Comments on: 6 words to transform your results! http://jimsmarketingblog.com/2009/03/17/6-words-to-transform-your-results/ Marketing advice & marketing tips for small businesses & entrepreneurs. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:00:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: straightalk http://jimsmarketingblog.com/2009/03/17/6-words-to-transform-your-results/comment-page-1/#comment-8582 straightalk Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:37:36 +0000 http://jimsmarketingblog.com/?p=1416#comment-8582 Couldn't get any more Clearer than this my friend.. Hope you guys got the message! Norman Flecha Straight Talk .-= straightalk´s last blog ..<a href="http://turn1keywebsites.blogspot.com/2010/02/st-postafreeadnow.html" rel="nofollow"></a> =-. Couldn’t get any more Clearer than this my friend..

Hope you guys got the message!

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]]> By: Kim Cornwall Malseed http://jimsmarketingblog.com/2009/03/17/6-words-to-transform-your-results/comment-page-1/#comment-4461 Kim Cornwall Malseed Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:56:36 +0000 http://jimsmarketingblog.com/?p=1416#comment-4461 Great post Jim and very timely for me. Just spoke with potential client yesterday about web marketing project and brought up social media as way to support other efforts. Client had started using Twitter already but no plan and it was a big mess for them for many of the reasons you discussed in this post and your post on why you started over with Twitter. I suggested they also start over with Twitter, this time with a plan that correlates with their overall marketing plan. Also advised them to stop using it as broadcast advertising and promotion vehicle and start using it as way to build selective relationships with others who are interested in what you're tweeting about, voluntarily opt-in to hear what you have to say and want to pass on valuable info to their followers. LISTEN to those you follow and give valuable, actionable information to those who follow you and the rewards will come. Great post Jim and very timely for me. Just spoke with potential client yesterday about web marketing project and brought up social media as way to support other efforts. Client had started using Twitter already but no plan and it was a big mess for them for many of the reasons you discussed in this post and your post on why you started over with Twitter. I suggested they also start over with Twitter, this time with a plan that correlates with their overall marketing plan. Also advised them to stop using it as broadcast advertising and promotion vehicle and start using it as way to build selective relationships with others who are interested in what you’re tweeting about, voluntarily opt-in to hear what you have to say and want to pass on valuable info to their followers. LISTEN to those you follow and give valuable, actionable information to those who follow you and the rewards will come.

]]> By: Inside Dragons’ Den & Rachel Elnaugh startup lessons « Nickpoint http://jimsmarketingblog.com/2009/03/17/6-words-to-transform-your-results/comment-page-1/#comment-4444 Inside Dragons’ Den & Rachel Elnaugh startup lessons « Nickpoint Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:11:59 +0000 http://jimsmarketingblog.com/?p=1416#comment-4444 [...] BIG - Jim Connolly posted ‘6 words to transform your results!’ - “Start with the end in mind.”. This is not a new idea - Laurence J. Peter said: “If you [...] [...] BIG – Jim Connolly posted ‘6 words to transform your results!’ – “Start with the end in mind.”. This is not a new idea – Laurence J. Peter said: “If you [...]

]]> By: Marketing Specialist - Jim Connolly http://jimsmarketingblog.com/2009/03/17/6-words-to-transform-your-results/comment-page-1/#comment-4432 Marketing Specialist - Jim Connolly Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:41:52 +0000 http://jimsmarketingblog.com/?p=1416#comment-4432 Eric, You make a couple of excellent points. The comment you made, how you wonder how some people manage to run a business and tweet for hours each day, is interesting. I blogged recently, about how someone lost a project they were tendering for, because their prospective client saw that they were tweeting until the small hours of the morning. Eric,

You make a couple of excellent points. The comment you made, how you wonder how some people manage to run a business and tweet for hours each day, is interesting. I blogged recently, about how someone lost a project they were tendering for, because their prospective client saw that they were tweeting until the small hours of the morning.

]]> By: Eric Brown http://jimsmarketingblog.com/2009/03/17/6-words-to-transform-your-results/comment-page-1/#comment-4428 Eric Brown Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:04:08 +0000 http://jimsmarketingblog.com/?p=1416#comment-4428 Hi Jim, You have drafted an excellent article herein, Thank You. I do use and believe in Social Media as an excellent way to market our small boutique apartment management business, but it is not an end all to fame and fortune. It is merely another way of Participating in the Conversation with our Residents and Prospects. I also enjoy twitter, however I wonder how some folks are surviving by tweeting for hours and hours everyday. Business and Commerce reward leaders and producers, which have little to no correlation to followers. Hi Jim,
You have drafted an excellent article herein, Thank You.

I do use and believe in Social Media as an excellent way to market our small boutique apartment management business, but it is not an end all to fame and fortune. It is merely another way of Participating in the Conversation with our Residents and Prospects.

I also enjoy twitter, however I wonder how some folks are surviving by tweeting for hours and hours everyday.

Business and Commerce reward leaders and producers, which have little to no correlation to followers.

]]> By: Mario Remedios http://jimsmarketingblog.com/2009/03/17/6-words-to-transform-your-results/comment-page-1/#comment-4417 Mario Remedios Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:53:14 +0000 http://jimsmarketingblog.com/?p=1416#comment-4417 This is a great post Jim. Having a clear strategy definitely helps people attain their goals and in return be happier with what they are doing. Obviously, everyone's goals and strategies are different and as long as people are achieving their end results, they should be fine. Not knowing what you want before you start something it's not the way to go and "yes" it could be a waste of time. When it comes to social media sites, everyone has the right to use them however they want. I don’t believe there is such thing as a perfect twitter or facebook etiquette. Having said this, sometimes it pisses me off when I hear people saying that following back everyone on twitter and accepting everyone in facebook as a friend are the right things to do. Again, the ways people use their social media sites vary according to their end goals. When it comes to twitter, I only follow those people I want to learn from or are close to me in some way. I can’t follow too many as I feel that the more people I follow the harder it is for me to provide value to my followers and actually pay attention to those I really want to listen to. I get people all the time that are following me and send me a tweet once and simply because I don’t follow them back right away, they unfollow me. To start, those people don’t really know me and just because their twitter standards dictate to follow right away those who tweet them once doesn’t mean I think the same way. It all comes down to this, the people that really want to learn and listen from you, will follow you regardless and the rest will go. As long as people provide value and helpful content, they will always have loyal followers. I run my facebook account the same way. I only have close friends or people I really want to learn from in my network. This is a great post Jim. Having a clear strategy definitely helps people attain their goals and in return be happier with what they are doing. Obviously, everyone’s goals and strategies are different and as long as people are achieving their end results, they should be fine. Not knowing what you want before you start something it’s not the way to go and “yes” it could be a waste of time. When it comes to social media sites, everyone has the right to use them however they want. I don’t believe there is such thing as a perfect twitter or facebook etiquette. Having said this, sometimes it pisses me off when I hear people saying that following back everyone on twitter and accepting everyone in facebook as a friend are the right things to do. Again, the ways people use their social media sites vary according to their end goals. When it comes to twitter, I only follow those people I want to learn from or are close to me in some way. I can’t follow too many as I feel that the more people I follow the harder it is for me to provide value to my followers and actually pay attention to those I really want to listen to. I get people all the time that are following me and send me a tweet once and simply because I don’t follow them back right away, they unfollow me. To start, those people don’t really know me and just because their twitter standards dictate to follow right away those who tweet them once doesn’t mean I think the same way. It all comes down to this, the people that really want to learn and listen from you, will follow you regardless and the rest will go. As long as people provide value and helpful content, they will always have loyal followers. I run my facebook account the same way. I only have close friends or people I really want to learn from in my network.

]]> By: Karin Manske http://jimsmarketingblog.com/2009/03/17/6-words-to-transform-your-results/comment-page-1/#comment-4416 Karin Manske Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:49:20 +0000 http://jimsmarketingblog.com/?p=1416#comment-4416 Great post, thank you! I fell into the 'how many ppl can I follow on twitter' trap and realized, that without a specific goal in mind, it's just like going to a party and 'small talk' all evening. At this point I am not sure what to do with twitter. It's a great platform to make connections for sure but for me there is too little ROI. I am curious to find out how you use twitter to advance your biz? Great post, thank you! I fell into the ‘how many ppl can I follow on twitter’ trap and realized, that without a specific goal in mind, it’s just like going to a party and ’small talk’ all evening.
At this point I am not sure what to do with twitter. It’s a great platform to make connections for sure but for me there is too little ROI. I am curious to find out how you use twitter to advance your biz?

]]> By: Jared O'Toole http://jimsmarketingblog.com/2009/03/17/6-words-to-transform-your-results/comment-page-1/#comment-4409 Jared O'Toole Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:00:17 +0000 http://jimsmarketingblog.com/?p=1416#comment-4409 Things like twitter are just another tool. And as with any tool you have figure out how you want to use it. This involves a plan. Now it doesn't have to be to serious and you can have fun to but there should be goals and you should have a way to measure the results. Maybe clicks to your site from your twitter profile (not from pitching yourself but from networking and people just being interested). Things like twitter are just another tool. And as with any tool you have figure out how you want to use it. This involves a plan. Now it doesn’t have to be to serious and you can have fun to but there should be goals and you should have a way to measure the results. Maybe clicks to your site from your twitter profile (not from pitching yourself but from networking and people just being interested).

]]> By: Marketing Specialist - Jim Connolly http://jimsmarketingblog.com/2009/03/17/6-words-to-transform-your-results/comment-page-1/#comment-4407 Marketing Specialist - Jim Connolly Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:47:36 +0000 http://jimsmarketingblog.com/?p=1416#comment-4407 I think that's why so many people have multiple Twitter accounts. I have a second account for my tech news blog http://thetechnewsblog.com because the subject matter is totally different. You can follow that account at @thetechnewsblog Thanks for the comment! I think that’s why so many people have multiple Twitter accounts.

I have a second account for my tech news blog http://thetechnewsblog.com because the subject matter is totally different.

You can follow that account at @thetechnewsblog

Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: OfficeSupplyGeek http://jimsmarketingblog.com/2009/03/17/6-words-to-transform-your-results/comment-page-1/#comment-4406 OfficeSupplyGeek Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:41:55 +0000 http://jimsmarketingblog.com/?p=1416#comment-4406 I think if twitter allowed you to filter users into channels (a common request) it would greatly reduce the overload of having too many people that you follow. I blog about pens, notebooks, and office supplies, and I'm certain that only a small % of people that follow me actually go to my site to check out any updates. If given a way to categorize all the folks I follow on twitter, it would be easier to set a clear goal and stick to it. For example if I had an issue with my blog and needed technical pointers, I could go to a category of my users that only talked about that, same as if I only wanted to spend an hour searching for news related to my blog's topic, or if I wanted to just catch up on general news. Anyway, great post, and I think that as social media evolves it will help its users to be more efficient in using it. I think if twitter allowed you to filter users into channels (a common request) it would greatly reduce the overload of having too many people that you follow.

I blog about pens, notebooks, and office supplies, and I’m certain that only a small % of people that follow me actually go to my site to check out any updates.

If given a way to categorize all the folks I follow on twitter, it would be easier to set a clear goal and stick to it. For example if I had an issue with my blog and needed technical pointers, I could go to a category of my users that only talked about that, same as if I only wanted to spend an hour searching for news related to my blog’s topic, or if I wanted to just catch up on general news.

Anyway, great post, and I think that as social media evolves it will help its users to be more efficient in using it.

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