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    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:21:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Anyone interested in sharing Twitter techniques?</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=85937&amp;amp;tstart=0#85937</link>
      <description>Hello kenatra721,&lt;br /&gt;
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I'm glad to hear that you and your team are having success with Twitter!&lt;br /&gt;
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I will not bore you with the basics, because as you mentioned...&lt;br /&gt;
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You guys already have that part mastered.&lt;br /&gt;
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Here's a thought...&lt;br /&gt;
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Have you guys thought about creating a &lt;b&gt;"Twitter Posting Calendar?"&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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This calendar should contain the core task that you religiously perform, day in and day out without fail.&lt;br /&gt;
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For example, your Monday's SCHD could look like the following:&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Task 1:&lt;/b&gt; Post a Classic Tweet: "This is what I'm doing"&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Task 2:&lt;/b&gt; Ask a question based upon hot topics surrounding your niche market&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Task 3:&lt;/b&gt; Follow People who follow you&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Task 4:&lt;/b&gt; Un-follow People who are not following you&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Task 5:&lt;/b&gt; Post a suggestion with an affiliate link to a product&lt;br /&gt;
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You could create a Schedule like this for everyday of the week.&lt;br /&gt;
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Do you see where I'm going with the &lt;b&gt;"Twitter Posting Calendar?"&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I hope that this helps&lt;br /&gt;
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I also highly suggest that you at least go and read the reviews and the overview on &lt;b&gt;Joel Comm's Twitter Power&lt;/b&gt; book at:  &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/interstitial-page.jspa?businessUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fbudurl.com%2Ftwitterpower2&amp;referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com"&gt;http://budurl.com/twitterpower2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Check me out on Twitter:&lt;/b&gt;  &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/interstitial-page.jspa?businessUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FHomeBizCoach1&amp;referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com"&gt;http://twitter.com/HomeBizCoach1&lt;/a&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:21:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>HomeBizGrowth</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=85937&amp;amp;tstart=0#85937</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-11-25T06:21:53Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>2 hours ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: Have funds to purchase FEDEX ground routes. Risks involv</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=85921&amp;amp;tstart=0#85921</link>
      <description>Hello - All - I too am looking seriously at buying 4 fedex ground routs. Did any of you actually buy a route? If yes - can you tell me how it is going? Can we speak directly to one another? I will provide my telephone # if you would be willing to speak with me. Thank you all for the info so far. G.B. Lamb</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:49:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>gblambo</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=85921&amp;amp;tstart=0#85921</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-11-25T05:49:47Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>2 hours ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: Anyone use Twitter to promote their business?</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=85936&amp;amp;tstart=0#85936</link>
      <description>Hello Howard,&lt;br /&gt;
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First of all if you want to build up your Following on Twitter, you must first decide the purpose of your Twitter account.&lt;br /&gt;
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This will allow you to post Tweets that are focused and based upon the purpose of your Twitter Time-line.&lt;br /&gt;
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You do not want to be all over the place with your tweets, because as humans we are creatures of habit...&lt;br /&gt;
And we like consistency...&lt;br /&gt;
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For example, lets say that your Twitter account's purpose is to provide tips and insights on iPods.&lt;br /&gt;
Now you have a focus...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
And therefore, your followers will know in advance that your Tweets will be about iPods.&lt;br /&gt;
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They will want to know more about the subject and if you post great Tweets, your Followers will want to know more and tell their friends about your Twitter Account.&lt;br /&gt;
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Do you see the difference in deciding in advance what you want to become an expert in?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You'll be able to separate yourself from everyone else.&lt;br /&gt;
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I could could go on, but I know that you get the my point...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Here is another angle to Twitter that you may not have thought about...&lt;br /&gt;
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Yes Twitter is amazing and you can build a nice following, but you can also earn profits if you strategically plan out Tweets...&lt;br /&gt;
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It's not as difficult as you may think, it's actually fun and I'm loving every minute of it!&lt;br /&gt;
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The book that I highly recommend you getting your hands on is &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;"Twitter Power: How to Dominate Your Market One Tweet at a Time"&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; by &lt;b&gt;Joel Comm&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I blasted through that book and have been applying the strategies and techniques and my twitter followers are growing every single day.&lt;br /&gt;
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The book is soo inexpensive, but yet it will get you started the right way by helping you to avoid mistakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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Twitter Power will give you a list of recommended resources, including the ones that will automatically post to your Twitter Timeline.&lt;br /&gt;
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I really enjoyed Twitter Power and could go on and on, but I highly suggest that you at least go and read the reviews and the overview...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/interstitial-page.jspa?businessUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fbudurl.com%2Ftwitterpower2&amp;referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com"&gt;http://budurl.com/twitterpower2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Check my out on Twitter:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/interstitial-page.jspa?businessUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FHomeBizCoach1&amp;referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com"&gt;http://twitter.com/HomeBizCoach1&lt;/a&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:47:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>HomeBizGrowth</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=85936&amp;amp;tstart=0#85936</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-11-25T05:47:17Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>3 hours ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: What's the best way to safely build an opt-in email list?</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=85935&amp;amp;tstart=0#85935</link>
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Hello amspcs,&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Before building your list, you should research what people&lt;br /&gt;
are already buying in your niche market.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Why?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Because it doesn't make sense to put all that work into&lt;br /&gt;
engineering marketing materials based upon topics that no one is interested in.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One of the best ways to perform market research is to go&lt;br /&gt;
Amazon.com and search in the &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Movers and Shakers&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;, and the &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Best Sellers&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
categories.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Once you know what your market is buying and actively&lt;br /&gt;
searching for, you could then customize the information that you want to share&lt;br /&gt;
with them based upon what they are interested in instead of forcing topics down&lt;br /&gt;
their throats.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you speak their language, they will most likely listen to&lt;br /&gt;
your marketing message.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Remember, you must educate and provide useable information&lt;br /&gt;
before they will completely trust you.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As we all know, people hate being sold.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you speak their language and create a systematic&lt;br /&gt;
marketing strategy to reach your niche, you'd have no problem building your&lt;br /&gt;
email list, because you'd be offering information that they're actively&lt;br /&gt;
seeking.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I hope that this perspective helps.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*"Learn How To Build Your Email List And Market Your Online&lt;br /&gt;
Business In 60 Minutes Per Day!"*&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:30:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>HomeBizGrowth</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=85935&amp;amp;tstart=0#85935</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-11-25T05:30:56Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>3 hours ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: Anyone need help with their business?</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=85933&amp;amp;tstart=0#85933</link>
      <description>Hi Rob,&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
i am planing to start a school business, i am serching for financer can you help me&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p /&gt;
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Srinivas</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:19:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>myschool</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=85933&amp;amp;tstart=0#85933</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-11-25T04:19:09Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>4 hours ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Where can I find boutique owners/retailers?</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=85932&amp;amp;tstart=0#85932</link>
      <description>I am an authorized manufacturers distributor looking for individuals interested in opening a boutique/store/retail operation domestic or international - Any ideas where to locate?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Feel free to email me at qobierika@live.com if interested in learning about brands!</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:02:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>987Inc</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=85932&amp;amp;tstart=0#85932</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-11-25T04:02:44Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>4 hours ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR WEBSITE OR BLOG.</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=85920&amp;amp;tstart=0#85920</link>
      <description>thank you fatg4real &lt;img class="jive-emoticon" border="0" src="http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/images/emoticons/happy.gif" alt=":)" /&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:14:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>cedzsearch</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=85920&amp;amp;tstart=0#85920</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-11-25T03:14:37Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>5 hours ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: Do you know any good trade or B2B websites</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=85930&amp;amp;tstart=0#85930</link>
      <description>tks .</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:12:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>nikecoo99</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=85930&amp;amp;tstart=0#85930</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-11-25T03:12:49Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>5 hours ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: Do you know any good trade or B2B websites</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=85898&amp;amp;tstart=0#85898</link>
      <description>Thank you .</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:12:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>nikecoo99</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=85898&amp;amp;tstart=0#85898</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-11-25T03:12:09Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>5 hours ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Snow Bird Comprehensive Property Management</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=85919&amp;amp;tstart=0#85919</link>
      <description>&lt;br /&gt;
Dear fellow entrepreneurs. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I am interested in starting a small business. I live in Michigan and see a potential need to organize comprehensive property management services for "Snow Birds" - typically retired people that move to Florida or other warm states for the winter.  Michigan has more snow birds than any other state incidentally.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Would anyone have good suggestions on how to find and market to my target audience?</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:35:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>alexgordon222</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=85919&amp;amp;tstart=0#85919</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-11-25T02:35:48Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>6 hours ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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