Since the earliest days of Triberr, I have been on board. Triberr is one of the best and most-needed blog sharing tools around; in fact, there isn’t any other.
Bloggers can elect to join a tribe of nine bloggers or join multiples of tribes as I have. What happens to the tweet stream, though, when you’re in more than 25 tribes, like me, is chaos. Some of those tribes consist of 100+ members that connect me with 5 million folks? (Don’t think that’s really true, but OK.)
Sound stupid? I agree, of course, but there is a method to my madness and insatiable thirst for knowledge and curiosity.
I have received several direct communications via Twitter and someone even filled out my WuFoo contact form that my tweet stream is too full of retweets. It has become annoying because of the quantity of content loading into my stream. I was asked to set up another Twitter account for retweets of Triberr content (which is totally impossible due to the RSS feed, branding and outreach). Others have said how boring it is to see the same tweet from a variety of bloggers (they’re obviously in the same tribe).
I understand all of the concerns from the folks who are not professional bloggers and who don’t realize the merits of Triberr. I’m going to share why I continue to accept tribe invites and why I pay $10 monthly to Triberr so I can share more blog content faster. Besides, for any platform the likes of Triberr, they deserve my $120 annually to continue to innovate at the speed they have for the last three years.
Reasons Why Triberr Matters
- Founders. As I’ve joked with Dino Dogan, founder and front man of Triberr, the fledgling company is like Two Men and a Truck. They fly by the seat of their pants, but anytime you speak with Dino or Dan Cristo, the energy to innovate is palpable. I’m including a link here for my Soulati Media On The Street chat with Dino Dogan at Social Slam in April. Energy? Uh-huh.
- Innovation. In the three years since the launch of Triberr, back when Dino and Danny Brown were gaming Klout with sheep (yes, that really happened), Triberr has launched about a dozen new tools to help bloggers automate shares. And, that word “automate?” In this case it’s not cuss.
- Tribes. Being in multiple tribes means you comb for the cream of the crop. You can mute bloggers not in your genre, and you can meet new bloggers publishing leading content. You can also launch and join an atomic tribe; one blogger with unlimited followers. I have learned so much from my peers on the ‘sphere, and the only way I can reasonably do that is via Triberr. I save productivity time being on one platform with ~500 bloggers at my fingertips on a given day.
- Reader. Triberr has become my new reader. You see folks on the quest to find the next best Reader after the demise of Google’s and the migration to Feedly. Triberr works wonders for me; not sure I’m going to find any other blogger not already in a tribe I belong to. In fact, if I do, they get an invite to join my tribe.
- Content. A newer feature called reblogging allows bloggers to republish content from another’s blog with the original author featured. This is one aspect of Triberr I don’t yet care for; when I read peoples’ blogs, I want to read their content primarily. If I see only reblogs happening 90% of the time, I’m discouraged visiting. For bloggers who want to post more frequently and don’t have time to post consistently, then re-blogging works; just not for me. I reserve the right to change my mind.
- Reading. I love being able to read blogs from Triberr without going anywhere. I can quickly scan and see if the content is worthy of going to the blog and leaving deeper tracks. This has helped me be more share aware; there are so many who still say, “don’t share unless you read first.” That’s one issue for me being in so many tribes; I can’t read everything and have to trust the authors’ credibility which I’ve vetted already once they’re in my stream the first time.
- Commenting. The new Triberr dashboard now allows easier reading of blog posts right on Triberr without having to go to a blog. What this means is not good for bloggers (because traffic isn’t recorded on the blog), but it is convenient for readers and tribe mates. An email comes alerting me that someone commented on my blog on Triberr. Comments are up 50% since the guys fixed all the glitches. I have seen some bloggers using the Triberr comment system along with another system like Google. Interesting.
- Content Marketing. The best reason to use Triberr is to review the content and topics others are writing about and with what angle. It helps to know what’s new and trending and it also provides fodder for your own writing. Topics can get pretty boring quickly when you see all the bloggers writing on Facebook hashtags and photos in comments, for example. That’s when I have to select one only and ignore the rest. It becomes an echo chamber and I know my Twitter followers don’t want that.
- Shares. Shares are down with Triberr. Even with the ridiculous numbers of tribes I’m in, I have fewer shares of my blog content. Regardless, without Triberr (when it was down for an extended period), traffic is nearly zilch.
When you add up all of the above, bloggers need Triberr. For those on the receiving end of the tweet stream for bloggers in massive numbers of tribes, patience is the virtue. It’s my responsibility to share my tribe mates content; in fact, if I don’t, they don’t share mine. So, I apologize to all of you not blogging and invite you into my tribe so you can experience what I’ve just shared.
sherrilynne says
I’m just new to Triberr but I’m loving using it as my reader. I’ve found so many great bloggers in my space too.
Soulati | B2B Social Media Marketing says
sherrilynne I am so happy I can finally read/scan the content from the Triberr platform, too, Sherilynne. That makes it so much easier.
Hadn’t realized until this morning that Triberr has become my Reader. I probably won’t use another as it makes just another plug in to get up and running. Thanks for coming over today!
Joshua Wilner/A Writer Writes says
Shares have dropped dramatically.
dinodogan says
Hi Soulati 🙂
Thnx for writing about us again. I love you for it 🙂
regarding the drop off in shares. Tribes consist of people, and people are living, breathing, changing organisms. And so tribes change over time.
The best way to ensure lots of shares is to start your own tribe with active members, and keep an eye on inactive ones, and replace them with new blood.
As it is with any town, once the population becomes stale, it gets old, and the town is no longer a thriving community. So it is with tribes. You got to keep it fresh. 🙂
hth
Dino
Founder of Triberr
Soulati | B2B Social Media Marketing says
dinodogan Wait, you’re trickin’ people? Not good. Now I have to read that and do it myself.
OK, I buy that…change it up. Joshua Wilner/A Writer Writes you hear what the man says?
madlemmings says
Loving Triberr. I also just blogged about it – to help newbies get going (many people were giving up to quickly and I see the benefit now) and it has gotten the most Tweets and shares since I started blogging 3 months ago. If you are interested in my post I wont link here but check out madlemmings my blog. Keep up the great work Jayme and the Triberr team!! appreciate it, ashley
Soulati | B2B Social Media Marketing says
madlemmings Please send me the link to your blog! I want to come visit! Thanks for being here and SO SORRY for my total miss on your comment, MadLemmings!! Many thanks for sharing.
Hajra says
I am loving Triberr. Right now, I just use it for coming across so many new blogs and bloggers. And also the joy of reading everything in one place!
Soulati | B2B Social Media Marketing says
Hajra WOW! Hajra! So great to have you here! I’m wondering how you’re doing and yes, will you be back? Have you missed us? Thanks for sharing in my house, Lady!
patricksplace says
I like Triberr, but I’m using the free version; I don’t automatically retweet everything in my various tribe streams, since they don’t always retweet my content. But it is nice to have a place to find good blogs.
Soulati | B2B Social Media Marketing says
patricksplace Love that headline, Patrick! It took me a long time to pay for Triberr. I would not pay $40/month but I did want to show my support and pay $10 when that was offered.
I agree; the retweet thing (now that you can see who tweets you) becomes more important.
I’m coming over to see what you’re writing about; that headline is a grabber. Thanks for coming over!