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THE FUNDAMENTALS OF BLOGGING.Inbound Certification Class # 2
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RachelGoodman
Inbound Marketing Professor, Customer Training
Once lived in the woods for 90 days.
@goodmanre
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#INBOUND
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AGENDA.
1. WHY BLOGS ARE ESSENTIAL TO INBOUND
MARKETING
2. BUSINESS BLOGGING BASICS
3. TRANSFORMING YOUR BLOG INTO A MONEY-
MAKING MACHINE
4. KEY TAKEAWAYS AND RESOURCES
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WHY BLOGS ARE ESSENTIAL TO INBOUND MARKETING.
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WHAT THE HECK IS A
BLOG ANYWAY?
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What‟s the difference between my little
sister‟s blog and a business blog?
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DEFINITION OF A BUSINESS BLOG :a collection of articles that provide helpful, valuable, educational, and
remarkable content to your target audience. By providing this value, blogs
can easily and effectively draw prospects to your website.
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Ok, got it. Now why do I
need one?
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Want more visitors, leads, and customers?
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Companies that blog get
more website visitors than those that don‟t blog.
55%
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Companies that blog convert
70%more leads than those that don‟t blog.
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of companies have acquired a customer through their blog.
57%
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HOW DOES THIS WORK?
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BLOGGING
INFLUENCES SEO.
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Each and every post you write gets published
as its own, individual, indexed page
on your website.
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Why are
indexable
pages so
important?
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EACH PAGE IS AN
OPPORTUNITY.
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GROW YOUR
KEYWORD
FOOTPRINT.
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Rank for solutions
to industry-
related problems
and needs.
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ENGAGE WITH
POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS
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Blogsconvert.
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Blogs give you real estate for
conversion opportunities.
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Blogging helps you
become an industry
leader through
education.
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Your blog marks
you as trustworthy
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SHOWCASE YOUR EXPERTISE
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Content helps to fuel
your inbound marketing.
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BUSINESS BLOGGING BASICS.2
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If you build it, they will come: The value of remarkable content.
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REMARKABLE CONTENT IS REWARDED.
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Using your blog to get inbound links.
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AVG # OF LINKS
WITHOUT A BLOG
AVG # OF LINKS
WITH A BLOG
Companies that blog have 97% more
inbound links.
97%
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Target your buyer
personas
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Focus on the visitor —
your ideal buyer, not
Google.
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KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE
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If you help to
solve their
problem, they‟ll
come back
to you.
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BLOGGING BEST PRACTICES.
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BLOGGING BEST PRACTICES.
1. Write compelling titles.
2. Address one topic per post.
3. Write relevant, educational
content -- build thought
leadership, be a problem solver.
4. Blog consistently and
frequently.
4. Optimize for humans and
search engines.
5. Don‟t forget about great
formatting and imagery
6. Or miss out on lead
conversion opportunities!
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WRITE COMPELLING BLOG TITLES.
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WHAT MAKES A COMPELLING BLOG TITLE?
1. Actionable …. “How to Create a Google+ Business Page in 5 Easy
Steps”
2. Keyword-Conscious … “10 Things We Hate About Marketing
Automation”
3. Brief … “101 Signs You‟re an Inbound Marketer”
4. Clear … “6 Creative Ways to Make Content More Visual”
5. Definitive … “The Ultimate Guide to Mastering Pinterest for Marketing”
6. Intriguing … “Confessions of a Content Marketer”
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FOCUS ON
ONE TOPIC
PER BLOG
POSTIf you find you‟re
somewhere else than where
you started, it‟s time to
break up your post.
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IT‟S ALL
ABOUT
EDUCATION
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BLOG CONSISTENTLY
AND FREQUENTLY
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SOURCE: STATE OF INBOUND MARKETING, HUBSPOT, MARCH 2012
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Publish content that‟s on-topic and important to your buyer
personas.
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Publish a varietyof content
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DON‟T FORGET
ABOUT SEO …
• Keyword in title & page title
• Meta description
• Create high-quality content
• Image file name and Alt tags
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OR FORMATTING!
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• Make it as long as it
needs to be (at least 600
words)
• Use bolded text
• Include
subheads, numbers, and
bulleted lists
• Embrace whitespace
• Use high-quality
images
BLOG FORMATBEST PRACTICES.
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Use high-quality, compelling
visuals in your blog content.
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1. Great Blog Article Title
2. Attractive Visual
3. Internal Links
4. Subheads & Numbers
5. Bullets
6. Bolded Text
7. 600+ words4.
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REMEMBER, YOUR BLOG
ALSO HAS HUGE
LEAD GENERATION POTENTIAL.
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Add CTAs to your blog sidebar
Include in-text links/CTAs
And be sure to add a CTA to the bottom of each post you write.
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OPTIMIZE EVERY BLOG POST
WITH CALLS-TO-ACTION FOR
LEAD GENERATION.
MAKE SURE THEY‟RE RELEVANT
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… …
Not
relevant
to blog
topic
Relevant
to blog
topic
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TRANSFORMING YOUR BLOG INTO A MONEY-MAKING MACHINE.3
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BECOME AN EDUCATIONAL
HUB
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OFFER HIGH-QUALITY
CONTENT.
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Great. Now where do I go
from here?
WHAT TO BLOG
ABOUT
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BLOG TOPIC IDEAS.1. Long-tail keywords
2. Recent industry and
industry-related news
3. Common questions from
your customers
4. Respond to blog
comments or other blogs
5. Hot industry topics
6. Repackage content
7. Invite guest bloggers
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Stay fresh and relevant.
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WAYS TO PROMOTE
BLOG CONTENT
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Leverage your website.
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WAYS TO LEVERAGE YOUR WEBSITE.1. Add blog link to your main
website navigation
2. Add a blog RSS feed to your
homepage & „About‟ pages
3. Link internally to relevant
articles
4. Use your blog sidebar to
promote popular/recent
posts
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Use your social media presence.
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USE SOCIAL MEDIA.1. Promote blog articles
through social posts.
2. Answer questions and
link back to a related
blog post.
3. Use blog content as
fodder to engage in
meaningful conversation
with others in your
industry.
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Include blog articles in
email marketing
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INCLUDE BLOG POSTS IN EMAIL.1. Use your personas (and
their interests/pain points) to
segment your leads and
send relevant blog posts.
2. Include articles in a
newsletters.
3. Create a weekly or monthly
blog digest email.
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Connect with your network.
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OTHER BLOG PROMO IDEAS.1. Publish a press release.
2. Add a blog link to your other
content.
3. Add a blog link to your
business card.
4. Add blog articles to a
“resource center” of helpful
articles.
5. Add a blog link to your email
signature.
6. Encourage blog
subscriptions.
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CREATE
VALUABLE
CONTENT
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DOES IT WORK?Analyzing the efficacy of your blog.
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WHAT TO ANALYZE
1. Number of article
views
2. Blog subscription
growth—both RSS and
3. Most popular articles
(by author, by
content, by channel)
4. Inbound links
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ANALYZE TRENDS
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DON‟T EXPECT
OVERNIGHT SUCCESS.
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KEY TAKEAWAYS AND RESOURCES.4
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KEY TAKEAWAYS
1. Use your blog to provide
remarkable, educational, helpful, industry-related content
meant for your target audience.
2. Blog consistently and frequently to reap maximum
benefits.
3. Optimize your content with keywords to get found via
search.
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KEY TAKEAWAYS
4. Optimize your content for lead generation by adding a
relevant CTA to each post.
5. Promote your blog content in channels like your
website, social media, and email.
6. Measure and analyze your blog so you can do more of
what works (and less of what doesn‟t).
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RESOURCES1. Ebook: An Introduction to Business Blogging
http://bit.ly/vqwRTa
2. Ebook: 15 Business Blogging Mistakes & Easy Fixes
http://bit.ly/Ay6N0x
3. The Business Blogger‟s Ultimate Guide to Mastering Lead
Generation http://bit.ly/OOTdWu
4. Article: 20 Simple Ways to Boost Blog Subscribers http://bit.ly/IJ8ZQ4
5. Article: How to Stop Internal Bureaucracy From Stopping Blogging
Productivity http://bit.ly/NkrcoR