitter* Follow Think Green 4 Life on TwitterYOUR COMMENTS: Want to leave a comment about this post or read comments from other visitors? Click on the post title, then scroll down the page to the "Post a Comment" button.Resource Links:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Now! Profit From The Greatest Mastermind Ever Assembled!* An Affordable Business Opportunity - FREE to Join!* StarrBizz.com - Home Based Internet Business------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Labels: home based web biz, internet home business, social networking, think green 4 life, twitter, web biz marketing tips
    
   
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Sunday, July 5, 2009
One of today's most popular social networking sites has just introduced some new design upgrades as Twitter unveils new pages when you click the Following and Followers links.© GT Bulmer Web Biz Opportunities - StarrBizz.comLog in to your Twitter account, click on Following or Followers, and you will discover some new features and options. On your Following page, you can now choose to see an Expanded view or a List view. In List view, you see the member's avatar picture in miniature plus their Twitter ID and their name. In Expanded view, you see their full-size avatar pic, their Twitter ID, their name, where they are located and their most recent Twitter post. In either view, there is an icon beside each member that produces a drop-down menu letting you choose to send an @message, Unfollow, or Block. The Followers page has the Expanded or List view options, a "Follow" icon, and the drop-down menu offers these choices: @message, Direct Message, Follow, Block. Also on the Followers page, you will see a check mark beside other members who you are reciprocally following. By the way, these new page features are available on any member profile you visit. More details are available in the official Twitter blog. Look for the June 30, 2009, blog post. It's nice to see these upgrades, but personally, I don't expect them to improve my Twitter experience. Still, human nature is a fickle thing and as resistant as many of us are to change, we also respond well to new things because we have a tendency to get bored with things that remain the same for too long. Check out the changes for yourself as Twitter unveils new pages and other design upgrades. Sincerely, GT Bulmer StarrBizz.com - Home Based Internet Business Opportunities ~ ~ Follow GT Bulmer ~ StarrBizz.com ~ ThinkGreen4LifeYOUR COMMENTS: Want to leave a comment about this post or read comments from other visitors? Click on the post title, then scroll down the page to the "Post a Comment" button.Resource Links:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Now! Profit From The Greatest Mastermind Ever Assembled!* An Affordable Business Opportunity - FREE to Join!* StarrBizz.com - Home Based Internet Business------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Labels: home based internet business, social networking, twitter, web biz marketing tips
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
I've been a member of the Twitter social networking site for several weeks now and the experience keeps getting better and better!© GT Bulmer Web Biz Opportunities - StarrBizz.comSocial networking has become such a vital part of every home based web biz marketer's game plan and Twitter has developed into a leading force in social networking. The biggest benefit of social networking is that it is free; you can reach thousands of prospects easily and economically. The challenge of social networking is that you have to spend time developing your presence on a social media site and time developing relationships of trust. Twitter definitely simplifies the process. Sign-up and set-up take a matter of minutes. Then all you do is begin posting your "tweets" in 140 characters or less. You can post as often as you like, but the secret to social networking success is to offer info, insight and value, not just blatant promos or ads for your products and services. You will find that once you become active in posting tweets, Twitter members will automatically start following you. And that is the object of social networking; to build a list of followers. There are a few techniques to build your followers faster. One way is to follow other members. It's easy to do on Twitter - just a click of the button - and most members you follow will follow you back. As your list of followers grows, it becomes even more important to create a balance between informative tweets and promotional tweets. Also, it helps to keep your tweets relative to your basic theme. For example, I try to keep the majority of my gtbulmer tweets focused on the theme of business and online marketing. I try to keep the majority of my ThinkGreen4Life tweets focused on the theme of the environment and going green. If your tweets depart too far afield of the theme that attracted your followers, some will un-follow you, and on Twitter, it's just as easy to un-follow as it is to follow. Another way to help build your followers is to "re-tweet" the posts of other members. Basically, you click the "reply" icon to paste their twitter ID into your comment field; you type in the letters "RT" (meaning re-tweet), then copy and paste the portion of their text that you want to re-tweet. After making sure it is 140 characters or less, you then click the "update" button to post the re-tweet. When you re-tweet the comments of other members, they appreciate it and will likely pay more attention to your tweets. Also, they might return the favour and re-tweet some of your tweets. There is a HUGE advantage to this: when they re-tweet your tweets, their ENTIRE list of followers could potentially see your messages. There are two key benefits to this: - First, you instantly multiply your exposure to members you might otherwise never reach. - Second, when one member re-tweets another, many of their followers begin following the member who has just been re-tweeted. With that in mind, I actively watch for tweets that I think my followers will be interested in, then re-tweet those tweets. It's one more way I can provide service and value to members of my growing social network on Twitter. After just a few weeks as a member of Twitter, I have developed a nice following and I am following many informative and inspirational members. Not only have I been learning a great deal on a variety of topics, but I've been finding some great links to share with friends on other social networking sites. If you are looking to build your home based web biz or advance any form of business or Internet Marketing that you may be involved in, I recommend you consider the value of Social Networking with Twitter. Sincerely, GT Bulmer StarrBizz.com - Home Based Internet Business Ideas and Opportunities ...Follow GT Bulmer (StarrBizz.com) on Twitter: http://twitter.com/gtbulmer ...Follow ThinkGreen4Life.com on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ThinkGreen4LifeYOUR COMMENTS: Want to leave a comment about this post or read comments from other visitors? Click on the post title, then scroll down the page to the "Post a Comment" button. ==> Opt in to the StarrBizz.com Home Internet Business Tips Newsletter and get the Twitter Traffic Magic! eBook FREE! Resource Links:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To find GT's best Home Based Web Biz Ideas and Opportunities and Work at Home Resources visit: * StarrBizz.com - Home Based Internet Business* StarrBizz.com recommends Plug-In Profit Site* StarrBizz.com Recommends SFI 3.0 Online and Awesome! Read the blog post.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Labels: home based web biz, internet marketing, online selling, social networking, twitter
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Saturday, March 28, 2009
I've just added one more excellent web biz eBook to my newsletter subscriber bonuses: Twitter Traffic Magic - now you can get this eBook FREE!© GT Bulmer Web Biz Opportunities - StarrBizz.comThe Twitter social network is growing by leaps and bounds. Some are saying it is becoming more popular than some of the leading social sites. If you are not a member of Twitter already, you'd better sign up and get started today: you don't know what you are missing! When you do become a member, be sure to follow me on Twitter: GT Bulmer (gtbulmer) on TwitterHowever, be forewarned - Twitter is addictive! I find that some days I literally have to drag myself away to focus on other tasks. And by the sounds of it, I'm not the only one with the "Twitter affliction." ;o) Because of the growing popularity of Twitter, I decided it would be a good idea to offer my Web Bizz Blog readers and StarrBizz.com Home Internet Business Tips Newsletter subscribers a helpful - and FREE - eBook highlighting some very good Twitter traffic ideas. The primary focus of Twitter Traffic Magic is to show you how to use Twitter to boost your blog traffic. Traffic Magic explains what Twitter is, how it is changing the way people communicate online and why it should be an indispensable part of your web biz marketing plan. The eBook lists and explains four ways that Twitter can jumpstart your blog traffic: - Getting traffic to your blog with a simple post - Connecting with your readers in a much more personal way - Building and enhancing your "brand" - Research: Both marketing research and research for further blog post ideas The eBook continues with instructions and tips on setting up your Twitter account, getting started, how to post for success, what types of information to post to attract Twitter followers and blog readers, and how to create a Twitter presence for maximum effectiveness. Twitter Traffic Magic closes with some valuable insights into proper Twitter etiquette - so very important! I am making Twitter Traffic Magic available as a subscriber bonus via my StarrBizz.com Home Internet Business Tips Newsletter. All you need to do is sign up for the newsletter using any of the opt-in forms you find anywhere on my StarrBizz.com website and blog pages. Some of the opt-in forms on older pages may not yet have been changed to note the additional eBooks being offered, but rest assured, wherever you sign up for the newsletter, you will be provided with ALL of the eBook download links once your subscription has been confirmed. For your convenience, you may also click the following direct link to the newsletter sign-up page that lists SIX FREE eBooks you will receive as a subscriber: ==> Get 6 FREE eBooks with your StarrBizz Newsletter subscription The six eBooks are:- Twitter Traffic Magic- Google Adwords Made Easy- 10 Free SEO Tools- Search Engine Optimization Made Easy- Dotcomology, The Science of Making Money Online- PIPS Power Book, a Proven Success GuideAfter you sign up for the StarrBizz.com Home Internet Business Tips Newsletter and confirm your subscription, you will instantly receive a welcome email containing the download links to these six helpful web biz marketing eBooks, plus a link to other bonuses. You can download one or all of the eBooks at your leisure. Keep the email for future reference if you don't have time to read them all right now. I just encourage you to open and read the Twitter Traffic Magic eBook first so you can start taking advantage of the value of this amazing social networking site today! Sincerely, GT Bulmer StarrBizz.com - Home Based Internet Business Ideas and OpportunitiesYOUR COMMENTS: Want to leave a comment about this post or read comments from other visitors? Click on the post title, then scroll down the page to the "Post a Comment" button.Resource Links:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To find GT's best Home Based Web Biz Ideas and Opportunities and Work at Home Resources visit: * StarrBizz.com - Home Based Internet Business* StarrBizz.com recommends Plug-In Profit Site* StarrBizz.com Recommends SFI 3.0 Online and Awesome! Read the blog post.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Labels: free resources, home based internet business, social networking, twitter, web biz success tip
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Friday, March 13, 2009
That's the catchphrase of the Social Networking site, Twitter. All you do is answer the question, "What are you doing?" in 140 characters or less, several times a day.© GT Bulmer Web Biz Opportunities - StarrBizz.comI know that I've barely scratched the surface of Twitter knowledge. But there are a few things that I do try to do when on the Twitter site. Twitter is as much a social entertainment site as it is a social business networking site - it all depends on who you choose to follow and who chooses to follow you. Keeping that in mind, I try to tweet several times throughout the day to catch various other members on their schedules and I try to mix it up between business and personal social networking. In other words, I post web biz tips and recommendations; I post inspirational quotes, both business and personal; and I post just plain old news or entertainment notes that may not be related in any way to business or marketing. If you are a home based Internet business marketer like me, you don't HAVE to mix it up. You can focus only on business and marketing - nothing wrong with that. But if you DO mix it up, you stand a greater chance of expanding your base of followers, keeping them interested and entertained and priming them to become prospects and customers ... or maybe even joint venture (JV) partners. Follow the FamousI've discovered that there are NUMEROUS well know and famous members on Twitter. For example, I am following Anthony Robbins! (But I doubt Tony is following me! LOL) Follow Tony Robbins on TwitterAnother popular figure I am following is Ellen DeGeneres of The Ellen Show. Follow Ellen on TwitterNOTE: View Ellen's Twitter Monologue: Ellen's Twitter MonologueI follow well-known people for TWO REASONS: 1) For my personal interest, enlightenment or entertainment; 2) So I can do some NAME DROPPING in my Twitter tweets! Here's what I mean, and to be truthful, I don't just do this for the famous, I do it for ALL Twitter members who I follow. In addition to posting comments about my own web biz interests and activities, I also read other tweets, then respond to several of them throughout the day. Sometimes this initiates some mutual tweets back and forth between me and other members. Sometimes it just helps to highlight valuable information they have posted. One benefit of doing this is it shows you to be an active member of the Twitter community. Other members will more likely want to follow you, or keep following you, if they see you are active, contributing and highlighting others from time-to-time, not just blowing your own horn. Twitter has become a great site for personal social networking. Whether or not it develops as a good business networking site remains to be seen. For now, it is so incredibly popular, you simply must join and get involved, even if it's just a few tweets a day. So, when you answer the question on Twitter - "What are you doing?" - what will YOU say in 140 characters or less? I tweet about my home based web biz ... and a whole lot of other things, too! Sincerely, GT Bulmer StarrBizz.com - Home Based Internet Business Ideas and OpportunitiesPrevious Web Bizz Blog posts about Twitter:Blog Post: Follow Me On TwitterBlog Post: Maserati, Excellence Through PassionYOUR COMMENTS: Want to leave a comment about this post or read comments from other visitors? Click on the post title, then scroll down the page to the "Post a Comment" button.* Follow GT Bulmer on Twitter * Expand your Twitter followers with TweeterGetter:  Resource Links:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To find GT's best Home Based Web Biz Ideas and Opportunities and Work at Home Resources visit: * StarrBizz.com - Home Based Internet Business* StarrBizz.com recommends Plug-In Profit Site* StarrBizz.com Recommends SFI 3.0 Online and Awesome! Read the blog post.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Labels: home based internet business, social networking, twitter, web biz success tip
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Saturday, March 7, 2009
Compared to many, I am still a Twitter newbie, having joined this popular Social Networking site just a few short weeks ago. Here is my invitation to you to follow me on Twitter.© GT Bulmer Web Biz Opportunities - StarrBizz.comTwitter has become quite a remarkable Social Networking success story and "Follow me on Twitter" has quickly become a popular catchphrase among home based Internet business marketers. Twitter is building worldwide membership at a phenomenal pace and has attracted the attention of mainstream media. One of our regional television stations ran a news story on Twitter last week and had regional viewers flocking to Twitter by the hundreds to sign up and follow the station's regular Twitter tweets. In a smart marketing move, the station then made periodic announcements during television newscasts over the next few days to update viewers on the number of Twitter followers the station had received up to that moment. The way Twitter works is members make short real-time posts, called tweets, to let people know what they are doing at that moment. The tweets can only be 140 characters or less, so it makes tweeting quick to do and easy for followers to read. Since it is a social site, the tweet topics are wide open; basically, anything you want to tweet about, keeping it within respectable social conventions, of course. As a Twitter member, when you are logged in and each time you refresh your browser, all new tweets will appear from other members you have chosen to follow. Similarly, each time you post a tweet, it will appear to those members who have chosen to follow you. You can post tweets as often as you like. However, I recommend not posting too many right after each other, or it may look like spamming. I want people to follow me on Twitter, so I try to spread my tweets throughout the day. One nice thing about Twitter is that it is very easy to use. Members have complete control over who they choose to follow. It is simple to select which members to follow or un-follow. Members use Twitter for a variety of purposes, from social, to business, to just plain entertainment. They follow the sources of information most relevant to them, and they post information of interest and relevance to members who choose to follow them. Personally, I post notices of blog updates and website changes, inspirational or motivational quotes, recommendations for web biz programs or marketing resources, links to fellow marketer's sites that catch my eye and responses to tweets from other Twitter members. When you follow me on Twitter, you will see that I sometimes tweet just plain old answers to the standard Twitter question of "What are you doing?" In those cases, I might say, "Taking a lunch break," or "Doing keyword research for an article or blog post," or (ironically) "Just finished feeding sunflower seeds to the twittering birds in my backyard!"The idea is to keep your name and your face in front of other Twitter members. Obviously, the more relevant, informative and useful your posts are, the more likely you will be to retain your followers and attract new ones. It is like any form of advertising or promotion: give them a good reason to follow you and they will keep following you. Additionally, the more interesting or helpful your tweets are, the more open people will be to your marketing recommendations and suggestions. If you are using Twitter as a marketing outlet, then work at being the kind of member that people enjoy following. They will then be much more likely to check out your website and blog pages. As a Twitter newbie, I am still discovering ways to use this popular Social Networking site to my home based web biz advantage. But one thing is for sure - I appreciate having followers and I turn around and follow most members who are following me. So, come on, follow me on Twitter today! Sincerely, GT Bulmer StarrBizz.com - Home Based Internet Business Ideas and Opportunities==> Recommended Web Bizz Blog Post referencing Twitter: Maserati, Excellence Through PassionYOUR COMMENTS: Want to leave a comment about this post or read comments from other visitors? Click on the post title, then scroll down the page to the "Post a Comment" button.* Follow me on Twitter * Expand your Twitter followers with TweeterGetter: Resource Links:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To find GT's best Home Based Web Biz Ideas and Opportunities and Work at Home Resources visit: * StarrBizz.com - Home Based Internet Business* StarrBizz.com recommends Plug-In Profit Site* StarrBizz.com Recommends SFI 3.0 Online and Awesome! Read the blog post.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Labels: home based internet business, social networking, twitter, web biz success tip
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Friday, February 27, 2009
Inspiration for blog posts comes from a variety of sources. You may not believe what inspired me to write about the fine line of Maserati automobiles!© GT Bulmer Web Biz Opportunities, StarrBizz.comAs some loyal Web Bizz Blog readers know, I joined the Twitter community recently. On Twitter, members post short quips or "tweets" as they are called. The idea is to keep your friends and contacts updated with what you are doing through the day. Members share many great ideas on an unlimited variety of topics. This morning, Twitter member Kevin Rose posted a tweet noting that Haagen Dazs sent Twitter member Digg a case of ice cream for tweeting about them! That got me thinking. There are MANY great companies out there that deserve a little extra recognition ... not that I would expect anything for "helping them out." (wink, wink) For example (wink, wink): Maserati, Excellence Through PassionMaserati offers a range of luxurious and elegant automobiles unmatched in style and performance. The pride and passion of the company is immediately evident in the quality and workmanship of each of their models. The character, personality and achievements of Maserati have played an impressive role in the history of sports car culture and development ever since the company was founded in Bologna, Italy, on December 1, 1914. Maserati has experienced a series of memorable milestones in its near-century of service to automobile fanciers around the world, both on the road and on the track. Consider the world speed record of 246.029 km/h set by Borzacchini in 1929 and the F1 World Championship title won by Fangio in 1957. Sporting achievement and luxurious road cars aside, the company also takes great pride in its management of human resources in the working environment; its focus on customer relations; and in its expansion strategies and the launch of new cars. As a major international player with representation in 43 countries, Maserati shines as an inspirational example of fine quality, workmanship and excellence through passion. Inspired BloggerAs mentioned, I researched and wrote this web biz blog post after being inspired by a fellow tweeter at Twitter. To expect to receive acknowledgement of this post from Maserati in the form of a complementary Maserati GranTurismo S, or even a complementary long-term lease of this elegant and sporty luxury automobile would be unprofessional, I realize... ... But just in case the company is so inclined ... I can provide a delivery address on request! (wink, wink)  Maserati GranTurismo S Sincerely, GT Bulmer StarrBizz.com - Home Based Internet Business Ideas and Opportunities* Follow me on Twitter* Expand your Twitter followers with TweeterGetter: YOUR COMMENTS: Want to leave a comment about this post or read comments from other visitors? Click on the post title, then scroll down the page to the "Post a Comment" button.Resource Links:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To find GT's best Home Based Web Biz Ideas and Opportunities and Work at Home Resources visit: * StarrBizz.com - Home Based Internet Business* StarrBizz.com recommends Plug-In Profit Site* StarrBizz.com Recommends SFI 3.0 Online and Awesome! Read the blog post.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Labels: home based internet business, maserati, twitter, web biz marketing
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