One of the most creative and most effective marketing strategies I ever did was to create a graphic ‘blog roll’ page on my blog called ‘My Tribe.’
This page alone has had thousands and thousands of views and has helped bridge new blogging alliances for content/tribe syndication right from the beginning. Because I went out there and made the first move to promote others, many of these bloggers were willing to return the favor and also gladly promote my content all over the social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube.
This in turn has brought me over +59,796 page views in the first twelve months of my blog. I never could have done that without my tribe syndication network. I highly recommend doing this right away even if you don’t intimately know that blogger. It sure is a great foot in the door to open up that relationship for further joint ventures as well.
Don’t forget to get out on their blogs and comment, retweet, and interact with them, too. It’s natural for many of them to feel compelled to reciprocate those actions. It’s so simple and yet VERY wise to put this plan into action.
The idea of forming tribes around social media and blogs is catching on and for good reason. I’m sure you’ve heard about forming tribes for content syndication. If you have not… the idea is you network with a few people to promote each others content. There are many benefits around tribes and rapid exposure is just the start. But before we get into that I want to share a story of how this tribe was founded.
Earlier this last summer I finally came to the realization that I was going to start a blog. I had put off this concept for over 3 years. Many people would tell me to “Just start one.” “You need a blog to get your message out there.” “There’s a lot of money to be made by blogging.” All good points but I had my doubts.
Could I create a blog and provide enough content to keep readers coming back? How often do I need to keep feeding this blog thing? Do I need a technical degree to set it up? And the biggest question we all face is… How do I get traffic? So many questions… but I finally took the plunge and got a blog started with the help of a few friends.
As I was looking around at many different blogs I realized that some were just empty. There was no life, no energy… no community. I knew that I would face the same issues. How to get traffic? So I figured that if I had these questions, others did as well.
So I reached out to several people and proposed a blogging alliance. I was looking to create a mastermind group of a few people who would comment on each others blog and “buzz” each others content. Social Tribes for content syndication was born.
It was not hard to find a few people who caught the vision and wanted to play ball. They are all over the social media sites. Most of them are busy promoting their own content. However there are a few who seem to be climbing the social sites faster than others.
As I mentioned earlier this concept was the main goal at the time. Since then we have realized that there are many benefits to having a mastermind group that is focused on helping each other. And many incredible opportunities and joint ventures have sprung from our alliance.
There are 5 of us now in our blogging alliance. We all have different skills and talents. By pulling these resources together we have a long term vision to support and teach people the power behind content/tribe syndication and social media.
Results…
Within 12 months I had over 807 subscribers, had two dozen new business partners (savvy Internet marketers, too), earned a Black BMW Car Bonus with my company, have made thousands in bonuses and commissions, have had people calling and paying me for personal mentoring, was asked by the president of a network marketing company to lead all social media training for the entire company, and much more!
This has all happened… not because I’m anything special… because I took MASSIVE ACTION on the activities that my coaches told me to do!
I can’t imagine marketing online without a TRIBE by my side and without them watching my back.
Today’s very short video:
Next time we will get into ways to boost you’re social credibility and proof online.
Yours in support and mastery,
PS The online Tribe Syndication community is a treasure trove of knowledge and friendships waiting to be made. Once I had my blog up and running, I easily found other bloggers to create a mastermind alliance with… This is a great place to start… http://empoweredtribe.com
10 Comments and Pings on Blogging For Beginners: “How Can Tribe Syndication Bring Traffic And Social Credibility To My Blog?”
Kary,
I am relatively new to tribe syndication, but have already seem growth in my site traffic. More importantly, I have met several entrepreneurs and potential JV partners that I am working to get to know better. I look forward to learning more from your blog. Thank you for the great information!
Scott Pollov
.-= Scott Pollov´s last blog ..Why Write A Business Plan – Eight Great Reasons! =-.
Hey Kary – great post. I love your concept of the “tribe page”, I have just found sooo many people in yours that I have never even heard of before so I will be sure to head on over to their pages and check them out now!
cheers
.-= Nat´s last blog ..How To Get Started With Your GetResponse Account – A Brief Overview =-.
Great post Kary, always enjoy your content. Pretty good numbers for your first year. You see so many people bring in tons of people into their business what you don’t heard is the number of people leaving out the back door. I love that you have brought in 2 dozen people and I guarantee they are all still with you and building strong business with your help. Great job Kary
.-= Aaron Decker´s last blog ..Is your Facebook Profile hurting your chances of people finding you =-.
I borrowed your concept of building a Tribe page. I love promoting other blogs that have great content and give a wealth of information to the readers.
You have shown how effective this is. thanks for sharing your tips of the trade!
Val
.-= Val Wilcox´s last blog ..The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living =-.
Hey Kary
I love your down-to-earth teachings.
The whole tribe scene is something
I wish I knew about much sooner.
I have made lots of valuable connections (including you!)
thanks to tribe membership.
Another valuable post, thank you!
Antonio Licchelli
.-= Antonio Licchelli´s last blog ..1 Super Powerful Traffic Secret =-.
Hey Kary, Incredible timing with this blog post (at least for me). The “tribe” concept is genius on so many fronts, however I think for the most part the key is being connected to a tribe that is total alignment, committed to syndication, and total collaboration. I look forward to learning more about your empowered tribe! With a new blog of my own, I put off blogging for time as well… looks like this just may be the best tool yet. Thanks again
Hey Kary,
Thanks for the great reminder that I need to go and update my tribe page as I’ve connected with so many amazing people since!
The community that you guys have created is just incredible and I’ve not seen anything that even comes close, in terms of the amazing partnerships being formed.
As a great example, just today I needed something syndicated to get the big Google bots attention, and one of our tribe was only a skype away
I appreciate you.
Michaelé
.-= Michaelé Harrington´s last blog ..The Secret To Maximizing Googles Latest Indexing Update =-.
Thanks Kary. This is an amazing post. It’s so true, we can create so much more together in a tribe or mastermind group than we can on our own.
.-= Suzie Bowers´s last blog ..Focus On Your Own Path or An Opportunity to Grow =-.
Kary,
I love this post from the simple aspect that it is a testimonial to one of my favorite quotes, “You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want. ~Zig Ziglar”.
Giving is a tried and true method for increase success and it just feels good to help others!!
Thanks again for a great post
.-= Glenn Antoine´s last blog ..Aweber Announces API & WordPress Form Plugin =-.
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