Random Thoughts 04/04/2008

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Random Thoughts 04/04/2008

On April 4, 2008, In Comm, By Tac Anderson

Consistency Counts, It Really Does! : Freelance Folder

If I had to pick one trait I wish I was better at, it would be consistency. Anyone can be great sometimes. Most successful people are great a lot of the time. Being the *best* requires consistently being great. (No one is great ALL the time.)

Twitter â€” Using it Yet? | Small Business Trends

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This is why I call myself a phenomenologist. You have to use social media to really get social media. This is a great quote from Anita

“At the time I took a quick look at Twitter and just shook my head. I have to admit â€” I did not see the appeal. Six months later and things have changed. Iâ€™m now using Twitter. And the more I use it, the more value I find in it.”

Best of Wordpress Beginner Articles and Worthy Plugins – Roundup

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A very useful collection of beginning WordPress articles. Hat tip to Nathan @ www.devstu.com

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Anita Campbell

Hi Tac, yes, Twitter is addicting. And those individual connections are crucial if you're trying to build a loyal following and community online.

Let's say for the sake of argument you were trying to build a Web presence consisting of 100,000 (or 1M) visitors a month. You might be tempted to think that connecting individually with a few people via Twitter couldn't possibly get you anywhere. But you'd be wrong.

Those connections lead to other connections and in turn to others. And it's the personal connection that tends to set a site (or brand or service provider) apart on the Web today. You're providing relevance because of the personal connection, in a crowded field of impersonal websites.

Anita

Tac

Anita,
You make a great point. The network effect is a powerful thing, and Twitter definitely emphasizes that.

Another great thing about Twitter is it's ability to self police. If you're spammy or uninteresting no one will follow you; except the other spammy, uninteresting people.

If you're engaged, honest and interesting you're much more likely to gain followers.

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