TWITTER FOR CASH

TWITTER FOR CASH By Ammar Zahar © Copyright 2009 TwitterForCash.com andAmmar Zahar. All Rights Reserved. You do not have Resell Rights to this product. If you find this product anywhere else than the official site at http://twitterforcash.com contact support@twitterforcash.com for cash reward. ©Copyright 2009 by Ammar Zahar. Twitter For Cash Page 1 EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO ACCURATELY REPRESENT THIS PRODUCT AND IT'S POTENTIAL. EVEN THOUGH THIS INDUSTRY IS ONE OF THE FEW WHERE ONE CAN WRITE THEIR OWN CHECK IN TERMS OF EARNINGS, THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL EARN ANY MONEY USING THE TECHNIQUES AND IDEAS IN THESE MATERIALS. EXAMPLES IN THESE MATERIALS ARE NOT TO BE INTERPRETED AS A PROMISE OR GUARANTEE OF EARNINGS. EARNING POTENTIAL IS ENTIRELY DEPENDENT ON THE PERSON USING OUR PRODUCT, IDEAS AND TECHNIQUES. WE DO NOT PURPORT THIS AS A “GET RICH SCHEME.” ANY CLAIMS MADE OF ACTUAL EARNINGS OR EXAMPLES OF ACTUAL RESULTS CAN BE VERIFIED UPON REQUEST. YOUR LEVEL OF SUCCESS IN ATTAINING THE RESULTS CLAIMED IN OUR MATERIALS DEPENDS ON THE TIME YOU DEVOTE TO THE PROGRAM, IDEAS AND TECHNIQUES MENTIONED, YOUR FINANCES, KNOWLEDGE AND VARIOUS SKILLS. SINCE THESE FACTORS DIFFER ACCORDING TO INDIVIDUALS, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE YOUR SUCCESS OR INCOME LEVEL. NOR ARE WE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF YOUR ACTIONS. MATERIALS IN OUR PRODUCT AND OUR WEBSITE MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT INCLUDES OR IS BASED UPON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995. FORWARDLOOKING STATEMENTS GIVE OUR EXPECTATIONS OR FORECASTS OF FUTURE EVENTS. YOU CAN IDENTIFY THESE STATEMENTS BY THE FACT THAT THEY DO NOT RELATE STRICTLY TO HISTORICAL OR CURRENT FACTS. THEY USE WORDS SUCH AS “ANTICIPATE,” “ESTIMATE,” “EXPECT,” “PROJECT,” “INTEND,” “PLAN,” “BELIEVE,” AND OTHER WORDS AND TERMS OF SIMILAR MEANING IN CONNECTION WITH A DESCRIPTION OF POTENTIAL EARNINGS OR FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE. ANY AND ALL FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS HERE OR ON ANY OF OUR SALES MATERIAL ARE INTENDED TO EXPRESS OUR OPINION OF EARNINGS POTENTIAL. MANY FACTORS WILL BE IMPORTANT IN DETERMINING YOUR ACTUAL RESULTS AND NO GUARANTEES ARE MADE THAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE RESULTS SIMILAR TO OURS OR ANYBODY ELSE'S, IN FACT NO GUARANTEES ARE MADE THAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE ANY RESULTS FROM OUR IDEAS AND TECHNIQUES IN OUR MATERIAL ©Copyright 2009 by Ammar Zahar. Twitter For Cash Page 2 Contents Introduction What Is Twitter Getting a Twitter Account Using Your Twitter Account Following the Etiquette of Twitter How to Use Twitter Effectively Posts for Success on Twitter Putting Twitter Bots to Work For You Creating a Bot Can You Monetize A Twitter Username? How to Make Easy Twitter Cash Can Online Business Owners Profit from Twitter? Creating Applications Twitter Spam Tracking Twitter Using Twitter on Your Website or Blog Using Twitter on Your Cell Phone Real Examples of Twitter’s Marketing Power Twitter For Blog Traffic Popular Twitter Plug-ins for WordPress Blogs Setting Up a Twitter Feed on Your Blog Why Twitter Can't Replace a Blog Twitter Tips for Affiliate Marketers The Best Use of Twitter for Online Marketers …5 …7 …8 …12 …14 …15 …17 …18 …19 …21 …22 …23 …25 …27 …29 …30 …31 …32 …34 …35 …37 …38 …42 …40 ©Copyright 2009 by Ammar Zahar. Twitter For Cash Page 3 How Not to Annoy People on Twitter Does Twitter Waste Your Time? Extra Cool Twitter Stuff Conclusion BONUS: How to Get More Followers …43 …44 …46 …51 ©Copyright 2009 by Ammar Zahar. Twitter For Cash Page 4 Introduction Brevity. It’s what’s hot on the web right now. You have a split second to grab your target audience by the eyeballs and pull them into your lair – and if you can’t manage to do it, you’ll be back flipping burgers or cutting through cubicle mazes in no time. How often do you get frustrated with Google AdWords because you have to sit and brainstorm a clever way to use 25 characters to capture your audience? And you’re paying for that, too! For those of you wanting to get your feet wet with web 2.0, but who don’t have the time it takes to set up lenses on Squidoo, profiles and bulletins on MySpace, or other extensive content on social networks, Twitter may be just what you’re looking for. I have a blog. In fact – I have four. Now ask me how often I post on them. It’s hard as hell to muster up the content and find time to post valuable information for these blogs on a regular basis – and I’m a writer! through the writing process, too. With Twitter, you’re going to love the ©Copyright 2009 by Ammar Zahar. Twitter For Cash Page I can’t imagine how difficult it is for those of you who have to struggle 5 couch potato environment it offers because you can be lazy and still cater to your niche – as often or infrequent as you want to! Social networks like Wikis are great places to find information. That’s one reason so many of us marketers are working our butts off to position ourselves as experts in our niche. Consumers are holding peer-to-peer socialization in high regard and relying less on seller to buyer websites with hard-hitting copy mucking them up. But a lot of socialization isn’t about information. It’s about connecting. About seeing and being seen while you’re stuck at work, home alone at 4 o’clock in the morning, or while you’re multi-tasking with 100 other things throughout your day. You may not care about being “known” in social circles – but your customers do. The ones who line your pockets with purchases of how to cure acne in 3 days or how to start an at-home business so they can tell “the Man” where to stick it! I’m a voyeur. I can sit for hours and watch shows that follow some unknown person around – no matter how boring it is – because I just love to people-watch. That’s what got me interested in Twitter in the first place. I don’t know why, and it doesn’t really matter, but human nature for many of us is to be consumed by the doldrums of another person’s life. Twitter is offering a peephole into the world of other online entities and if you use the site right, you might be able to take your customers by the Page virtual hand and lead them onto your own domain. ©Copyright 2009 by Ammar Zahar. Twitter For Cash 6 What Is Twitter? It’s a strange cross between an instant message and a blog. People are short and to the point. Some get creative and post haiku-like messages. Have you ever emailed someone and instantly received an email back saying, “I’m away from the office right now, but…?” It’s kind of like that – only this time, everyone sees what you’re doing right now and you develop followers similar to the friends on MySpace or Fanpop sites. You and your friends can turn Twitter on and off so that you’re not notified of every move your friends make. Note: Twitter found there was confusion about having both “friends” and “followers” on the site, so they got rid of the friends and left followers intact. I use the term interchangeably here because people are so used to friends lists – just know that it means the same. Think of it as active Post-It™ notes from one friend or business associate to another online. If you don’t have time to crank out paragraph after paragraph of witty writing on a full blog, you can dash off notes to all of your friends, business partners, and customers on Twitter. Connection is only a click away. The thing that makes Twitter so appealing is how easy it is. You can write your Twitter notes from your computer using their online form, Page ©Copyright 2009 by Ammar Zahar. Twitter For Cash 7 your mobile phone or an instant message program. By making it easy, Twitter is making it fun. Even better, Twitter offers a personal profile page for each user that’s like an online collage of your Twitter activity. It creates this collage out of your Twitter friends and contacts, messages you’ve sent and received, links, a photo of you, a brief bio and favorites. Then people viewing your profile can see this collage of your activity on Twitter and decide if they want to be your friend. Twitter has turned into more than just a tool for sending your quick thoughts to people you know online. Because it allows links and can be integrated into your other blogs and websites, it can work as a great socialization marketing tool as well. Like other tools for marketing similar to MySpace, it’s easy to be considered spam, so the key to being Twitteriffic is to be friendly and unobtrusive. Getting a Twitter Account Go to www.Twitter.com and click on the right side of the screen where it says, “Join for Free!” You’ll be taken to the sign-up page, where you just enter the following information: • • • Name Username ©Copyright 2009 by Ammar Zahar. Twitter For Cash Page 8 Password • • • • • Email Address Time Zone Picture Protect My Updates The Security Code Two things you want to do here. First – upload a picture, even if it’s one you get off of istock. Social sites are personable, people – I can’t say it enough! So when I started playing around on the site, I was concentrating on the golf niche. Here’s the profile picture I used (and no, it’s unfortunately not me – it cost me $1 at iStock): Also, if you DO upload a picture, you’ll appear in the public timeline. If not, you’re limiting your coverage. The public timeline is a constantly updated section of Twitter where people can sit and watch new entries on a rolling basis every four minutes. Second tip – do NOT check the box that says “Protect My Updates.” It defeats the whole purpose – which is to reveal your profile and links to as many people as possible. Next you’ll be asked to invite your friends or skip this step. Never hurts to invite people who can add you as friends on the site. If you’re on www.LiveJournal.com, then it’ll automatically add those friends to your invite list if you want it to. Page ©Copyright 2009 by Ammar Zahar. Twitter For Cash 9 After the invites, you’ll have your first shot at Twittering. You only get 140 characters to Twitter – but it’s better than 25 on AdWords, right? Not only that, but you can exceed the 140 limit a little bit. Twitter just puts the end of your message on your profile page only. That means that if you go over by a few characters, your message won’t get lost. As you see on the screen below, you get to enter what you’re doing, but if you have a followers list, then it will show you what they’re doing, too. After you enter your text, you click “Update.” You’re then entered into the public timeline where everyone can read your Twitters. I want to promote my Social Networking on Squidoo eBook, but I don’t want to appear spammy – so instead, I post a Twitter with a hyperlink back to my blog. ©Copyright 2009 by Ammar Zahar. Twitter For Cash Page 10 You don’t want to link directly to your sales site. Well, you can, but blogging is much more welcomed by fellow Twitterers than spamming it up with 25-page sales letters. When you post messages, people have the opportunity to mark you as a favorite and add themselves as followers to your profile. To mark a favorite, you just click on the star at the bottom of the Twitter, as shown above where it says, “4 minutes ago from web.” People can follow your Twitters by getting notification via web, phone, or instant message. It’s a bit like stalking online, isn’t it? Only in this instance, you’re hoping your consumers stalk you! You want to bulk up your followers list so that they’ll add you, too – and then your reach will begin to grow. To add a friend, click on their profile name and then on the right side of the screen, where it says Actions, click on “add.” This is the profile for w2e – a Web 2 Expo person or company I’m adding. Once I click on add, the screen will change to show me the new Actions I can take, including message, nudge, leave, and remove: ©Copyright 2009 by Ammar Zahar. Twitter For Cash Page 11 Using Your Twitter Account Most of the time, Twitter messages are general updates to an entire group. You can also target a specific Twitter user on your list by using the @ symbol followed by their username, like @ammar87 This is a great way to make your Twitter experience more personal. By occasionally targeting specific users with the @ symbol, you’re displaying to the other Twitter users that follow you that you are a real person having a conversation with a real friend. This lets them know you’re not a bot, and they’ll more accepting of links in your Twitter messages. Another handy feature for connecting with your Twitter friend list is the Direct Message. ©Copyright 2009 by Ammar Zahar. Twitter For Cash Page 12 This allows you to send a longer message to a specific user for their eyes only. This is key – it helps you develop a more personal relationship with people you may not know outside of Twitter. I can’t stress often enough that this is a social tool that only benefits from personal contact! The catch with the Direct Message feature is the aspect of friendship. You can’t send a Direct Message to someone until they add you as a friend. Basically, you both have to be on each other’s friend list to Direct Message a person. All Direct Messages are delivered to the friend’s email account, which is kept hidden from view. The Nudge is a feature that lets you virtually tap another user on the shoulder if they haven’t updated in awhile. It sends a virtual “nudge” to the friend to let them know you’re “asking” about them. Like Direct Messages, this requires the two users to be on each other’s Twitter friend lists. Posting regular Twitter updates is essential. You don’t have to spend every waking minute at your keyboard or phone texting Twitter. You do need to post an update or two a day at least – if you really want to work it to its full advantage. In order to be picked up by the public timeline view, you need to post and let the community get to know you. The public timeline view gives you exposure. Exposure draws people to the links you post. Posting a Twitter update gets you onto the public timeline. Being interesting and personable gets you noticed while you’re there. Getting noticed gets people to click your links and add you as a friend. ©Copyright 2009 by Ammar Zahar. Twitter For Cash Page 13 See how it all ties in together? Following the Etiquette of Twitter All social networking sites have a certain etiquette that you need to follow, and Twitter is no different. Before you commit a Twitter faux-pas be sure to keep these rules in mind: 1. Don't be a spam twit. When you post nothing but your blog posts, or posts to your other sites, your followers will lose interest fast. Don't spam your followers. Be sure to talk about something other than yourself so that you don't come across as a spammer. 2. Respond to all replies. When someone replies to your message, make sure to respond to them to let them know you got their message. Since messages move so fast on Twitter, especially when you have a lot of followers, it can be difficult to keep up with replies. Fortunately, Twitter has a handy function that will track your replies for you. Just keep in mind that if your replies start to take on an overly personal tone, make sure to use the dm function. You don't want to clutter up your follower's update feeds with your personal prejudices, opinions or rants! 3. Don't use all caps in your updates. This is one of those general online etiquette tips that applies to Twitter as well. ©Copyright 2009 by Ammar Zahar. Twitter For Cash Page 14 4. Check in from time to time with your account. Don't start a Twitter account only to check in with it every few days or once a week. Make it a part of your daily routine so you can connect with your followers. 5. Don't post the same link more than once. If people are really interested in your blog and your links, they'll visit it the first time you post it. You don't need to post your link multiple times. How to Use Twitter Effectively! Twitter allows you to connect with your readers in a new way. You can also gain new blog readers as well. When you use Twitter, you'll be able to tap into parts of your existing market that you weren't aware of before. The first step in using Twitter to improve your blog is to "listen" to other people by reading their updates. A lot of new Twitter marketers make the mistake of posting too much about themselves and not responding or paying attention to others. As long as you keep in mind that Twitter is a social tool and not just a traffic machine, you'll be able to keep things in perspective and pay attention to others. Interact with other people, answer their questions and ask them questions back. This way you can become part of the community. There's also another good reason for paying attention to what other people have to say on Twitter. If you add a lot of people to your follow list who are in your niche, pay attention to their problems, their questions and the type of things that they share. This can all be part of your niche Page ©Copyright 2009 by Ammar Zahar. Twitter For Cash 15 research and you can incorporate what you find there in your blog or in the form of a new product. You'll find that your Twitter account can be a treasure trove for blog post ideas. You can use the information that you find on Twitter to create blog posts that meet the needs of your readership. You can also address specific questions or concerns. You'll be surprised at what a great brainstorming tool your Twitter account can be. You'll read someone's update and then it will get the wheels turning for a blog post, or even a series of blog posts. The next step to using Twitter effectively is to be useful to your followers. The information that you post should be relevant, helpful and interesting. Set yourself apart from the pack by finding interesting news stories that relate to your niche. Post tips related to your blog. But don't forget to be personal and connect with your followers. If you just burned your lunch, feel free to share it! You may start an interesting conversation. Be sure to ask lots of questions! When you ask questions of your followers, you'll get a chance to hear what they have to say. Asking questions is a great way to source information for blog posts, or just to get to know those who are following you. Sometimes Twitter functions like a water cooler at work. Don't be afraid to have fun with your questions. Another benefit of asking questions is that when people respond, it's like free advertising. They will reply to your question with the @ symbol and your user name. Other people who are following them but not you will see your user name and may join your followers list. ©Copyright 2009 by Ammar Zahar. Twitter For Cash Page 16 Finally, make sure that you get readers from your blog to follow your Twitter feeds. There are widgets that you can add to the sidebar of your blog, and you can remind people in your posts to follow you on Twitter. Post for Success on Twitter The most basic way of using Twitter to build traffic to your blog is to post updates on Twitter whenever you make a blog post. But there's so much more to Twitter than that. The Twitter site has one question and one question only - What are you doing? How you answer this question is completely up to you. A lot of people simply post about what they are up to. You'll see a lot of posts like "Just finished eating lunch." or "Working on a project." But you'll also see a whole lot more. If you're having trouble answering the question "what are you doing" try thinking of it in terms of "what are you interested in" or "what has you attention." To start out with, you'll want to post things that are related to you personally and not your blog directly. Remember, first and foremost Twitter is a social networking utility. People have a low tolerance for blatant advertising. Here are some ideas for non-blog post related Twitter posts: -Share information. You can post links related to your niche, or just interesting things you find around the Internet. Page ©Copyright 2009 by Ammar Zahar. Twitter For Cash 17 -Ask questions. You can increase your relationship with your followers by asking questions. Ask people what they ate for lunch, what they think of the latest news story or their opinion on a topic. -Share your opinion. You can post links to recent news stories, especially those related to your niche, and offer your opinion. -Post tips related to your niche. Add to the value of your twitter feed by sharing tips that aren't on your blog. 140 characters are a great space to share a short, helpful tip. -Share links to other people's sites and explain your view. When you do post a link to your blog, make sure to add more to your Twitter post than just the link. Explain what it's about and tell your audience what is coming next on your blog. This way you won't just be spamming your link all over the "Twittersphere." Click here for a Full Version http://TwitterForCash.com/SpecialOffer ©Copyright 2009 by Ammar Zahar. Twitter For Cash Page 18