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1. 

   12/08/08

   bmankazaam

   Just keep posting a link to your blog every hour of every day. Sooner or later somebody will click on it.

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   12/08/08

   cltalbert

   Every hour! I'm sorry I'm not sitting at my computer 24 hours a day. And I refuse to set my alarm clock. I think that is a little extreme.

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      12/08/08

      EagleEyedJerry

      I believe he's kidding but you could easily set up a greasemonkey script on firefox to do the posting automatically. Then you would only have to leave your computer online 24 hours a day and it would just keep posting, but I don't believe it would do you much good.
3. 

   12/08/08

   godsprincess

   The solution is to get twitterfeed :-D

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4. 

   12/08/08

   micro27

   twitterfeed?

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5. 

   12/08/08

   sjay

   yea whats twitterfeed ?

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6. 

   12/08/08

   PetLvr

   I answered you back in the twitter group.

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7. 

   12/08/08

   wandadog13

   Search twitter and connect with people with similar interests - then tweet (i do usually once a day as i find when i'm looking to follow someone - if they've not recent post history beyond a week, i don't bother) about your posts, what you're doing etc and you'll slowly pick up a few visitors / followers.

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   1. 

      12/08/08

      cltalbert

      What is twitter feed and how do I get it? How do I search twitter I haven't found a search box yet.
   2. 

      12/08/08

      timethief

      @cltalbert
      This is the link to a very large BC twitter group. Maybe you should post your question there www.blogcatalog.com/group/twitter
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      1/07/09

      timethief

      Searching twitter:
      twitter search box search.twitter.com/
      advanced twitter search search.twitter.com/advanced
      How to Search Twitter - the Advanced Guide
      www.searchenginejournal.com/how-to-search-twitter-the-advanced-guide/8034/
8. 

   12/16/08

   jesseliebman

   I just wrote a post about the strategies you can use for Twitter and how it can help you. I would highly recommend checking it out and let me know what you think!
   
   www.jesseliebman.com/2008/12/15/captain-planet-meets-twitter-strategy

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9. 

   1/05/09

   diTesco

   Here is the link for TwitterFeed. You can find out more there:
   
   twitterfeed.com

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10. 

    1/05/09

    timethief

    oops!

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11. 

    1/05/09

    dosox

    Use your cellphone to tweet.. It ll be easier than 2 keep ur computer 24 x 7

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12. 

    1/05/09

    dosox

    Am sure PetLvr can help ya

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13. 

    1/05/09

    timethief

    Five Twitter resources for bloggers
    onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2009/01/05/five-twitter-resources-for-bloggers/

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       1/05/09

       timethief

       There are five more Twitter resources found in this post too.
       Sign up for the Twitter handbook
       onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2008/05/24/sign-up-for-the-twitter-handbook/
14. 

    1/05/09

    barryfromtexas

    WTF is twitter?

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    1. 

       1/05/09

       timethief

       Twitter is a "chat" service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?
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       1/05/09

       barryfromtexas

       I know - I was just tryin to be a pain:P
15. 

    1/05/09

    Cre8passion

    I'm still trying to figure out the whole twitter thing myself. I know my addy is twitter.com/MarieOrriss but not sure how to get started on my phone. Do I have to be on the net or can I just text?

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    1. 

       1/05/09

       timethief

       Google is your friend
       twitterforiphone.com/
       On iPhone Please Visit: TwitterForiPhone.com/login
16. 

    1/05/09

    Zentastic

    I'd caution against using Twitter as a blog promotion tool only.
    
    I think the best way to approach Twitter is to be an interesting person and chat with your followers and ppl you're following, to post cool links that are NOT your blog, and then when you update, post about it. In other words, don't talk about your blog all the time.

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17. 

    1/05/09

    CrystalRaven

    I joined and checked on both the group and one cool site, but can't seem to find recommendations for twitter on the desktop???

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18. 

    1/07/09

    cltalbert

    Thank you so much for all the tips! I've been active on Twitter for about a week now and am just starting to get some traffic from it thanks to all of your great tips! Much appreciated!

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    1. 

       1/07/09

       timethief

       @cltalbbert
       Here's another resource:
       10 Traits of Highly Effective Twitter Users
       www.twitip.com/10-traits-of-highly-effective-twitter-users/
       
       BTW You're welcome and happy tweeting.
19. 

    1/07/09

    Trashcan

    I really dont get many followers from Twitter

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20. 

    1/07/09

    lordiwanttobewhole

    I'm on twitter, I'm not sure if it brings me very much traffic though

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21. 

    1/07/09

    ArsenicCookies

    my theme has twitter tools built in, so basically whenever I post something it posts a link. Works pretty well

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22. 

    1/07/09

    timethief

    Three more twitter articles:
    When Tweeting Less Can Help You be a More Effective Twitter User
    www.twitip.com/when-tweeting-less-can-help-you-be-a-more-effective-twitter-...
    TwellowHood - Find Local Twitter Users
    www.twitip.com/twellowhood-find-local-twitter-users/
    Building an Effective Business Profile on Twitter
    www.twitip.com/building-an-effective-business-profile-on-twitter/

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23. 

    1/13/09

    diTesco

    And another post to improve your Tweeting experience.
    
    www.iblogzone.com/2009/01/7-twitter-must-have-tools.html

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24. 

    1/13/09

    timethief

    Here's another one too
    Tweetbacks for Wordpress
    This plugin imports those tweets about your posts as comments. You can display them in between the other comments on your blog, or display them separately.
    yoast.com/wordpress/tweetbacks/

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25. 

    1/14/09

    jagadeeshmp

    comment removed by the community.

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26. 

    3/22/09

    SomeMuslimMan

    You can simply tweet on your twitter that you post a post about something and place a link for your post.

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27. 

    3/22/09

    CelebrityIcePop

    I've had a good few clicks via twitter, I guess it depends what you're saying. If it's news worthy and you're ahead of the news people want to read your writing.
    
    I do chat with people too though, and it's nice.

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    3/22/09

    mpbabaji

    Do you think anyone is going to click on a link posted on Twitter ??

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    1. 

       6/09/09

       JamCan

       I do sometimes if the catch line is good enough.
29. 

    6/04/09

    moely

    i have no comment.

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30. 

    6/04/09

    bettieblogger

    how can you use it? well, the idea is to advertise your blog, let people know when you've madea layout change, new posts etc .. I toss something on there about once a week to let my followers know.

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31. 

    6/04/09

    codesucker

    This is an old thread, but I'm sure people still have this question.
    
    crpitt suggested that you use twitter to find tweeple in your niche.. if you blog about SEO then do a twitter search for #SEO and get in the conversation.
    
    certainly don't post a link to your blog every hour. That's a good way to lose followers - you should only 'promote' your own means every 1 in 10 tweets - the other 9 have to be extremely useful links - saying you finished lunch doesn't count.

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32. 

    6/04/09

    wormcarnevale

    try twitterfeed.com

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33. 

    6/09/09

    diTesco

    There are several ways to promote your blog or just about anything else on Twitter. If you are not taking advantage of it's power, then you are missing the "band wagon". I can not put them all here, but you can read a lot about improving your experience with Twitter on twittnotes.com BTW, you can follow me here @DiTesco twitter.com/DiTesco/

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34. 

    6/09/09

    squirli

    Hmm interesting, I joined twitter but I haven't had time to have a proper look yet. At first glance the 'follow' someone I thought looked a bit stalkerish lol
    
    It sounds useful, thanks for the links I'm going to check out the twitter group and get twittering

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35. 

    6/09/09

    ckent27

    Did you see the recent report that Twitter might not be as "active" as everyone is thinking?
    
    40% of the 7 million Twitter users do not make posts after their first day.
    
    2/3 of Twitter users follow FEWER than ten people.
    
    25% do not following anyone.
    
    I wonder if Twitter will last?

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    1. 

       6/10/09

       JonnyDunMind

       Where is this resport?
       I'm curious to see if the 2/3rds was out of the 60% that keep posting.
36. 

    6/09/09

    JamCan

    I twit every day......and I definitely twit my latest blog posts.

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37. 

    6/10/09

    cltalbert

    Thank you for all your wonderful tips and input! I've used some of them and now I'm getting a hang of this whole twitter thing. Thanks!

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38. 

    6/10/09

    Alcomum

    Every time I post on my blog, I do a tweet about it. Putting the link on twitter seems to encourage people to click on it. I also use Twitter to automatically update my Facebook page, so my tweets and links go straight to update my Facebook status as well.

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    1. 

       6/16/09

       cltalbert

       @Alcomum that is pretty cool. I wish my blog posts would automatically do that. I tweet them every day and since I have a team of bloggers sometimes we have five or six new articles up in one day.