I’m always looking for new and cool ways to expand my reach and engage people. I’d like to introduce you to Triberr.

What is Triberr?

Triberr is a social platform where you can share your blog posts automatically with other members of a tribe you create or join. Every time you publish a post, it is automatically tweeted by your tribe.

It is invite only to prevent spammers from gaining access.

Triberr’s founders, Dino Dogan and Dan Cristo, asked me to join Triberr several weeks ago when it was in its infancy. In only the past few weeks is has grown immensely. People see the benefits of sharing posts and they have invited others to join.

Once you are in, you can be a member of one tribe and be the chief of three of your own tribes. At that point, you can begin to invite members.

Right now, my posts are shared by tribes with a reach of over 120,000 followers. That is really cool.

What are the benefits?

There are a few key benefits.

Traffic. The single greatest benefit is traffic to your blog. By automatically sharing posts with your tribe and reaching all of your tribe’s followers, you can realize much greater reach and subsequent traffic to your blog.

For example, let’s say you’re on Twitter with 1,000 followers. You love books, and you join a tribe with six other tweeters that love books. Each of the other tribe has 1,000 followers each. Together, your posts will reach 7,000 people, most of which probably love books. Not to shabby, huh?

Hitting A Target. By joining and creating a tribe of people with common interests, there’s a good chance your posts will reach people with shared interests, such as the book example.

New Connections. Since joining Triberr, my own network has grown. I have met several new people through Triberr that share the same interests I do and have connected with them on Twitter.

But It’s Also Challenging

One of my own challenges is writing headlines that make you want to click to my post to read more. Even though I may reach 120,000 tweeters, that does not mean I’m getting 120,000 hits on my blog. It has made me focus on writing better headlines. Otherwise, I’m just another tweet. So while the potential is there, the actual reach is a moving target based on my ability to write a headline tweet that engages you.

How Do You Get In?

The only way to get in is through an invite. But, you can go to the main page and check out the tribes. At that point you can solicit a tribe chief and make your case for joining.

Overall, I really like this platform and have seen it grow quickly into a viable resource for connecting and engaging. I think this has potential for those looking to combine efforts and connect with greater audiences. If given the opportunity, I suggest you investigate.

Dino and Dan have put together a good FAQ here that can help you decide if this is right for you.

What do you think? Do you like this idea? Share your thoughts.

(Tepee image courtesy of jitze)