The Power of Using Twitter Advanced Search
September 15th, 2009 | 
Author: sub title:
” Kill the Competition on Twitter! “
Twitter will no doubt be using search in their master money plan. You should too! Here at Linkmoney our following and follower base has been growing immensely using this and other methods.
I have been using a method to use Twitter Search to narrow down some excellent tweeple to follow with a little used method that Twitter gives you for free!
Note when you log in to Twitter you will see a great big search box, which is why I say that they will be monetizing soon with search ads. The method that you will want to use is not with that search box though.
Go instead to http://search.twitter.com and you will find a more sophisticated search form that allows you to use Boolean search methods without having to know boo.
If you have a product or a service that you are selling, and who does not? Then you will want to click on the Advanced Search link and use the following format to get ahead of the competition.
The search form fields are:
All of these words:
This exact phrase:
Any of these words:
None of these words:
This hashtag:
Written in: (select language)
So for the example shown, and I’m sure you will come up with a million better ways, I selected; All of these words: buy, Any of these words: music iphone zune blackberry, None of these words: http www.
As the photo here shows by inserting specific qualifiers in your search string you have not only narrowed the users down to users in your specific niche, you have eliminated all the other competitors.
Twitter Advanced Search
How does this work? Simple, by using the “None of these words” field and inserting both http and www you have effectively eliminated all the other competitors that are trying to sell something, because you have searched for all messages with no “LINKS”.
Now go out there and get some followers that are looking to buy just exactly what ever it is you are selling!
Follow me at twitter.com/linkmoneydotorg.
ps: If you have some tips on how to use Twitter Advanced Search we would love to hear about them. Please send comments.
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6 Responses to “The Power of Using Twitter Advanced Search”
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Hi Rich, thanks for the fab pointer! Talk about value added. Amazed you’re not slamming the “Secret” label on it, box it and sell if for $10 a piece, ok, $100 a piece
Beat
Beat,
You know, I almost was thinking about it.
But then this is so basic that people just do not think to step back in time and search the way we used to have to.
I love sharing anyway. So glad you appreciated it and took the time to say so.
Now if I could only get everyone to retweet it using the retweet button at the top right, that would make me very happy!
All the best.
Rich
I have a job board to allow medical sales representatives find great jobs in medical sales. Do you have any specific tips for using Twitter to help me connect with medical sales reps?
Hi Steve,
That is a good question. what I would do is go to search.twitter.com and do all types of keyword searches around your subject. Try it bouth ways with keyword alone and with the hashtag, ie: #medicalsales etc.
When you do find someone in your niche I would first follow them and then take a look at their followers and see if you can tell if they are birds of a feather.
Now the latest thing is “Lists” of which I do not have a good handle on yet, but you can start your own list or you can join other lists so maybe that would help to establish you as an authority tweeter.
Good luck with it and drop back and let us know how you make out.
Thanks for the question.
Rich
I’ll have to use that. It would be great for me to be able to find others with similar interests more easily.
Good job Melanie.
Iy is nice that people appreciate this content.
Thanks.
Rich