Twitter: Premium Business Plan?

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By: Larry Lewis

(Update) 1pm cst

I read an interesting post today indicating that Twitter was announcing the implementation of Premium Accounts. The story appears to be unconfirmed but does raise some interesting ideas. The high points of the post follows.

Twitter, the leading and hottest microblogging site, has announced that it will be adding Premium accounts. This marks an end to the long awaited business model which people have wondered about for some time. These premium accounts are broken down into the following options.

• Sparrow ($5/month) – Users get 145 character limit, 5 extra random followers.

• Dove ($15/month) – Users get 160 character limit, 25 extra random followers, 1 random celebrity follower, auto-spell check, “Fail Whale” T-shirt.

• Owl ($50/month) – Users get 250 character limit, 100 extra random followers, 2 random celebrity followers, 30 minutes on recommended list, auto-spell check, “Fail Whale” hoodie.

• Eagle ($250/month) – Users get 500 character limit, 1000 extra random followers, 3 celebrity followers of their choice, 5 hours on recommended list each month, Twitter Concierge for Tweeting while user is asleep or busy (and more), auto-spell check, “Fail Whale” tuxedo, custom “Fail Whale” page when service is down.

Twitter has experiened phenominal growth over the last year and should be poised to take full advantage of these Business and Corporate packages. I wonder how it will affect the rest of us?

How do you feel about the idea of Premium Accounts on Twitter and what effect do you think it will have on you and the service?

Get more info on this story from Dove Premium Account holder Brian Briggs at his site BBSPOT

You can follow me on twitter at Realmatrix and leave me a comment

Social Media is WHAT?

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Posted by: Larry Lewis

Day after day people attempt to define what Social Media is and how to use it. And if you are someone who is new to blogging and multiple Social Media platforms this can be especially confusing. But I think fellow Texan and Internet Marketer got it right as he breaks down the essence of Social Media

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3 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF WEB-MARKETING 2.0

3 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF WEB-MARKETING 2.0

By: Larry Lewis

The Internet is full of people who think that they can just market any product or service and voila, they will become wealthy beyond their wildest dreams. But such is not the case. In most instances, marketing on the internet require hard work and persistence beyond what most are willing to commit.

There are 3 things that you must do to ensure that you are going to be successful in your webdevours.

1) Commit to a plan/goal.

• Whether you are selling a product, service or marketing your blog you must develop a coherent plan that will attract visitor and keep them interested in your material. Stay on the cutting edge and become an expert at what you do.

2) Study and research.

• It is imperative that you study and research the market you are entering so that you can find your niche. People want to know that you have the expertise in the area your are promoting, they don’t have the time to wander around while you figure it out. So have good product info, helpful and fresh links and be transparent, open and truthful. If you don’t know something, then say so, then let your readers-clients know that you will quickly find the answer to their issues. They WILL understand.

3) Build Relationships.

• Web 2.0 is all about building relationships through Social Networking Channels. Take the time to “pay it forward with good advice to people so they will trust and get to know you. If you are using Facebook, Twitter or any other social networking channel, go slowly, don’t plaster the forum or new friends you’ve met with your product sales offer before you even say HELLO. Keep it real…then it won’t go wrong for you and people will appreciate you more

There are a plethora of additional thing to consider before you become successful on the internet, but these are three that will make your life a lot easier if you do them now, rather than later.

By: Larry Lewis

Web-Marketing and Social Networking Consultant

larry.lewis@supinn.com