The New Currency On Twitter — “Value.”

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:25:15 +0000

Ask yourself this question, “Do my followers / friends add value to my network on a day to day basis?” Hmmmmmmm. I’ve been through the motions and i can tell you from experience that chances are apart from your friends, they probably don’t.

For example I have roughly 23k followers. Wow right? WRONG. Out of those 23k followers i would only interact with about 300-500 of them on any given day (which includes other peoples RTs’ as well).

For me this is good news and its exactly when I started seeking for newer people that add more value to me and my network. (Thats not to say i won’t be there for my present followers and friends, but adding a new dimension wouldn’t hurt). Out of all the recycled content we see everyday, I’ve realized that i wanted something more fruitful and meaningful with my daily twitter routine.

What makes it worse is that there is only that much quality content out there, and chances are I’ve already seen it. After all tweeting ahead of the Western World has its pros and cons.

Ok enough about me here, lets take some simple steps to help you add more value.

Follow 1 person for every 10 who you follow.
Tweet Less, concentrate on blogging and/or reaching your target audience in different ways.
Do simple background checks of your new followers, see what they are interested in – do they match your description?
Formulate a simple strategy, see if it works and if it does stick to it.
Define yourself and be as exact as you can on your Twitter Profile so that others can clearly see what you bring to the table.
Follow lists curated by the best on Twitter. This is the best way to find interesting people without having to digg too deep. Try Robert Scoble’s if you’re into tech or head over to listorious.
Start reading the articles you tweet not just the titles and descriptions.
Don’t be fooled by people with alot of followers. What you should look for is the follower/following ratios. Just because some people have alot of followers doesn’t mean that they will add value to you.
Don’t be afraid to ask questions to people you respect or admire, even if they don’t get back to you.
Stick to it, be consistent with your approach and strategy. The value will surely follow.
Be opinionated.

Try the above steps out, I really feel that they will help you out. At the end of the day if you feel you add value to others then you deserve the same in return, but its up to you to filter it out. One things for sure and thats Twitter is changing, for the better. Go ahead and evolve with the system, Good Luck!!

Empowering Content: 15 Eye-Grabbing Niche Bloggers

admin — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:14:50 +0000

Over the past couple of months I’ve enjoyed reading powerful content from a feed of 100 niche bloggers around the web. What I really like about this particular group below is that the way they attract and align their internet users’ behavior with the content they present.

Whether these great content creators are helping people get something done or reflecting on past and personal experiences, there’s certainly something for everyone in the following excerpts. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

Get to know these Content Masters: Posts included.

Henrik Edberg author of The Positivity Blog writes about improving your social life, health, happiness and general awesomeness a few times a week. He writes a great deal about positivity and wisdom, and his posts are inspirational to say the least. One of my personal favorites from Sweden, Henrik will grab your attention in seconds.

Robert Scoble is an early adopter of social media and blogging demon. His blog and insight into the tech world and beyond has proven to be a vital source of information I scurry to read on a daily basis. Look out for this titan amongst bloggers, ever popular blowhard on the web and Chief mischief maker over at Rackspace!

At On Simplicity, Sara offers a range of posts. Some are how-to pieces, some are sharing helpful ideas or insights, and others are simply meant to be inspirational. You can find ideas designed to help you grow as well as posts that are all about celebrating life’s imperfections. On Simplicity is about enjoying the journey while keeping an eye on the destination.

Dragos Roua’s blog is just a continuous story about all the crossroads he wants to overcome, to solve, to discover, to find, to explain, to understand, to build, to create, to share or to complete, in order for my travel to be as fulfilling as possible. A great read for any one looking to get motivated quickly.

Steve Rubel is charged with helping clients identify emerging technologies and trends that can be applied in marketing communications programs. He also explores these topics on his lifestream site and in his bi-weekly AdAge column. He is famous for blogging on the Posterous platform and his prolific content is always well worth the read.

>Jennifer Slegg began as a freelance writer, and then turned to writing content for the web ten years ago. She is definitely a writer at heart! She has created numerous content-rich and community based sites in niche markets since initially venturing onto her first website, and as a result, Jen is well versed in the many ways to monetize content online.

Steve Pavlina is widely recognized as one of the most successful personal development bloggers on the Internet, attracting more than two million monthly readers to his website, StevePavlina.com. He has written more than 900 articles and recorded many audio programs on a broad range of self-help topics, including productivity, relationships, and spirituality.

Derek Sivers is a musician, blogger and entrepreneur. He is ”I’m ridiculously positive and optimistic,” and always up for the challenges that this life has to offer. His blog, www.sivers.org is a constant explosion of new concepts, free advice and encouragement on many levels.

Maki is one of first people i met on twitter. His professional interests lie in online marketing, social media, blogging and anything which results in copious amounts of money. Dosh Doshis a blog offering internet marketing and blogging tips, alongside social media strategies.

Jeremy Dean is currently a researcher at University College London, and his website is all about you and me. It’s about understanding how our minds work and why we think and act the way we do. His site has one crucial difference with much of that material: PsyBlog focuses on scientific psychology.

Lauren and Emira started their website as a living guide to business, our way. You can expect to find their thoughts and ruminations on business, updates on our book-writing and -publishing adventures, profiles of women-run businesses, resources for women entrepreneurs, and more than likely ideas on a few other assorted topics.

Guy Kawasaki is a managing director of Garage Technology Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm and a columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine. He is a power-tweeter and co founder of AllTop and has a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA.

“Marc and Angel Hack Life” enjoys sharing practical thoughts on a broad range of topics pertaining to life, hacks, productivity, aspirations, health, work, tech and general self improvement. We promise you will not find a regurgitation of someone else’s point of view on our site.

Skelliewag is a blog about planning, creating and growing the online projects you’re obsessed with. If you have big ideas that keep you awake at night (in a good way), this is written for you. Skellie is a blogger, writer, occasional entrepreneur, sometime freelancer and Envato worker-bee. Most of all she likes to build things on the web.

In essence, Nik Karil’s blog is about being independent, simplifying life, creating your own version of happiness, avoiding unnecessary drama, increasing productivity and finding genuine love and peace in this era of reduced polarization of society. New articles are available consistently on his blog.

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The New Currency On Twitter — “Value.”

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