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Apr 30 2016

Motivational Business Quotes: Why They Stand the Test of Time

Imagine this: you’re scrolling through your Twitter feed and you come across a Tweeted quote that just captures your business in a nutshell. It’s powerful, it’s inspiring, it’s succinct, and it makes you want to go out and make that next sale! After reading such motivational business quotes, wouldn’t you want to hear more of what that company has to say after they made you feel so good?

If you’re using Twitter to share motivational business quotes, the company in question could be yours. While many business owners are focused on sourcing third-party content, the fact is that quotes are actually one of the best and easiest ways to connect with your Twitter following. Here’s what you need to know.

The Power of Motivational Business Quotes

At the end of 2015, Twitter was averaging about 305 million active monthly users. Individual users spend about 170 minutes each month on Twitter and most of that time is dedicated to searching for valuable content. Because so many people spend so much time looking for valuable content, it’s the companies who provide the most of it that get ahead.

Posting motivational business quotes is one of the best ways to offer valuable content for followers, while also maintaining a fresh and unique presence. Twitter followers who find your quotes and are moved by them are likely to share them, like them, or engage with your business in another way. This can help to grow your positive reputation, connect with your online followers and attract more people who emotionally connect with what you have to say. Emotionally connecting is a first step to winning more customers.

Why Quotes on Twitter Stand the Test of Time

Let’s face it: being successful on Twitter requires content, and a lot of it. Unfortunately, it’s tough to keep up with the demand for content creation. Always pulling content from third-party sources places you at risk of always talking about business all the time. We can’t talk about business all the time. What a bore that would be!

Because quotes are engaging, unique, easy to digest, and have stood the test of time, they never go out of style – even on a platform as rapid and ever-changing as Twitter. By posting inspirational business quotes to your Twitter account, you can ensure that you’re always providing valuable content for your followers, no matter how frequently the times change. Because “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” – Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr

If you’re looking for the perfect partner to help you schedule Twitter posts and dispense business quotes to your Twitter followers, contact the professionals at Nimble Quotes!

Aug 25 2015

How Hashtags On Twitter Will Help You

Did you know you can search Twitter a similar way as you search on Google? Did you know using hashtags on Twitter when you tweet can help your tweet show up in Twitter searches?

Hashtags are also very powerful tools for connecting and building a network on Twitter.

What Are Hashtags On Twitter?

Hashtags are keywords or phrases that begin with the hashtag symbol (#). Hashtags are used to categorize tweets. On Twitter, when you click on a word or phrase with the hashtag symbol before it, you will be taken to a page with a list of tweets that contain that same hashtagged word or phrase.

If you use a hashtag in one of your tweets, someone who doesn’t know you but is interested in that topic can see your hashtagged tweet. It’s a great way to generate more interest in what you post and more awareness for you and your business.

Hashtags On Twitter Help

Hashtags create a wonderful opportunity to build a network. Twitter allows you to search for millions of different topics, so you can look up hashtags specific to your work and interests. And Twitter shows you all of the tweets pertaining to the hashtag, not just the tweets of those you’re following. This way, you can get into conversations, follow, RT, or favourite tweets from people you don’t even know yet. What a great way to meet and get exposed to more people, companies, charities, conversations and events. Learn more with these 5 ways Twitter hashtags help you engage and get noticed.

Try It Out For Yourself

So take advantage of hashtags on Twitter and get searching. You’ll find interesting topics for discussion and new people to interact with. Here’s how to start.

To search on Twitter:
Go to https://twitter.com/search-home

Type in the hashtag of the topic you’re searching for information about. If you are not sure there is a hashtag for your topic, start typing and you’ll see the hashtags that are currently used for that topic.

In our example, we’ll use #SmallBiz.

Here is a screen shot of the most recent tweets with #SmallBiz. We’ve circled in red the hashtag #smallbiz in each tweet. This is why these tweets were brought up in the search.

Creating your own hashtag is also a great way to get your business into the conversations where your customers, clients and colleagues are, as well as potential customers, clients and colleagues. Find some more information on using Twitter hashtags for your business tweets by Stephanie Buck.

Try Out Quotes With Hashtags

Using quotes is a great way to interact with your Twitter audience. With the Nimble Quotes service, you can try 1-8 inspiring quotes per day automatically tweeted from your Twitter account. You’ll also get the option of adding hashtags to your tweeted quotes, making your tweets even more engaging. Try us out today – we offer a 30-day free trial with no credit card required. Once your trial is over, it costs about $1/day or about $1/week to continue. Check out Nimble Quotes in action on @jenkellyjen or @newimarketing. Not ready for a trial just yet? Sign up for the Nimble Quotes newsletter instead.

Jun 16 2015

Break the Ice! Use Quotes to Connect with your Twitter Audience

Has a quote or series of quotes ever resonated with you? Has one ever stirred your emotions, made you stop and think for a minute? If so, you’re not alone. Meaningful, uplifting quotes have inspired countless people and have even, at times, prompted them to action.

Inspire and Impact

A great advantage of using quotes in your Twitter feed is their inspirational nature. Quotes can affect us, motivate us, push us to action. When you tweet a positive, powerful quote, you break the ice with your audience. You start a conversation that doesn’t hinge on promoting your business. This conversation could be the first step toward building a relationship with your audience.

Quotes Spark a Connection

Want to connect emotionally with your followers and elicit a response from them? Admittedly, this is a struggle at times. It’s hard to know the right thing to say to influence others. That’s when using quotes to supplement your Twitter account comes in handy. There are myriads of quotes available on virtually any topic, emotion and industry imaginable. Once you tweet the quote from your Twitter account, you begin to connect directly with other people’s emotions. This connection motivates them to action, and before you know it your tweet has been re-tweeted and discussed. And how rewarding it feels to truly engage with people this way!

Ready to Begin?

So what’s holding you back? If you love a good inspirational quote and want to break the ice and begin truly connecting with your Twitter followers, don’t hesitate! Start posting quotes that resonate with you and your audience. Remember to include the person who said or wrote the quote. It’s important to attribute the quote to the rightful author. You’ll want to experiment with different quotes and the times and days you post them. Depending on your audience, it can matter which time of day your content appears on your Twitter feed. You don’t want to overwhelm your readers with quotes – the quotes are not meant to be your only content. They are meant to supplement your content. Think of quotes as part of your Twitter content like a bass guitar in a rock song – not the main attraction, but supportive to the rest of the song. Good luck and let us know the quotes that resonate best with your audience!

If having quotes in your Twitter feed seems like the type of content that would work well for your brand, give Nimble Quotes a try. Sign up for our 30-day free trial and watch the positive results come pouring in. You’ll get 1-8 quotes per day from a choice of 10+ categories and the ability to add your own hashtags. Best yet, no software to learn and you never have to reschedule a thing. Learn more at www.nimblequotes.com! Not ready? Sign up for the Nimble Quotes newsletter instead.

Apr 21 2015

What is Content Watch?

Think of the Content Watch feature as us having your back. Watching out for you. Making sure you look good to your audience via your Twitter stream.

To put it bluntly, people make mistakes and sometimes get themselves (fairly or unfairly) into unfavourable situations or scandals. If these people happen to be well-known, news of the situation can reach far and wide and negatively affect how people view their work.

People who are known for their famous quotes are no different. One day their quote can inspire and uplift anyone who reads it. Another day, after negative news about this person hits the media, their quotes can take on a totally different meaning and may no longer be viewed as positive.

When unfavourable news breaks about an author, and that author’s quotes are in the Nimble Quotes database, we simply suspend that quote from circulation. We make no judgement on the news. Our goal is to keep our users looking good to their audience.

We’ve worked hard to ensure the quotes in the Nimble Quotes database are vetted for quality and content. These quotes are secular without a partisan, political or religious point of view. Free of questionable, controversial or offensive material. We want our users always feeling comfortable, confident and positive about the Nimble Quotes content service. We’ve got your back. Try us out. Start your 30-day trial now.

To see how Nimble Quotes look when used on an active Twitter account, check out @jenkellyjen or @newimarketing.

Apr 21 2015

Nimble Quotes FAQ

What is Nimble Quotes, or what are Nimble Quotes….just explain!

Think content as a service. A simple and personalized service to keep your Twitter account continuously active with engaging content. Our quotes are a bit different than many of the quotes you may find on social media. We ensure that each quote “author” (the person who wrote or said the quote) is attributed. We add a conversation starter to each quote. We add a hashtag to each quote. The service gives you control and personalization of days, times, quote categories and much more. Once set, your Nimble Quotes appear continuously based on your chosen settings. No need to reload or reschedule a thing.

What if I want to stop the quotes?

Joining in on a Tweet Chat or starting to live tweet from an event? You don’t want Nimble Quotes interrupting your conversation. Simply log in to Nimble Quotes and hit the Pause button. Your Nimble Quotes will stop until you log in and hit “Resume”.

How do you find the quotes?

We have a team of Canadian researchers who search for publicly available quotes. Our quotes are not promotional and carry no advertising. They are vetted for quality and content. These quotes are secular without a partisan, political or religious point of view and are free of questionable, controversial or offensive material. Try Nimble Quotes today.

Are all the quotes “inspirational”?

Our largest category, and default category is inspirational quotes. We also have specific categories of quotes on/about: Sales, Business, Books/Authors, Entrepreneurship, Fitness/Health, Leadership, Investing, Real Estate, Girl Power… about 30+ categories with more being added all the time. Choose one, a few, or all categories – whatever works for you and your strategy for sharing information on Twitter.

Is there really no software to learn?

No software to learn. If you can check off items on a “to do” list, you can use Nimble Quotes, it really is that easy. Just log in with Twitter, check off the time zone, days, times, and quote categories you want and you’re done. Come back at any time to adjust or change your settings. Change your setting as many times as you like.

How do the quotes engage my followers?

Quotes get an enormous amount of activity on Twitter. We consider engagement to be re-tweets, favorites, mentions and follows. People are touched by the wisdom, inspiration, motivation and comfort these words provide. Having quotes in your Twitter stream, in addition to the other content you share, can be an effective first step to breaking the ice, connecting and attracting people you’d like to know, learn from and perhaps, do business with. Give Nimble Quotes a try now.

What is Content Watch?

Sometimes an author, being human, may get into a scandal or a negative situation. We’ve got your back when it comes to this content. We simply suspend from our database, any quotes from authors that get into this type of situation. Learn more about Content Watch.

What does Author Choice mean?

You choose who gets to show up in your Twitter feed and who doesn’t. Many users told us that they loved quotes, except from 1 or 2 specific people. Was there a way to exclude quotes from those people ever appearing in their Twitter stream? Yes. That is what “Author Choice” does. Select, or rather, exclude those few people you DON’T want quotes from. They’ll never appear in your Twitter stream. Like all Nimble Quotes settings – adjust and change this option any time you want. Learn more about Author Choice.

What are default hashtags?

The purpose of Nimble Quotes is to help you get into the conversation. We’ve listened on Twitter and have found the most common hashtags used when talking about each quote category. We’ve selected the most common hashtags for each category and made those the “default hashtags’. For example, if you chose the Sales Quotes category, the default hashtags that would be tweeted with each sales quote would be #sales, or #sell or #selling, (we include one hashtag per quote) as an example. You always have the choice to use only your custom hashtags, or a blend of the default hashtags and your hashtags. You can switch these settings at any time.

What is custom content?

Our custom subscription is all about you. Have your own quotes or own content you’d like to share continuously on Twitter? Learn more about the Custom subscription and contact us for a conversation on how we can get your content into the Nimble Quotes system. Social media teams like this as it lets them concentrate on customer service, community building and content creation.

What happens after the 30-day free trial?

Your 30-day free trial is of the Advanced subscription complete with all the features and options for you to try out and personalize. To keep the same settings after your trial ends, you’ll want to buy the Advanced subscription.

You’re looking at about $1/day for the Advanced subscription and about $1/week for the Basic subscription. Isn’t your time worth more than $1/day?

At any time before the 30-day trial ends, log into your Nimble Quotes account and press “buy”. Choose a paid subscription (Basic or Advanced), enter your credit card details through our secure site, and you’re now a subscribed member to Nimble Quotes.

If you don’t select a paid subscription before the 30-day trial ends, on day 31 your account converts to a Complimentary subscription (1 inspirational Nimble Quote / 24 hrs with no setting options, a link back to Nimble Quotes and our hashtag). You can upgrade to a Basic or Advanced subscription at any time to get your Nimble Quotes back to quote categories, custom hashtags and timing that makes most sense for your audience.

Who runs Nimble Quotes?

Nimble Quotes is a service from New Initiatives Marketing – led by Jennifer Kelly. Check out @jenkellyjen and @newimarketing for examples of what it looks like to have Nimble Quotes in your Twitter feed.

What if my question hasn’t been answered on this FAQ?
Email us at info[at]nimblequotes[dot]com or click on the help desk icon in the bottom right corner of the screen.