A few years ago, I activated the plugin Tweet old post (now called Revive Old Post), and I have to say at first I loved it. The first few months I couldn’t get it to work correctly.
Once it was updated, it worked great. A free plugin that does something cool, you can’t beat that. If you are looking for an easy way to bring in your Twitter followers to your blog, this plugin is a cheap (free) way to do that.
Why should you post blog links on Twitter (3 good reasons):
- It brings in traffic to old posts that people might have missed.
- It gives your viewers another way to find you (especially if retweeted).
- It keeps your Twitter followers happy by giving them good content to read.
This free app does this.
Why I DON’T Use This App
A big issue with the app is the difficulty getting it to work right. It takes a lot of time to setup, but once you have everything working it goes on autopilot.
The main reason I stopped using this plug-in was that it sometimes caused awkwardness with posting articles that were no longer relevant. For example, I did an old post related to Miley Cyrus VMA teddy bear thing. If that shows up in my Twitter feed, it is a little confusing because it is no longer relevant. It happened in 2013.
I am currently experimenting with Buffer as a way to repost old content. It does take more work, and I haven’t yet perfected the simplest way to do it, but each tweet (or other social media posts) can be more customizable and personalized. For example, I can still post the Miley Cyrus image post and have the caption say “Remember this?” or “This sums up 2013 perfectly” or whatever I come up with at the moment.
