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Is blogging worth the effortto grow my business?
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The benefits of blogging
Generate quality leads at a lower C.O.A.
Get your brand found in Google Search
Build trust and rapport faster with buyers
Extend your brand influence
Be the go-to brand for buyers as an industry expert
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Your blog is worth the investmentwhen done the right way.
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Let’s learn how to craft a kickass blog!
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Get into thehead of yourbuyer.
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Create a buyer persona
Understand your buyer intimately
Age / Income Family Occupation
Life schedule for a work day?
Attitude about money & class / Politics (if relevant)
Hobbies / likes & dislikes
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Plan yourblog contentfor success!
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Plan your blog content for success
Have business goals for your company blog!
Research & organize your blog content into market segments
Talk to your sales team & customers to identify frequent questions to guide your content strategy
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Start your blog with agreat title.
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Begin your blog witha butt-kicking title
Your blog title will be the life & deathof your blog
Measure how strong your blog title is with the Emotional Marketing Value Headline Analyzer (see resources page)
Don’t bait and switch!
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Get your blog found in Google Search!
Incorporate your keyword phrase into your blog title
Use your keyword phrase in a proper sentence
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Write a mind-blowingintro!
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Use a hook to draw your buyerinto your blog
What’s in it for the buyer?
Draw the reader into your blog by building up the excitement of the value you promise to deliver.
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Don’t forget your blog excerpt
Your blog excerpt is the meta description in Google Search
Be clear in the value of your content: you will lose thechance to draw in your buyer
Be aware of how many characters can be viewedin Google Search
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Write akickass blogto find your buyer
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Your blog needs CPR
Clarity: Make your words crystal clear
Personality: Make your words sound humanand relatable
Resonance: Have your words connect to theright people
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If you’re writing to everyone,you’re writing to no-one!
Ideal Customer Avatar
Night Sweats & Wet Dreams
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How to keep your buyer reading
Everyone loves a good story!
Provide useful resources & statistics
Use humor!
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Headers are navigation beacons
The average reading time for a blog is 15 seconds!
Focus your thoughts by outlining your headers & keynotes first before you write
Catchy headers will keep your buyer reading
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Killer media to get more clicks
Create a video blog (vlog)
Use eye popping feature image, infographics, diagrams or illustrations
Fact: 94% of content with visuals get more total views than text only blogs
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Blogs are the nuts & bolts of SEO
Your blog is the cornerstone of your businessSEO strategy
Google loves fresh content!
Focus on 1 or 2 keyword phrases
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Quality over quantity
One quality blog is worth 10 crappy blogs!
Don’t cut corners on editing
Clarity of message wins every time!
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How togenerate leadswith your blog
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Leverage your blogto grow your business
Leverage your blog in prospecting buyers to build trust faster & close deals
Reduce cost of acquisition by addressing buyer questions about your service or product
Promote your blogs in social media & email
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Be consistent in distributing your blogs
Consistency breeds momentum
Flow chart your distribution channels
Distribute, distribute, distribute your blogs!
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Build web traffic with guest blogs
Post on sites with stronger page rank than your site
Blog in places where you can connect with your target buyer
Build a backlink to your site with a follow up offer
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Measure, adapt & grow your site traffic
Measure site traffic to your blog vs lead generation
Create a compelling asset for download to generate a lead
Use Google’s Search Console, it’s free!
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Happy Blogging
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Resources
How to write great copy: https://thecopycure.com/
Emotional Marketing Value Headline Analyzer: http://aminstitute.com/headline/
Writing headlines: https://www.marketsmiths.com/2015/how-to-write-better-headlines-headers-5-secrets-to-snappy-actionable-website-copy/
Creating fresh content for ranking: https://marketinginsidergroup.com/content-marketing/attract-google-fresh-content/
Website statistic, analytics and traffic: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo
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