anatomy of a successful blog post
DESCRIPTION
All the elements you need for a blog post that meets your destination marketing goals. Presented at the 2014 Social Media Tourism Symposium (SoMeT) in Nashville, TN. Tourism Currents does online and in-person training in social media for tourism. Find out more here: http://www.tourismcurrents.comTRANSCRIPT
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Anatomy of a Successful Blog PostSheila Scarborough – Tourism Currents
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Blogging is more than
writing@SheilaS@TourismCurrents
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What We'll Talk About
● Before you start● Building a blog post● Wait, there's MORE work?!● Your gold mine – archives
@SheilaS@TourismCurrents
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Before you start
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Blog structure: your goals determine your "buckets" (topics)
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Possible DMO Blog
Topics/Categories?
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(Visit Philadelphia Uwishunu blog)
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You Need a Plan
@SheilaS@TourismCurrents
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Basic Editorial Calendar● Topic category● Title● Details (including graphics)● Keywords● Who's this for? (persona)● What's the point? (CTA) @SheilaS
@TourismCurrents
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Via @EmilyForsha/Travel Oregon
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Building a blog post
@SheilaS@TourismCurrents
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Blog Post Title
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Blog Post Content
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(Cincinnati's meetings blog)
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Visuals Matter
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Photo resource: Flickr Creative Commons
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Historic pics - Flickr.com/Commons
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Note for posts with video: also include
a photo@SheilaS@TourismCurrents
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Got audio? Use SoundCloud's embeddable play boxes for your posts
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Writing for the web....it's not only WHAT you present
but HOW you present it
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Bolding, bullets, white space!
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You have the Power of the Link.
Use it!@SheilaS@TourismCurrents
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SEO@SheilaS@TourismCurrents
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Give them the info they seek, in the
words they are using to search for it
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SEO plugins for WordPress:
All-in-One SEO Pack
WordPress SEO by Yoast
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A Possible Post Format● "Great Local Breakfast Places in XYZ"● Strong opener, often a quote● The List (using bullets, headers, etc.)
● Mom's Cafe (farm-to-fork)● Selena's Taqueria (breakfast tacos)● Fred's Downtown Diner (Old School)
● Closing words, call to action@SheilaS@TourismCurrents
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Your turn....
Take 2-3 minutes to sketch out a
breakfast post outline for your blog
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Wait, there's MORE work?
@SheilaS@TourismCurrents
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You are the publisher AND the distributor
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Share with your email
newsletter list@SheilaS@TourismCurrents
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Don't Forget LinkedIn for B2B Posts
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Your gold mine: archives
@SheilaS@TourismCurrents
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Get More From Your Archives● Use for internal links● Re-share periodically on
social....ICYMI● Re-share periodically in
emails/newsletters ● Use them to answer visitor
questions on social @SheilaS@TourismCurrents
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Photo CreditsAll photos mine except....
● Buckets by Angie Harms on Flickr CC (Creative Commons)
● You need a map by Stephan van Es on Flickr CC
● Roget's Thesaurus by Professor Cooper on Flickr CC
● Newsboys via the U.S. National Archives on Flickr Commons, circa 1909
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Thanks very much!
Sheila Scarborough
Tourism Currents
@SheilaS
@TourismCurrents