Meddle guide for new community accounts

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Transcript of Meddle guide for new community accounts

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Ge$ng  started  with  the  group  edi2on  of  

Meddle  

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What  is  Meddle?  

Meddle  turns  comments  on  ar/cles  you’re  reading  into  new  content  for  your  social  networks  and  your  community  site.  

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“Quickly  create  and  distribute  content  to  showcase  exper7se,  earn  trust  and  gain  

recogni7on  from  peers.”  

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How  To  Get  Started  •  You  will  receive  an  invite  via  email  to  become  part  of  your  community/

organiza/on’s  Meddle  team.  

•  Once  you’ve  accepted  the  invita/on,  you  will  be  taken  through  a  wizard  where  you’ll  install  the  Meddle  browser  plugin  (if  you  don’t  already  have  an  account)  that  lets  you  create  and  share  your  posts.  This  takes  just  a  minute.  

See  the  video  here  on  how  to  create  your  first  Meddle:    hKps://vimeo.com/64177714    

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How  Content  Crea2on  Works  with  Meddle  

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When  reading  an  ar/cle  worth  sharing,  click  the  Meddle  browser  plug-­‐in  to  launch  a  content  sharing/editor  in  your  browser    

This  allows  the  you  to  select  an  excerpt  from  the  page,  annotate  and  publish  your  remarks  to  your  social  networks  and  your  company’s  Meddle  page.  

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Posts  are  op2mized  to  your  social  networks  –  and  links  back  to  your  Meddle  page.  

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A?er  you’ve  created  your  post,  you  have  the  op7on  to  also  syndicate  it  to  your  company’s  Meddle  page.      See  next  slide.  

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•  Your  post  shows  up  on  your  personal  Meddle  page.  

•  From  there  you  can  leave  it  as  is  or  you  can  “syndicate”  it  to  an  organiza/on  you  belong  to.    

•  Just  click  in  the  header  of  your  post  where  it  says  “Not  syndicated”  and  you’ll  get  a  dropdown  with  one  or  more  organiza/ons  that  you  may  submit  the  post  to.    

•  In  this  example,  the  company  is  called  “Cloud  Judgment”  –  but  in  your  case  it  will  be  your  organiza/on’s  name.  6  

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Next,  as  soon  as  the  post  has  been  approved  by  your  organiza/on’s  Meddle  admin,  the  post  will  show  up  under  your  name  on  the  organiza/on’s  Meddle  page.    (In  this  case,  the  organiza/on  is  “Cloud  Judgment”)      

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Note.  If  you  also  shared  your  post  to  your  social  networks,  clicks  on  those  posts  will  now  automa/cally  drive  traffic  directly  to  your  post  on  the  organiza/on’s  page!  

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Where  to  find  content  to  Share  •  Start  by  commen/ng  on  industry  content  you’re  already  reading  as  part  of  

your  rou2ne.  

•  Tip  1#:  Make  yourself  a  daily  calendar  entry  to  create  a  Meddle  from  something  you  read  that  day.  

•  If  stuck  for  ideas?    –  What  is  your  TwiKer  community  sharing?  –  What  are  your  LinkedIn  contacts  sharing?    –  Content  discovery  tools  like  getPrisma/c.com  and  swayy.co  (content  recommenda/ons)  and  

Feedly.com  (RSS  reader)  

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Tips  when  Crea/ng  A  Meddle  •  While  Meddle  is  a  micro-­‐blogging  plaHorm,  

err  on  the  side  of  ‘blogging”  vs.  “micro”.  I.e.  don’t  make  your  post  simply  a  cryp/c  sentence,    leaving  the  reader  to  ques/on  whether  you  have  any  value  to  add.  

•  Think  of  yourself  as  a  curator  that  guides  your  customer  through  the  complexity  of  your  industry.  

•  In  essence,  tell  your  visitors  that  “amongst  the  dozens  of  stories  you  could  read,  here  is  the  one  worth  your  2me,  and  here’s  why”.  

•  Your  goal  is  to  become  a  trusted  filter  through  which  your  visitors  keep  up  with  industry  trends  and  best  prac/ces.    

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Example  of  a  non  value-­‐added  Meddle  post  

Example  of  a  value  added  Meddle  post  

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Making  Cura/on  Work  for  You  •  Be  authen/c:  Pick  a  topic  you  care  about  deeply  

•  Be  a  filter:  tell  your  audience  what  they  need  to  know,  so  they  don’t  have  to  do  the  work  

•  Be  social:  Engage  your  community  by  sharing  posts  to  all  your  relevant  social  networks  

•  Be  personal:  Share  your  cura/on  with  specific  people  to  show  you  were  thinking  of  them  (and  they  are  likely  to  re-­‐share)  

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More  /ps  •  Use  the  “advanced  editor”  of  

Meddle  to  customize/op/mizes  your  posts  for  Facebook,  LinkedIn  and  TwiKer.  

 

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See  video  about  this  feature  here:    hKp://goo.gl/O0GzvY  

Before  you  click  “Post”  to  publish  your  Meddle,  you  may  click  “Advanced”  to  customize  your  post  further  for  your  various  social  networks.  

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Expand  your  social  footprint  •  Your  personal  social  network  reach  is  an  important  factor  in  genera/ng  traffic  to  

your  content.  

•  Growing  and  maintaining  your  network  requires  you  to  constantly  add  value  to  your  network  through  engaging  content.    

•  Meddle  helps  grow  you  audience  as  more  people  discover  what  you  have  to  say  as  your  friends  and  followers  start  (re)sharing  your  content.  

•  Furthermore,  con/nuously  work  to  expand  your  network  on  TwiKer  and  LinkedIn  by  connec/ng  with,  and  following,  other  people  and  commen/ng  on  their  posts.    

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Contact  Us  

Feel  free  to  contact  us  directly  of  you  have  any  ques/ons  about  Meddle.    

Email:  [email protected]    

hKp://meddle.it  

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