Today sees the Bloggers Bash host its first ever Twitter Chat.
Let me hand straight over to Suzie to explain all the details and let you know how you can join in:
One of the earliest (and most fun!) ways that I learned about networking and boosting my Twitter (and consequently, my blog) following was through the use of Twitter chats. They’re exciting, fast paced and a great way to meet new bloggers without leaving links or spamming the community with content. It is important to note that there any no links allowed until the very end.
The premise of a blogging chat is simple: the person hosting the chat will ask a question and include the hashtag associated with the chat eg.
Q1. What’s your favourite social media to use for blog promotion? #BlogBashChat
Everyone participating in the chat will answer the question and include the same hashtag eg.
Q1. My favourite is Twitter because… #BlogBashChat
You can then use that hashtag to see everyone else’s answers – if you type in the hashtag in the search bar at the top all of the answers that have included it will appear and the you can individually respond to others, again using the hashtag eg.
(In response to someone’s potential answer that Pinterest is their favourite) I don’t understand Pinterest – have you got any tips? #BlogBashChat
This creates a bucket load of conversations with people who you may never have met, which then leads to connections and networking, which then leads to following etc.
There are usually five to six questions asked by the host, with 5-10 minutes left in between each question to give time for people to answer and chat etc. The person hosting the chat can retweet some of the best answers, and individuals can too (this doesn’t mean that you retweet every answer, just some). At the end people are asked to leave their links, again using the hashtag, which allows everyone to check out each others Twitter accounts and blogs…
Here’s where it gets exciting – The Annual Bloggers Bash will be hosting their very first Twitter chat tonight from 7-8pm BST, and this will become a weekly event – every Sunday at the same time.
For those of you who haven’t heard of the Bloggers Bash (and if you haven’t, where have you been) – the Bash is an annual meet-up for bloggers that takes place in London. Now in their fourth year, the Bash hosts their own awards – nominated and voted for by the blogging community, a writing competition, presentations and networking opportunities, with attendees from the U.K, Europe, the U.S. and Canada, and it is rapidly growing in popularity, with over 5,000 votes being made last year. You can find out more by clicking on the link here
Join us tonight where I will be asking the questions for the first ever weekly Bloggers Bash Chat on the @BloggersBash Twitter account, using the hashtag #BLOGBASHCHAT.
Remember:
There are no links allowed until the end
A question is asked by the host using the hashtag #BlogBashChat
Participants respond to the question using the question number and the same hashtag #BlogBashChat
The hashtag can be used to find others participating.
It’s a brilliant way to network!
If you have any questions about what to do, let me know and I will do my best to answer them!
You can also find me on Twitter and Tumblr @suzie81blog, and don’t forget to follow my Facebook page www.facebook.com/suzie81speaks, my Pinterest page www.pinterest.com/suzie81speaks and my Instagram page www.instagram.com/suzie81speaks
Who’s going to join us? TWEET me (@sacha_black), to let me know. Comments closed on the post.