Since we got several questions about how to use a Twitter #hashtag for the Ultimate Blog Challenge, I created a video to show you how it works.
And I also created a video to show how to install Twitter Tools and set it up to auto-tweet your new blog posts, including the #blogboost hash tag for those who are participating in the Ultimate Blog Challenge.
Michelle has been online since the late 80s, creating websites since the early 90s, and has coded thousands of web pages in that time. She's worked as a virtual assistant and website designer for small business owners including marketers, authors, coaches, crafters, and other solopreneuers.
Twitter: grtshoppe
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You rock, my friend! This is going to be very helpful. I figured out why my NetworkedBlogs box wasn’t like showing my followers — I used the WordPress badge — I just switched it to the regular html coding and lo and behold! voila! So that is one thing less — Now off to Twitter-ize my blog!
Thanks for being so awesome :)
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Twitter: MichelleShaeffr
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Thanks Kimberly, and glad you figured that out. NetworkedBlogs totally threw me for a loop when I initially signed up, but once it’s all set it works beautifully.
Twitter: evelynbrooks
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Thanks for this — I have the hashtag set in my Twitter Tools but it simply ignores it when it sends out an automatic tweet. I have to do one again and manually add the hashtag. I’m hoping that WP 3.0.1 will fix this – have to update to that. 3.0 has been causing me problems like this!
Evelyn
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Twitter: MichelleShaeffr
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I hope the upgrade fixes it for you. I am running 3.01 and didn’t have the plugin installed before this morning, so I’d hadn’t run into that issue yet. But your posts are worth sharing twice! :)
I had to activate the Twitter Tools Hashtag plugin, then I could put #blogboost into another window and it stayed there. I’ll see for sure if it works when I make a new post tonight. Off to write one!
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Twitter: MichelleShaeffr
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Thanks for the tip! Let us know if that works for you and I can add it into the video (with a little credit note to you, of course).