Traffic from any social media, is, of course, a relative quantity.

And targeted traffic that converts to opt-ins or customers is even rarer, but when using this approach, it’s always higher than zero. Which is to say if I didn’t use these tactics, that’s the amount of traffic I’d end up with from Twitter and social media in general.

But your question is a good one.

Let me start by saying that the qualified traffic I get from Twitter is no where near what I get from my house list, both in terms of sales, quality, and retention.

But I don’t look at media like Twitter as a sole traffic generator. While it’s true that I get a lot of traffic from it, the majority are from people who don’t have their wallets open, ready to buy.

It’s up to me to use my blog (or any landing page, for that matter) to do all the heavy lifting.

Getting folks to come isn’t that difficult. You have plenty of opportunities to “enter the conversation already going on in their minds” as Robert Collier once wrote about.

The truth is I get as little as a few hits a day from Twitter to as much as thousands of hits, depending on what’s going on at the time (which is in of itself relative to news and what’s on their minds) and the message(s) I deliver.

Look, there’s nothing magic about this. Timing is very crucial, and if you get the right message delivered at the right time, you can get fantastic results.

You can also get virtually no results at all.

I’ve experienced both sides of the coin.

So try not to look at this as a secret weapon (although it CAN be at certain times) to generating massive amounts of targeted traffic.

Instead, recognize it for the opportunity that is is, and use your imagination and ingenuity.

I can’t tell you how many times this approach has paid off handsomely, not just in terms of dollars and sales, but of relationship building, which I consider to be the number one long-term strategy of my success.

In fact, I can’t recommend it highly enough.

So I hope I helped to shed a little light on why I use Twitter (and Facebook and YouTube, etc.) and more importantly, how I use it to build relationships (and yes, get a few occasional sales–but those few sales pale in comparison with the joint ventures and strategic alliances I’ve formed over the years).

Fair enough? It’s hard for me to give exact numbers as you’ve asked, because they change so much. But that change is dependent on me and the tactics I use, not on Twitter.

Hopefully I’ve given you a little more insight into why I do the things I do, and how some of those things could help you too.

Remember above all else, you can always test things out and tweak them as you go along. Other than stuff I learn from other people, that is the number one approach for me in practically everything I do.

Cheers,

John

You seem to have a good understanding of marketing and of twitter.

I’m still having big doubts about how much blog traffic one can get from twitter.

It would be great if you could share with your readers how much traffic from twitter lands on your blog.

Since you are talking about targeted twitter traffic you could also indicate how many of those visitors end up buying.

I understand that you may not want to reveal the exact numbers but perhaps you could indicate roughly the percentages.

I really want to get a more positive perspective on twitter and change my experience with it.

I know that I have not done nearly enough to be able to prove or disprove any claims regarding twitter traffic in general. But my experience is mirrored by several people who commented about it in the discussion I have going on my blog.

I’m still looking for somebody with a really glowing experience to share it there.

If you don’t feel like visiting and contributing to the discussion, I hope that you’ll give me some of that here in your response.

Then I may check out your videos in addition to those that I’ve already viewed in this post.

Regards,
Vance
.-= Vance Sova´s last blog ..Can You Really Get Blog Traffic From Twitter? =-.

That’s a major pain. Not sure how to get an account reinstated, but I’ll open it up to any of my other blog readers (and I’ll tweet the question), in the hopes somebody else knows are has been through that ordeal.

John

One night after an 18 hour day I was using an app (Refollow), I must have clicked on add 1000 instead of add 100 (which is what I always do), the app froze, within an hour I was suspended. It’s been five weeks. I’ve explained, commented, cajoled, pleaded, getting ready to tell them to go to blazes because there’s no response, ever. Any ideas? Thanks.

Carl, Glad to help. Let me know how your giveaway works out for you!

Thanks, Teresa. I hope it works well for you, and do let us know!

Cheers,

John

Keep the great tips coming.
I greatly appreciate it.

MrsB
.-= Teresa´s last blog ..Benefits of Owning a Cellular Phone =-.