hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s episode I’m going to answer a question
episode I’m going to answer a question
episode I’m going to answer a question from one of my forms readers yinka who’s
from one of my forms readers yinka who’s
from one of my forms readers yinka who’s asking to both Twitter so he wrote in
asking to both Twitter so he wrote in
asking to both Twitter so he wrote in saying none of us have asked you how
saying none of us have asked you how
saying none of us have asked you how you’ve gotten all the Puerto follows
you’ve gotten all the Puerto follows
you’ve gotten all the Puerto follows that you have how did you do it can you
that you have how did you do it can you
that you have how did you do it can you teach us to show us how you did it so
teach us to show us how you did it so
teach us to show us how you did it so thanks for the question you care I’m a
thanks for the question you care I’m a
thanks for the question you care I’m a big fan of using Twitter I at the start
big fan of using Twitter I at the start
big fan of using Twitter I at the start didn’t really understand Twitter I
didn’t really understand Twitter I
didn’t really understand Twitter I thought you know people are posting
thought you know people are posting
thought you know people are posting about their cats what day for lunch and
about their cats what day for lunch and
about their cats what day for lunch and why would I want to be a part of this
why would I want to be a part of this
why would I want to be a part of this and then I just did a quick search for
and then I just did a quick search for
and then I just did a quick search for my name and found that people were
my name and found that people were
my name and found that people were talking about me and I wasn’t part of
talking about me and I wasn’t part of
talking about me and I wasn’t part of the conversation so I started off just
the conversation so I started off just
the conversation so I started off just watching and anytime somebody mentioned
watching and anytime somebody mentioned
watching and anytime somebody mentioned me or my website I just give them you
me or my website I just give them you
me or my website I just give them you know thank you just trying to empower my
know thank you just trying to empower my
know thank you just trying to empower my champions and get them to one of you
champions and get them to one of you
champions and get them to one of you know write more content and share more
know write more content and share more
know write more content and share more about my website so that was kind of
about my website so that was kind of
about my website so that was kind of phase one and I encourage entrepreneurs
phase one and I encourage entrepreneurs
phase one and I encourage entrepreneurs just to start that as phase one monitor
just to start that as phase one monitor
just to start that as phase one monitor your name monitor your company name and
your name monitor your company name and
your name monitor your company name and just recognize when people promote you
just recognize when people promote you
just recognize when people promote you or talk about you luckily for me
or talk about you luckily for me
or talk about you luckily for me everything was good I didn’t get any
everything was good I didn’t get any
everything was good I didn’t get any negative complaints but you know all the
negative complaints but you know all the
negative complaints but you know all the positive ones I tried to recognize and
positive ones I tried to recognize and
positive ones I tried to recognize and just go make them feel like they were
just go make them feel like they were
just go make them feel like they were important and to thank them they were
important and to thank them they were
important and to thank them they were fans and so you want to empower those
fans and so you want to empower those
fans and so you want to empower those guys to go out and talk more about your
guys to go out and talk more about your
guys to go out and talk more about your business that’s how I got started to
business that’s how I got started to
business that’s how I got started to have the success and have a lot more
have the success and have a lot more
have the success and have a lot more people following you and have some
people following you and have some
people following you and have some traction what I found as couple keys
traction what I found as couple keys
traction what I found as couple keys that hopefully you can use to implement
that hopefully you can use to implement
that hopefully you can use to implement it to your business the first is really
it to your business the first is really
it to your business the first is really the fine your market so know who you’re
the fine your market so know who you’re
the fine your market so know who you’re trying to attract on Twitter and it may
trying to attract on Twitter and it may
trying to attract on Twitter and it may not be having a million followers that
not be having a million followers that
not be having a million followers that may not be your goal I mean we’re
may not be your goal I mean we’re
may not be your goal I mean we’re closing in a hundred thousand right now
closing in a hundred thousand right now
closing in a hundred thousand right now for my account and I know my audience is
for my account and I know my audience is
for my account and I know my audience is entrepreneurs and so that’s a big
entrepreneurs and so that’s a big
entrepreneurs and so that’s a big audience I can attract a lot of people
audience I can attract a lot of people
audience I can attract a lot of people that’s what I’m really passionate but I
that’s what I’m really passionate but I
that’s what I’m really passionate but I love helping entrepreneurs love
love helping entrepreneurs love
love helping entrepreneurs love answering questions I love sharing new
answering questions I love sharing new
answering questions I love sharing new information that I find that’s helping
information that I find that’s helping
information that I find that’s helping me that hopefully can help you guys as
me that hopefully can help you guys as
me that hopefully can help you guys as well for your audience it may not be a
well for your audience it may not be a
well for your audience it may not be a large audience and that’s okay but you
large audience and that’s okay but you
large audience and that’s okay but you want to have a specific audience in mind
want to have a specific audience in mind
want to have a specific audience in mind when you’re creating content for your
when you’re creating content for your
when you’re creating content for your your tweets so that’s first the second
your tweets so that’s first the second
your tweets so that’s first the second thing is create awesome content so it’s
thing is create awesome content so it’s
thing is create awesome content so it’s not just promotional stuff if you follow
not just promotional stuff if you follow
not just promotional stuff if you follow I twitter stream you’re not just seen
I twitter stream you’re not just seen
I twitter stream you’re not just seen me saying hey you know half off sale or
me saying hey you know half off sale or
me saying hey you know half off sale or come by my book or whatever it’s talking
come by my book or whatever it’s talking
come by my book or whatever it’s talking more about value add information for
more about value add information for
more about value add information for entrepreneurs so now i’m sharing quotes
entrepreneurs so now i’m sharing quotes
entrepreneurs so now i’m sharing quotes i define inspirational i’m sharing
i define inspirational i’m sharing
i define inspirational i’m sharing articles that i found helpful and useful
articles that i found helpful and useful
articles that i found helpful and useful sharing stuff from my own website and
sharing stuff from my own website and
sharing stuff from my own website and you know it’s all value ID stuff so it’s
you know it’s all value ID stuff so it’s
you know it’s all value ID stuff so it’s not sales pitches that people are going
not sales pitches that people are going
not sales pitches that people are going to tune that out and i think if
to tune that out and i think if
to tune that out and i think if somebody’s just blasting you with sales
somebody’s just blasting you with sales
somebody’s just blasting you with sales information you’re probably gonna tune
information you’re probably gonna tune
information you’re probably gonna tune it out too but someone’s adding value to
it out too but someone’s adding value to
it out too but someone’s adding value to your life on a regular consistent basis
your life on a regular consistent basis
your life on a regular consistent basis then you’re going to want to you know
then you’re going to want to you know
then you’re going to want to you know consume that more and more and the more
consume that more and more and the more
consume that more and more and the more people you know like seen your
people you know like seen your
people you know like seen your information the more they’re going to
information the more they’re going to
information the more they’re going to want to be curious about your website
want to be curious about your website
want to be curious about your website curious about your products and services
curious about your products and services
curious about your products and services want to sign up for your newsletter all
want to sign up for your newsletter all
want to sign up for your newsletter all the fun stuff that comes along with it
the fun stuff that comes along with it
the fun stuff that comes along with it so you know you can’t have a few
so you know you can’t have a few
so you know you can’t have a few promotions in there but keep the most of
promotions in there but keep the most of
promotions in there but keep the most of it being all value I stuff again
it being all value I stuff again
it being all value I stuff again targeted towards your audience the next
targeted towards your audience the next
targeted towards your audience the next thing you can do is optimize your tweet
thing you can do is optimize your tweet
thing you can do is optimize your tweet so what I found is you know you can send
so what I found is you know you can send
so what I found is you know you can send the same tweet out at different times
the same tweet out at different times
the same tweet out at different times during the day and have a much greater
during the day and have a much greater
during the day and have a much greater response on one time versus the other so
response on one time versus the other so
response on one time versus the other so i used some tools to help me find what
i used some tools to help me find what
i used some tools to help me find what time of day do most of my people read my
time of day do most of my people read my
time of day do most of my people read my tweets and from there i’m able to
tweets and from there i’m able to
tweets and from there i’m able to optimize the schedules that I go out so
optimize the schedules that I go out so
optimize the schedules that I go out so use this tool called crowd booster which
use this tool called crowd booster which
use this tool called crowd booster which is free which will analyze your Twitter
is free which will analyze your Twitter
is free which will analyze your Twitter records and it’ll show you what times a
records and it’ll show you what times a
records and it’ll show you what times a day to send your tweets out and give you
day to send your tweets out and give you
day to send your tweets out and give you recommendations and then I use a tool
recommendations and then I use a tool
recommendations and then I use a tool called buffer app which is also free
called buffer app which is also free
called buffer app which is also free which then allows you to schedule your
which then allows you to schedule your
which then allows you to schedule your tweets out at certain times so I get a
tweets out at certain times so I get a
tweets out at certain times so I get a lot of money in the morning so I’ll send
lot of money in the morning so I’ll send
lot of money in the morning so I’ll send them out at seven eight nine a.m. and
them out at seven eight nine a.m. and
them out at seven eight nine a.m. and then a couple in the afternoon as well
then a couple in the afternoon as well
then a couple in the afternoon as well and that’s what I found to be the best
and that’s what I found to be the best
and that’s what I found to be the best time to me so you may be completely
time to me so you may be completely
time to me so you may be completely different so just depends on your
different so just depends on your
different so just depends on your audience and I use those tools to help
audience and I use those tools to help
audience and I use those tools to help me get my message out so that I’m
me get my message out so that I’m
me get my message out so that I’m hitting people at ideal times so
hitting people at ideal times so
hitting people at ideal times so definitely a great way to go about it
definitely a great way to go about it
definitely a great way to go about it because you’re spending that time
because you’re spending that time
because you’re spending that time creating your tweets anyway it might as
creating your tweets anyway it might as
creating your tweets anyway it might as well try to hit the maximum number of
well try to hit the maximum number of
well try to hit the maximum number of people who are following you and then
people who are following you and then
people who are following you and then the last part is you got to promote it
the last part is you got to promote it
the last part is you got to promote it so you know for my Twitter account a lot
so you know for my Twitter account a lot
so you know for my Twitter account a lot of people will find me from searches but
of people will find me from searches but
of people will find me from searches but most of the people will find me from the
most of the people will find me from the
most of the people will find me from the promotions that I do so it’s on my
promotions that I do so it’s on my
promotions that I do so it’s on my website it’s in my email it’s in my
website it’s in my email it’s in my
website it’s in my email it’s in my newsletter so all of your communications
newsletter so all of your communications
newsletter so all of your communications you want to have your twitter address
you want to have your twitter address
you want to have your twitter address on there to encourage people to want to
on there to encourage people to want to
on there to encourage people to want to sign up and follow you it’s on my
sign up and follow you it’s on my
sign up and follow you it’s on my business card I don’t have a phone
business card I don’t have a phone
business card I don’t have a phone number of my business card but i have my
number of my business card but i have my
number of my business card but i have my twitter account on my business card so
twitter account on my business card so
twitter account on my business card so all of the marketing and communications
all of the marketing and communications
all of the marketing and communications i do includes my twitter account and the
i do includes my twitter account and the
i do includes my twitter account and the more work you do to you know marketing
more work you do to you know marketing
more work you do to you know marketing from your business the more you’re going
from your business the more you’re going
from your business the more you’re going to see it come out in twitter followers
to see it come out in twitter followers
to see it come out in twitter followers and people following you online as well
and people following you online as well
and people following you online as well so all the offline stuff you’re doing to
so all the offline stuff you’re doing to
so all the offline stuff you’re doing to should include your twitter to get
should include your twitter to get
should include your twitter to get people to follow you online so that’s
people to follow you online so that’s
people to follow you online so that’s what I’ve done and it’s helped then it’s
what I’ve done and it’s helped then it’s
what I’ve done and it’s helped then it’s it’s grown every month and it’s exciting
it’s grown every month and it’s exciting
it’s grown every month and it’s exciting and I love you know being engaged to
and I love you know being engaged to
and I love you know being engaged to people I try to answer all the tweets
people I try to answer all the tweets
people I try to answer all the tweets that come back to me so it’s another one
that come back to me so it’s another one
that come back to me so it’s another one that you can take take back with you
that you can take take back with you
that you can take take back with you people feel they can have a personal
people feel they can have a personal
people feel they can have a personal connection with you they’re more likely
connection with you they’re more likely
connection with you they’re more likely to want to follow you and stay engaged
to want to follow you and stay engaged
to want to follow you and stay engaged so when people ask me questions I might
so when people ask me questions I might
so when people ask me questions I might do a YouTube video like this or might
do a YouTube video like this or might
do a YouTube video like this or might you know toot them back with reply and
you know toot them back with reply and
you know toot them back with reply and recognize the people who are supporting
recognize the people who are supporting
recognize the people who are supporting you and they’ll keep supporting you and
you and they’ll keep supporting you and
you and they’ll keep supporting you and tell their friends about it so it’s a
tell their friends about it so it’s a
tell their friends about it so it’s a it’s definitely a process but it’s
it’s definitely a process but it’s
it’s definitely a process but it’s helped and it’s been a lot of fun so
helped and it’s been a lot of fun so
helped and it’s been a lot of fun so well that helps you guys if you liked
well that helps you guys if you liked
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makes me want to do more of these videos
makes me want to do more of these videos for you and if you have a question about
for you and if you have a question about
for you and if you have a question about Twitter or if you want to share what
Twitter or if you want to share what
Twitter or if you want to share what you’re doing on Twitter that’s been
you’re doing on Twitter that’s been
you’re doing on Twitter that’s been really effective I love to hear what you
really effective I love to hear what you
really effective I love to hear what you have to say if you wanted to comment
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