A couple weeks ago, Bob Walsh sent me a pdf of his new book the Web Startup Success Guide, I think because I’m quoted on page 42. *ahem* I’ve been anticipating the book for a while because it’s bound to be full of great tips. I wasn’t wrong. I hate reading pdf’s so I ordered the paper version anyway. Sorry, yes, I kill trees…
Anyway, upon getting the book, I jumped straight to chapter 6 on Social Media. It’s what I’m dealing with at the moment with DubFiler. Part SEO, part community (or ‘tribe‘) building, part vanity – using social media and blogging are the next step for me, now that the site is up and running.
I’d been debating for a while on how to use the blog and the FaceBook page. Bob outlines some rules to follow for blogging, and provides a few examples of people doing it right. THe underlying message? Add Value. Not to you, but to your users’ lives.
I use twitter personally but how should I use it for DubFiler? Chapter 6 gave me some ideas. First Bob lists a bunch of tools to help you manage everything. I’d seen tweetgrid but I thought it was just noise. The twitter version of Googling yourself, and ugly to boot. Chapter 6 helps explain how to to use it to understand what’s going on in your niche.
And there’s lots more great information. If that’s just chapter 6, I look forward to the whole read.
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