Comments on: How to Grow Both Twitter Followers and Your Blog Subscribers

By: Isaac Yassar

Isaac Yassar — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:29:44 +0000

This phenomenon grows real fast like dire ramification Chris, soon or later it will overtake blog feed. I believe we bloggers are back to Darwin’s theory, “survival of the fittest”. Don’t you agree?

By: Isaac Yassar

Isaac Yassar — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:29:00 +0000

By: Debra Askanase

Debra Askanase — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:10:20 +0000

Chris,
We all saw the link, but thank you for writing about it.There is obviously a reciprocal relationship between twitter and blogging. Twitter is about conversation and often used to quickly develop & exchange ideas, or pass along information. It also builds relationships, but blog comments do that as well. The fact though is that blogs allow for the analysis that is desperately missing in twitter. 142 characters is…just not many words.
I agree with you also that an influential tweet is a tremendous boost to a new blogger or twitterer. I got a boost when Beth Kanter tweeted about me this week, and my blog numbers skyrocketed temporarily. But they dropped off as the time waned. Blog RSS feeds accrue long-term committed readers.
Enjoyed the post!
Debra Askanase
@askdebra

By: Debra Askanase

Debra Askanase — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:10:00 +0000

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:21:50 +0000

Wow. I’m very very new to this, just started my blog this week! This article gave great insight. I love to be in front of the curve. Get it right from the beginning. I will be going to twitter to investigate

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:21:00 +0000

By: Wesley Green

Wesley Green — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:18:41 +0000

Like most everyone here, my Twitter numbers crush my RSS numbers. I don’t think RSS is going to fade away but I do think Twitter will replace it as the de facto method of following a blog. I find myself following someone or a blog on Twitter whether than subscribing to their RSS.

While it’s great to have a lot of Twitter followers, the key- like you mentioned- is to get those same people to visit your blog on a consistent basis. The only way to do that is to provide useful and/or entertaining information that engages the reader- not just posting useless news which is only important to you.

Wesley
The Geek Entrepreneur

By: Wesley Green

Wesley Green — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:18:00 +0000

Wesley
The Geek Entrepreneur

By: Nancy Sutherland

Nancy Sutherland — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:33:03 +0000

I really liked this post because it showed both perspectives. I have been blogging about the same amount of time as I have been on twitter, but my twitter followers grow at a much more rapid pace because they are not limited to my niche or any other one. I enjoy all different kinds of people, and many of them must like what I have to say too.
I do get a huge amount of traffic from twitter to my blog, so if the right people go there and like what they see, then my subscribers increase. I am pleased with my results because what I am producing is genuine content on my blog and on twitter, so once someone decides that they like what I have to offer, they can count on more of the same.

By: Nancy Sutherland

Nancy Sutherland — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:33:00 +0000

By: Carl Barton

Carl Barton — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:14:38 +0000

Good post Chris. I’ve yet to get the hang of twitter, I have a twitter page and some followers but it’s obvious I need to get more involved in twittering.

Cheers,

Carl.

By: Carl Barton

Carl Barton — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:14:00 +0000

Good post Chris. I’ve yet to get the hang of twitter, I have a twitter page and some followers but it’s obvious I need to get more involved in twittering.

Cheers,

Carl.

By: Richard Michie

Richard Michie — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:24:43 +0000

Before I started to Twitter, I had no followers. The blog was chugging along nicely but not really going anywhere. Began using twitter just before Christmas and Its had a great effect.

By: Richard Michie

Richard Michie — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:24:00 +0000

Before I started to Twitter, I had no followers. The blog was chugging along nicely but not really going anywhere. Began using twitter just before Christmas and Its had a great effect.

By: mitzs

mitzs — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:27:01 +0000

Hi everyone,
Chris, I just wanted to let you know that I found your site because a twitter friend of mine @Firgs tweeted the link to your article there. People find my blog though my twitter profile and twitter is a great networking resource. Yet it is so much more. Thanks for the great article. You have a very nice place here and I will be back. Now I am off to read your 10 reasons for commenting.

By: mitzs

mitzs — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:27:00 +0000

By: Peter Robert Casey

Peter Robert Casey — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:57:59 +0000

Twitter is a phenomenon. Was it the first of the micro-blogs?

By: Peter Robert Casey

Peter Robert Casey — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:57:00 +0000

Twitter is a phenomenon. Was it the first of the micro-blogs?

By: Eamon

Eamon — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:04:07 +0000

I, also, think there is a lot to be said for blog comments, too. Comments have been around for a while but they are still important (as long, as of course, as they are relevant, and add some value to the debate / topic).

By: Eamon

Eamon — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:04:00 +0000