What do the most successful, most “shared” websites today have in common?
AllTop, Mashable, TheNextWeb, TechCrunch; all are content aggregators. The concepts they use for online success are applicable tools for entrepreneurs and small business, for those who embrace this simple concept of social media:
Thanks for visiting…
I found this cool article, here I re-posted it, check it out…” – Social Media in a nutshell.
That’s what the “big boys” of socially shared media do on a grand scale. Most of the core content was not created by their staffs. They find interesting articles, videos and technology from a myriad of sources and then repurpose them as articles on their sites. In turn, all of the original content creators get raised visibility and the aggregator (like Mashable) reaches audiences of ever expanding proportions. Not because they do this every once in a while, but because they do it ALL the TIME.
Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Linkedin: All Places for you to aggregate content.
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Finding quality content to share is easier than ever now, because of these aggregators! Check them out, you’ll see what I mean, and in turn you will find great posts to share with your social networks, making you a “good aggregator” too…
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Don’t get me wrong…
I am not suggesting any of us will be a threat to Mashable or AllTop. My point is that we can use these “aggregators” as examples and as sources of great content for sharing online.
Keep it interesting, keep it moving, and your influence will grow. It takes time.
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Tracy, I’m one of your twitter buddies :) and I couldn’t agree more. The value in twitter is the next find. It’s more than a bar, which is what I see it compared to all the time, it’s my favorite magazine on steroids. I unfollowed this brilliant economist because I got so tired of his rant about art being dead. It was aggravating and brought no value to me. I want to be inspired every time I tune in to twitter. This polarity is perfect, thanks for putting it in to words for me, and helping me understand what I’m doing on there r.e. my own followers.
Many thanks for your kind comment Libby. Glad the article resonates with you. Getting a comment like this on one of my posts really makes my day, because it means I am not just “spittin’ in the wind” with this blog. People are listening, I know, but sometimes I wonder…
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