As you probably are aware of one of the most effective ways to build your blog readership, comments, ranking, stats, etc. is to be a part of a blog tribe as I have shared in many posts that I have written.
I have been in a few tribes over the life of this blog, whether they were officially called a tribe or not. I started my blog when I was part of The Unified Tribe, which is a syndication tribe. You were allowed to post a link to one of your blog posts after you had tweeted, shared, etc. 5 other posts. My early blog posts got a lot of tweets but not so many comments. Some people started posting about how commenting benefits the person leaving comments and people did start commenting more. It was a good way to meet other bloggers when I was just starting out, though I chose to leave because I didn’t want to pay for syndication.
Earlier this year I joined a commenting tribe on Facebook where the participants are required to comment on two other blogs in exchange for posting one blog post. I have found this tribe to be far more effective in bringing both comments and shares, not to mention votes! It’s been fun and a great way to meet some wonderful people!
As I have found in my blogging experience another great way to build your blog is through a challenge or a community. They are very similar though a challenge tends to be for a shorter period of time whereas a community doesn’t tend to have a time limit being that it is a community.
I joined the Prove It challenge in January and it had all of the benefits that I mentioned above from the Facebook commenting tribe and I’ve also seen my Alexa rank go down a lot (a good thing!) and my subscribers have gone up.
This year I also joined Heather Stephens’ community when she started the Blog Marketing Forum called the Clever Marketer Mastermind Community. It is a community for bloggers who are serious and committed to building a successful business, if you are a match then this could be the community for you! If you are an inconsistent blogger who isn’t committed to building your blog big then another community would be a better match for your needs and interests.
It is not only a great way to build my blog through comments, readers, ranking, etc. but the community is a wonderful group of people and I would love to see you over there too! I have gotten a lot out of the free membership, there is also a paid option with more features which you can check out if you are interested.
Check it out, I hope to see you there so that we can build successfully together!
To your success,
Hi Stacy!
Yes I love this Blog marketing Forum too, and now I find myself very interested with many of the participants’ blogs.
Easther
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Stacy Reply:
September 24th, 2011 at 7:46 pm
It is a great forum to participate in!
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You have shared a valuable post here…
I use to go to the Facebook and other social networking site to build a strong relationship with fellow bloggers but never came across Clever Marketer Mastermind Community. i believe it will help me a lot to grow my readership as well as it will be good for promotional activities
Thanks a ton, for sharing…
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Stacy Reply:
September 24th, 2011 at 7:46 pm
I hope to see you there!
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Hi Stacy, I’m new to the blogging thing so I wasn’t aware of the tribes and challenges and so on. Have a lot to learn!
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Stacy Reply:
September 24th, 2011 at 7:48 pm
Hi Jo,
I have other posts on the topic, if you want to learn more you can do a quick search on my blog and find several posts with more information!
Stacy
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I am regular visitor of Heather marketing blog.She teaches marketing strategies in very easy and understandable way but I have not still joined the forum.
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Stacy Reply:
September 24th, 2011 at 7:48 pm
Her blog really is very helpful! Her forum is a great resource too.
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Hi Stacy, thanks for these ideas! I didn’t know there were such possibilities on Facebook.
I’m wondering: did you set up ‘Grow With Stacy’ as a separate FB account from your personal, friends-and-family one? It seems like a good idea to keep those separate, but I’m not sure how people go about it.
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Stacy Reply:
September 24th, 2011 at 7:49 pm
Hi Caroline,
With a quick search you can find several such groups on FB.
I have a fan page (‘like’ page) for Grow With Stacy but not a separate account because FB rules say only one account per person. Otherwise all accounts could be deleted!
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Caroline from Loose Leaf Hibiscus Tea Reply:
September 26th, 2011 at 1:38 am
Aaah, I see, thank you Stacy! I didn’t realize FB was so strict about one account per person, that’s definitely something to keep in mind. In that case a ‘fan’ page seems like the best way to go.
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I love this community idea!
Working together is one of the reasons I think NaNoWriMo, a noveling contest that takes place in November, works so well. You are writing with a bunch of other writers who are working toward the same goal, so you can support and encourage each other.
Joining a blog tribe sounds like much the same idea. I’ve already found one or two places I like to go, and you’ve mentioned a couple more great sounding ones here.
Thanks for sharing, Stacy!
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Stacy Reply:
September 24th, 2011 at 7:50 pm
Hi Grady,
The noveling contest sounds like a great opportunity! Blog tribes do sound similar, it’s a great way to network and also bring some exposure to your blog!
Stacy
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Hey Stacy!
I LOVE this post! Blogging tribes, whether official or not, like you said, are such an essential thing to growth within your business and the community. There are so many awesome ones, too, so there’s really no excuse NOT to get involved.
Definitely going to check out the one you mentioned, too. Can never be apart of too many tribes, especially when we’re all working together to help each other!
Thanks for the great post!
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Stacy Reply:
September 24th, 2011 at 7:52 pm
Hi Morgan!
They really are essential to blogging growth, my blog would not be where it is without the ones that I have participated in.
I hope to see you there!
Stacy
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Hi Stacy,
I’ve never joined a tribe and I’ll tell you why. Every time I was invited it was only because I had a huge following and they anted me to join under then to their tribe would do well. I honestly thought the tribe thing was rather close to a pyramid scam.
I had a look at Heather Stephens’ program and it looks pretty decent! 15 bucks a month for all that seems to eb an alright deal.
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Stacy Reply:
September 24th, 2011 at 7:54 pm
Hi Brian,
Great to see you here again. I can understand your hesitation given your past experiences. I have been a part of Heather’s tribe for a while now (though I did take the Summer off) and it’s been a really great experience, even with the free membership I have benefited from it!
Thank you for sharing!
Stacy
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Hmm… I have never been involved in a blogging tribe. I will definitely be looking into the Blog Marketing Forum. Thanks for the great ideas you always have to offer!
Angela
http://www.habitformingsuccess.com
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Stacy Reply:
September 26th, 2011 at 4:41 pm
I was glad to see you over there!
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Hi Stacy.
Thanks a lot for sharing this. And as always, you’ve always shared nice stuffs!
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Stacy Reply:
September 26th, 2011 at 4:41 pm
Thank you, perhaps I will see you there!
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Very interesting. I never even though of a blogging tribe before. I guess it’s a good way to get more traffic to your blog but it doesn’t seem like it would be targeted. If everyone is tweeting liking your articles as well that should help getting other people to your website instead of just the tribe.
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Stacy Reply:
September 27th, 2011 at 3:43 pm
Often tribe members tweet, like, etc. the posts for more exposure too.
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Hi, Stacy! I’m completely “on the fence” when it comes to my blog. I love writing the posts but it is lacking “something”. I can’t quite put my finger on the problem. Sigh.
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Stacy Reply:
September 28th, 2011 at 12:46 pm
Hi Carrie,
It’s great to see your face!
I have definitely been there. Perhaps spending some time re-evaluating your why will show your answer?
Stacy
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Carrie Reply:
September 29th, 2011 at 8:11 am
Thanks, Stacy! I read your ebook and I’m evaluating if my “niche” is working for me. Streamlining may be in order. I did discover a terrific plug-in! I started a separate diary to document my holistic journey and I used the plug-in to automatically redirect my readers to the new site! I’m sure you’ve heard of it – “Page Links To”. I also took your recommendation and added the “Do Follow” plug-in!
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Stacy Reply:
October 3rd, 2011 at 12:20 pm
Carrie,
It sounds like you are making some great progress! That plugin doesn’t sound familiar, I’ll have to look into it!
Stacy
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I hadn’t heard of that forum but I agree that they are great to build up a person’s blog! I’ll definitely be checking it out, thanks.
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Hi Stacy,
Thanks for sharing with us your experiences on how to build your blog readership. I agree that we can enjoy getting comments, readers, ranking without paying for syndication. I will check out the Blog Marketing Forum, as it sure sounds great. Thanks!
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Stacy Reply:
October 3rd, 2011 at 12:18 pm
Hi Felicia,
There are many great ways to get syndication without paying!
Stacy
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I am lover of marketing strategies.Besides using social media,SEO can also be very useful technique to divert traffic and visitor to a site.
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Stacy Reply:
October 3rd, 2011 at 12:27 pm
Yes it can be.
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I’m into blogging lately and I really do wanna learn a lot how to be successful in it. I’ve read a lot of articles but mostly online. I also connect with my FB and it helps me to understand deeper by having conversation. The community might help me here, thanks for sharing your thoughts. I will keep it in mind.
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Really it is wonderful forum to participate with fan. thank to share it.
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I’m working on my own blog but have not been sure how to go about setting it up or getting people to read it, your tips are great though. I’m going to definitely check out that Blog site. Thanks!
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I promise to check it out soon, can’t pass a community that actually works. Not sure yet if it fits me, but trying it won’t hurt, much.
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I’ve always wanted to be a part of a tribe but didn’t know how to get started. I’m so grateful that you made this post, Stacy, because it has given me some pointers as to where to start. I agree with Chris, about not passing up a community that actually works. I’ll check it out per your recommendation.
Thanks again.
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This is something that I have wanted to look into doing again. I gained many subscribers when I did the 31 day blogging challenge with the SITS forum. It is a great way to build relationships with other bloggers with mutual support.
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Thanks for sharing how to build your blog readership. Blog commenting is one way that build relationship to fellow bloggers and readers. Using social media is also effective in increasing more traffic.
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You can certainly see your skills in the work you write. The sector hopes for even more passionate writers like you who are not afraid to mention how they believe. At all times follow your heart.
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Building an awesome relationship with people online feels like you’ve landed a big business deal. Well, it may sound a bit exaggerated, but it does feel like you’ve attained another link in the social world and have successfully spread out some news about your stuff.
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