My Recap of #BlogChat 10.30.2011
What is #BlogChat? via @MackCollier
Every Sunday at 8 p.m. central time a vast and vibrant community of bloggers takes time to chat with each other on Twitter via the hashtag #BlogChat. I’ve lurked a few times, but tonight, I’m hoping to dive in and get my feet wet. We’ll see how I do.
Turns out tonight’s topic is: “Getting more conversations on your blog, not just comments.” I could use both! ;-)
If you’ve never lurked or participated before on #BlogChat, take a moment to click the link for this post and read what it is all about. The article offers a quick video tutorial on how to best watch the tweets flying by on your screen. Worth checking out.
My favorite line in the article is this, “Even if you are completely new to blogging, we can still learn from your experiences, just as you can learn from us… So if you are new to #blogchat PLEASE leave a tweet introducing yourself, at least.”
#BlogChat — Thanks for the welcome, invitation and for breaking down the walls and letting us all in. I’m looking forward to this. Here goes nothin’. ;-)
Have a Tweet Team? Include them in background images and initial your tweets. One Social Media and Educational Marketing Group are just two examples of Tweet Teams making the most of their Twitter background images. Each team member also signs their tweets which I think is so great for transparency and making the brand personable and human.
What best practices do you have for your Tweet Team?
Idea: Use @Storify to collect your favorite tweets of the week.
Benefits:
1. It can help you build a following on Twitter.
2. It might encourage more engagement from your followers.
3. Storify makes it easy to collect and organize tweets you may want to come back to at a later time.
Strategy isn’t the goal. It’s the path you plan to take to get there.
Quote from @TonyEbikeme’s post on social media strategy. He’s included some good questions to ask yourself before you stick your neck out into the social media noise. Have a plan and a purpose!
Which #Twitter profile user are you?
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