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How to Get More Followers on Twitter

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Easy, get a mention in the Sunday Times.

Just like Nikki Pilkington did.

  • People get to know you exist.
  • People think you know what you are talking about
  • People talk about you
  • People link to you
  • People pass around your Twitter profile

Just like I did with this post.

You can find Nikki Pilkington here and on Twitter here.

I used her name as anchor text to link to the Times article so when people search for her they will find the article. She probably already ranks for her name so doesn’t need the juice.

btw, you can follow me here

SMX impressions, thoughts and future drug use

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It’s a few days after London SMX 08 and I think my brain and central nervous system have just about calmed down. This was my second conference and the first I presented at. I wasn’t able to go to a lot of the sessions on the first day as the cycles in my brain were being used up thinking about my presentation, and of course I had to rewrite the whole damn thing.

I even had to write it out in longhand as the smart-arse bloke on the registration desk printed it out in teeny text and then told me not to be too funny, cheers mate, very helpful.

It’s interesting though, writing it out in longhand whilst listening to Obama storm to victory, really helped drip the narrative into my brain. And as the presentation was on using psychological techniques to seduce links, it felt right.

The second day was crazy too. I managed to deliver my presentation without tripping up on the way to the podium (my baseline for success) and was able to enjoy the rest of the guys presenting, Tom Critchlow, Jay Young and Wiep Knol.

Between the 4 of us I think we have been responsible for quite a few links, and the party is just getting started.

Here is the main thing I took from the conference.

Content for humans is more important than ever. Exceptional content is vital to getting links. But here’s the thing I come across all the time. Journalists and corporate copywriters, those trained in a traditional, conventional way do not seem to get it. I talk to a lot of seos’ about their content creation and they all bemoan their staff and their lack of fire in their belly and in their text.

I suppose when you clock in and clock out it doesn’t become passionate and vital. Also, a lot of the conventional education for writers these days goes against what works when using content to build links.

There is a formula for creating content for links and it’s easy to learn. But it’s hard for writers to unlearn what doesn’t work. You also have to take into account that writers are a pretty much, messed up in the head bunch, at least the good ones are.

Excellent linkbait, fantastic copy which causes mouthfuls of coffee to be sprayed over a 22 inch, Samsung monitor is very, very hard to do. Which is why people who can write like the devil on a wet and wild weekend can charge a premium rate.

SMX London has made me think about content in a new way, and I think there is a demand for a service on a number of price points which can delver.

SMX Conference regrets.

Didn’t get a chance to chat to Dave Naylor, I really wanted to but it was a whirlwind. Didn’t chat more to a number of my linkbaitcoaching.com people, it would have been great to have sat down with them for a day or two and knock around ideas.

I also got to meet the delightful Christine Churchill, the well read Julie Joyce, the chocolate loving Judith de Cabbit and cheeky Northern bloke, Patrick Altoft.

Plus a load of other people I feel guilty about not including in this post, but the kettles about ready.

Note: this post was written a few days after SMX London 2008, and yes it’s late. It’s been lurking in my Wordress Drafts file with 200 other unpublished posts. The reason is I have been insanely busy, mostly with setting up offices and taking on rather large clients who share my Holistic view of social media marketing and seo. But that’s for another post.

Twitter Follower Recommendation

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I read this post and really liked it and liked the thinking of the blogger.

It’s not an easy read, it wont help you get rich quick, those with ADD will have a problem finishing it. He’s not a friend, he’s not a client, I don’t owe him money, we didn’t meet at a conference and promise to bigg each other up.

It’s simply that intelligent writing and thinking should be shouted about.

So much mediocrity and outright dross fills my notebook screen far more than I would like. Twitter is absolutely terrifying for its production of the most banal and boring words ever put on screen. And if you are thinking, “is he talking about me?” then I probably am.

So, when someone writes good stuff worth reading, it stands out. It really stands out.

Follow the guy on Twitter here

Follow me on twitter here, but not if you want fluffy words all coated in syrup, simply designed to boost my Twitter followers.

An interesting follow up to the post from Rory Brown

What is social media?

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Simply;

It is a form of communication.

It’s important to think of it in such fundemental, simple terms. Because, when we do this, new ideas and thoughts emerge.

So when a client tells me, “why should I use social media?”. My answer is, “why should you communicate?”

Why communicate?

It’s a question a lot of people and businesses seem to forget in the rush to blog-twitter-digg-facebook-bebo etc.

Lets take it a bit further.

  • What do you want to communicate?
  • Who do you want to communicate to?
  • Is your communication time sensitive?
  • What defines your communication as success?

These are the questions you should be asking before you even think about social media.

For example, is a front page digg really the best thing to add to your online marketing mix right now?

When you address things from a more theoretical aspect, alternative opportunities arise.

Presenting at Advanced Link Building SMX London

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I have been asked to speak at Search Marketing Expo, London. I will be speaking on the psychological aspects of creating content with a purpose to build links. Quite a mouthful I know, I need to work on that headline, how about “Mental Linkbaiting”.

I am honoured to share the platform with some brilliant linkbuilders, Tom Critchlow, Wiep Knoll, and Jay Young.

I went to SMX London last year, not that I’m a conference junkie, although they are a lot of fun. For someone wanting to up their game they are recommended. A few new things learned here and there should easily pay for the conference fee, plus you get to go and talk to the experts direct and look into their eyes.

Thanks to the guys at SMX for this opportunity. If you do go, come up and say hi. I will be at the London SEO bash on the 4th as well.

SMX London

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It’s that time of year again. London Search Marketing Expo is on the 4th and 5th of November. It’s a British tradition to build a bonfire throwing an effigy of Guy Fawkes onto it, we like to celebrate this burning of Catholic conspirators whilst eating toffee apples and watching fireworks.

Someone has mentioned that a Guy Fawkes effigy will be present at the conference and that a certain Google spam hunters face will adorn the Guy. Surely not?

If you are thinking of going, go. You get to meet some great people and learn some cutting edge techniques. I’m not much of a conference goer as I’m usually too busy, but I am making an effort for this one. It’s a great place to find out how short seo bloggers actually are.

The SMX Lyndon Antcliff bio