How to Respond to MyBlogU Interview Requests

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Last week we were talking about using MyBlogU group interviews to enhance your content marketing strategy. Today let’s talk about how to make the most of the feature when replying to interview requests

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Complete Your MyBlogU Profile

Completing MyBlogU profile will accomplish two important missions:

• You’ll find more friends (Let’s face it: People don’t feel like interacting with default avatars. Plus, many people landing on your MBU profile page will click through social media profiles and follow you where they can!)

@MyBlogU is becoming so powerful, as a marketing strategy #seochat peeps you should join! #myblogu

— Gregory Smith (@GregrySmith) August 14, 2014

• The authenticated social media accounts will automatically populate in “Interviews -> Add your answers” section which will give the interview host more reasons to assume you are a real expert (and follow you everywhere). On top of that, the interview host will be offered an option to include all your social media links into the published interview (which means more follows and exposure to your social media presence).

(Just be sure your social media profiles are up-to-date across all of your sites and presences) … whoops 🙂 #myblogu

— Don Sturgill (@DonSturgill) August 14, 2014

Enter Each Response EXACTLY as You Would Like It to Be Published

[Do your own editing!]

[Thanks, Don, for your input!]

You are not answering an email: You are providing an answer which is going to be published. So skip “hey there, nice to meet you.. here’s my answer…” part and go directly to the answer.

Some publishers will edit your answer for clarity and grammar. Some won't. Best to make sure you proof your own. #myblogu

— Don Sturgill (@DonSturgill) August 14, 2014

The more straightforward your answer is, the more chances you have to be included in the live article. @Don_Sturgill’s group interview is the perfect example of the really useful answers: GREAT job!

My job in that MBU Interview was simply to collect and lightly edit great answers from MBU experts. #myblogu

— Don Sturgill (@DonSturgill) August 14, 2014

My Klout has gone up from 34 to 46 since I started contributing to MBU interviews and Brainstorms #myblogu

— Phil Turner (@EP_pturner) August 14, 2014

Don’t forget to proof-read and re-read before hitting “Next question” button!

Don’t Force It

We want you to love the process. If you can’t seem to know a good answer, give it some time. I like our @EP_pturner‘s approach:

I check MyBlogU every morning and afternoon. I check the forum, brainstorms and interviews for new help requests; none of the requests are urgent, but my brain multi-tasks and works away on these requests in the background.

I never reply immediately, but think about things for a few days and then start typing.

On the other hand, don’t feel bad about typing too much. Try to go as indepth as you can. If you are passionate about the topic, feel free to tell as much as you want. I got this as an answer to one of my interview requests and I felt perfectly well turning into a separate article (which rocks!)

Happy getting featured in expert interviews! You deserve being cited as an expert!

I never thought of myself as an "expert", but I now realise people want to hear what I think :)- must mean I *am* an expert #myblogu

— Phil Turner (@EP_pturner) August 14, 2014