Last month I was reading a blog post about getting traffic to your website by creating a tribe of Twitter users who tweet out your post once a week. You would do the same for everyone in your tribe. The benefit is that you would be able to reach your group member’s followers and in return driving more traffic to your blog. I thought that was brilliant but that group had closed a long time ago.

Then last week I’m reading another blog post about this website called Triberr. It’s started by Dino Dogan and Dan Cristo. This is how they sum up what they do.

Every time you publish a new post, Triberr sends it to everyone in your tribe and they automatically tweet it to their followers. You do the same for everyone in your tribe. They have it setup so the tweets by members in your tribe are spread out in case you have some of the same followers.

I thought this was something I wanted to join. However the only way to get in is to be invited. You can’t sign up.

The next day I get a message from Kevin at the Smart Income Blog, who’s blog I enjoy, who reached out to me on Twitter and asked if I wanted to join Triberr. What a coincidence! Of course I did. He sent me an invite and I joined his tribe aptly called “The League of Extraordinary Bloggers”. Kevin is a comic book fan, hence the cool name.

Once in his tribe, there were four other people besides him. All experienced bloggers and a couple I’ve come across while going from blog to blog. I felt honored to be in this group since I feel like the new blogger.

So Kevin is the leader of this tribe and gets to invite whomever he wants. You can have up to 7 people in your tribe. There are ways to increase that number too. So my posts get RT automatically by each of the people in the tribe. Currently the total reach for 5 total members is 5,837. Much better than my reach of 131 followers. There is the Jaffa tribe that has 11 members and a reach of 380,870 followers. Staggering numbers.

You invite who you want. So you’re getting real people. Not pictures of eggs or bots who spam sales links. You can leave the tribe if you want. As chief you can remove members from the tribe if warranted.

Now that I’m invited to Triberr I can create up to three of my own tribes. I can name them whatever I want and invite whoever.

The best part about it is it’s free.

I love the concept and really think it’ll become one of the next big web properties for social media. Everyone is trying to get more traffic and get their blog or brand seen by more people. This is one way to do it. It’s not spamming people. It’s doing it in a legitimate way.

Triberr is fairly new so they’re constantly improving the service. I believe it’s great now but I know it will only get better.

I’m working on building my tribes so if you’re interested in joining Triberr send me a message at bhsu21 (at) aol (dot) com.

Here is a video explaining how it works if you want to learn more.

About Triberr

 

I love to find great blogs that really speak to me in a way that inspires, inform and motivates me.

With so many blogs out there, it’s easy to find the big blogs but it’s hard to find a diamond in the rough. However they’re out there. Not all blogs resonate with me after I’m done reading them. Sometimes they really do.

I’ve found these blogs through a comment on another site, a guest post, or a RT on Twitter. I’m thankful for being able to find some awesome people.

Here’s a list of great bloggers and a post that I’ve enjoyed so far and will in the future and believe you should too.

El Thompson @ask_el

She retweeted an @reply I made to another blogger. I wondered who this person was. I read her profile and just saw the words “dreamcatcher” and “not working for the man” and knew this is the type of person I want to know better!

I found out she’s also made the list of Problogger’s 40 bloggers to watch in 2011, which is a huge accomplishment!

She writes at Truthpassionjoy.com. A recent post of hers really spoke to me about stay inspired to keep writing even when I think my writing isn’t good enough at times.

The Curse of Comparison

I’ve spoken with her briefly on Twitter and email and she’s very friendly you can feel she’s writing you with a smile on her face.

Ana Hoffman @Webtrafficcafe

She came on my radar when Pat Flynn said he did a guest post on her website. His blog is massive so her blog must be great to get him to write a guest post. I was correct.

Her website, Traffic Generation Cafe, helps you increase traffic to your blog through SEO, social media, list building, and get them coming back for more. I found her posts to be so full of information but easy to read. She obviously knows what she’s doing cause her blog has become a place to go to for blog traffic optimization.

She has so many great posts that I’ve read and still have yet to read but the one post that I’m focusing on is getting more targeted Twitter followers. She said in 2-3 months after using Twitter, it became the largest source of traffic.

How Twitter Traffic Became my Largest Source of Referral Traffic: Lessons to Share

I’ve had Twitter for years but never learned how to really use it. However it’s a powerful way to reach an audience and get traffic as she has proved. So I’m taking her suggestions and using it now to gain followers, find great people to follow, and bring traffic to my website.

Also just sharing a couple messages back and forth made me feel how genuine a person she is. Be sure to check out her blog.

Onibalusi Bamidele @youngprepro

Obi is a 17 year old blogger living in Nigeria. He blogs at YoungPrePro He makes a over $5000 a month online. Amazing and just 17 years old! He’s doing something most dream about for their whole lives.

I learned more about him when I read his guest post at another blog. He is a master at guest posting having done 300 year last year! To even write 300 posts is impressive enough for your own blog.

The Ultimate Guide to Guest Blogging

I believe you can learn from him about how to make money online and his definitive guide to guest posting. I’ve re-read it again and will definitely follow it it when I begin to find guest posting opportunities.

Corbett Barr @Corbettbarr

He’s traded million dollar startups for blogging and making money online. Is he crazy? Some would say but he’s happier than he’s ever been. He took a six month sabbatical with his wife to Mexico that forever changed his life. Now he can work any world in the world with an internet connection.

His writing is phenomenal. You would think he’s been a writer all his life but his blog is only about 2 years old.

I really enjoyed his manifesto he wrote called 18 months, 2 blogs, six figures. Great title and he tells you how he did it. That gave me motivation to know that work and love can co-exists

His latest post talks about his business plan from the beginning and looking ahead towards the future. This is a great business plan for any internet entrepreneur.

7 Phase Plan for Total Internet Domination

Pat Flynn @PatFlynn

You’ve most likely have been to his blog. If you haven’t, it’s worth visiting.

Reading his blog really got me back into blogging. I found his blog through a guest post on Entrepreneur’s Journey. After reading his blog, The Smart Passive Income, and reading his success, it was inspirational. He got laid off from his job and turned into a huge blessing in disguise.

His monthly income numbers are staggering.In January he made $35,000+. However he’s earned it because of the killer content he puts out. It’s all free too. When I first found his blog I tried to read as much as I could because all of it was so good.

And he produces really nice podcasts that are worth listening to.

Because of his blog and success with iPhone apps, I’m a month in to my own app being developed. It’s something I’ve dreamt about doing but learning how he did it gave me the confidence to actually get started! I hope to share more about it when it’s released.

 

This is a small list now but each of those blogs really packs a powerful punch. They’re having success blogging and making an income online. If you’re not a reader please take the time to see what they’re saying.

Photo by Vramak

 

Hello and welcome!

Benny Hsu here. I run this blog. If you were unaware most big blogs out there are have NO Follow links, which means no outside links will get any page rank from their page to your blog. I don’t like that so I’ve made this blog a DO Follow blog.

So I wanted to create a place where friends and visitors have a place to promote yourself, your blog, and your businesses. (while getting a nice link back to your site that for the search engines).

So I created this page to tell us more about you.

Feel free to:

• introduce yourself
• tell us more about what you do
• what drives you
• whether you need/offer help with anything
• promote yourself, in other words.
• Tell us what you’re passionate about

I enjoy meeting people and especially other bloggers and being here gets you noticed by other bloggers.

Meeting new people and networking is a huge part of having an online presence. The more people know about you the more you will thrive online!

You should also join me and others on my new Get Busy Living Facebook Fan Page!

I would love for you to look around my blog and leave some comments on my posts. This is truly a win-win situation: you get links to your website, and I gain a repeat visitors (hopefully!)

By the way, when you leave comments on my blog, I always do the same.

Yes, this is a way for me to promote this blog, but as long as everybody wins, i.e. my readers benefit from it, I am cool with that.

Here’s an idea on how you can get some exposure on Twitter: as soon as your comment is done, come back to this page, and click on “Tweet” button at the bottom of the page.

All your followers (and mine if you add me @Benny_Hsu) will read about you, your company or blog – free advertising.

What Can You Do to Help Me?

Yes, there is one thing you can do for me: SPREAD THE WORD!

I really want to grow this blog into a community where people can come together who don’t want the 9-5 lifestyle but instead work on what they’re passionate about while having free time to do the things they LOVE.

Read my other posts – I promise they will help you or your 100% money back.
Leave me comments on my other posts – it helps me tremendously to know what people think!
Let others know about my blog – share some Twitter, Facebook, etc.
Refer your friends and let me know what you think, in other words.

All of it will be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks,

Benny

Photo by NASARobonaut

I really love to find blogs that really connect with my goal of combining work and love. There are many bloggers out there that do it but do it in so many different ways. Finding these bloggers is like a treasure map leading me from one clue to another on the way to everything I want.

I was listening to the Smart Passive Income podcast while on an elliptical machine while vacationing in Taipei, he was talking to Corbett Barr who has created two blogs that is generating six figures. His first blog was Freepursuits.com, which started when he was burned out with his office job and went on a six month sabbatical with his wife to Mexico. He turned that blog and his other venture, Think Traffic, into a mobile lifestyle that brings him a six figure income, freedom to work anywhere, and happiness. It’s where I want to be.

On his blog I saw a post titled “18 months, 2 blogs, six figures”. How can I resist such a title? From his success he decided to create a manifesto to pay back what he has learned. It’s completely free and a gold mine of information.

His free report talks about how he got started and the lessons he has learned on this journey. It’s an easy read. Instructional and motivational. I just keep thinking to myself that freedom to be your own boss, be able to work from anywhere and make more money than my old job is possible when I learn about people like Corbett. Our parents and friends might not think it’s possible or typical but it’s possible to have the work and life balance I am looking for.

So take the time to read his report. I know I’m grateful I came across it and his blog.