10 Most Obvious Benefits of Twitter
SEO 2.0 is by now known as the best possible combination of using
- search
- social media
- blogging
to achieve prominence online. Now how does Twitter usage fit in there?
I tried to use Twitter properly that means both to the advantage of the community/medium I use and also for my own goals
in contrast to just working for free for UGC sites or wasting time on social media.
Thus I present to you the 10 most obvious benefits of Twitter:
1. Getting people to share my content on other social media sites
Many times in recent months all I needed to do to spread certain articles was to share them on Twitter to get the word out.
My followers shared them elsewhere on other social media sites or even submitted it to niche communities like Growth Hackers.
2. Verifying information before posting
I posted a story on Twitter first and then on a niche social news site just to get notified on Twitter that someone had discovered it was just a rip off of an 2006 story after clicking the links in it.
I did not notice myself. Thus I could get it deleted before all of the Internet knew it and ridiculed me (psst, don’t tell anybody about it!).
3. Getting acute issues resolved
When some sites are down I look up what’s going on on Twitter. Last time my Zoho mail account stopped working I did it.
I was unable to reach it I realized I was not the only one, others couldn’t access it. How did I know? I asked on Twitter.
4. Interviewing people and generating content for my blog
During the first days on Twitter I asked a few people to reply to my questions concerning their Twitter usage. At least 5 did reply.
I posted the answers in my next Twitter post. I used Twitter to crowdsource articles numerous times ever since.
5. Being one of the first to know a story
Social media early adopters and other people find stories online and post them to Twitter first. So in many cases I was the first person to share these pieces of great content to other social media.
6. Getting a blogging gig
In fact I found out about my first SEO blogging job opportunity via Twitter as far as I remember.
I contacted the owner of a UK SEO blog via Twitter instead of writing a resume or something first.
7. Getting direct traffic
Now I did not really hope for much traffic from Twitter, others apparently get up to thousands visitors via Twitter.
Indeed it is significant if you know that 100 or 200 social media power users who may also have blogs have visited your site.
8. Networking with influential people
I was able to contact an influential writer and a story of mine was “liked” by Robert Scoble over at Facebook.
It happened via Twitter as far as I remember. Influencers are more approachable by way of Twitter than elsewhere.
9. Getting post ideas
One day I was sooo lazy that I needed some external input to be able to blog. I tried with a little cheerleading first
Then a follower of mine suggested something crazy. This inspired me to write the 7 Completely Insane Black Hat SEO 2.0 Techniques.
10. Blackmailing innocent users
It might sound weird but I have a slight psychological disorder: I like to blackmail innocent users. Beware of my tweets!
I love saying things like “Counting. In case I don’t have 200 followers by tomorrow morning (CET) I’ll boycott Twitter!!!“
Now all these benefits sound quite selfish and as SEO 2.0 is always a give and take with giving first and then taking what did I do for the other Twitter users?
I did #1, #5, #7, #8 from the giving perspective. I’d love to do #2, #3 and #4 for you but you must let me! Ask questions, and ask the right questions!
Anyways, #10 is not fun. Obey and follow me or I will boycott Twitter! I extend the deadline to tomorrow!
Last updated: April 11th, 2018.
#9 was me *proud*
Networking is so fast and easy with Twitter.
But explaining it and converting outsiders to use twitter is a nightmare…
Karsten: Just tell them it’s like a news ticker working both ways!
Hjörtur: Damn, I tend to forget that not all readers are “link clickers”. The first link in this post is my twitter profile link: @onreact_com
Now you successfully blackmailed me!
Great points, Tadeusz. If you would have added your twitter account, I might even have followed ;)
But I won’t follow you unless you follow me first. Heck, I won’t even comment here unless you follow me (trying out #10).
When you’re following the right crowd, Twitter just becomes addictive.
@hjortur
I agree with you on this one..Twitter has a lot of benefits just as long as you know how and when to use it..^^
yeah, twitter is wicked. i have made soo many connections with it.
and its really fun being plugged into a giant perpetual chatroom with my favorite people and sites, Tad being one of them
the nytimes and techmeme are two excellent sites to follow for bloggers.
next consider getting seo news and insights from experts like doshdosh, greywolf, tad and others while they are still testing or pondering
the everchanging scope of SEO tactics make twitter a must for SEO’s . its def in my current top five current fav seo tools with linkdiagnosis, google alerts, hitwise and the compete toolbar
Thanks Marc for the great feedback. What’s your name on Twitter? Are we friends already?
Perfect idea ! This is what i was looking for!
Some one asked me why I don’t use Twitter. I replied it very hard if not impossible for me to communicate anything at any given time period that can be said in one hundred and forty four characters or less. Then when you consider that as a middle aged gentleman I am also sight challenged, looking at a tiny screen just does not work for me… Perhaps, you can see what I mean!
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# 1 is an excellent example of using Twitter to your advantage. Many people miss on an opportunity like this since they’re afraid it will be viewed as spammy. However, Twitter is just like any other blogging platform and it’s ultimately about sharing with others. Great post!
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To be honest, this article was very poorly written – sloppy and rambling. It’s hard to believe a professional SEO writer would write something like that. At least you should learn to edit your texts.
Maija: You see maybe that’s the reason I’m an internationally known SEO blogger while you are just nagging here.
Focus on what you say instead of obsessing with form.
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Very good SEO points. I am bit surprised to know that even 10th point (boycott Twitter) will also yield good results.