Should You Even Use Twitter in 2020 | Ep. #1186

Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips

Eric Siu and Neil Patel

Business, Marketing, Careers

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2019

⏱️ 7 minutes

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In episode #1186, we answer the question of whether or not you should be using Twitter in 2020. With a committed but stagnant user base, it can be hard to know if Twitter is even still worth your energy. Tune in to hear our thoughts on using Twitter for marketing and what strategies might still be useful to you and your business! TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:25] Today’s topic: Should You Even Use Twitter in 2020? [00:31] Twitter user numbers, growth and our own usage of the platform. [01:10] Is Twitter still worth using from a marketing perspective? [01:41] Examples of successful strategies on Twitter. [02:25] The downsides of traffic rates from Twitter and your tweets. [03:50] How you can use Twitter effectively in 2020. [04:10] Why LinkedIn and YouTube are mostly better options to pursue. [04:56] Some of the benefits you can still accrue from Twitter. [05:28] That’s it for today! [05:31] To stay updated with events and learn more about our mastermind, go to the Marketing School site for more information. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Twitter Rand Fishkin Scott Galloway BuzzSumo Leave Some Feedback: What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. Connect with Us: Neilpatel.com Quick Sprout Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @neilpatel Twitter @ericosiu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Marketing School, the only podcast that provides daily top-level marketing tips and strategies from entrepreneurs that practice what they preach and live what they teach.
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0:50.4	Welcome to another episode of Marketing School. I'm Eric Sue and I'm Neil Patel and today we're going to talk about if you should even use Twitter in 20-20.
0:59.6	So Twitter how many users have it? 330 million still still something like the stock's been doing
1:03.2	okay stock's been doing as better at least requiring this better as can be I think but
1:07.9	user growth is flat and it has been flat for a while I personally use Twitter
1:12.0	every single day it's kind kind of my news source to follow specific
1:16.4	venture capitalists, private equity people, or entrepreneurs. And I get a lot from it because I get a lot of stuff that is shared that I normally wouldn't find on my own and so I get better from using
1:26.1	Twitter. How about you, Neil? Yeah, I've been getting better by using Twitter as well. I think it's a great place
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