Find Great Blog Topics with these 50 Can't-Fail Techniques. NMX 2013 - Las Vegas - a BlogWorld New Media event. Writing Powerful Short Posts. There are times when you need that long blog post but to be honest, I generally don’t like them a bit.
I don’t like writing them and I definitely don’t like reading them and I think the idea that they’re “bookmarkable” or “sharable” is poppycock. Give me a powerful short post and I’ll follow your blog forever. Why Powerful Short Posts Are Better Visitors type one search term into their search engine which means they want the answer to one question. Readers also have a very short attention span. How To Write A Powerful Short Post Write your title first: If you just start with an idea you’re more likely to start rambling because you don’t really have a particular direction in mind. Writing your title first help you define exactly what you want to say in your article and helps you stay focused on the key message. Use one keyword and answer one question: That’s how people search for information so it only makes sense that you deliver what they’re looking for.
Use Relevant Links. 12 Things You Must Do After Writing a Blog Post. The five elements of a perfect blog post. “How do I create the perfect blog post?”
That question by a young student stopped me in my tracks. After all, is there such a thing? I had to dig deep on this question and turned to the qualities of my favorite bloggers to find some common themes. They seem to fit for me — leave a comment and let me know how they land on you! 1. 2. How to Use Micro-Content in Your Marketing Strategy. How to Use Social Media to Take Your Brand from Zero to 100,000. It gives me great pleasure to welcome back Sarah Gratton as a guest with her advice on growing your brand using Social Media.
These ten steps to success have been taken from the international best-selling book by Sarah and Dean Gratton, Zero to 100,000 which was listed as one of the top marketing books for 2012 by Social Media Marketing Magazine. You can find more details about Sarah, her book and how you can connect with her at the end of the post. 1. Listen First, Engage Second The first step to success in social media is learning how to listen effectively before you start to engage with your audience. There are some wonderful listening tools available, such as Google Alerts, Twitter Advanced Search and Technorati, which will do all the trawling for you and find those snippets of information that will make you a great curator of knowledge. 2. 3.
These will arm you with great insight about how your particular industry’s products or services fit into your consumers’ lives. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
13 Step Blog Checklist to Make 2013 Your Best Year Ever. Want to make 2013 your best blog year ever? Did you know that there’s one really simple secret to succeed at blogging? Can you guess what it is? It’s so obvious many bloggers overlook it.The secret to blog success is: keep blogging The reality is most bloggers jump into blogging and get burned out before they see the results of their hard work. Hubspot research shows that you need to have at least fifty blog posts before you start to gain traction. 3 Easy steps to keep your blog going To keep your blog going, follow these three easy steps: Follow a less-is-more publishing schedule. 13 Point checklist to get your blog on track for 2013. The best way to get your blog on track is to follow these thirteen steps.
Examine blog performance to-date. To maximize your blog’s ability to achieve its goals, it’s important to assess your performance to-date and to keep blogging. Is there anything else that you’d add to this list? Happy Marketing, Heidi Cohen Photo Credit: HeidiCohen.com.