SEO.com Shares Tips to Increase Website Traffic Tuesday on Twitter
January 6, 2010 by jyl johnson pattee · 59 Comments
This Tuesday, we’re throwing our first girls’ and guys’ night out of 2010! Why? Because we’re chatting about SEO and ways to increase traffic to our sites—a topic that appeals to dudes as well as chicks! So, join us Tuesday, January 12 from 7-9 p.m. with the fine folks from SEO.com and learn ways to make your blog traffic soar.
Don’t want to tweet, but want to get in on the SEO action? You have two alternatives to accessing this amazing information:
- Join us on UStream. Click here for the live or archived stream: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/gno-seo-com-tweet-up1
- If you are in Utah, join us for a Pizza Party Tweet Up at SEO.com headquarters. Check out details and RSVP here: http://twtvite.com/esj6zp
- What: Girls’ [and Guys'] Night Out (#gno) Twitter party (Click here to learn about #gno!)
- Who: Thanks to SEO.com for sponsoring the party!
- When: Tuesday, January 12, 9-11 p.m. EST (8CT, 7 MT, & 6 PT)
- Where: Party with us here on our custom Tweetgrid. (Use hashtags #gno and #seocom.)
- Topic: SEO and Increasing Traffic to Your Website
- Who: @ashbuckles @chrisknudsen @coolphotoideas @dan_patterson @davebascom @lmgilson @newspapergrl @robynstorms @scottcowley @typeamom
- Party Favors: Click here to enter for a chance to win $1700 in SEO tools & analysis during this week’s giveaway from SEO.com. Deadline: Wednesday, January 17 at midnight PT.
- RSVP: Please leave your Twitter ID in the comments to follow and be followed (on Twitter, of course!) by other #gno gals. The best format is as follows: http://twitter.com/jylmomIF.
Twitter Tutorial for #gno Newbies!l
August 2, 2009 by jyl johnson pattee · 4 Comments
Tried #gno and got overwhelmed? Felt like no matter how many times you tweeted, no one responded to you? Have never tried #gno before and want a little Twitter tutorial before joining the par-tay? Well, you’ve come to the right place.
Here are some tips that will make your #gno experience be a little more enjoyable.
Get Set Up on Twitter
If you’re not already set up on Twitter, hop on over there and get an account. Here are some tips for setting up your account as well as some key things to know once you jump on.
- Choose a username that reflects who you are and that isn’t too long.
- Use a head shot of yourself as your avatar. If you want to promote your business on Twitter either set up two separate accounts or include your logo with your head shot. Kodak does a great job of this. Click here to see how: http://twitter.com/kodakCB.
- Make sure and include a bio of yourself in your profile, letting people know a bit about you.
Once you’re all set up on Twitter, note the following:
- When using Twitter, you must refresh often to see new tweets streaming in. Some third-party technologies, like Tweetgrid, stream continuously, making it so you do not have to refresh, but on Twitter you do.
- If you’d like to see public tweets directed to you, click on the @replies in your Twitter home page sidebar. It will have the @ sign next to your Twitter ID (e.g., @jylmomIF).
- If you’d like to see private tweets to you, click on the Direct Messages in your sidebar.
- You will want to check your @replies often to see who is tweeting to you and to respond to them. You can select for your Direct Messages to be sent to your e-mail inbox, alerting you when you should check them.
- How you choose to follow people is up to you (auto follow, selectively follow, etc.). My opinion is to follow as many people as possible. I am not suggesting you shouldn’t filter, but I am recommending a liberal following policy—the more the merrier. You can get a quick glimpse of your followers and see whether or not you’d like to follow them back by clicking on “followers” in your sidebar.
Set Your Expectations
- The overwhelm really does go away. #GNO is crazy fast! Tweetgrid especially seems crazy at first with tweets flying in four columns. The good news is that the overwhelm goes away after a few parties and as you actively tweet. Just jump in, keep with it, and you will be amazed how quickly you get the hang of it and make friends.
- Twitter has its own rules of etiquette, which include breaking traditional etiquette rules. During #gno, it is perfectly acceptable to:
- Join in on other’s conversations.
- Go off on tangents.
- Shorten words to fit a complete thought in 140 characters, and talk to complete and utter strangers.
- The more you use people’s Twitter IDs as you tweet to them (e.g., @jylmomIF), the more likely they are to see and reply to your tweet(s). Note: Many people do not check their direct messages (DMs) until after the party, so @replying to them (using their Twitter ID) is typically the best way to reach people.
- Not everyone will see and respond to all of your tweets. Between 250 and 500 people are tweeting during #gno for a total of between 2,500 and 6,000 tweets in a 2-hour time period. Until you get to know people (and I promise that you will if you keep attending the parties), know that it takes a lot of tweeting for people to see you and that not everyone will see or respond to your tweets at first. Just keep tweeting!
Use Tweetgrid
I have tried many third-party Twitter applications for #gno. Tweetgrid is by far my favorite and here is why:
- You can adjust the pace. Using the blue settings bar underneath the header of each column, you can adjust the pace the tweets appear. This means that if it is going too fast for you, you can slow down the pace until you get the hang of things.
- You can stop the stream in each column. Next to the header of each column is a search and a stop button. Using the stop button, you can freeze a column until you catch up on the stream. Then press that button again to start up the flow.
- It has lots of amazing icons that make tweeting easier and automatic. In the tweet boxes themselves, there are many icons I love:
- The blue left arrow is for replying to someone, automatically entering their Twitter IDs for you.
- The blue right arrow is for retweeting a tweet you find worth repeating/sharing.
- The star is for saving favorite tweets. The chat bubble allows you to DM people.
- The magnifying glass allows you to search for people. I haven’t used this during #gno, but feel free to give it a try.
- Another one I don’t really use during #gno is the next icon, which is for e-mailing.
- And saving the best for last, my favorite icon appears when you click on someone’s avatar (not their name). The box expands, showing their profile along with a human icon. When you click on this icon, you can instantly follow that individual. If you are already following him or her, a notice will pop up telling you so. It is a terrific way to follow other #gno guys and gals!
Enjoy the Party
Whether you passively or actively participate in #gno, remember the key is to have fun! You’ll learn a ton of information, will be able to follow some amazing people, will be introduced or will learn more about some fantastic brands, and most importantly, you’ll build some terrific online relationships with other Mom It Forward women!
If you have any questions whatsoever, please do not hesitate to contact me at momitforward [at] gmail [dot] com.
RSVP—Get Stylish With Us This Week at #GNO on Twitter!
July 19, 2009 by jyl johnson pattee · 44 Comments
Love to chat about all things fashion? Heading to BlogHer next week? Wondering what to pack? With all the parties going on, I know I have wondered more than once what makes the perfect fashion sense for the cocktail party that is followed by the bowling party that is followed by the cheeseburger party that is followed by the picture party and more.
Whether you’ll be going to BlogHer or not, Join #GNO this Tuesday where experts from Lifetime TV and Twitter fashionistas will share their best tips for style success and fashion faux pas in 140 characters or less.
- What: Girl’s Night Out (What’s GNO? Click to find out!)
- When: Tuesday, July 21, 9-11 p.m. EDT
- Where: Party with us on our very own Custom Tweetgrid! (Use hashtag #gno.)
- Topic: Fashion!
- Who: @audreymcclellan, @bowlher, @erikalehmann, @fashiongrail, @lifetimetv
- Party Favors: Remember to check out this week’s giveaway sponsored by Lifetime.
- RSVP: Enter your twitter URL/ID in the list below (e.g., http://twitter.com/jylmomIF).
Mr. Linky not showing up? Go ahead and leave your Twitter URL in the comments. This offers #gno gals the opportunity to follow and be followed all in one place!
Also, make sure to check out the details for the BlogHer party that is sure to be a ball: BowlHer ‘09!
Photo used with permission from my baby sis: Brooke Johnson. Isn’t she amazing?Mom It Forward & BowlHer ‘09 Present Lifetime’s Summer Giveaway Sweepstakes!
July 19, 2009 by jyl johnson pattee · 244 Comments
Lifetime is excited to help you have a stylin’ and rockin’ rest of your summer. Enter here for a chance to win a sleek purple Lifetime edition 8 GB iPod Nano with Lifetime Digital engraved on the back. See The Fine Print section below for official Lifetime’s Summer Giveaway Sweepstakes rules.
Entry Requirements
To enter, you are required to do two things:
- Leave a comment, including your e-mail address.
- Post these messages on Facebook and on Twitter:
Going 2 @BlogHer in Chicago? RSVP 4 @BowlHer ‘09 party—Sat 7/25, 8 pm @ http://bowlher.com. PLS RT
Enter to Win @lifetimetv’s Summer GIVEAWAY Sweepstakes @ http://bit.ly/LcXKd PLS RT
Extra Entries
Take advantage of all the many fun ways to earn extra entries this week. Leave an additional comment for each.
- Join the BowlHer ‘09 Facebook Fan Page!
- Subscribe to the Mom It Forward Newsletter.
- Join the Mom It Forward Friend Connect (in right sidebar).
- Join the Mom It Forward Flickr Group.
- Join the Mom It Forward Facebook Group!
- Click here to join the Mom It Forward Facebook Page. (This is different than the group!)
- Request an Invite to the Mom It Forward Linkedin Group.
- Take the Summer of Service Challenge this week and comment on that post.
The Fine Print
Photo used with permission from Flickr. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER. Void where prohibited. Lifetime’s Summer Giveaway is sponsored by Lifetime Entertainment Services. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. states & D.C. who are 18 or older. Sweepstakes begins 7/19/09 at 8:00 AM PST and ends 7/26/09 at 11:59:59 PM PST. All entries received after 7/26/09 at 11:59:59 PM PST will not be accepted. For full official rules and prize details, go to http://www.mylifetime.com/fun-games/sweeps/lifetimes-summer-giveaway-sweepstakes.RSVP—#GNO Shares Simple Summer Meal Ideas Tues on Twitter!
July 12, 2009 by jyl johnson pattee · 25 Comments
With everything going on during the summer months, sometimes it’s hard to put together quick, easy, and healthy meals in minutes. Join #GNO here this Tuesday where we can all share simple summer meal ideas!
- What: Girl’s Night Out (What’s GNO? Click here to find out!)
- When: Tuesday, July 14, 9-11 p.m. EDT
- Where: Party with us on our very own Custom Tweetgrid! (Use hashtag #gno.)
- Topic: Simple Summer Meals
- Who: @bowlher @citymama @mombloggersclub @erikalehmann @plussizemommy @rachelferrucci @scrappinmichele @thinkmaya
- Party Favors: Remember to check out this week’s giveaway sponsored by Campbell’s.
- RSVP: Enter your twitter URL/ID in the list below (e.g., http://twitter.com/jylmomIF).
Giveaway—$100 Grocery Shopping Gift Certificates to Alice.com
June 28, 2009 by jyl johnson pattee · 161 Comments
Alice.com has made it easy to replenish your non-perishable needs from the convenience of your own home. What’s even better is that you can shop on a budget, enjoying the perk of free shipping with just the click of a mouse. And this week, not only are they making it appealing for members of Mom It Forward and the #gno community to take advantage of their services, they are making it a no brainer by offering free in-home shopping sprees!
Giveaway Prizes
Five lucky winners from this site will be selected to win a $100 gift certificate to Alice.com.
Entry Requirements
To enter to win, you are required to do the following two things:
- Visit Alice.com.
- Leave a comment on this post telling me which item(s) you would purchase with your $100 gift certificate. You must enter by Sunday, July 5 at midnight PDT, including your e-mail address. Comments without e-mail addresses will not be considered.
To receive extra entries (for a total of three extra entries):
- Take this week’s SOS Challenge by completing one of the post’s 10 suggestions or an idea of your own that fits within this week’s theme and leaving a comment on that post.
- Click here to join the Mom It Forward Facebook Page. (This is different than the group!)
- Post about this giveaway on Twitter and/or on your Facebook wall.
The Fine Print
No purchase necessary to enter. Winners will be selected randomly through http://random.org. Alice.com employees and Mom It Forward family members are ineligible to participate. All entries received after Sunday, July 5 at midnight PDT will not be considered. Entries that do not follow all of the entry requirements will not be considered.
Make a Difference at Home by Focusing on Your Family This Week!
June 7, 2009 by jyl johnson pattee · 30 Comments
Make a meaningful difference this summer by taking the Summer of Service (SOS) Challenge. Here’s how:
- Commit to do one act of kindness each week based on the week’s challenge.
- Leave a comment with ideas relating to the week’s challenge as well as your experience(s) performing it.
- Grab the SOS button at the bottom of this post and put it on your blog or social networking site.
- Enter to win each week’s giveaway. Check out this week’s family focused giveaway by clicking here.
- Join #gno to connect with other Mom It Forward moms about the challenge. (Note: 10 lucky winners will receive popcorn gift packs during #gno!)
10 Ways to Make a Difference This Week
Here are 10 ideas to help you Focus on Family that will make a meaningful difference this week!
- Choose your favorite games and set aside an hour to play them together as a family.
- Enjoy mealtime together, having each person take a turn sharing about his or her favorite part of the day.
- Have a talent show where each person in the family is encouraged to participate. Talents can include simple things like doing a karate kick, juggling, or telling a story to more complex things like playing a musical instrument, reciting a poem, or performing a dance number.
As a family, write a letter or send a package to a family member that lives far away, expressing your love and gratitude for that person.- Decide on your favorite at-home family activity and plan some time this week to do it. For one extra step, assign each family member a day of the week and allow him or her to choose which family activity to do. Set aside an hour to Focus on Family each day this week.
- Make a treat together as a family and share it with a neighbor or other relative.
- Create a CD with all your favorite family songs. Listen, sing, and dance to them together.
- Choose a favorite family movie and set a time this week to have a family movie night. Don’t forget your Orville Redenbacher’s popcorn! Mmmmm!
- Come up with a family mission statement. Identify your family goals and short- and long-term goals. Remember to include fun stuff in your plans like vacations, at-home family activities, etc.
- Make time every day this week to spend one-on-one time with each of your children, telling them how much you love them. Do the same with your spouse!
This week’s SOS Challenge is sponsored by Orville Redenbacher’s. What other ideas do you have for Focusing on Family? Please share a comment here, letting us know how Focusing on Family has made a meaningful difference for you and your family this week.
Photo used with permission from Flickr.
Donate $20 or Purchase Product & Win a $250 Disney Gift Card
March 31, 2009 by jyl johnson pattee · 1 Comment
Giving may be better than receiving, but receiving has its perks too. Yehu Microfinance and Basa Body, in gratitude for your participation in this fundraiser, will randomly select three lucky winners who have made a donation of $20 or more and/or made any product purchase from Basa Body or Coast Coconut Farms. The perks?
- $250 Disney Gift Card
- $150 Amazon.com Gift Card
- $100 Target Gift Card
Note: Participants who have made donations of $20 or more or who have purchased any product from Basa Body or Coast Coconut Farms are eligible to win one of the gift cards. Yehu Microfinance will randomly select the winners for each gift card. Friends and family members of Yehu Microfinance or Mom It Forward are ineligible to win. The giveaway runs from Tuesday, March 31 through Tuesday, May 12 at 9:30 p.m. EDT. Winners will be announced at #gno and on this website Tuesday, May 12 at 10 p.m. EDT. No purchase necessary.
RSVP Here! #GNO Makes a Difference—Social Community & Responsibility
March 29, 2009 by jyl johnson pattee · 8 Comments
One Person Can Make a Difference!
- When: Tues., Mar. 31 from 9 pm to 1 a.m. EDT (8 CDT, 7 CDT, and 6 PDT)
- What: Girl’s Night Out (What’s GNO? Click here to find out!)
- Topic: Social community & responsibility—kicking off our Mom It Forward Moms Helping Moms charity (Yehu, BasaBody, Coast Coconut Farms)
- Where: Tweet Grid (use the #gno hashtag)
- Who: @ChrisBrogan, @dannybrown, @briancarter, Catherine from @herbadmother, Rainee Baldwin from @basabody, Troy Holmberg from @yehu_africa
- RSVP: Use Mr. Linky below (enter the twitter URL and your twitter ID (e.g., http://twitter.com/jyl_momIF). If you would like to include your blog, please enter it next to your name. Make sure to include your twitter URL in the URL line. Please do not enter your blog URL there.
Please Enter Your Twitter URL and not your Blog URL to RSVP.
What Is A Virtual Bake Sale?
March 27, 2009 by jyl johnson pattee · 2 Comments
Kate (@asimplewalk) is a foodie author and owner of Cooking During Stolen Moments. (Love the pot in the window in her header..!) We met Kate at BlissDom09, I talked her into playing some board games one evening in fact!
Teaming up with Share Our Strength; Kate tells her story.
Ever since I was a little girl, I have been passionate about helping children that were less fortunate than myself. When I was in fifth grade, I began sponsoring a child through Christian Children’s Fund with my allowance money. I loved giving in that way – feeling like I was doing something important for other children. Never in my life did I imagine that someday I might have children on the receiving end of that cycle.
But that is exactly what happened a few years ago. A series of events led to our family relying on the kindness of strangers and food pantry donations to see us through. I saw first hand the work and compassion of organizations whose first priority is making sure children are fed.
Now that the tide has turned toward the better for our family, I feel that same passion I did as a child, except this time I’m armed with first-hand experience. A commercial on Food Network for Share Our Strength’s Great American Bake Sale really got me thinking. I knew I wanted to get involved. I tried to figure out what I could do that would have the greatest impact. That’s when the idea of the Virtual Great American Bake Sale occurred to me.
I emailed Share Our Strength with my plans. I was thrilled when they responded that they loved the idea and set up a conference call with me.I partnered with them to create the official Virtual Great American Bake Sale.
I can’t wait to see the power of the blogosphere in action. I hope you’ll join me in my vision to make the Virtual Great American Bake Sale a success. Let’s support Share Our Strength’s work to make sure that no child goes hungry!
You can read all of the details and find out how to participate on my blog, Cooking During Stolen Moments. Click the button to find out more!
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Calling All Foodies! The virtual bake sale needs your recipes! Hurry, deadline is April 5th!
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