Comments on: Using Twitter To Jump Start Your Travel Blog http://travelblogadvice.com/social-networking/using-twitter-to-jump-start-your-travel-blog/ What You Need To Know About Travel Blogging Tue, 15 May 2012 04:37:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: How To Generate More Discussion and Comments On Your Travel Blog | Travel Blog Advice http://travelblogadvice.com/social-networking/using-twitter-to-jump-start-your-travel-blog/#comment-126 How To Generate More Discussion and Comments On Your Travel Blog | Travel Blog Advice Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:14:42 +0000 http://travelblogadvice.com/?p=206#comment-126 [...] Use Twitter to jump start your travel blog. [...] [...] Use Twitter to jump start your travel blog. [...]

]]> By: Anil P. http://travelblogadvice.com/social-networking/using-twitter-to-jump-start-your-travel-blog/#comment-87 Anil P. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:42:03 +0000 http://travelblogadvice.com/?p=206#comment-87 Thanks for the link Erica, great post and use or Twitter on a travel/lifestyle design blog. There are so many great discussions going on in Twitter, particularly in the travel community that usually never make it to a travel blog page. I wish I could highlight many more myself! Thanks for the link Erica, great post and use or Twitter on a travel/lifestyle design blog. There are so many great discussions going on in Twitter, particularly in the travel community that usually never make it to a travel blog page. I wish I could highlight many more myself!

]]> By: Erica http://travelblogadvice.com/social-networking/using-twitter-to-jump-start-your-travel-blog/#comment-86 Erica Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:49:24 +0000 http://travelblogadvice.com/?p=206#comment-86 I haven't implemented this strategy on my blog yet, but I will consider posting my updates on Twitter if I travel and find myself more busy with other things. Highlighting a certain discussion or posing a question and engage other people also sounds like terrific ideas. Reminds me of a blog post I recently read at http://exilelifestyle.com/inspiration/philosophically-fulfilled/ where the author highlighted replies he got from asking “Do you live your philosophy?” Very insightful post. I haven’t implemented this strategy on my blog yet, but I will consider posting my updates on Twitter if I travel and find myself more busy with other things.

Highlighting a certain discussion or posing a question and engage other people also sounds like terrific ideas. Reminds me of a blog post I recently read at http://exilelifestyle.com/inspiration/philosophically-fulfilled/ where the author highlighted replies he got from asking “Do you live your philosophy?” Very insightful post.

]]> By: Anil P. http://travelblogadvice.com/social-networking/using-twitter-to-jump-start-your-travel-blog/#comment-85 Anil P. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:13:20 +0000 http://travelblogadvice.com/?p=206#comment-85 Lilliy, I should thank you for the great comment and providing some inspiration for this post. I used to be scared of longer posts but Twitter has shown that micro-blogging can be just as effective. I know that it does take off a lot of stress which helps both the blogger and the blog! Lilliy,

I should thank you for the great comment and providing some inspiration for this post. I used to be scared of longer posts but Twitter has shown that micro-blogging can be just as effective. I know that it does take off a lot of stress which helps both the blogger and the blog!

]]> By: Lilliy http://travelblogadvice.com/social-networking/using-twitter-to-jump-start-your-travel-blog/#comment-54 Lilliy Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:23:39 +0000 http://travelblogadvice.com/?p=206#comment-54 Anil, I am so flattered that you mentioned my "twitter update posts" and blog in this post. I love twitter as a blogger and especially when I have a white page that just wont generate a post like you said. With my twitter update posts I actually found it so much fun to write and make a post out of them even though its not frequent enough because I'm busy working on my other site (not lunched yet) and my day job. It was an experiment that helped me in several ways: 1- It kept me connected with my twitter followers and my blog followers together. 2- Was less intimidating than posting one long post. I actually sometimes wrote microposts over several days as my time allowed till it made a day of my journey then I edited them which only took less than 1/2 an hour and published it all together once on my blog. (I will look into twitter hack like you suggested) 3- I have a reference in the information I shared on twitter when I want to go back and write a more detailed post regarding a specific topic about a certain place. It was kind of like a live journal. 4- It helped me to be direct and concise in my writing bec of the 140 characters limit on twitter. 5- I got feed back from readers on the posts that it was light and fun reading 6-I posted lots of photos of my day on twitpic. Which told more than my writing would. I really enjoy sharing travel photos too. 6- I was able to share so much information with my twitter friends and followers of my travels and it was just instant connections and feedback that my solo travel didn't feel solo anymore. If I kept it all just for a posts on my blog then I wouldn't have had the fun of instant sharing like I did on twitter. Thanks again for the mention. You made my day! Lilliy Twitter:@funlilliy Anil,
I am so flattered that you mentioned my “twitter update posts” and blog in this post.
I love twitter as a blogger and especially when I have a white page that just wont generate a post like you said.
With my twitter update posts I actually found it so much fun to write and make a post out of them even though its not frequent enough because I’m busy working on my other site (not lunched yet) and my day job.
It was an experiment that helped me in several ways:
1- It kept me connected with my twitter followers and my blog followers together.
2- Was less intimidating than posting one long post. I actually sometimes wrote microposts over several days as my time allowed till it made a day of my journey then I edited them which only took less than 1/2 an hour and published it all together once on my blog.
(I will look into twitter hack like you suggested)
3- I have a reference in the information I shared on twitter when I want to go back and write a more detailed post regarding a specific topic about a certain place. It was kind of like a live journal.
4- It helped me to be direct and concise in my writing bec of the 140 characters limit on twitter.
5- I got feed back from readers on the posts that it was light and fun reading
6-I posted lots of photos of my day on twitpic. Which told more than my writing would. I really enjoy sharing travel photos too.
6- I was able to share so much information with my twitter friends and followers of my travels and it was just instant connections and feedback that my solo travel didn’t feel solo anymore. If I kept it all just for a posts on my blog then I wouldn’t have had the fun of instant sharing like I did on twitter.
Thanks again for the mention. You made my day!
Lilliy
Twitter:@funlilliy

]]> By: Anil P. http://travelblogadvice.com/social-networking/using-twitter-to-jump-start-your-travel-blog/#comment-53 Anil P. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:18:36 +0000 http://travelblogadvice.com/?p=206#comment-53 I think from top of the list to bottom things become more effective the more followers you have. So, while it's easy to create a post of recent tweets with a few followers, it's easier to pose a question and get good responses with more followers. Twitter is an excellent tool and there are a lot of great conversations and travelers out there. Find a topic or discussion that interests you and go with it, never too early to start and use it for a blog post. I'll also make sure to prepare a Twitter for travel bloggers post - until then I'd recommend Christine's (AlmostFearless.com) free ebook, Twitter for travelers: http://almostfearless.com/2009/11/02/twitter-for-travelers-ebook/ I think from top of the list to bottom things become more effective the more followers you have. So, while it’s easy to create a post of recent tweets with a few followers, it’s easier to pose a question and get good responses with more followers.

Twitter is an excellent tool and there are a lot of great conversations and travelers out there. Find a topic or discussion that interests you and go with it, never too early to start and use it for a blog post.

I’ll also make sure to prepare a Twitter for travel bloggers post – until then I’d recommend Christine’s (AlmostFearless.com) free ebook, Twitter for travelers:

http://almostfearless.com/2009/11/02/twitter-for-travelers-ebook/

]]> By: Nisha http://travelblogadvice.com/social-networking/using-twitter-to-jump-start-your-travel-blog/#comment-51 Nisha Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:29:20 +0000 http://travelblogadvice.com/?p=206#comment-51 I have recently registered on Twitter, still new there. Have started following some very active blogs but myself do not know how to make good use of it. Probably your post will help me in doing it. Is it too early to do what you are suggesting? Can you please sometime make a post on do's & don't for Twitter? I have recently registered on Twitter, still new there. Have started following some very active blogs but myself do not know how to make good use of it. Probably your post will help me in doing it.

Is it too early to do what you are suggesting?
Can you please sometime make a post on do’s & don’t for Twitter?

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