When you publish a blog post, article, video or anything else online, it’s pretty standard practice to share content you create on your social sites. As the search engines get more advanced, social mentions are becoming more important for ranking too.
It’s not enough that your content is shared by just you.
One of the hardest things online is getting other people to share your stuff. Even with the best content, if you don’t have the connections to share for you, it’s not going to gain much traction.
It’s hard as you build your online community of followers, you simply don’t have the social clout to get the ball rolling.
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Last week, I discovered a really simple and ethical site to help promote your content and start generating some social buzz.
Now, this site is not for everyone!
It’s designed for bloggers and does not accept commercial links – products or sales pages etc. Neither does it cater for every type of business.
While this site is not local specific, I do think it is ideal for consultants, coaches, web designers and services, authors, speakers, and more. Basically, any service or consulting type business who has an “online arm” and wants to do more to get their name out there.
The site is Just ReTweet and it is very simple to get started. It’s free to use with the option to purchase credits rather than share other people’s content for credits. Despite its name, there is the option to like on Facebook and +1 on Google Plus.
Click here to get started with Just ReTweet
How does Just ReTweet work?
It’s certainly not a new concept. You submit your status with a link back to the content you want to share. Then assign the number of credits you will pay people to share it and the number of times you want it shared.
You earn credits by sharing other’s content, either by tweeting, liking on Facebook or +1 on Google Plus. If you don’t want to share content, then opt to purchase credits.
I do have a couple of niggles with JustRetweet
First of all – make sure you define the scheduling timeframe in your settings. I didn’t at first and had the tweets I had chosen going out every 15 minutes. That’s the default setting, and personally too much for my liking.
Secondly – like any service of this nature, there will be idiots who submit crap (there’s no polite way to put it). Make sure you visit the link before sharing it!
To help you I’ve a PDF guide for you to download that talks you step-by-step how to set up an account and begin generating some social buzz about your blog posts, videos, articles and online content.
Since you do require a Twitter account to sign in to Just ReTweet, I thought why not try a pay with a tweet. To download your step-by-step guide simply click the pay with a tweet button.
Just ReTweet has made its way into my nifty online toolbox and I will be using it regularly. Will you be adding it to your online armoury?
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Awesome find! Thank you so much for sharing- now to go check it out!
Hope you enjoy it, Denys!
I signed up with JustRetweetIt.com a while ago because of the recommendations it got from Kim Roach, Nicole Dean, and a few other bloggers. I need to revisit it, thank you for the reminder.
Hi Eleanor – yes there are several well known bloggers on there, so plenty of decent posts to choose from!
Interesting! I admit my twitter activity has been patchy at best – personally I dont like the limitations, and don’t interact on there myself, so I guess that’s why it’ sort of left me cold.
This is an interesting tool you mentin though – do you find it brings you extra traffic?
Cheers,
Gordon
Hi Gordon, Just ReTweet also allows sharing on G+ and FB. I put my couple of links on there with the urls shortened with bit.ly – yes they are getting clicked. I haven’t got around to adding tracking so I can see if any of these actually convert to subscribers or services.
Hi Jan
I have had this on my Toodledo list (hey, that’s another nifty tool) for ages now so thanks for reminding me and for pointing out those niggles.
I like the pay with a tweet too – I paid!
Sue
Thanks, Sue 🙂 I’ll admit to my todo list being back on my notepad of all things written in good old fashioned pen lol
Interesting resource, Jan. Thanks for sharing. I’ll check it out when I have more time. I really like the little bar you did to pay with a tweet. Would you consider doing a future post explaining how you did this?
Hi Nanette – your wish is my command 🙂
I will have to check it out!
Hope you enjoy it, Diane!
Jan,
that’s a very informative post, thanks so much. I must say, I find all this stuff absolutely fascinating. Unfortunately, I’m totally hopeless at it mostly.
I have no idea how to tweet or re-tweet. Just when I was beginning to get my head round it, some people have tweeted my posts, then said it doesn’t seem to increase my tweet count. I looked and they don’t even seem to register on my twitter account.
Is there somewhere where I can get a bit of basic info on how this works. I know I’m sounding vague, but ‘vague’ is all I’ve got plenty of – lol
Hi Paul – I answered the tweeting thing over on the social group 🙂 All this social stuff is overwhelming – and ever changing! The best advice I can give is blog (regularly) and pick 1 social site to get your head around. When you’ve mastered it pick the next.
I’ve heard about this program through Nicole Dean, but I never signed up to use it. I have so much on my plate, I figured this one would just add to the PAIN of keeping track of 1 more thing. LOL
I did bit the bullet and retweet your message, just to get the guide to see what’s involved. Not sure if I’ll actually use it though. 🙂
Thanks for the post!
Hi Bonnie, I know how you feel! I’ve been popping in with a coffee when I have a mo. If I see something i want to share, I share it. If I don’t i don’t. Thanks for tweeting too 🙂
It’s one of those tools which I turn my nose up at but possibly for no reason. I guess it partly depends on the quality and reach of the people who are retweeting your stuff – if they are all based way outside of your target market for example the usefulness is diminished (although not obliterated by any means). But I know you never get involved with rubbish stuff Jan you are always hot on quality, so I will trust your views on this!
Hi Ginny, it’s one of those tools that you need to look at the bigger picture. It isn’t really of value to local businesses, but those who aren’t confined by county or even country, may find it beneficial. I would love something like this with only UK users!
Of course, like other sites of this nature, there are posts that you just would not want to retweet or share. The great thing is you don’t need to. You don’t need to follow anyone either.
I’ll be honest, I was dubious – even with the number of bloggers recommending it. There are several people I share posts from on there.
Hi Jan. Thanks for the great post and your PDF guide is very cool too!
Spam is definitely a problem with these types of sites, and one I’m trying very hard to minimize. I just added a Report Tweet feature so please use it if you see any content that looks particularly shady. That will help me take care of any “bad” tweets that manage to get through.
Good luck on the affiliate contest!
Thanks for popping in, Chris – I rescued you from spam! Spam is an issue on many sites of this kind, but so far I haven’t seen much!