secrets to writing blog posts that get read and shared - #mfm2016

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Do You….

TIME TO TWEET!

STEP #1Go to Twitter.

STEP #2Follow me at

@StephN issen_

STEP #3Use the hashtag

# M F M 2 0 1 6

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USE NUMBERS USE KEYWORDS USE EMOTIONS

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GRAB THEIRATTENTION

IN THE FIRST3 SECONDS!

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– Brian Clark

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Researchers found that

colored visuals increase people's

willingness to read a piece of

content by 80%!Loyola College

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’’Content with

relevant images gets 94% more views than

content without relevant images.

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Visual Content Examples

• Infographics• Headers• Charts• Quote Graphics• Videos• Screenshots

TITLE

DESCRIPTION

HEADINGS

PAGE NAME

CONTENT

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18. Text: Seriously, people love lists!

“ E v e r g r e e n c o n t e n t d o e s n ’ t e x p i r e a n d c o n t i n u e s t o g i v e

v a l u e t o y o u r r e a d e r s a n d y o u r b l o g ! ”

T W E E T T H I S !

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Best Days to Post for Sharing

1. Tuesday2. Thursday3. Monday4. Wednesday5. Friday6. Sunday7. Saturday

1ST THING: GET THE TITLE RIGHT

2ND THING: WRITE FOR THE LONG HAUL

3rd THING: MAKE IT EASY TO SHARE

4th THING: GET VISUAL

5th THING: SEO OPTIMIZE

6th THING: USE LISTS

7Th THING: SHARE YOUR STUFF AGAIN

8Th THING: DAY OF THE WEEK MATTERS

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