Sharing your Tribes Posts via Twitter

If I had to list my least favourite social media networks then Twitter would be pretty high up in the list. I am a visual person and with the rate that twitter works plus the amount of text even when broken up with Twitter Card images it’s just not something that I can get my head around. However, we know we are all not alike and some people love it, others hate it. But, it can be a traffic driver and there are systems that you can use to send out tweets; schedulers, automatic feeds from your site etc… Today though I’m focusing on sharing your tribe’s posts via Twitter.

Why automation is going to be your friend!

As I said I don’t like Twitter but from experience, I’m trying to reach my audience and they could be on Twitter. As it’s something I don’t like if I spend time there I find it a chore and start to dislike it even more so I’m one of those people that will automate.

I already automate my own posts there – every time a new post is published on my site it gets sent to Twitter for me. I think there maybe a second tweet as well later in the day, but I’m not entirely sure.

However, just my content would make for a very boring and useless feed for others so I set up some automations with my tribe so that I can send quality content out to my followers over there. And it’s really easy to do and FREE.

Setting up your IFTTT statements to share your tribe’s posts

If you have never used IFTTT before then it’s so easy to use and helps no end. I’m gradually using it more and more and the latest is to share my tribe’s posts via Twitter.

It would be nice if I could hand you over the applet that works but this is one of the automations that is going to take you a little time to set up if you are doing the FREE route but once in place, it will just run.

Step by Step to set up your IFTTT statements to share your tribe’s posts to Twitter

1. Login to IFTTT
2. Click on My Applets at the top
3. Now New Applet
4. Click on the big BLUE +THIS
5. Select RSS Feed
6. Select New Feed Item
7. Add in your tribe mate’s Feed URL this is done one at a time (for a cost you can automate multiple feeds at once)
8. Click Create Trigger
9. Click on the big BLUE +THAT
10. Select Twitter
11. Select Post a Tweet
12. Add in any hashtags plus the tribe mates @name so that if someone clicks and likes they can be followed too
13. Click Create Action
14. Switch off Receive notification when this runs (otherwise, you will be inundated with notifications if your tribes are prolific post writers or you have large tribes)
15. Click Finish

Repeat and add in the rest of your Tribes Feeds don’t forget to include your own.

The cost version would involve a subscription to Feedly plus to Buffer – find out more here – How to Automate Twitter using Feedly and Buffer

Blogger Question – Can you switch it for YouTube Videos?

The answer is yes and it’s easy just follow these steps and you will be sharing videos from channels that you are subscribed to easily to Twitter each time a new one is published.

1. Start as before and create a new applet
2. Select + This
3. NOW search for Youtube
4. Select the option New Public Video from Subscriptions
5. You will be asked to connect to the method that you are subscribed to YouTube and then you can select the channel from the drop down box
6. And repeat the steps to add the + That for Twitter.