Guide for users of Meddle group accounts

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Guide for users who are using Meddle in a group/company.

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Ge$ng  started  with  the  group  edi2on  of  

Meddle  

What  is  Meddle?  

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

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

a:en7on  from  customers.”  

Why  Should  You  Create  Content?  

•  Customers  find  employees  to  be  the  most  credible  sources  of  informa2on  when  it  comes  to  evalua/ng  companies,  products  and  services.  

 •  You’re  are  posi/oning  yourself  

internally  and  externally  as  industry  thought  leader,  which  is  a  win-­‐win  situa/on  for  both  you  and  your  company.  

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How  To  Get  Started  •  You  will  receive  an  invite  via  email  to  become  part  of  your  company’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:    hNps://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.  

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.  

•  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.  7  

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!  

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  TwiNer  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  plaJorm,  

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  

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)  

More  /ps  •  Use  the  “advanced  editor”  of  

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

 

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See  video  about  this  feature  here:    hNp://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.  

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  TwiNer  and  LinkedIn  by  connec/ng  with  and  following  other  people  and  commen/ng  in  their  posts.    

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Contact  Us  

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

Email:  support@meddle.it    

hNp://meddle.it  

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