The 5 Best Blogging Tactics: Learning From 500px

500px is an online photo community where both aspiring and professional photographers can browse, share, buy and sell photos.

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1 Listens to precisely what the audience requires

Creates an atmosphere with their blog posts.2

The design of the blog fits seamlessly with the style of their website & target market3

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Informs their audience of current events, holidays and trends

Shares exclusive information, intriguing contests and content to assist their users in becoming the best photographers

Listens to precisely what the audience requires1

Listens to precisely what the audience requires

Who is their target market?

Avid photographers that keep up with the industry and tech changes.

What does 500px implement that contributes to what their audience wants?

● 500px communicates in the same “photo language” of their audience

● Listens to the input provided by their users

● Sets high standards and feature only the best of the best photographs on their blog

What can businesses learn from this?

1 Listening to your customers and clients is just as important as communicating with them

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What your audience is saying will help you determine their wants and needs

High-quality content is essential for building an audience. Spend time on your posts to make sure they meet not only your standards but your audience's as well

4 Pay attention to the tone of your voice. Is it similar to your customers/clients? Is it approachable?

Creates an atmosphere with their blog posts2

Creates an atmosphere with their blog posts

● Telling stories about 500px users creates a very personal feeling

● Paired with the amazing photographs, it’s a story that evokes emotions

● Their photos are visually pleasing and instantly captivating

What can businesses learn from this?

1Create personal connections with your readers by telling a story with your posts. Tapping into their emotions will create trust.

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Focus on topics related to your industry that you know well. This will ensure quality and passion in your posts.

Post features of clients, give them incentives to visit your blog and participate in your community.

The design of the blog fits seamlessly with their website & target market

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The design of the blog fits seamlessly with their website & target market

● Elegant design shows it's a community for elegant photos

● It's perfectly simplistic focusing on high quality images

● The images are presented large and easy to see, which means less effort on the reader's part

● Consistency: the same theme as the website

What can businesses learn from this?

1 Presenting a cohesive and put together blog is important if you plan on providing value to readers

2Going to your blog could be a leads first impression of your company. Do you want to risk it being cluttered or dull?

3 The less effort involved in navigating to your content, the more likely consumers are to read it

Informs their audience of current events, holidays and trends

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Why is it important to keep up-to-date?

● By keeping them up-to-date, you'll be kept up to date

● Connects people's favorite holidays and events to your business

● Helps build your "expert status" as a company

Informs their audience of current events, holidays and trends

Celebrating Valentine's Day with a giveaway creates a positive feeling about the occasion regardless of how the person feels about it.

What can businesses learn from this?

1 Gives them a reason to visit your blog and helps them gain respect and trust for your business

2The knowledge you pass onto your consumers will be appreciated and the word of mouth of your business will grow

3 Building your expert status via trends and knowledge will make your name more reputable

Shares exclusive content and contests to assist their users in becoming the best photographers

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Shares exclusive content and contests to assist their users in becoming the best photographers

● Variety in content and contests

● Fresh faces and new ideas

● Educating the on their passions

● Exciting contests for a variety of prizes such as free membership and spotlights

What can businesses learn from this?

1 Variety of content and the unexpected keeps users engaged

2 Fresh content keeps readers coming back for more

3 Contests make the users feel exclusive - if you're not part of the 500px community you're not going to have access

People love to hear new perspectives in the field they're passionate about

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Written by:

Cara TarbajContent Marketing ManagerWishpond

@caratarbaj