Twitter Party This Thursday!

Pre-Release Twitter Party for new book “TheRoad to Redemption: Overcoming Life’s Roadblocks, Obstacles and Challenges”

Join us this Thursday, April 19th at 1pm ET for a #BeRedeemed pre-release book twitterparty focused on the new book “The Road to Redemption” set to be released May21st. We all have areas of our lifewhere we just need a little nudge in the right direction to get unstuck. We may feel like we hit the "sleep" button on our clock. Now is the time totake control of the life you really want to live. Come chat with us about how the Road to Redemption will show you how to get out of your comfort zone to achieve your goals.

Let’s get our tweet on!

§  Opportunityto chat with other bloggers to gain added inspiration.

§  Yourchance to ask your burning questions & discuss hot topics based aroundovercoming life’s roadblocks, detours and challenges.

§  Put atwist on your boring lunch & have lunch with yourtwitter-girlfriends…virtually!

Here are the details:

§  When: Thursday, 4/11/12, 1:00pm ET

§  What: Roadto Redemption Pre-Book Launch Twitter Party – {a virtual lunch date}

§  Where: OnTwitter!

§  Topic: Get out of your comfort zone to achieve your goals

§  Follow: @lucindaspeaks @heloenterprises @marketmommy #BeRedeemed

Give-a-ways:

§  3 random participants will receive the Roadto Redemption ebook versions

§  2 runner ups will receive a pre-order of theRoad to Redemption

§  1 grand-prize winner will receive a $25 Amazon gift card

§  All you have to do to participate in the party and be eligble to win one of these Fabulous prizes is:

§  Must be on Twitter at 1pm or 8pm ET on April 19th

§  Must use the hashtag #BeRedeemed

We encourage everyone to join us, even if you are not a member of Activate. It’s agreat way to break up your day, find new friends and hopefully walk away with anew idea or two!

Join us, and spread the word:

Join@lucindacross “I’m Coming Out…the Comfort Zone” Twitter Partyon April 19th @ 1pm or 8pm ET! #BeRedeemed

More details? Go here.

Are you using Twitter effectively?

Twitter is easy and it’s fast. It’s pretty much a gateway into your business, your blog, your life. It’s a great way to get more exposure. But, are you using it effectively?

First of all, do others you regularly connect with know you are on twitter? You should be telling others about it. Your twitter handle, or ID http://twitter.com/MarketMommy}, should be on your blog, on your About Us page, on anything you publish, on your facebook page, in your e-mail signature, etc.

Do you have followers? How many people are you following? One of the most obvious ways to increase your relevant followers is to first seek out others who you want to network with. Find other mom business owners that you’d like to connect with, learn from, sell to, etc. When they get the notice that you’re following them, chances are they’ll check out your profile and maybe follow you back.

In my opinion, one of the most effective ways to make twitter work for you is to make personal connections with others. Read others’ tweets and respond to them. Reply and make conversation, build friendships. You should already have multiple things in common with those you are following, use that to your advantage. You can also use direct messages to exchange e-mail addresses and other information more directly.

It’s been said that microblogging is the future of the internet. On some level I’m sure that’s true. Twitter really is a great tool and there are so many neat things you can do with it. You can search for people, find conversations about things you’re interested in, automatically follow others, track your tweets, automatically tweet your blog posts and add badges to your site.

Keep in mind that everything takes time. Building an effective network won’t happen overnight, but with a little effort twitter can be a lucrative networking tool.