Benable Tips and Tricks and Questions

[PenguinPower]

Seems like as a community we've 'discovered' Benable...  As with any platform there's definitely going to be a learning curve with how to please the algorithm... 

Two things I've noticed so far - a list I had that was not 'optimized' for a few days - it was my first and I needed to add more items has not earned an optimized badge, even after I updated it. I tried to avoid this with a very large list I was making by hiding it until it was all done and that list has also not earned an optimized badge. Neither of these lists are in  the "Tune up" section of my dashboard, so I'm wondering if a list doesn't earn optimized right away, if it perhaps never will. If that is so, I'm going to have to be very organized and make sure I always have at least 15 items queued up and ready when I decide to make a list. The other possibility, I guess, is that my second list is too large - it contains 146 items, they are separated into sections. 

And a question - has anyone earned a referral from Benable yet? I'm in the promoter2 program and of the two I'd rather get my promoter referral than the referral offered through the Benable site... but the links list look like my clean ones that I need. Should I switch the Benable "auto affiliate link" off on all of my Z items or is is possible to earn in both places.. 

[Windy]

My latest Tips and Tricks on Benable is to share relevant lists in some of the Facebook threads on those topics.  Tell me where else you are sharing your Benable lists.

[ElizabethR]

https://www.pinterest.com/marilynscreativ/_saved/

[ElizabethR]

For those doing travel or location lists, have you seen the map option?

Click on the three dots on the cover image of the list, click on edit and  on advanced settings. Scroll down and turn on the map option, 

[MarilynR]

Because I was so wrapped up in Benable, I was just curious what others May wrapped up looked like.

May wrapped

Engagement Score

8.2

Your May engagement score was 8.2.

Some things that impact your score: List Quality, Profile Quality, Engagement · More Info

June Goals

May Highlights

2nd month with Benable

Created 7 high-quality lists

Top 5% most active users

8 lists appeared in Trending

130+ interactions with your content

7 liked recs

Used Benable 31 days in May

[Windy]

I found a  use for the DUPLICATE LIST feature available in Benable. Rather than completing a list fully and duplicating that fully fleshed out list, duplicate the bones of the list before you populate the list with your list items.  Christmas Card list with relevant sections (floral, funny, cute, religious) can then be used for Valentines Card list also, with a little tweaking. Does anyone else do it this way? Do you have other uses for the Duplicate feature on Benable? 

[Amanda23]

This is a great idea! I haven't used it this way, but I will definitely be keeping this strategy in mind as I build lists that may lend themselves to this approach. 🙂
One other Benable tip if people aren't already using it: Don't forget you can always link to another one of your Benable lists if you have some content that is highly related and audience members may want to check out if they particularly enjoyed one of your lists. I think this could be a great strategy to employ as well when a list appears to start trending to move people from that list to another piece of your content. 😉

[Windy]

I love this idea! I added my bunnies to my cat ornaments. And will likely do the vice versa later. https://benable.com/Windy/cats-on-holiday-ornaments

[Amanda23]

I hope it's ok to share this here. I recently released a video about Benable and the number one benefit I think it's offered me. (Spoiler alert: It isn't money! 😂) I thought I'd share here in case anyone is on the fence about joining, but also I'd love to see what people think about my conclusion. 

https://youtu.be/5zX9aLZ6b88?si=0liys3Od2YKUOavj

I include my Benable links there, but I'll include my profile link below. I'd love to connect with more who are on the platform. 🙂 
Here is my profile: https://benable.com/ctrlzdigitaldesigns