Twitter Domination & Twitter BlogRoll

60 Comments

1. Lesley Morgan says:

   January 25, 2009 at 9:15 pm

   Hi Garry,

   Thanks for the post on Twitter, and the TweetDeck is the way to go! This social networking site is understatedly subtle yet remarkably powerful. Use it as a tool, and be careful not abuse it..or it is off with your head…:-)

   Keep Rockin the good stuff Garry! We love all you do for the Alex Tribe!

   Lesley “UNPACKAGEABLE SPIRIT”

   http://www.lesleymorgan.com
   http://www.braveheartwomen.com/lesleymorgan
   http://www.twitter.com/lesleymorgan
2. Garry says:

   January 25, 2009 at 9:21 pm

   Wow Lesley,

   Your quick off the mark. I’ve not long ago put the new post up and you’ve commented already !!

   And I’ve just added you to my F500 group in TweetDeck so I can easily track you now
3. Nikki says:

   January 25, 2009 at 9:42 pm

   Hi Garry,

   I was considering investigating Tweetdeck, but now you’ve recommended it I’ll definitely be getting it sorted - now to watch your video!

   Nix
4. Gary SIMPSON says:

   January 25, 2009 at 10:15 pm

   Jeez Garry!

   That is bordering on a bloody movie! LOL!

   Will load up and listen while I do other work then watch on the 2nd run through. This is HUGE mate. And I’ll bet it is chokko with the GOODS.

   You are a STAR mate - or should I say?… a director! Cecil B Parkes (I know, he’s your Dad!)

   Gary
5. Ken Acton says:

   January 25, 2009 at 10:56 pm

   Hi Garry,

   It’s late and I’m about to turn in so I’ll save the movie until tomorrow lol.

   I have seen tweetdeck and it does look “the business”, it’s on my list of things to do. There is also a new version of twhirl in the offing with some new features. There’s a post about it on my blog (sorry about the plug).

   I have also seen a lot of traffic from twitter and that’s without being particularly active. I’m slowly but surely building my follower base.

   All of Alex’s students should be involved with twitter, it’s more powerful that you first think. And there are more benefits than just traffic.

   Tweet you later!
   All the best
   Ken
6. Steve Harold says:

   January 26, 2009 at 7:18 am

   Hi Garry
   As usual your blog just rocks with resources and information. I also use twitter but struggle with its use still or shuld I say, understanding it.

   Well done for getting your blog on page 1 of Google. For sheer content and generosity it deserves to be no where else. I am now nervously looking over my shoulder.
   Best wishes
   Steve
7. Dave Pumfrey says:

   January 26, 2009 at 8:45 am

   Hi Gary,

   Thanks for creating the video tutorial, Garry.

   I am just like Steve at the moment and struggling abit to understand how best to use Twitter.

   I realise this is potentially a VERY powerful tool to our arsenal. Not only in generating traffic, but also the ability to directly communicate and build relationships with some of the biggest names in internet marketing and other respected individuals.

   I’m thinking in particular ‘Maria Andros’. That lady is certainly using Twitter to it’s full potential. Her videos are packed with useful stuff on IM and Web 2.0. If you haven’t watched the first bonus webinar in AJ’s coaching area then you should. Maria almost gives the store away with all her hints and tips.

   I’ve been spending some time trying to understand PayPal and how to make sure any customers of the PPP get access to the video tutorials after purchase. The orange button after payment reads ‘Return To Merchant’, which is not clear that the customer MUST click on the button to get access to the videos. I’ve found out how to change this text so it is obvious they MUST click on it. I’m going to create a post on my blog that explains it all, so other members can make sure their customers know what they need to do to get access to the videos straight-away.

   Apologises for the long comment, but I think this is important, to make sure our customers get what they are paying for.

   Dave

   P.S. My twitter ID is http://twitter.com/davepumfrey
8. Garry says:

   January 26, 2009 at 9:29 am

   @Nikki - Tweetdeck is brilliant. It is still in beta and has one or 2 bugs in it but nothing of great concern. Wish I’d knew about it when I first started. Hey -
   make sure everyone includes their own Twitter-Ids on this thread so that I can compile the “Twitter Blogroll” for us all to communicate better.

   @Gary - Originally I was thinking my video would comfortably be less than 10 minutes so I could load it on YouTube. But alas, there was too much to talk about. I suppose I could have split it in two. What do people think? Is 1 better than 2?

   @Ken -

   “I have also seen a lot of traffic from twitter and that’s without being particularly active. I’m slowly but surely building my follower base.

   All of Alex’s students should be involved with twitter, it’s more powerful that you first think. And there are more benefits than just traffic.”

   Absolutely TRUE. People have got to get into this. I didn’t get it at first and totally discounted it which was a mistake. Get in on it now. It was featured on the Jonathon Ross show last Friday and also on BBC Breakfast television so this is going to soon really get into the mainstream media and grow even more and more.

   Hey, no need to apologize about the ‘plug’. If you have free information to share than that is what blogging is all about.

   @Steve - Stick with it. Like I say I really struggled with it. I think that is partly because they Twitter Home page is ‘missing things’ you assume should be there. Get TweetDeck downloaded it will make things a lot more friendlier and intuitive.

   Also come back and add your Twitter-ID. That is one pain about Twitter, it is hard to search it to find people you want to add when you just have a name, hence why it is best everyone leaves their Twitter Id’s here.

   I have absolutely loads of visitors to my Blog each day now - far more than the initial F500 so make yourself visible to a wider audience by leaving your Twitter-Id here.

   Thanks for the congratulations on me getting on the first page of Google. I’ve bascically just applied the knowledge I picked up from the course I purchase last year and mentioned in my SEO post. Still working through the material though as it is jammed packed with information so I aim to go higher, a lot higher

   @Dave - Same comments above apply. You really do need to stick with Twitter and ignore the initial reservations. Many people have said they have struggled with getting traffic. This is an important, VERY important, piece of the Traffic jigsaw.

   I’m sure the Paypal post will be of interest to many.
9. Tommy McLaughlin says:

   January 26, 2009 at 10:58 am

   Hi Garry,

   Feel free to track me big guy

   User ID TommyMcLaughlin

   Cheers

   Tommy
10. Nikki says:

    January 26, 2009 at 11:17 am

    Hey Garry,

    I’m sure by now you know my Twitter ID - but for your convenience it’s Minxywitch…

    Enjoy!!

    Nik
11. Garry says:

    January 26, 2009 at 11:31 am

    Tommy/Nikki

    I’m tracking you both already as I think you know from our frequent exchanges, LOL.

    It’s still good you get your Twitter-Ids down here as like I say, within Twitter it is pretty cumbersome to seach and locate people. Any F500’s reading this will easily be able to follow you now.
12. Mark Austin says:

    January 26, 2009 at 12:52 pm

    Hi Garry

    Thanks for another great video. Have not really been using Twitter much yet but decided to get stuck into it this week, so your vid has come at the right time!

    My twitter id is: markaustin

    All the best
    Mark
13. Dave Pumfrey says:

    January 26, 2009 at 4:39 pm

    Hi Garry,

    Just to inform you I’ve now created the post on my blog about PayPal customisation. It will be useful to all the F500 members who have set up their Profit Pulling Platform.

    The link is below

    http://www.davepumfrey.com/paypal-payments/how-to-change-the-text-on-the-orange-paypal-button-after-payment/

    It should ensure your customers get immediate access to the JV Giveaway traffic generation videos, reduce customer frustration and reduce refund requests.

    To our success,

    Dave
14. Lea Burke says:

    January 26, 2009 at 9:09 pm

    Hi Garry

    Thanks for the information on Twitter..I have really been using Twitter as of late, but I didn’t know how to utilize many of the features you explain in the video.

    As usual, you give great ideas!

    My twitter ID is lburkeau

    Talk soon
    Lea
15. Dave Pumfrey says:

    January 27, 2009 at 8:27 am

    Hi Garry,

    I just watched the video tutorial again. It’s packed with useful info on how to best to use Twitter and add other applications to enhance it’s power. Most of these I didn’t know were available.

    However, in the video you mentioned you had created a page with the list of websites you refer to - I can’t find it.

    Have you created it yet, or am I just being a bit thick and can’t see the wood for the trees!

    Keep up the superb work - you’re an inspiration to many on what can be achieved through focused effort.

    To your continued success,

    Dave
16. Garry says:

    January 27, 2009 at 9:43 am

    Dave,

    Glad you found the tutorial very useful.

    And no you are not thick, LOL - I’ve not got around to putting up the page yet. I’ll get on to it in next 15 mins and the put a comment up saying I’ve completed it.
17. Garry says:

    January 27, 2009 at 10:25 am

    **** UPDATE ****

    I’ve got the various URLs and resources mentioned in the video up now. (Thanks for reminding me Dave )

    Click on the ‘FAQ’ tab above and you’ll find them all.

    Plus, if you hover over the ‘RESOURCES’ tab you will see a new link to the Twitter Blogroll that I will compile, right above the already existing Wordpress Student Blog roll link. Anyone who leaves their Twitter Id here will be added to the list which makes it very easy for everyone to communicate plus if you use something like TweetDeck (recommended) then you can create a ‘Group’ in it to keep track of all the F500 message separate from any other followers you will have.

    Let me know if I missed anything on the FAQ page.
18. Gary SIMPSON says:

    January 27, 2009 at 2:04 pm

    Garry,

    Twitter: TheGazzMan

    Gazz Man
19. Thomas Skavhellen says:

    January 27, 2009 at 10:31 pm

    Great video on Twitter Garry! 20 minutes of great content there..

    As you already know Garry, my username is

    Twitter: skavhellen

    I’ll be back soon!

    Thomas Skavhellen
    http://www.widlas.com
20. Garry says:

    January 28, 2009 at 7:59 am

    Hi Thomas,

    Glad you found it useful.

    When I initially started out I thought the video would be less than 10 mins. Honest! But I had that many important things to say about Twitter it went to double that !!

    … and there is still more to know about Twitter.

    My current Twitter Followers stands at 1,399. Who will be the 1,400th?

    There doesn’t seem to be a lot of the F500 who are using it, which is a real shame as one ‘issue’ I see people struggling with is traffic.

    Twitter certainly helps on that front.
21. Harry Harris says:

    January 28, 2009 at 9:17 am

    Excellent Video dude!

    Tim Ferriss also recommended a site http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/25/kevin-rose-10-ways-to-increase-your-twitter-followers/
    which is good too…but not as good as yoru video!

    Great for a man who said he didn’t want his face on the internet!

    Harry
    http://harryharrisblog.com
    http://twitter.com/harryharrisblog
22. Paull Hamilton says:

    January 28, 2009 at 12:47 pm

    Hi Garry,

    Top video ! to be honest with you “Twitter” was completely lost on me, I had no real idea how to use it properly, now I do !

    All the best,

    Paull
23. Theresa Mayhew says:

    January 28, 2009 at 5:02 pm

    Good morning, Gary,
    Thanks for stopping by for a visit and watching my video. Sure appreciate it.

    I love Twitter and you’ve certainly mastered the finer points of it. When I see a new video to watch, I immediately look at how many minutes it will run, then I determine if it’s something I need to know now or if it will wait. To be honest, if it’s more than 4 minutes, I most likely have to come back to it unless of course, it’s by someone really remarkable like yourself!

    I will be coming back to watch yours, promise.

    It’s just something I do, probably due to my ADD-like attention span and the million other things on my list to do.

    All the best,
    Theresa
    http://twitter.com/tmayhu
24. Denis Caron says:

    January 28, 2009 at 5:40 pm

    Hi Garry:

    Once again our White Knight to the rescue. This just goes to show everyone what it means to be just a little ahead of the curve-It means the difference between average or extraordinary returns (in traffic, comments, money…).

    Thanks for riding in just when we all needed you.

    Also, I’ve shot out my submission to you for the newsletter.

    Thanks,
    Denis
25. Garry says:

    January 28, 2009 at 8:03 pm

    @Harry - thanks for that link, and there will be a post up about that other matter soon

    @Paull - Glad you found the tutorial video useful. Once you get setup drop your Id here and you can start Twittering with everyone!

    @Theresa - I thought the video would be initially about 5 - 10 mins. But there is not a lot you can fit in a tutorial video in that time without rushing it. And Moi - remarkable - I try my best and hope find the stuff I do useful. Thanks very much for that though.

    @Denis - Thanks for that. I just make sure everyday I complete something (even if only small) that moves me in the direction of my goals. Sent you an email too.
26. Gordan says:

    January 28, 2009 at 9:11 pm

    Garry,
    As requested my youtube channel is
    http://uk.youtube.com/gordan1005

    Please let me know yours so I can subscribe.

    Speak to you soon,
    Gordan Bosnjak
27. Garry says:

    January 28, 2009 at 9:23 pm

    Hi Gordan,

    Thanks for that. I’ve just subscribed.

    My YouTube Channel is:-

    http://www.youtube.com/GarryParkes1

    Should have dropped that on my comment when I posted over at your site !

    Garry
28. Paul Livingston says:

    January 28, 2009 at 11:17 pm

    Very helpful vid Garry, thanks!

    Am curious, how is Twitter working out for you?

    I’m not sure I’m using it right. I’ve posted quips, quotes, questions, answers, urls, and just plain meaningless crap but never seem to get a response.

    Are my tweets not going out, I wonder? Or am I just being ignored? Have I angered the Twitter PTB somehow?

    How do you make Twitter work for you?

    Thanks
    Paul Livingston
29. Thom Swartwood says:

    January 28, 2009 at 11:57 pm

    Garry,

    Again great video. I just watched it again to get some ideas on how to dominate. Thanks also for the kind words on Twitter about my video. I look forward to your comments.

    I want you to know I have started my first ebook. Will be done by the end of next week. I also have the videos to go with it mapped out and ready to video. I will let you know more the closer I get to completion.

    As always thanks again for all your help.

    Thom

    BTW did you see the video on YouTube or my blog page?

    I also liked the email. I need more subscribers so I can do that.

    Thanks
30. Theresa Mayhew says:

    January 29, 2009 at 3:02 am

    Hi Garry,
    You’re absolutely right about creating tutorial videos. They do need to be longer than an intro type video. Is the reason for using Viddler vs Youtube that you can upload a video longer than 10 minutes?

    Thanks,
    Theresa
31. Garry says:

    January 29, 2009 at 10:25 am

    @Paul,

    Glad you liked the video. Firstly, before I forget, what’s your Twitter-Id so I can add it to the Twitter Blogroll and also any of the other F500 can easily follow you if you put it up here. One big short-coming of Twitter is the ability to locate people easily. So, and this goes for EVERYONE,

    Make it easy for people to ollow you. Put your Follow-Me button on your website and post your Twitter-Id here too

    As for how I make Twitter work. First, I don’t put out lots of URLs, I mix it up and find when I do put up a URL people are more likely to click it. Also, make sure your profile is quite interesting so when they look on that they are tempted to have a look at your blog. In the end, it doesn’t happen in a rush, build the momentum and the returns (traffic) from it slowly build. In the end, do what Alex, says - Dont’t chase and it will then start to come to you. Also the bigger you become (slowly) the easier it gets as well.

    @Thom,

    Glad you’ve found the video tutorial useful – enough to watch it 2 times. Thanks.

    Now if everyone watched my competition video two times and left a comment on it I would be well pleased!! So go on EVERYONE watch it again, …. Please, LOL .
    Oh, and I watched your video directly from your blog after I saw your Twitter message I popped to your site. (You see another example of Twitter working). Thanks very much for your comment about my competition video.

    “by far the funniest one I have seen so far”

    I feel honoured that you have said. Thanks, it means a lot to know that my massive effort getting that video made is appreciated. Click here to see me in action!

    @Therasa,

    Glad you found the time to pop back and watch the video.

    Yes, due to the 10 min YouTube rule I had to load it on Viddler as opposed to my original intention of putting it on YouTube.

    I have found, Viddler actually gets far more viewing stats and exposure than on YouTube. By a factor of 10 I would say. Amazing I know but it is true.
32. mark terrell says:

    January 29, 2009 at 11:59 am

    Hi Garry,

    I have found a great free PPC keyword search tool that would be useful for all the students.

    I have posted the download link here for anyone but would be a great tool to add to your newsletter.

    Mark Terrell

    http://www.markterrell.co.uk
33. mark terrell says:

    January 29, 2009 at 12:16 pm

    Sorry All I forgot The FREE download link for Brad Callens PPP Web Spy Download Link so here it is

    http://markterrell.co.uk/brad-callens-ppc-web-spy-free-download-link/

    Mark terrell
34. Lisa says:

    January 29, 2009 at 2:57 pm

    Hi Garry

    I just saw the video with the air guitar! awesome!I’m too scared to post the first one.. guess I missed that comp too..

    My Twitter id is “missliseylou”

    Keep up the awesome work!

    Lisa
35. Andy Beveridge says:

    January 29, 2009 at 4:22 pm

    Hi gary, thanks for that info. I had no idea that there were all these twitter tools around.
    My twitter id is andybeveridge.
    I am now following you.
    all the best
    Andy Beveridge
36. Gaielle says:

    January 30, 2009 at 1:23 am

    Hi there Garry,

    Terrific video. I haven’t had time to get Twitter happening yet. Thanks for the tips & extra features. My template isn’t very widget friendly, so I’ll have another try.

    Please add me to your F500 category - my twitter name: gaielle

    Thanks heaps,
    Gaielle
37. Dave Pumfrey says:

    February 2, 2009 at 11:10 am

    Hi Garry,

    I’ve downloaded the TweetDeck software.

    I’m TOTALLY confused by it all.

    Any chance of a video tutorial on how best to use it and its functions?

    Thanks,

    Dave
38. Dave Pumfrey says:

    February 2, 2009 at 11:32 am

    Hi Garry,

    I don’t seem to have access to all my followers when creating a ‘New Group’ in TweetDeck.

    Do you know why that is?

    Thanks,

    Dave

    P.S. The ‘ping’ noise is quite annoying everytime I get an update!
39. Garry says:

    February 2, 2009 at 3:20 pm

    *** UPDATE ****

    I put up the Twitter ‘Blogroll’ for those F500 students that have mentioned their Twitter-Id’s on this post. Doesn’t seem to be that many of us using Twitter, but I’ll keep adding to it as time goes by.

    You can get to it by clicking the ‘RESOURCES’ page tab at the top of my blog and click the link from there.

    Or alternatively click on this link here
40. Dave Pumfrey says:

    February 2, 2009 at 5:23 pm

    Hi Garry,

    I’ve just watched an excellent video tutorial on Twitter and TweetDeck, which is part of the superb membership I have to improving my blog and increasing traffic. If anyone’s interested in joining there’s a link on my ‘Resources’ page of my blog. But you better be quick, as they close the doors in afew days. I’m not joking - I just received the email.

    Anyway, as part of the tutorial I just discovered how you can add more people to a specific group you create in TweetDeck.

    You click on the greyed name below the tweet to get to the profile of the person and then click on the group key at the bottom of the profile. It then asks you which group you want them added to.

    So that’s how you can group all the members of the F500 together.

    Laters,

    Dave
41. Garry says:

    February 2, 2009 at 5:57 pm

    Hi Dave,

    Sorry delay in reply but bust day trying to catch-up with things after the weekend.

    Tweetdeck is in Beta so there are some bugs in it, the one you identified being one and I found that work around as well though it’s not idea particularly if you want to add someone and they haven’t posted a recent message. You can’t use that method then and I’ve not found an easy way around that yet.

    I was thinking of doing a video on Tweetdeck but I have another topic one in mind for later this week. I see you’ve found an alternative source though. Is that membership site free or a pay one? You seem to have a few membership sites on your resources page.
42. Michael J Ottman says:

    February 3, 2009 at 8:18 pm

    Hey Garry, don’t know how you found me on Twitter but thanks for the follow and add me to you Twitter student blogroll please.

    I’m following you as well and appreciate the hard work you do. You emulate Alex very well and have been a busy bee.

    Michael J Ottman
43. PLR Unleashed says:

    February 3, 2009 at 9:08 pm

    Hello Garry

    I’ve been using TweetDeck for a while now. Stephen Bray sent a message via ?Twitter, Forunate 500? I don’t know, some time ago recommending it. I’m not sure how to separate people into groups but I’m happy for you to put me in your 500 group.
    Best Wishes
    Joe
    http://twitter.com/josephcgreen

    P.S. Excuse me for using your blog to point this out. For newer people to Internet Marketing. You want to get your site listed in Google using keywords. One way is to do what I did here. Instead of my name I put my keywords ‘PLR Unleashed’. This is automatically linked back to your site and Google recognises this as a backlink with your keyword.

    Thanks Garry
    Best Wishes again
    Joe
44. Hilary Dickinson says:

    February 3, 2009 at 10:22 pm

    Hi Garry

    Finally got round to watching the video & making some notes.

    Working on the kitchen table means that there is always something going on around me so I had to keep pausing the video - so it took me much longer than 20 mins!

    Anyway I am reasonably active on Twitter as you know - my id is HilaryDickinson.

    I liked the info about TinyURL - I kept seeing those and wondered how they worked. One I did from YouTube worked automatically, but one from my site didn’t - now I know what to do! Thanks.

    I have installed Tweetdeck, but haven’t really got used to using it yet, so I’ll need to get going on that some more.

    Lots more things to add to my to do list, but this is great - thanks a lot for this help.

    Hilary
45. Dave Pumfrey says:

    February 4, 2009 at 1:14 pm

    Hi Garry,

    The membership sites on my blog you asked about are all paid for ones.

    But I highly recommend the investment as they are excellent value for money - in my opinion.

    You get loads of very useful free downloads.

    An interactive where you can ask any questions and get answers from the owner and other members. Very cool.

    I use that alot myself. That’s how I found out how to change the PayPal orange button text. You can find out more on my blog post, if you want more info.

    Access to loads of useful articles and video tutorials, amongst other things.

    TweetDeck is SO useful when you get to grips with it. Did you know you can search for tweets with specific keywords in them. Very cool!

    I wish I knew how to use CamStudio so I could create a tutorial on all the things it can do for the F500 members.

    It’s on my list of things to learn and do.

    So many things to do!?

    Laters,

    Dave
46. Garry says:

    February 4, 2009 at 8:42 pm

    Dave,

    A full Camstudio Tutorial video on how to create a video, LOL is here:-

    CamStudio Video Tutorial

    I think it was the first tutorial video I recorded. It is really easy to use as you will find after you watch the video. Enjoy
47. Jim Kowalczyk says:

    February 5, 2009 at 1:38 am

    Garry ~

    Thanks for checking out my YouTube video! Proud to announce that we made it to the #1 position in Google, when the search is for the word “nettcash” ~ Now if we can just translate that into some $$$$ —-?

    Question is: How to go about setting up the all important “Blogroll” ~

    Any advice from the “Master”?

    Thanks in advance ~

    Jim in Colorado, USA
48. Michael J Ottman says:

    February 5, 2009 at 5:59 pm

    Hey Garry, I forgot to post my twitter link so here goes.

    http://www.twitter.com/michaelottman

    Thats it and hope your day is going well.

    Oh by the way, when exactly is the video competition ending and how is Alex picking the winner?

    I’m sure he’s told us but I completely missed it. Sorry.

    Michael J Ottman
49. mark terrell says:

    February 6, 2009 at 12:21 am

    Hey Garry,

    I’m sure by now you know my Twitter ID by now please add me to the twitter blog roll

    http://www.twitter.com/mark_Terrell.co.uk

    ps: The video is another great resource.
50. mark terrell says:

    February 6, 2009 at 12:22 am

    sorry Garry

    just http://www.twitter.com/Mark_Terrell