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Twitter Helps Your Message Grow Wings

“According to a new report by Exact Target, Twitter users are:

* 5 times more likely to post to blogs at least monthly
* 3 times more likely to post product reviews and post in an online forum
* 5 times more likely to share coupons on coupon sites

“They also are more likely to write articles for third-party sites, post videos, contribute to wiki’s and a whopping 70% are commenting on other people’s blogs.”

That would include me. As a Twitter user, I like to find interesting or educational tidbits that I can share with my readers. The statistics above are from Cynthia Boris’ article on Andy Beal’s Marketing Pilgrim, a site I follow in Google Reader. It could have just as easily come from a short post and link on Twitter. Either way, I’ll share it on Twitter and our Zero To Sixty Marketing Facebook page, and a variety of other sites. Other people do the same thing, and that’s how online content gains wings.

Why Can’t I Find You Online?

I found your ad in the coupon mailer. How come I can’t find you online?

If you’re spending money on advertising, but don’t have a working website, you’re putting the cart before the horse.

You probably wouldn’t invite 100 of your closest friends to a party at your house before you built the house, right? How about those you would consider to be prime prospects for your services – would you invite them to an open house before you had a location for them to visit?

Yet that’s exactly what your doing if you’re advertising before building your home base – your website. You’re spending money on the party supplies. You’re inviting the guests. Except these guests don’t really know you … they’re wary of accepting the invitation. They Google you to learn more about you – and you’re nowhere to be found.

Where Should I Advertise My Business?

We talk a lot about online advertising here, but conventional, print advertising is still the life blood of many brick and mortar small businesses. Some of you are reaping the results of well-written, well-placed advertising. Others are frustrated by a lack of results.

My question to you today: Are you paying enough attention to saying the right thing to the right people? If not, the wrong people are hearing your message, meaning nothing you could say to them would induce them to buy. Even if the right people (your target audience) hear your message, if it’s the wrong message for them, it’s of no value to you.

Be sure to click through to read the rest of this article and today’s 30-minute challenge!

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