Call for questions: Social media and blogging

September 7, 2012

I’m mega excited that FitBloggin‘ is coming up in 12 days! I get to see lots of friends and fellow bloggers I admire, and this year I’m presenting on using social media to drive blog traffic (social media is my job, yo!)

For this though, I need your help! Do you have any specific questions you have about social media, blogging, and growing your audience? Any social networks that you just don’t understand? Please leave a comment below or shoot me an email at emmie (at) skinnyemmie (dot) com. Even if you’re not going to Fitbloggin’, I’m going to put the information into a post after the conference to share with everyone.

Here’s the official description of the session:

So many of us love Facebook for personal use and staying in touch with friends. What if you could use Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest and other social media channels to increase blog traffic and build a stronger community? With existing social media sites gaining more mainstream popularity and new sites appearing monthly, how do you determine which are the best ones for increasing blog readership?

Topics to be covered include:

  • An overview of the most popular social media sites and any emerging sites that could be beneficial to blog traffic
  • Ways to optimize your presence on social media channels
  • A set of tools you can use to more efficiently use your time on social media sites
  • Ways to measure and evaluate which of your social media efforts are bringing in the most traffic

I can’t guarantee I can answer everyone’s questions, but I’m going to try to cover as much as I can.

Oh, and if you’re not signed up for Fitbloggin’ and want more info, visit the site – still a few spots open!

Thanks! xoxo

  • Rebecca

    Hey, Emmie! Good luck with your presentation.

    My question is about Twitter. I’ve never been able to really get into it, b/c it seems like a huge carnival where everyone is shouting and no one is listening. But, as a blogger, I know it’s important to have a Twitter presence. How do you interact using Twitter in a meaningful way? What am I missing?

    Thanks for your help!
    Rebecca

    • http://www.skinnyemmie.com/ Emily Sandford

      Great question: adding it to the list!

  • Cassandre

    Hi, I am so looking forward to your presentation at Fitbloggin. i feel like a lot of what’s outlined in the description are things that i want to know. for me ultimately, i want to better understand how do not only grow your social media presence but increase followers as wel..

    • http://www.skinnyemmie.com/ Emily Sandford

      Sometimes it seems like a chicken-and-egg scenario, right? You feel like you need a following to get more followers. I’ll address this, we can discuss more in-depth after the session if you want.

      • Cassandre

        great, thanks and looking forward to it.

  • http://twitter.com/#!/pattyaizaga Patty

    I’m confused by stumble. I know how to stumble others posts but how do I get mine out there. Supposedly there is a tool bar you can add to your posts to encourage usage. I’m still on the hunt for a clear article how to do it.

  • http://profiles.google.com/sarahjosoriano Sarah Soriano

    Is there any way to see your presentation if we’re not at FitBloggin? I would love to learn more from you!

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