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Most of us Tweet, even though we’re not convinced it does anything for our business. The overwhelming number of tweets sent and received each day means that many are not read, let alone acted upon.
I discussed this with my son-in-law over Christmas (perhaps argue would describe it better) about whether social media and Twitter in particular increased sales or business. His conjecture was that it did not. My attitude was more positive, as I know for a fact that it has increased readership for my Christian articles.
When I first started tweeting, I tried to make my tweets profound, or at least somewhat interesting.
Many of them had some good advice. I’m “retweeting” some of them in place of my blog today:
“My tools; my soul mates: pencils, brushes, paint
joining together in pursuit of excellence; changing darkness into light and
breathing life into shapes and forms.
“Hands tell a story. Their calluses and wrinkles define us. We talk and express delight with hands. We applaud those things we love. Handy!
“Lift up your heart to the music of creation. Paint the world fantastic. Let nature ring. Bring on the brush, baby!
“Artists deal in illusion, turning flat lines into forms and shapes that pull the viewer into a greater understanding of the world.
“An art show is like performing without a script. The fluid style of color and shape express the unspoken words of the heart.
“An artist’s prayer: wrap my soul in your love Lord; whisper into my heart and draw out a masterpiece that awakens the world.
Do you have a favorite saying or tweet? Share them with us!
Hi there. Nice post.
ReplyDeleteI've covered this sort of thing in Diary of an Internet Nobody previously,( http://dalecooper57.wordpress.com/2012/08/12/370/
http://dalecooper57.wordpress.com/2012/10/12/social-notworking/)
and although I'm not in business, I know how social media makes a difference to my blog readership. Twitter doesn't seem to make any difference, whereas Facebook makes a huge impact, both from my personal page and the blog page. - there should be a link in one of the posts above to my blog fb page - and tumblr contributes a little.
This (BC) appears to be a very good platform, although it does cater to mainly other bloggers, and I want a wider readership.
So glad for your comment, Dale. I'm going to check out your blog. I have had disappointments with FB. Supposedly, you can merge pages. My fan page doesn't get too many hits and all my friends are on my personal page. I followed their instructions, but the link for merge didn't appear where it said it did. I never get any visits to my fan page, but don't want to lose my many friends that are on the other page. Any suggestions?
DeleteHi Carol - glad you asked the question. It's something I often wonder about and when you sell through podstores as I do, it's difficult to know where your sales come from with any precision.
ReplyDeleteBut I'm in the middle of an experiment at the moment and I'll get back to you when I know the result.