RT This for the week :04/22 to 04/28: if you post a RT, You need to RT someone else please.

ESSENTIAL INFO

tweets can not be longer than 140 characters + spaces .. including RT @yourtwittername & shortened URL you are tweeting

Twitter is becoming more vigilant about how peope are tweeting.-- I have seen more people booted off recently-- meaning please carefully contruct your tweets so you aren't spamming people You need to RT something from someone else.. at least 1-2 things.. If you post one thing-- then RT one thing. If you use this list regularly, try varying up what you RT.-- and if everyone RTs your post.. you kind of have to deal with the karma of it all. meaning.. please find something of everyone's to RT because if you don't, they won't continue to RT you.

. .. if you don't RT on a fairly even basis (like you post 8 RTs and you only RT one back.. that's not even.. however if you post 6 and RT 3, that's more even. get it?)

Other Notes 1) Post to the WEEKLY threads please. If you start a post outside those threads-- it will be copied over and your singular post will be deleted. Read the rules and play according to the rules--- and you will find your stuff retweeted

2)Relevancy to your audience has become a topic here.

if you are tweeting only things skewed to small children.. and some stuff that I post (and others) might not be completely releveant to you-- there is a LIST that's been created JUST for mom/kid stuff.

Add this @lastory/mommy-bloggers to your post if you are doing a child/parent/mommy skewed post.-- it reaches at about 100 mommy-bloggers whose following are pretty substantial.

Have another topic you want to target? We can make up another list. But if want a topic to be added, that's easy. You can create it yourself for your own blog too.

4) want to increase your followers?

Think about what else you could post about-- beyond just kids.. (cooking, fashion, health, fitness, travel, books, tv shows )

You don't have to write all the content-- but you could RT someone else's blog post (either from this group or someone that is part of your twitter following & include them in the @theirtwittername -- but that blogger will love it.. and her following will start following you if you do it consistently. you will be building a bigger broader following and will be doing smart social media tactics

5) if you have a limited time RT please indicate that it has a deadline.

Please include a DO NOT POST AFTER XX/XX date.. PLEASE note if you have a time limit. if you are RT-ing.. see if there's a time limit. Tweeps get ticked off seeing something RT'd that's clearly past the deadline.. and Twitter is getting iffy about it too.

6) Please do not post the same tweets every week. Either change up your tweet title or alternate weeks that you list them. it's spamming to post the same exact tweet every single week -- except if it's a contest .. (and even that can be changed) Twitter has been booting people who post the same thing all the time.

7) Use URL shorteners (hootsuite.com, socialoomph.com, twaitter.com) -- and don't forget the bonus of advance schedule posting across the week. that makes it easier for you to tweet everyone and then everyone will tweet you

8) Please do NOT Post about politically charged topics. I don't have to explain why do I

9).. a thought. while we don't know each other as friends.. in this group.. there is something to be said about following the people in this group.. everyone following each other simply because of the expanded reach of the connected networks.. you would have access to my network of people.. I would have access to yours. If you choose not to follow people.. that's ok.. but do realize that if you aren't following someone-- that you still should be RTing their posts.. and most especially if they are RTing yours.

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by stevie on April 22, 2012 at 9:27am

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have more coming. for those on Triberr.. I am posting but the feed isn't reaching the stream.. despite VALID feed. anyone want to join my tribes? i can send you invites

Permalink Reply by Olfa on April 22, 2012 at 5:36pm

Hi Stevie, Did you contact triberr to check why your feed does not pull? I would love to join your tribe but I blog mostly about kids and parenting thing. Does that matter?

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BTW, I emailed Megan

Permalink Reply by stevie on April 23, 2012 at 2:24pm

you are scheduled. for the next couple days. LMK what cooks.

Permalink Reply by Janice Clark on April 24, 2012 at 4:38am

Good morning everyone! Thanks so much for all your help promoting this! I've added 2 tweets below promoting the same photo contest. Feel free to tweet either or both. This is a very cool organization that helps children with autism, ADD, PDD and a variety of other developmental challenges. We would appreciate all the help we can get promoting their contest! I'll be going in to schedule all of you as well! Thanks!

WeeZee, a World of Sensory Adventures for kids, is hosting a #photocontest ! Win 2 FREE months! http://on.fb.me/HZgxfV via @WeeZeeWorld

Want to win 2 months FREE membership at WeeZee & FREE Enrollment? ENTER to WIN!!! http://on.fb.me/HZgxfV via @WeeZeeWorld

Permalink Reply by Olfa on April 24, 2012 at 5:22am

All scheduled. The tweets should go from my 2 twitter accounts: @ourfamilyworld and @Olfaturki2

BTW, are you on Instagram?

Permalink Reply by stevie on April 24, 2012 at 3:40pm

I need to do Instagram. I have just got the triberr thing worked out.. bec I am on wordpress, I used a plugin to make auto loading of my current blog posts.

also are you on pinterest? we could do a special board about tweets from this group providing you have an image on your post.

would be worth the effort.

Permalink Reply by Janice Clark on April 24, 2012 at 3:47pm

Thanks Ladies! WeeZee World is a client of mine. They are on Pinterest but not on Instagram. They are just opening the doors on this new site so I anticipate they will have a lot more content for us to post in the coming year than they have in the past. Thanks so much for helping to share them! I am on Pinterest and would love to connect with any of the ladies in this group! I'm also on G+ if anyone here is using it

www.gplus.to/janiceclark

http://pinterest.com/janicemclark/

Permalink Reply by Shelly on April 25, 2012 at 6:42am

RT @atticgirl76 Don't lose your kids' stuff! #Win a personalized Camp pack from@mylovablelabels 5/4 #giveaway http://tinyurl.com/7u37ftv

Permalink Reply by Shelly on April 25, 2012 at 6:43am

I'd love an invite to your tribe Stevie. I have no idea how the thing works other than I've been tweeting from my tribe. lol

Permalink Reply by stevie on April 25, 2012 at 8:40am

I G+ you Janice and also I shared it with everyone on my list

I will connect with you on Pinterest as well.

Permalink Reply by Olfa on April 26, 2012 at 5:19am

Good morning,

I am following Janice on Pinterest and G+.

Instagram is the new HOT thing. All the brands I work with require an Instagram account.

I love the idea of a Pinterest Board for Twitter This.

Here is my Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/ourfamilyworld/

G+: https://plus.google.com/b/102548798257476851746/#

Have an amazing day

Olfa

Permalink Reply by stevie on April 26, 2012 at 4:27pm

Shelly and Olfa, if you could give me your email addresses (stevie.wilson@gmail.com ) or send me a DM with them.. via twitter, then I can send you invites to the tribe. I have a social media tribe, a mommy blogger tribe and one called tweet it up.. which is the stuff that isn't seriously social media or kid oriented.

you tell me which tribe(s) you want invites to and I will send them out

Stevie

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