Musing about SoMe after another person called to ask about twitter!

Philip has just posted something about SoMe and how I am apparently a prolific tweep! Funny how people see you - I personally don't think I tweet a lot, but then I do it for my work, so it's part of my marketing tool box. I guess if something works then you do it.I've been tweeting/blogging and sending an e-news now for 12 months or so. I embraced the whole social media revolution and decided to give it a go for 2 years and see what happens. It's been a busy road! Busy, manic, hair tearing and frantic at times....but with detached unemotional analysis it has been the best thing I have ever done. Why? Because for me it works = it bring traffic to my website, it has given me exposure through well known names in my industry and national coverage too, I have found new contractors, new suppliers, learnt new things and found new friends...and I have got work out of it.I feel very proud of myself to have grabbed this wholeheartedly especially as I am past the digi media savvy generation! Rather chuffed too that I was an early adopter - and that it works, for me.Some people still come up to me and ask me to 'convince' them that SoMe and twitter is worth a try- my answer? If you have a business strategy and know what you want, then put in a place a SoMe strategy and go for it. Look and learn - it's the best way. But don't ask me to convince you - especially when most people are rather mocking. I have too much work to be getting on with and definitely no time for people who won't even give it a try . And no tweeting is not about making cups of tea and sharing the info! It's about being social, sharing and engaging with like-minded people. When people get to know you they usually visit your website, then they enquire, then they buy your service/product - that's my experience of twitter :)

"Plus it doesn't matter if we all know plants are better value. I'd make the point of this to the customer but if they want trough grown at the extra cost that's their choice I'd just do it"

"I've done 5ft Thorne troughs. Very easy to plant just got a mini digger dug the trench then drop them in couldn't be easier however £250 per m does seem expensive. "

Thought I'd sign up to this forum. And I hope I'm allowed to post stuff for sale on here as this will be a one off? I have for sale a tiny pro robot, it's not the new edition but it's the bigger one of the two. If anyone is interested then please…

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Phil Voice May 11, 2010 at 1:28pm

Hi Francoise

I think you use Twitter extremely effectively - I meant 'prolific' in a positive sense ;-0))

Here's what I wrote this morning about Francoise sharing her thoughts on Twitter.