Comments on: 25 Freshest Summer Blogging Tips

By: Scott Cowley

Scott Cowley — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:58:10 +0000

Glad you liked it, Erin.

By: Erin Bassett

Erin Bassett — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:34:52 +0000

Thanks for this post…it’s very helpful. I also heard about your post on Twitter.

By: Scott Cowley

Scott Cowley — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:49:20 +0000

Thanks for the comments, guys.

Twitter is great as a personal PR tool and you have to understand how it works and, more importantly, how others are using it to get the full value. I have to accept that my “tweet” will only be visible for a moment before it’s off the radar again. Sometimes I’ll tweet the same link to a post, but switch up the headline like a fisherman switches a lure, but I don’t do this more than 3-ish times per post (and at different times of day).

Also, it helps to remember that most of the power users on Twitter, the “influencers,” are using a client like Tweetdeck or Seismic (or mobile app) to manage hundreds (or thousands) of followees, so unless you’re on their “A-List,” they probably won’t see you, which is why you should use replies or DMs when appropriate, trusting that those messages will be seen.

By: Cary Snowden

Cary Snowden — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:45:46 +0000

Terrific post, Scott. Great tips and very timely. …and way to eat your own dog food: I heard about this post via your tweet on Twitter, and was compelled to take a look. Keep up the good work, and thanks again for the tips (I’ll be using several tonight-I especially like the Lemon Wedge idea).

By: David Scoville

David Scoville — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:21:47 +0000

Thanks for the creative tips, Scott. I definitely need to apply some of them to my blog.

By: Jacob Brown

Jacob Brown — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:00:14 +0000

Thanks for the comment Scott. Targeting a certain audience will help you grow interest in your blog posts. Twitter is a great tool for this.

Great info here Scott.