Whitewater rafting on the South Fork of the American River, near Coloma, California.
Thanks to my friend and fellow photographer, Richard Wong, I have done something I thought I’d never do. I jumped on the Twitter bandwagon! For months, I would read his little Twitter message on his Photo Blog and found it quite amusing at times. But, I really didn’t understand anything about it. So, what did I do to satisfy my curiosity? I did like millions of other curious folks are doing and I signed up for my “free” Twitter account. Once I signed up, it was easy to read all of his posts and it cleared up things a bit. But, I still didn’t really get the hang of it, so I put it on the back burner for a few more months.
About 3 months ago, I started getting traffic to this Photo Blog and my Website from Twitter. I couldn’t figure out why, because I hadn’t done anything with it other than add a couple of entries. What was interesting was just the day before, I had decided I should probably give it another try. Then, when checking my blog stats revealed visitors were coming from Twitter, I took that as an omen that it was time to jump in all the way.
Now, about 3 months later, I am blown away by the good things that have come as a result of using Twitter. In a nutshell, the biggest benefits for me have been meeting new people, passing along and receiving great information and increased traffic to my Photo Blog and Website. I also make it a point to visit and comment on other Blogs in my related areas of interest. It’s a win-win situation. Everyone benefits!
Today, I am doing something a little different on this Blog. I have rounded up a few of my favorite “Tweets of the Week” to share with you. Hopefully, you will find the information the people behind these tweets are sharing useful to you and you will follow some or all of them too.
Here are my top 10 photo related “Tweets of the Week” in no particular order.
- @chasejarvis Shake your tree today. 22 things a photographer should do. http://twurl.nl/5kr6bg
- @photojack how 2 market in a downturn economy http://bit.ly/johnmireles
- @gdanmitchell Hints for Night Photography: http://bit.ly/YmEUS
- @DaveCross – “My Take on Twitter” http://twurl.nl/w5782q
- @digitalps 21 Advanced Photoshop Tips,Tricks & Tutorials Roundup – http://bit.ly/3w2RLj
- @davidsanger What to do when you are overwhelmed: ASMP Leslie Burns-Dell’Acqua http://bit.ly/15rYHI
- @photoshelter Top 50 Photography Blogs, newly ranked by Blogrank. http://bit.ly/L14xe @strobist tops the list! #photog #photo
- @ScottBourne Quick Tips for Photographing People – http://bit.ly/Y1IGg – #photog
- @LightroomQueen Peter Krogh of The DAM Book is blogging! Excellent post on validating file copy/move http://thedambook.com/blog/... #DAM
- @Chookooloonks Planning a staycation? Here’s how to do it, and shoot it right: http://bit.ly/rtTwo
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Great idea for a post. I didn’t realize you were on Twitter until today. You have a new follower
As much as I scan Twitter I actually missed a couple that you’ve included in this post. Thanks for the recap and see you on Twitter!
Jim – thanks a bunch for the kudos. I thought it was a good idea too. It benefits a lot of people at once. Yeah, I’ve been ACTIVE on Twitter about 3 months now.
Thanks also for following me on Twitter!
Hi Sherri – Welcome to the world of Twitter.
I’m closer to you than Jim & Richard, I’m in Sac.
Look forward to your posts and Tweets.
Hi Nelcha – thank you for welcoming me into the Twitter World. It’s been a great learning experience. That’s neat that you live in SAC. I wonder if our paths have ever crossed before??? I look forward to your tweets too! Also, I visited your Website. You have some beautiful work!
hi sherri!
do you find twitter takes much of your time? i find that blogging is so time consuming, is twitter easier?
i guess i have to jump on the bandwagon too.
have you done the whole fan page bit with facebook? i’ve heard that’s great too.
Hi Christie – welcome aboard the Twitter bandwagon. Yes, Twitter can take up a lot of your time, as does blogging. It is definitely easier, but I recommend that you do both. They are really designed to work together. Twitter is a wonderful business tool if you use it wisely.
I’m signed up with Facebook, but I’m not really using it. I got a couple invitations from friends and joined, but that is as far as it has gone. That could change in the future.
If you have any questions about maximizing your efforts with Twitter, you can post them here. That way, the answers to your questions will benefit others as well.
Happy Tweeting!
Hi Sherri. I’m glad that you have found a use for Twitter just by seeing it on my blog. Funny how that works because I jumped on Twitter when Jim mentioned to me that he was on there.
Facebook is a waste of time IMO and better for keeping in touch w/ old friends and colleagues that might not live near you anymore.
thanks so much, sherri! as for facebook, i have several online photog friends that reap huge benefits and new clients but i just haven’t made the time.
anyway, i see you don’t have the constant twitter updates at the top of your blog. did you decide against that? i assumed that would give you even more traffic. ? i do wish that marketing didn’t require so much technical knowledge and online time from me. *sigh*
thanks again for being so helpful and sharing your knowledge. i tried to DM you on twitter but apparently, there’s a limit on how big the message can be. i guess i’ll get the hang of this soon enough.
Hi Richard – it is funny how things evolve. I was so turned off by the name “Twitter,” I thought I’d never pursue it any further. But, I finally decided that was foolish. I’m so glad I did!
As far as Facebook goes, I keep getting invitations from friends and family and that is as far as it goes for now. I don’t plan on using it anytime soon for business. But, I think I had better keep an open mind!
Hi Christie – you are very welcome! I hear how great Facebook is too, but for now Twitter rocks! I will be open to Facebook, however. Those constant Twitter updates drive me crazy, because they are always moving. My eyes don’t like it. I never even considered it. I just clicked on the link from my Twitter homepage where it says “get widget” (I think it’s in the profile area) and added it to my Blog. It works for me! I suppose the constant updates could bring more traffic??? But, just like with anything else, you have to make decisions based on personal preference.
Yes, marketing eats up lots of time, but there would be no business without it. That is correct. When you send a direct message (DM), you are limited to 140 characters, just as you are when posting a message on Twitter. There is a way to make your Twitter messages longer by adding a plugin, but most people don’t use it.
You’ll catch on. If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask.