Comments on: Weird Twitter Secret Spikes Traffic

By: Ben Settle

Ben Settle — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:42:39 +0000

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

By: Affiliate Marketing Guy Ron Davies

Affiliate Marketing Guy Ron Davies — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:35:23 +0000

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

By: Kelly BLÜ

Kelly BLÜ — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:53:08 +0000

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 BLÜ Group – Advertising & Marketing on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TheBLUGroup . See you soon on Twitter!

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By: Ben Settle

Ben Settle — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:32:32 +0000

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

By: Note Taking Nerd #2

Note Taking Nerd #2 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:22:30 +0000

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