My Top 10 Tweets in 2013 plus Vizify Visual Twitter Bio (1 minute video)

Well, this was fun! Check it out and try it yourself:

My Top Tweets of 2013

My Vizify visual bio with Twitter movie

 

https://www.vizify.com/marie-swift/twitter-video?s=twitter&u=416926&f=3322&t=share_follow_me_video

 

Twitter Digest - A Baker's Dozen

Here's a quick look at what I've been reading and tweeting about:

1. Getting the Most Out of Twitter - good NY Times article - http://nyti.ms/dqg9cU
2. Advisers aim to ramp up marketing spending - Investment News: http://bit.ly/cListy
3. David Drucker profiles @brettellen #1 w/ Securities America multiple yrs - FA mag: http://www.fa-mag.com/fa-news/5252-strong-alliances.html
4. Financial Planning mag: Special Report - Your Practice Management Questions Answered: How do I stand out? http://bit.ly/cmNxeH
5. Happy to be home after a flurry of trips. Spoke at TD Ameritrade conf, #T3Show and #FPABizSol. Next up Tiburon CEO Summit to run press conf.
6. Dare we try this? At least we can read this journalist's blog entries about her travails. No Spend Challenge Week 1 http://bit.ly/bPv7Td
7. FinaMetrica offers risk-tolerance test online FREE thru April if use link www.riskprofiling.com/money (offer in conjunction with MONEY mag)
8. Gauge your appetite for risk FinaMetrica’s 25-question risk-tolerance test www.myrisktolerance.com accurate measure psychological tolerance
9. Good article on balancing appetite for investment risk and capacity for investment risk. http://tinyurl.com/riskprofile
10. From @RIABiz: The FPA's practice management event #FPABizSol boasts two hot speakers in its first day http://www.riabiz.com/a/139166
11. Wow! This is a GREAT site. Full of free worksheets and articles focused on creating Financial Happiness. http://www.financial-happiness.com
12. Securities America Advisors Collaborate and Achieve Success - podcast with Paul Lofties, plus related news release: http://shar.es/m3JOb
13. Estate Planning in 2010 - Good article by Kate McBride, editor, Wealth Manager: http://shar.es/m3iN

Not on Twitter yet? You should be! Sign up for free at http://www.twitter.com and search "people" to find "marieswift". Then follow @marieswift and join in as the spirit moves you.

I learn a lot from following my favorite journalists and industry peers on Twitter.

Why not give it a whirl - if only just to listen?

What is Twitter - and Why Should You Care?

If you haven’t heard of twitter, it’s a new “micro-blogging” platform that’s currently experiencing exponential growth. Micro-bloging means that your updates are limited to just 140 characters, so it’s more of a quick status update than a blog post.

Forget the technology, forget the weird terminology, forget the iphone applications. Twitter is just another way to keep in touch and build relationships.

And Twitter is one of the most convenient, easy, and FUN ways to make new friends and keep in touch with old ones.

Have you ever wanted to stay in touch with someone but weren’t sure exactly how to do so? You know what I mean, that “just wanted to say hi!” email or searching desperately for some kind of article that they would be interested in but haven’t seen already just for an excuse to touch base with them.

Twitter is THE solution for keeping in touch with thousands of people at once, and building authentic relationships at the same time.

So how does this all relate to business? First of all, people do business with those that they know, like, and trust. This will always be true and we’re lucky to be living an age where it’s easier than ever to build genuine rapport will people all over the world. Once people have gotten to know you via twitter, the transition to a business relationship is effortless. And the opportunity for collaboration with other entrepreneurs is huge.

If you’ve been scared or confused by twitter I want encourage you to give it a try.

You can start by following these entities on Twitter:

* http://www.twitter.com/t3fan
* http://www.twitter.com/edjacobson
* http://www.twitter.com/brettellen
* http://www.twitter.com/kinderinstitute
* http://www.twitter.com/markmagnacca
* http://www.twitter.com/marieswift

Check out who they are following to find more people to follow. I can guarantee that you will be surprised by how many people you know are already on Twitter!

Take your mind off the new technology, and instead put yourself in the mindset that you’re just at a big old party making friends. It's a great way to build buzz about yourself and the things that are important to you and your firm, too.

TIP
Before you post a "tweet" to tell your followers what you are doing, think about why they should care. Then post something that positions you as an interesting business professional doing fun and worthwhile things in the world.

Have fun - but think before you post! Make every tweet count...