Comments on: Weird Twitter Secret Spikes Traffic http://bensettle.com/blog/weird-twitter-secret-spikes-traffic/ Featuring Ben Settle -- Email fanatic and scrappy entrepreneur Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:21:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ben Settle http://bensettle.com/blog/weird-twitter-secret-spikes-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-709 Ben Settle Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:42:39 +0000 http://bensettle.com/blog/?p=1410#comment-709 Hey Ron, The two examples I gave above are both real tweets, and just about every time I tweet to announce a new blog post it's in "bullet" form. Here are a few more recent "bullet" tweets I posted on Twitter: <blockquote> <strong>Why I now get super excited whenever Al Gore opens his big yap: http://tinyurl.com/ct99h8</strong> <strong>Madam Speaker Pelosi makes yet another stoopid comment, reveals powerful sales secret: http://tinyurl.com/b7yr9d</strong> <strong>Vince Lombardi's secret to "sexing up" your sales letters and ads: http://tinyurl.com/djnnz4</strong> <strong>Is it possible for marketers to profit from the gummint's insane economic meddling? Yep, and here's how: http://tinyurl.com/ahxykk</strong> </blockquote> The key is to be short and pithy, with no wasted words (or even <em>characters</em>). I wouldn't use an actual "bullet" dot or anything, but it should be able to stand on its own as either a bullet or a headline. Ben<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('709','Ben Settle'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('709','Ben Settle','Hey Ron, \r\n\r\nThe two examples I gave above are both real tweets, and just about every time I tweet to announce a new blog post it\'s in \"bullet\" form. \r\n\r\nHere are a few more recent \"bullet\" tweets I posted on Twitter:\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<strong>Why I now get super excited whenever Al Gore opens his big yap: http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/ct99h8<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Madam Speaker Pelosi makes yet another stoopid comment, reveals powerful sales secret: http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/b7yr9d<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Vince Lombardi\'s secret to \"sexing up\" your sales letters and ads: http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/djnnz4<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Is it possible for marketers to profit from the gummint\'s insane economic meddling? Yep, and here\'s how: http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/ahxykk<\/strong>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\nThe key is to be short and pithy, with no wasted words (or even <em>characters<\/em>). \r\n\r\nI wouldn\'t use an actual \"bullet\" dot or anything, but it should be able to stand on its own as either a bullet or a headline.\r\n\r\nBen'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Hey Ron,

The two examples I gave above are both real tweets, and just about every time I tweet to announce a new blog post it’s in “bullet” form.

Here are a few more recent “bullet” tweets I posted on Twitter:

Why I now get super excited whenever Al Gore opens his big yap: http://tinyurl.com/ct99h8

Madam Speaker Pelosi makes yet another stoopid comment, reveals powerful sales secret: http://tinyurl.com/b7yr9d

Vince Lombardi’s secret to “sexing up” your sales letters and ads: http://tinyurl.com/djnnz4

Is it possible for marketers to profit from the gummint’s insane economic meddling? Yep, and here’s how: http://tinyurl.com/ahxykk

The key is to be short and pithy, with no wasted words (or even characters).

I wouldn’t use an actual “bullet” dot or anything, but it should be able to stand on its own as either a bullet or a headline.

Ben

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]]> By: Affiliate Marketing Guy Ron Davies http://bensettle.com/blog/weird-twitter-secret-spikes-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-708 Affiliate Marketing Guy Ron Davies Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:35:23 +0000 http://bensettle.com/blog/?p=1410#comment-708 You have my interest here, Ben, but lost me on using bullets. How do you put a bullet into a tweet where there is 140 linear characters with no formatting allowed in the packet? Thanks, love your post, just lost me :) Ron<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('708','Affiliate Marketing Guy Ron Davies'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('708','Affiliate Marketing Guy Ron Davies','You have my interest here, Ben, but lost me on using bullets. How do you put a bullet into a tweet where there is 140 linear characters with no formatting allowed in the packet?\r\n\r\nThanks, love your post, just lost me :)\r\n\r\nRon'); return false;">Quote</a></div> You have my interest here, Ben, but lost me on using bullets. How do you put a bullet into a tweet where there is 140 linear characters with no formatting allowed in the packet?

Thanks, love your post, just lost me :)

Ron

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]]> By: Kelly BLÃœ http://bensettle.com/blog/weird-twitter-secret-spikes-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-647 Kelly BLÃœ Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:53:08 +0000 http://bensettle.com/blog/?p=1410#comment-647 I couldn’t agree more with your Twitter advice. Tweets have to stand out from the crowd, as does every form of writing if you want to be successful. Check out The BLÃœ Group – Advertising & Marketing on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TheBLUGroup . See you soon on Twitter!
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]]> By: 8 Articles You Cant Miss : Internet Business Coaching by Terry Dean http://bensettle.com/blog/weird-twitter-secret-spikes-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-643 8 Articles You Cant Miss : Internet Business Coaching by Terry Dean Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:32:52 +0000 http://bensettle.com/blog/?p=1410#comment-643 [...] Weird Twitter Secret Spikes Traffic by Ben Settle [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('643','8 Articles You Cant Miss : Internet Business Coaching by Terry Dean'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('643','8 Articles You Cant Miss : Internet Business Coaching by Terry Dean','[...] Weird Twitter Secret Spikes Traffic by Ben Settle [...]'); return false;">Quote</a></div> [...] Weird Twitter Secret Spikes Traffic by Ben Settle [...]
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]]> By: Ben Settle http://bensettle.com/blog/weird-twitter-secret-spikes-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-642 Ben Settle Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:32:32 +0000 http://bensettle.com/blog/?p=1410#comment-642 Thanks Note, very cool bullet template. I love those bullets the A-list copywriters use, soooo much better than the lame bullets seen on most Internet sales letters. Ben<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('642','Ben Settle'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('642','Ben Settle','Thanks Note, very cool bullet template. I love those bullets the A-list copywriters use, soooo much better than the lame bullets seen on most Internet sales letters.\r\n\r\nBen'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Thanks Note, very cool bullet template. I love those bullets the A-list copywriters use, soooo much better than the lame bullets seen on most Internet sales letters.

Ben

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]]> By: Note Taking Nerd #2 http://bensettle.com/blog/weird-twitter-secret-spikes-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-641 Note Taking Nerd #2 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:22:30 +0000 http://bensettle.com/blog/?p=1410#comment-641 How Ben, I thought you'd love this bullet template. Maybe you've seen it before, maybe you haven't. I noticed it on a re-newel mailing I got from Consumer Reports. Here it is... The ad makes you think you need a two-year contract, BUT... (SEE PAGE 13 INSIDE) The label says "more effective." It is BUT... (SEE PAGE 7 INSIDE) The gas pump says "premium," BUT... (SEE PAGE 8 INSIDE We paid $25,465 for a Chrysler Sebring, BUT... (SEE PAGE 1) We thought Frosted Flakes Reduced Sugar might be a healthier choice. It is, BUT... (SEE PAGE 3) I was intrigued by these. When I saw them they struck me as new. They're a spin on the "Right...WRONG" template Tony Flores included in his Easy Writer's newsletter. I thought maybe you'd like to see them yourself. Talk to you again soon Ben, Note Taking Nerd #2 www.mynotetakingnerd.wordpress.com<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('641','Note Taking Nerd #2'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('641','Note Taking Nerd #2','How Ben, \r\n\r\nI thought you\'d love this bullet template.\r\n\r\nMaybe you\'ve seen it before, maybe you haven\'t. I noticed it on a re-newel mailing I got from Consumer Reports.\r\n\r\nHere it is...\r\n\r\nThe ad makes you think you \r\nneed a two-year contract, \r\nBUT...\r\n(SEE PAGE 13 INSIDE)\r\n\r\nThe label says\r\n\"more effective.\" It is\r\nBUT...\r\n(SEE PAGE 7 INSIDE)\r\n\r\nThe gas pump says \r\n\"premium,\"\r\nBUT...\r\n(SEE PAGE 8 INSIDE\r\n\r\nWe paid $25,465 \r\nfor a Chrysler Sebring,\r\nBUT... (SEE PAGE 1)\r\n\r\nWe thought Frosted \r\nFlakes Reduced Sugar\r\nmight be a healthier \r\nchoice. It is, BUT...\r\n(SEE PAGE 3)\r\n\r\nI was intrigued by these. When I saw them they struck me as new. They\'re a spin on the \"Right...WRONG\" template Tony Flores included in his Easy Writer\'s newsletter. I thought maybe you\'d like to see them yourself.\r\n\r\nTalk to you again soon Ben,\r\nNote Taking Nerd #2\r\nwww.mynotetakingnerd.wordpress.com'); return false;">Quote</a></div> How Ben,

I thought you’d love this bullet template.

Maybe you’ve seen it before, maybe you haven’t. I noticed it on a re-newel mailing I got from Consumer Reports.

Here it is…

The ad makes you think you
need a two-year contract,
BUT…
(SEE PAGE 13 INSIDE)

The label says
“more effective.” It is
BUT…
(SEE PAGE 7 INSIDE)

The gas pump says
“premium,”
BUT…
(SEE PAGE 8 INSIDE

We paid $25,465
for a Chrysler Sebring,
BUT… (SEE PAGE 1)

We thought Frosted
Flakes Reduced Sugar
might be a healthier
choice. It is, BUT…
(SEE PAGE 3)

I was intrigued by these. When I saw them they struck me as new. They’re a spin on the “Right…WRONG” template Tony Flores included in his Easy Writer’s newsletter. I thought maybe you’d like to see them yourself.

Talk to you again soon Ben,
Note Taking Nerd #2
http://www.mynotetakingnerd.wordpress.com

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