http://blog.quantumhospitality.com/2009/06/twitter-make-friends-and-influence-people/ A Blog for Bed & Breakfast Owners Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:21:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blog.quantumhospitality.com/2009/06/twitter-make-friends-and-influence-people/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Bobbi McCrea Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:31:32 +0000 http://blog.quantumhospitality.com/?p=175#comment-96 such good info for one falling right out of the nest like me! Karen, I will look forward to visiting your website. such good info for one falling right out of the nest like me! Karen, I will look forward to visiting your website.

]]> http://blog.quantumhospitality.com/2009/06/twitter-make-friends-and-influence-people/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Karen Thorne Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:55:57 +0000 http://blog.quantumhospitality.com/?p=175#comment-95 Howard - some great points raised yet again. It can be really difficult to balance the social/networking/marketing aspects as Twitter.But the tourism businesses that are not succeeding ( for me ) are the ones that just talk about the business. I believe Twitter works for those businesses that build relationships and show some personality. Bit like being at the networking event - I'd rather engage with someone who starts a genuine conversation and shows interest in me than the person who shoves their business card in my hand and insists are selling to me before they've said hello. I sent a couple of risque tweets yesterday - funny things that happened at the B&B - true things but in the style of British saucy seaside postcard I guess (! ). I was waiting for the unfollows - none came. In fact I've had a lot more follows and not from dodgy characters. I'm quite clear about what I want to achieve from Twitter. I'm a 5 star gold award B&B ( as good as you get for grading in the UK ) and my biggest fear is that people will think we take ourselves too seriously, or that we are stuffy or that guests have to whisper over breakfast. As for your "faux pas" that got you in trouble with @bnbblogger. I think we all need to be careful with what we post but if I'm being followed by a husband /wife team I'm not worried about the odd risque comment :0) Should they turn into DMs I'd be getting nervous! A bit like a giggle with friends round the dinner table as opposed to friend's husband following you into the kitchen! Some people won't like what I post - that's actually a positive result for me. Just as I'm quite happy that my website will put a certain number of visitors off. I want followers & guests who I will get on with and will"get" what we're all about! It is a pleasure to network with both you and Rebecca and to find like minded people so many thousands of miles away. And I'd much rather share the odd non work tweet than feel I was being sold at. Right - enough twitterings from across the Atlantic for now! Karen Howard – some great points raised yet again.
It can be really difficult to balance the social/networking/marketing aspects as Twitter.But the tourism businesses that are not succeeding ( for me ) are the ones that just talk about the business. I believe Twitter works for those businesses that build relationships and show some personality.
Bit like being at the networking event – I’d rather engage with someone who starts a genuine conversation and shows interest in me than the person who shoves their business card in my hand and insists are selling to me before they’ve said hello.
I sent a couple of risque tweets yesterday – funny things that happened at the B&B – true things but in the style of British saucy seaside postcard I guess (! ). I was waiting for the unfollows – none came. In fact I’ve had a lot more follows and not from dodgy characters.
I’m quite clear about what I want to achieve from Twitter. I’m a 5 star gold award B&B ( as good as you get for grading in the UK ) and my biggest fear is that people will think we take ourselves too seriously, or that we are stuffy or that guests have to whisper over breakfast.
As for your “faux pas” that got you in trouble with @bnbblogger. I think we all need to be careful with what we post but if I’m being followed by a husband /wife team I’m not worried about the odd risque comment :0) Should they turn into DMs I’d be getting nervous! A bit like a giggle with friends round the dinner table as opposed to friend’s husband following you into the kitchen!
Some people won’t like what I post – that’s actually a positive result for me. Just as I’m quite happy that my website will put a certain number of visitors off. I want followers & guests who I will get on with and will”get” what we’re all about!
It is a pleasure to network with both you and Rebecca and to find like minded people so many thousands of miles away. And I’d much rather share the odd non work tweet than feel I was being sold at.
Right – enough twitterings from across the Atlantic for now!
Karen

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