We Have Moved!

I finally bit the bullet and got my own domain.  Come see me at www.keithohudson.com.

The Journey Begins: My Million Follower Challenge

Follower count as of 4:48 am today: 2171  (Yesterday’s count: 1243) Gained: 928 (Update Sep 4: 3042)

I’m two days into my Million Follower Challenge, and I thought I’d share quickly some things I’m learning.  My initial plan was to get people excited about being one of my million followers, to be part of something big.  Of course, I’m still hoping that will happen, but I realized that I was making one of the cardinal mistakes of new marketers. I was looking at what I want, not what  my prospect wants.

To gain a large following, whether on twitter or otherwise, you have to look at what your audience (prospect, customer, client) wants, and serve their needs before your own.  So, what did I have to offer to my target audience?  Who IS my target audience?

I decided that what I can offer is how to gain a large twitter following quickly.  No, I don’t have a million followers yet.  But 13,000 in three weeks is not too shabby, so I can share how I did that.  I remember how confusing I found twitter at first. I had no clue what I was doing, and made lots of newbie mistakes.  (For instance, did you know that the “Help” link on your twitter home page and profile page takes you to a great explanation of how twitter works?  I didn’t know that — I always thought of “Help” as a link to go to if I got stuck.  I highly recommend that newbies go there and read what’s there.)

Having changed my focus, I’ve created a blog called Twitter Newbie and one called Twitter Marketer.  Twitter Newbie already has four or five pages of basics, hints, and tips for those new to twitter.  Twitter Marketer will focus on teaching people how to use twitter for marketing. It already has some great info for someone just starting out (Hint: read the comments). And all the info there is free — there is no advertising, and I’m not pushing a product.  Before I worry about MY needs (making money to feed my family, etc.) I need to create value for those who come to my site, and give them a reason to tell their friends about it.

I hope you’ll find the information here and on Twitter Newbie and Twitter Marketer helpful and maybe even entertaining.  If you do, please come back often, and please tell your friends (both online and off).  If you have something you’d like me to address, please leave me a comment and I’ll see what I can do.

To Your Prosperity,

Keith O. Hudson

Together, We Can Change The World

Over the past two weeks, I’ve been learning how to use Twitter for online marketing. I had heard of twitter earlier, but never could understand what the fuss was about. 

Love Life. Love Yourself. Be Good to Each Other.

It has been my experience over a half-decade of living, that I have basically two choices in life.  I can celebrate life, my existence, and the existence of those around me, accept myself as I am, and try to make the world a little better for having been here, or I can rant against life, rue my existence, and try to wring a little selfish pleasure from my life while trying to remain oblivious to how my actions might affect those around me.

How to Set Up Multiple Twitter Accounts With a Single Email Address

If you have set up several twitter accounts (and I can think of plenty of good reasons to do so), you may have been frustrated at the need to create a new email account for each twitter account. But did you know that if you have a google mail (gmail) account, you don’t need to go through all that hassle?  

Cheap long distance, USA and Canada

I just switched my family’s cell phones to AT&T (iPhone 3GS – hurray!). I paid close attention to how many minutes I needed, and made sure I got unlimited texting since I have two teenage kids.  But I forgot to check on long distance rates. 

Formula for Success: Deliver Value

For a year I have been working on how to reshape my life and supplement my income with an online business. I’ve been heavily influenced by The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris, that talks about how to build an online business that only takes a few hours a week to run so you can get greater control over your lifestyle.