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Do you use twitter to drive traffic to your blog?
Posted by TwinToddlersDad • 12/16/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: blog, traffic, twitter
Recently I joined twitter and I have seen a bump in my blog traffic. I am curious to learn about your experience if you use twitter.
Also, how many followers do you need to have before you hit the 100 visitors/day on your blog?
Follow me on twitter
www.twitter.com/twintoddlersdad
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Yes, I do use Twitter www.twitter.com/bookcalendar I may have more traffic on Twitter than on my blog. It does not affect blog traffic that much. It really is a separate service. -
yeh i use twitter for traffic to my blog, but really i get about 1/5 from twitter, still helps though!
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yeah im using twitter to getting traffic too. im use twitter as twitter feed to, i hope my follower not complaining about this
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I use Twitter to talk to my friends mostly. I do promote my blog posts and I get Some traffic, but it's not a big source for me. as for getting 100 visitors/day, if Twitter is the only place you are promoting, I would expect 300--500 followers. There are many other places and ways of promoting your site.-
selling your blog is one way. i am selling mine, take a look.
www.sulit.com.ph/index.php/view+classifieds/id/961120/Blog+for+Sale+-+Php10... -
I'd be interested to see if you get the price you are asking. My daily page views are much lower than what you state in the listing, but my Alexa rank is much better, which makes me wonder a bit about the accuracy of the traffic data.
I would not want to sell and start over in any case. I am in this for the long haul and expect site revenues to increase over time. -
it's actually a matter of choice. i was planning to build a dot com so will leave the blogspot to a new owner. do you mind if i ask what your alexa rank is?
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alexa is 95,579. it's been up and down a bit this week
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I only started paying attention to twitter in the last month or so, but I'm up over 20 followers... so hopefully they click on my cartoon tweets.
www.twitter.com/pastexpiry -
We have a Twitter account that we genuinely enjoy, but the blog traffic we get from that service is minimal.
twitter.com/Greg69Sheryl -
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well it actually depends. first, you must have quality updates. don't just update about things not interesting. ^_^
friendfeed.com/adminlight
twitter.com/adminlight
my site is:
ezinemax.com -
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I'm a twitter maniac -
not reallly but twitter is that damn good to drive traffic -
i have mentioned about very few posts on twitter but didnt have my success.
www.twitter.com/TechnoMirror -
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Just started using Twitter, follow me.
twitter.com/remas030 -
twitter good at getting traffic:
www.twitter.com/finalfracus
follow me and i will give loads of secrets on getting free traffic
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@vishalhd i want secrets!! -
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i signed up for twitter 5 days ago.. but it was only after two days that i really had time to focus and study its roundabouts...now ive got 824 followers and counting.. its at
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I find these resources to be useful so maybe you will too.
twitter tools reviews
blogtrainingacademy.com/twitter/17-twitterific-twitter-tools-part-1
Twitter resources
onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2008/05/24/sign-up-for-the-twitter-handbook/ -
hey...it was u TTDad whom i followed which led me to twitter.. thanks!
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I do not twit and drive.
I forget I have twitter half the time, maybe next year I try to keep up with it
twitter.com/TiddlyBlog-
lol @ shy
I am twitter.com/ChrissyMarie321 -
shy & chrissymarie321
now following you two
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thank you, I am following you both also, Chrissy, come on croc dundee?
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@Shy, it still makes me laugh....
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When I was in Canada in a small small town I took over a bar and grill, I was fresh off the boat from Australia my accent was obviously strong and one night someone walked in and "told me" my Irish accent was so sexy, this was before they even had a beer, when I told them I was Australian then all the "dundee" jokes started and all the stupid questions.
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How does having a Twitter account affect my blog traffic?-
If you use it to tell your followers and new twitter members you meet that you have published a post it tends to create more traffic to your blog. Some people use it with magpie so they can make $ from it be-a-magpie.com/how-it-works
more references:
Newbie's guide to Twitter
news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-9697867-2.html
9 benefits of twitter for bloggers
www.problogger.net/archives/2008/01/23/9-benefits-of-twitter-for-bloggers/ -
Timethief - you are an angel from heaven...
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@bustlizzy
Thanks for the compliment. [red faced] When you do sign up drop your twitter url into my shoutbox & I'll follow you.
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I appreciate the tips folks, I'm following you all now. I'd love for you to follow me!
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Well, personally I don't like to use a space that's meant for something else to promote my own stuff too much. I think it's ok to say, I wrote this today on a blog, here's the link. I feel that it's helped a bit and that little bit is fine with me. It's meant to reach the right people... But I would never add people just to get traffic to my blog. I am not supportive of that kind of competitive behaviour even if you're just competing with yourself! -
Oh, Mizdeamenour, I just added you on Twitter since I saw your button here! Nothing wrong with that I gather? ;-) But over 800 followers?? How on earth did you do that? Personally I seldom add anyone to follow, I'm too shy. But I really don't look for masses of people, it only stresses me and seems pointless - but that's just me hun.
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I do as well and I am gaining a little traffic from twitter. Better than nothing I guess
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Of course nothing is wrong with that! thank u for adding me... don't be shy to add or follow people..believe me they wud never let u down. if only u've seen the direct messages i got...163 in two hours and before the night ended its around 250++ and they are all welcoming and thankful that i followed them. In the morning when i woke up i've got 822 e-mails from twitter saying this and this is now following u at twitter ( ...and counting). I tried my best to answer every direct messages which was impossible. So i just left a message in the public twitterboard for everyone. Besides, i really enjoyed reading the public tweets, its like a study in contrast of a variety of characters, and i have chatted with some coz our exchange of direct messages is back and forth. And whats so nice is they come from everywhere especially across the atlantic.. and from what i gather, lots of people are intrigued by Amsterdam... i think its a plus on my part that i live here.
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Twitter is cool if you use Cocomment.com on your browser when you comment on any blog. It will add your comment to twitter as a twitter post very cool tool. Bloggers School Radio and blog is starting a new segment on our show called Eye Candy Web 2.0 - Hot Tools and Cool Sites to Power Your Blog we are starting off with Cocomment.com and the second is leigit we are sending out emails to twitter and Coach Deb author of the twitter hand books.
www.twitter.com/bloggersschool enjoy happy new year to all you hard working bloggers.
John -
i haven't tried twitter to get traffic as yet.
does it help ?
do share your tips, thanks
Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!-
Yes it does just join for free it's easy and all your friends are using it why not you? you can follow us and we can follow you.
www.twitter.com to join
www.twitter.com/bloggersschool
please listen to our free radio show on blogging.
John
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Thanks for all the responses! I am beginning to like Twitter a lot; not just to drive traffic, but also to really get to know people who are interested in my subject. Learning new stuff from them everyday.
I just found out about MrTweet, check it out if you are interested.
www.mrtweet.net/ -
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mine is www.twitter.com/newbiesblogger -
Yes I am trying it out www.twitter.com/futuretechie I have many followers that are technology oriented so I get to share my mind and links with people with similar interests. -
www.twitter.com/absurd_human
I've tried to use it to drive some traffic, but have yet to see significant results (I actually have gotten most traffic from here and Digg). Oh well, I remain hopeful. Maybe someday I can be a Twidouche who follows only 5 people but has 1123581321 followers yay! LoL
I do really enjoy the funny snippets and some of the links I find on Twitter though.
P.S. If anyone has any Twips (Twitter-Tips) to help me along, it would be much appreciated! -
I have gotten some spam followers which I just ignore
www.twitter.com/Robinjpsychic
I am not sure how people find time to twitter all day long -
Twitter as helped me gain more hits to my blog as well as to my other various websites.
www.twitter.com/rocketrobin2 -
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hi room, nice meeting you. I got question, can we used the blogcatalog and twitter together?. thank you -
Yes...I THINK so. I have quite a few readers, about 3-4K a day on my blog (my website has been around for 11 years) and just started twittering. I am wondering though if some people are getting their info from the twitter feeds and not bothering to check the blog now. I have to learn how to tease with the tweets, and get them to click on the link.
twitter.com/WubsNet
It also helps to be in a coalition with same-site blogs I've found.
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