The document provides tips for becoming an influential blogger, including telling stories that challenge status quos and connect online tribes, acting as a leader who establishes a culture and commits to making change, and using social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and mindmaps to share content and forge alliances that build power and influence in a chosen niche. The challenges of conquering oneself, taking things to the next level by helping others, and experiencing joy when others succeed are also addressed.

1. Practical Tips in Becoming an
Influential Blogger
Janette Toral
http://www.influentialblogger.net

2. Building Tribes
• Tell a story • Lead a movement
– Who are you upsetting? – Who are you leading?
– Challenge the status quo – Establish a culture.
• Connect a tribe • Everyone is important.
– Who are you connecting? – Being a leader gives you
– Stage 1 to 5 charisma.
• Life sucks
• Make change
• My life sucks
• I’m great – Commit
• We’re great
• Life is great

3. • Bring out the best in others.
• Get recognized.
• Outperform.
• Overcome life's challenges.
• Enjoy better health.
• Be a top choice (win life's popularity contests: job, relationship, friendship).
The Likeability Factor by Tim Sanders

4. Social influencers
• People who have influence on their peers
heavily influenced by the quality and volume
of content they share online to their peers.
– Referent influencers
– Expert influencers
– Positional influencers (peers)
Source: Social Media Marketing for Dummies
(Shiv Singh)

5. Effectiveness Web 2.0
• Search
• Talk or Write
• Share

6. Mindmap by Janette Toral
http://www.bloggingfromhome.com

7. Mindmap by Janette Toral
http://www.bloggingfromhome.com

8. Twitter 101
• Account / Handle • Retweets (RT)
– Ownership of brand – Explicitly request
• Following – Valuable info
– Follow back if objective – Articles about Twitter
is building relationship (and social media)
– Twinfluence.com and • Direct message
WeFollow.com
• Replies
– Provide helpful advise
– Don’t be defensive

15. Twitter stream

16. facebook

17. http://developers.facebook.com/plugins

20. Source: Flowtown.com

21. Source: Flowtown.com

22. Source: Flowtown.com

23. Mindmap by Janette Toral
http://www.bloggingfromhome.com

28. Challenges
• Question to self
– Can you conquer yourself?
– Will you be a better person?
– Will you be mature enough to admit your mistake and
rectify them?
• Taking things to the next level
• Can you do better than the last time?
• Will you be willing to sacrifice your own interest for the sake of
the community?
• Can you help others who are still starting?
• Can you help others when they are down or at their weakest?

29. Building Power and Influence
• Pick a niche
• Share what you know
• Be different and stand out
• Forge alliances
• Be featured
• Appear in search engine results

30. Experience joy when others succeed.
(in whatever value you provide)
(whether you get recognized or not)

31. Thank you!
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