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Friday, March 9, 2012

My Top 7 Favorite Tools

In my search to create a fun and engaging Facebook Fan Page, increase my reach on Twitter and exposure to my Blog, I have found some great applications, tools and communities to help me get there. Here are my Top 7 Tools that have helped me with all of my goals, in no particular order.

Triberr has to be included in my Top 7! Not only has it contributed to my increased Twitter reach, followers, and Klout score, but I have met some incredible bloggers along the way. Dino Dogan and Dan Cristo are the brains behind Triberr. They have hit the nail on the head so to speak when it comes to creating a community and tool that is based on sharing. Most bloggers love to share content of other bloggers.

Once you belong to a tribe on Triberr, it just takes a few clicks and the blog posts are shared to Twitter, Facebook, Google+, StumbleUpon and LinkedIn and coming soon Pinterest too! According to Dino, "So far, Triberr has imported close to one million blog posts, and has handled the sharing of 10 million tweets. And the "10 million" figure doesn't even include posts that are shared via other social channels like Facebook, LinkedIn, StumbleUpon and G+."

I had been stuck for months around 2000 followers on Twitter. As soon as I joined Triberr my followers started to increase rapidly to over 3000 and my reach is now over 2.9 million because of the great tribes that I belong to. This is without using any automated tools.

When you join Triberr don't hesitate to visit their great Tutorials on All Triberr, this will save you so much time!

I like Buffer for many reasons, but mostly because it gives me additional leeway to edit my re-tweets directly on Twitter. If you are using either Chrome, Safari or Firefox you will be able to install the Buffer buttons so that you can share any page quickly and easily! You will have to check out my post regarding Buffer when you get a chance. Don't forget to visit their Blog, which is another extension to this great tool!

Most of us have heard of Blog Hops and there are a few tools that you can use to create a Blog Hop but I continue to be loyal to Linky Tools. Since I love Blog Hopping I thought there must be a way to do Facebook Fan Page "Like" Hopping. So once I figured it out I wrote a blog post tutorial on creating your very own Facebook Like Hop right on Facebook!

You are welcome to join the Facebook Hop we have going on at Women Entrepreneurs too! What better way to Hop around all the Facebook Fan Pages and Blogs while you are on Facebook!

Mr. Brent Riggs has also created the Linky Followers Tool, which as rumors have it, Google Friend Connect may be going away, so this will be a great substitute.

I have really enjoyed using RSS Graffiti on my Facebook Fan Page. All of our members love that their blog posts are being pulled and showcased on our Page! I was looking high and low for an application that could do this automatically. I wanted to be able to post unlimited RSS feeds and then I found RSS Graffiti! I was ecstatic!

If I could remember who invited me to Empire Avenue. I would like to give them a big thank you! At first sight I thought, oh no is this a game?! How naive I was! "Social Media Rocket Fuel" is right!! You can build and join Communities, start Missions, Network with other members, Increase your Klout, Twitter followers, Blog Endorsements and Facebook Likes all in one place!

First things first, like with all Social Networking sites add your picture and Bio. Then connect your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Flickr, Foursquare, WordPress, Google and Blog accounts.

Then you can start "buying stock" (with virtual money called Eaves) and networking with other members and watch your share price go up and your following increase!

As a Mom Blogger I love to support other women in the blogging community. I was given the opportunity to review an eBook and I truly recommend it to all women bloggers out there. Get Famous is full of blogging tips for the new and seasoned blogger.

Pinterest is the fastest growing site out there today. I personally love photography, pets and travel. However, if you have a business I truly recommend that you join. You are able to pin directly from your website or blog and create Boards in categories. If you were to have an Etsy shop for example and you add prices to your pin, your price will automatically be included on a banner across your pin. There are many benefits when using Pinterest, too numerous to outline here in this small post.

These are my favorites for now. As you know new ones will be added what seems like daily! With every Social Networking site, you need to be social and of course network! It really is that simple. Enjoy!

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Lisa Ladrido is an R.N. Mom Blogger who is passionate about Social Media, Personal Development and Health and Wellness.

She has 5 sons and lives in Washington State with her husband and their furry four legged children!

My blog: Mom Blogger Buzz: Can One Smile Change the World?

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

How I Use StumbleUpon on Triberr

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Many bloggers are noticing that StumbleUpon is bringing additional exposure to their blogs and websites. Those of us on Triberr have the benefit of sharing each other's content via Twitter, Facebook, Google+, StumbleUpon and LinkedIn. Today I am ONLY going to speak about using StumbleUpon on Triberr because I have been noticing that some of my fellow Tribemates are potentially missing the StumbleUpon boat so to speak!

Let's face it, we are all busy, aren't we? Since we are living in this fast food society, any additional work is an added load for some. I must confess that when I am sharing my Tribemate's posts, if the StumbleUpon icon has not been submitted, I rarely have time to do it for them. The author of the post is the best person to decide which topic and tags their post falls under. So, in my meager opinion we should all be submitting our own posts as soon as we blog them!

"This is Howie Do It" via Triberr! Sorry I have had that song in my head for the past week! (Of course you can submit your own blog post directly from your blog! Just in case you didn't, and you are already on Triberr or live on there as I do, you can also do it via Triberr!) Here goes, so simple, go to your Tribal Stream and click "Load Social Buttons":

Click "Load Social Buttons"

If Michelle's post, "Almost Wordless..." were mine, I would click on "Submit" as soon as it pulls onto the stream! See below:

Click Submit

Then this little page should pop up! As you can see not everyone is a Saint and would do this for every post! Usually you just want to Like, Stumble and roll to your next task!

Fill it out, please!

Once you fill it out and your Tribal Stream is refreshed, there should be a number 1 showing (where the 3 is here in this picture). In Jane's case below, most likely she submitted her post and then 2 other people have "Liked" and "Stumbled" it, that is why there is a 3!

So now when we come along to share your post on StumbleUpon and it has already been submitted by YOU..., then this little pop up will show up, click on "I like it!" then click on "Stumble"! So easy, we are done sharing it on StumbleUpon!

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Sunday, November 27, 2011

Did Triberr Give Me Klout?

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What is Triberr?

Triberr was created by Dino Dogan and Dan Cristo. For the "mom and pop" or new blogger it is a great tool to increase reach on Twitter and exposure to your blog.

For Triberr to benefit you, you must have a blog that you post on regularly and also have an account on Twitter.

To join Triberr you would receive an invitation, which will be sent to you via direct message on Twitter by somebody you know.

To Find Out More About Triberr Click Here!

How Has Triberr Helped Me?

I was invited to Triberr at the end of August 2011, however I wasn't blogging due to an illness.

At the time the tweets were automated so it looked like I was somewhat active on Twitter! This feature is no longer available at this time. Once I returned and started blogging again I began to see all the benefits of using Triberr.

Each time I wrote a post on my blog my "Tribe" members were tweeting them and of course I was doing the same for them. I created my own "Tribe" and joined other "Tribes" too. My Twitter reach began to increase.

I control which posts I would like to tweet out and before deciding on joining an already established "Tribe" I visit their blogs as well.

Where Are Your Posts Going?

Not only are your blog posts being "Tweeted" on Twitter, they can also be "Liked" on Facebook, "+1'd" on Google+, "Stumbled" on StumbleUpon and shared on LinkedIn!

Remember I Had Stopped Blogging?

To measure how Triberr has increased my reach, I am going to use Klout scoring as my example. To learn more about Klout please visit their Website Here. During the time I stopped blogging, Klout also changed their algorithms. When I returned in October, my score had plummeted.

Here you can see that 30 days ago when I wasn't blogging, my Klout Score was only 31. On October 28, 2011 I started blogging again. As of today, November 27, 2011, my Klout Score has increased to 43 and my True Reach increased by 568!

Visit Klout Here!

In Review

I recommend Triberr to any blogger that would like to increase their exposure in the blogosphere! I feel that in the past 30 days, being a member of Triberr was what helped me get back on my feet so to speak! I also have been able to connect with other bloggers and visit their great blogs too.

Please refer back to Triberr's website for more information and to see if you would like to join this very active community.

If you would like an invitation to Triberr I have a few requirements! Send me your blog link and request to @LisaLadrido on Twitter!

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Thank you Dino and Dan for this great community of bloggers called Triberr!

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Facebook in Social Network High?

Lately, I have been looking at some High Schools and stopped in to visit SNHS for a tour.

SNHS or better known as Social Network High School is a private school. However, the school is growing and more students are registering each day.

I met with the Principal and we started our tour. As we were walking down the hall I couldn't help but notice a young man with a large crowd around him. I asked the Principal what was going on and he told me that they had several popular students at the school and Facebook was one of them.

Apparently Facebook was the most popular kid there, everyone wanted to be his friend and they followed him around to prove it! He likes to Poke, Like, Share Photos, Play Games and he will even take you Places. The Principal went on to share that he heard that they were even making a Movie about him!

He said that there were other popular kids at the school too. He mentioned Twitter. Now she apparently is a no nonsense kind of girl! She talks so fast and she doesn't have patience for drawn out drama or long conversations. Just get to the point and spit it out in 140 characters or less!

Then there is Myspace, he was quite flashy and even wore a lot of glitter! He didn't seem to have quite the following as Facebook and Twitter did, but I did notice a rock band or two.

As we were finishing up our tour, the Principal wanted to show me the list of the different Clubs at SNHS.

Business Club- headed by LinkedIn. You will always find recruiters visiting this group
Video Club- headed by YouTube Students learn how to upload and watch hours of videos from their computers
Photography Club- Flickr A great place to learn how to host and share photos
Archeological Club- Digg, Delicious and StumbleUpon If you like to discover, share, find and bookmark, then this is the club to be in

And finally our tour ended in the Library where we found Goodreads, LiveJournal and Technorati in a deep discussion!

I still haven't decided if I am going to choose SNHS or not. However, I couldn't help but question, why does being followed/liked or unfollowed/ignored seem more like High School all over again?

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