Comments on: How to Encourage People to Share Your Posts on Their Social Networks http://www.bloggingbistro.com/how-to-encourage-people-to-share-your-posts-on-their-social-networks/ Business Blogging Services, Social Media Consultant Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Laura Christianson http://www.bloggingbistro.com/how-to-encourage-people-to-share-your-posts-on-their-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-3606 Laura Christianson Sat, 02 Apr 2011 22:45:00 +0000 http://www.bloggingbistro.com/?p=3383#comment-3606 Hi Shirl -- As we discussed during our workshops, if you have two completely different audiences and two brands (which it appears you do), you'll probably want to keep them separate, even though your goal is similar for both audiences. I suggest evaluating your Twitter account. How much traffic does it get, total? Can you easily differentiate between the writer traffic and the cancer traffic? Are you getting more traffic from one or the other group? Do you get enough traffic from both groups to warrant having two accounts? Of course, two accounts means more work for you. Do you have the time to do it? If one account allows you to meet your goals and your followers don't seem bothered by it, you likely don't need a second account. But take all of the above factors into consideration before deciding. Hi Shirl — As we discussed during our workshops, if you have two completely different audiences and two brands (which it appears you do), you’ll probably want to keep them separate, even though your goal is similar for both audiences.

I suggest evaluating your Twitter account. How much traffic does it get, total?
Can you easily differentiate between the writer traffic and the cancer traffic?
Are you getting more traffic from one or the other group?
Do you get enough traffic from both groups to warrant having two accounts?

Of course, two accounts means more work for you. Do you have the time to do it?

If one account allows you to meet your goals and your followers don’t seem bothered by it, you likely don’t need a second account. But take all of the above factors into consideration before deciding.

]]> By: Shirl Corder http://www.bloggingbistro.com/how-to-encourage-people-to-share-your-posts-on-their-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-3604 Shirl Corder Sat, 02 Apr 2011 11:11:00 +0000 http://www.bloggingbistro.com/?p=3383#comment-3604 Hi Laura. When I attended FCWC a year ago, we discussed possible taglines. I finally worked mine out, based on what I learned in your class. (Some of us are slow learners.) I encourage and inspire . . . However I still have the problem of two themes. I encourage and inspire writers at shirleycorder.com and I encourage and inspire those in the cancer valley at riseandsoar.com. Two websites. Two regular blogs. So should I also have two twitter accounts? At the moment I use the one for all updates and retweets. Hi Laura. When I attended FCWC a year ago, we discussed possible taglines. I finally worked mine out, based on what I learned in your class. (Some of us are slow learners.) I encourage and inspire . . . However I still have the problem of two themes. I encourage and inspire writers at shirleycorder.com and I encourage and inspire those in the cancer valley at riseandsoar.com. Two websites. Two regular blogs. So should I also have two twitter accounts? At the moment I use the one for all updates and retweets.

]]> By: Laura Christianson http://www.bloggingbistro.com/how-to-encourage-people-to-share-your-posts-on-their-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-2990 Laura Christianson Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:53:09 +0000 http://www.bloggingbistro.com/?p=3383#comment-2990 Lyla, Thank you for your contribution! You're right, WordPress.com (the blog host, not the self-hosted version of WordPress) has limited functionality in terms of your ability to add plug-ins and widgets. The tool you're suggesting looks attractive, too. .-= Laura Christianson´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.bloggingbistro.com/how-to-encourage-people-to-share-your-posts-on-their-social-networks/" rel="nofollow">How to Encourage People to Share Your Posts on Their Social Networks</a> =-. Lyla,

Thank you for your contribution! You’re right, WordPress.com (the blog host, not the self-hosted version of WordPress) has limited functionality in terms of your ability to add plug-ins and widgets.

The tool you’re suggesting looks attractive, too.
.-= Laura Christianson´s last blog ..How to Encourage People to Share Your Posts on Their Social Networks =-.

]]> By: Laura Christianson http://www.bloggingbistro.com/how-to-encourage-people-to-share-your-posts-on-their-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-2993 Laura Christianson Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:53:00 +0000 http://www.bloggingbistro.com/?p=3383#comment-2993 Lyla, Thank you for your contribution! You're right, WordPress.com (the blog host, not the self-hosted version of WordPress) has limited functionality in terms of your ability to add plug-ins and widgets. The tool you're suggesting looks attractive, too. .-= Laura Christianson´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.bloggingbistro.com/how-to-encourage-people-to-share-your-posts-on-their-social-networks/" rel="nofollow">How to Encourage People to Share Your Posts on Their Social Networks</a> =-. Lyla,

Thank you for your contribution! You’re right, WordPress.com (the blog host, not the self-hosted version of WordPress) has limited functionality in terms of your ability to add plug-ins and widgets.

The tool you’re suggesting looks attractive, too.
.-= Laura Christianson´s last blog ..How to Encourage People to Share Your Posts on Their Social Networks =-.

]]> By: John Hill http://www.bloggingbistro.com/how-to-encourage-people-to-share-your-posts-on-their-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-2989 John Hill Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:37:00 +0000 http://www.bloggingbistro.com/?p=3383#comment-2989 Great idea. Thanks Great idea. Thanks

]]> By: John Hill http://www.bloggingbistro.com/how-to-encourage-people-to-share-your-posts-on-their-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-2992 John Hill Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:37:00 +0000 http://www.bloggingbistro.com/?p=3383#comment-2992 Great idea. Thanks Great idea. Thanks

]]> By: Lyla http://www.bloggingbistro.com/how-to-encourage-people-to-share-your-posts-on-their-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-2988 Lyla Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:34:20 +0000 http://www.bloggingbistro.com/?p=3383#comment-2988 Great suggestion... I'm a WordPress user, and for those of us hosting at wordpress.com (ie, not self-hosted), finding these things can be a little dicier. I did locate a sharing tool that can be used on WordPress however that some of your readers may find helpful at http://getsociallive.com/. Thanks for your great posts. .-= Lyla´s last blog ..<a href="http://adifferentstory.net/2010/02/08/loving-monday-the-optional-downgrade/" rel="nofollow">Loving Monday: The Optional Downgrade</a> =-. Great suggestion… I’m a WordPress user, and for those of us hosting at wordpress.com (ie, not self-hosted), finding these things can be a little dicier. I did locate a sharing tool that can be used on WordPress however that some of your readers may find helpful at http://getsociallive.com/.

Thanks for your great posts.
.-= Lyla´s last blog ..Loving Monday: The Optional Downgrade =-.

]]> By: Lyla http://www.bloggingbistro.com/how-to-encourage-people-to-share-your-posts-on-their-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-2991 Lyla Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:34:00 +0000 http://www.bloggingbistro.com/?p=3383#comment-2991 Great suggestion... I'm a WordPress user, and for those of us hosting at wordpress.com (ie, not self-hosted), finding these things can be a little dicier. I did locate a sharing tool that can be used on WordPress however that some of your readers may find helpful at http://getsociallive.com/. Thanks for your great posts. .-= Lyla´s last blog ..<a href="http://adifferentstory.net/2010/02/08/loving-monday-the-optional-downgrade/" rel="nofollow">Loving Monday: The Optional Downgrade</a> =-. Great suggestion… I’m a WordPress user, and for those of us hosting at wordpress.com (ie, not self-hosted), finding these things can be a little dicier. I did locate a sharing tool that can be used on WordPress however that some of your readers may find helpful at http://getsociallive.com/.

Thanks for your great posts.
.-= Lyla´s last blog ..Loving Monday: The Optional Downgrade =-.

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