For those of you using Twitter, here’s a sly tip you might will find useful.
If you have recently followed me on Twitter, you probably noticed that you received a direct welcome message from me where I say thanks for following me.
Thanks for the follow! I look forward to your tweets. If you have time, feel free to visit my blog!ÂÂ
The thing is, it’s actually a pre-made message that gets automatically sent out to my new followers. A few of my new followers who figured out that it was automated are then asking me how I did that very sly trick.
So how do I do it? I use a service called TweetLater.
TweetLater’s main feature is for scheduling future-dated Twitter tweets. But my favorite is the automated thank-you feature where my new followers will automatically receive a direct message as if I had sent it by hand. It requires some setup on your part which takes a few minutes, but its nothing compared to the amount of work you have to do if you send messages out manually. It’s a good feeling to know that it makes the follower feel special for getting a direct message from me.ÂÂ
Well, there you have it folks. There are also other cool features from TweetLater, so don’t forget to check them out. If you liked this Twitter tip, don’t forget to follow me! I follow back everyone that follows me (which is actually also done automatically by TweetLater).
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Finnaly you have followed me in twitter. Hehehe.
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Sly Reply:
November 23rd, 2008 at 11:56 am
Yea, I’m starting to use Twitter now.
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Hussein Reply:
November 23rd, 2008 at 11:52 pm
That’s good. Twitter is a good place to start making friends. I meet there Garry Conn, Danny Cooper, and so much more.
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Hey… great news for twitters… I’m not a big fan of this but I can now see its potential with this new tool.
You’ve said it needs some setup… could you give more instructions on how exactly could this be done?
I really like the “thank-you” note feature…
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Sly Reply:
November 23rd, 2008 at 12:02 pm
I don’t really want to explain it here because you’ll see the step-by-step directions anyway after you sign up for TweetLater.
But the main points are:
1) Enabling “email me when somewhere starts following me”.
2) Set up email-forwarding from Twitter to TweetLater.
Not sure if I forgot something, but that’s basically it.
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This looks like an interesting tool will definatly have to check it out.
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Hey Sly! This is an awesome resource, I was looking for something like this… Thanks for sharing it!
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Thanks for this handy dandy little helper! I get a lot of new followers and I never really send out a “thanks.” With this though, I will be able too!
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Nice tip. Keeping in mind!
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Yeah, I’ve seen this around for a while, I almost started using it a while back….I have mixed feelings. On one hand, it’s great…if you just send a general thanks….on the other hand, if you automatically start trying to sell stuff from the first response people will probably not follow you lol.
It’s a great service though, and they do quite a bit more than just the initial response, it’s worth checking out.
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Sly Reply:
November 23rd, 2008 at 12:06 pm
I agree with ya, Joe. Choosing the right welcome message is the most important part of this cool service. Choose the wrong words, and you can lose the follower that just followed you.
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Sly,
You are the man. Thank you for sharing this information. Yes, I was really intrigued when you sent the Direct Message. I am going to start using this immediately.
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I agree with Joe, if you use this plugin for the correct reason you will benefit from it. Spamming in what not will get you no where. I’ve seen this plugin around for quite awhile and it looks legit. I might hook it up and try it out.
Thanks for the info.
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Sly Reply:
November 23rd, 2008 at 8:59 pm
It’s actually not a plugin. It’s an online service that you can sign up for free.
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ZK@Internet Marketing Blog Reply:
December 8th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
I dont think its spamming , you are acknowledging the follower …I think its a great tool
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Thanks for the tip, I just installed Tweetlater!
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Thanks! It’s a great methods to make more friends in Twitter.
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twitter continues to take the world by storm…….
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This is a great thing for Twitter. This lets people know you appreciate that they are following you. It is more likely that they won’t unfollow you.
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Sly Reply:
November 24th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
Just don’t forget that the message you set up plays a big part of this whole thing! Choose the wrong words and you can get an unfollow instantly.
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I have received automatic emails from people before and wondering how it was done. Awesome thanks for sharing this neat little secret. I’m also following you on Twitter now!
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Very nice tip Sly. I thought it was a new wp plugin ala Comment Relish. I have heard and used Tweetlater, but did not know about this super cool feature. Will check it out right now. Thanxs!
Will blog it and give you a shout out. Happy Monday!
Missy.
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Sly Reply:
November 24th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Comment Relish is actually different from TweetLater. Their concept is the same, but Comment Relish is for WordPress blogs, while TweetLater is for Twitter.
Thanks for the upcoming shout out!
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I’ve seen this too, but still haven’t used it. I still want to create a different background for my account as well. I got my big head on there, but I want to add contact info, etc.
I see you’re really embracing Twitter! You even have the little bird sitting in theme.
Cheers!
Jay
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Sly Reply:
November 24th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Yeah, I’d been wondering how people incorporate their own backgrounds. It’s something that I’d like to do in the near future.
By the way, glad you like the Twitter bird!
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I think I tried this service with my old twitter account. I think I forgot to delete the old messages in there and not soon long after that account got banned.
I don’t think it was this service that got me banned but since twitter never gives you and exact cause why they bann I will never know.
I think it will be a good service for those who nwant to use it.
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Sly Reply:
November 24th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
I don’t think it’s because of this service either that got your account banned. All TweetLater really does is use Twitter’s API to forward messages.
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Thanks a lot for your information, I really want it because I want to give the welcome message to my twitter follower too. And I find this information in your blog
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Yeah, I’ve heard about that tool before, but right now I’m trying to keep my twitter as personal as possible and don’t want to automate it.
Thanks for sharing dude!
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thanks for sharing , its a great resouce for twitter addicts
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wow. i was really looking for something like this. thanks for posting this up!
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Wow…This is really wonderful message for a twittermania like me. I am following you as adsensing. I love to follow you…he he he he…
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Hey mate, Nice share I’m also gonna give it a try.
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I ve implemented this..thanks
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Cool. I think that being able to automate the thank you’s quite convenient, and since it’s a thank you, it doesn’t appear too intrusive.
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This is nice tool to keep in touch fast with new followers.
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Hi Sly, great resource. I will try it and sent direct message to my followers.
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Thanks Sly, for the valuable information.
I was really looking for this!
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Oh, thank you so much. That is a relieve. I have alot of followers and really it is hard for me to send a message to everyone. This service will help me.
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Best to be as “non-promotional” as possible if you are using this awesome tool.
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I watch this guy for year, yea he do a lot of crazy stuff, but I know he is a really good and nice person. My boyfriend got his all best fights and we probably going to pray today and watch his in ring - so sad love you Mike.
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