how to blog for your business (content ideas, keywords, & more) from dmfb14
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You know you need to blog for your business, but a lot of business owners want to know how to come up with content. My presentation from Digital Marketing for Business 2014 in Raleigh, NC provides tools, websites, links, and content generation ideas. If you also wonder what a keyword is and how to use it, this slideshare is for you.TRANSCRIPT
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Blog for Your Business
You can do it.Here is how.
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• Allison Barrett Carter• www.allisonbcarter.com• @allisonbarrettc• https://plus.google.com/+allisoncarter
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Let’s talk…
1. Why blogging for your business matters.2. How to integrate a blog in to your business
plan & site.3. How to come up with content.4. Tips on an editorial calendar.
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Why?http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/the-benefits-of-business-blogging-ht
1) It helps drive traffic to your website. another indexed page, social media relevance, news source, trusted
resources
2) It helps convert that traffic into leads.
3) It helps establish authority.
4) It drives long-term results. traffic will come from old posts
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How to integrate?
Decide:WHERE WILL THIS BE ON MY SITE?
A big, important question…
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3 integration models.
1. The blog is a “buried” subpage.2. The blog is your page.3. A hybrid.
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Decide:How often will I post blog articles?
What kind of content will I produce?Will I write everything myself?
Will I outsource?
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How to Come Up with Content.
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Find your keywords.
According to Google…
WHAT is a Keyword?A keyword is any word or short phrase that describes a website topic or page. - The more a keyword is used by searchers and websites the more attraction power it has.
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Find your keywords.
• Google.• Google.• Google.• Google.• Google.• Google.• Google.
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Tools to find keywords & content.
• Google Search• Google AdWords• YouTube Search• übersuggest.org• Quora.com• Omgili.com• LinkedIn
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Start with a Google search.
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Find your keywords: Google AdWords
Google Keyword Tool. *Psst! It’s free.http://www.allisonbcarter.com/2014/03/24/finding-keywords-content-using-adwords-free/
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Google AdWords: set up an account.
https://adwords.google.com/KeywordPlanner
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By location – Chapel Hill/Durham
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YouTube search.
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übersuggest.org
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Quora.com
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Omgili.com
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LinkedIn. (Pulse)
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Think of other types of content.• FAQs• Interviews• Pricing questions• Behind the Scenes• Photos!• Comparisons• Lists• Resources• Round-ups• Top 10• Videos• Infographics (PicMonkey or Canva)
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How to Build an Editorial Calendar.
(this is the part where I just talk a lot without slides)
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“Don’t focus on having a great blog. Focus on producing a blog that’s great for your readers.”
- Brian Clark
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Step 3: use social media.• Why people are on Facebook
• How often to post to Facebook
• Types of posts that get traction
• Best times to post
• To hashtag or not
• FB rule: create dialogue, don’t inundate
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Step 3: use social media.• Why people are on Twitter
• How often to post to Twitter
• @ / .@
• RT / Quote
• Best times to post
• Hashtag!
• Twitter rule: be a reference, provide information, respond & create dialogue
• Twitter is the newest form of customer service
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Step 3: use social media.
• YouTube is growing
• How to use YouTube (tags, metatags, metadata)
• Embedding
• YouTube rule: be found, be short, be entertaining
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Step 3: use social media.
• Why G+?
• How often to post to G+
• Again, why G+?
• Hashtag!
• G+ rule: do it for your SEO