Blogging for Success
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Jon Baer
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Agenda
Why Blog Creating Blog
Workflow
Sample BlogCore
Success Principles
and Takeaways
FormatsPlatforms
Is Your House in Order?
• Site Development
• Site Optimization
• Landing Pages
Is your site working?
Blogging - When to Begin?
The Wakefly Kitchen
Why Blog?
Why Blog?
The simple answer:
Attention for your company
The more complex answer:
• Reach for your brand• Demonstrable thought leadership• Traffic to your website• Search marketing > content > exposure > backlinks
Blogging & Social Media: What is it good for?
Marketing Budgets 2009
Technorati, the famous blog tracking service tracked over 133 million blogs in 2009. A recent State of Blogging report (issued by Technorati) shows the industries that blogging had the most impact on in the last 10 years.
History of Blogging
A recent Future of Blogging report (issued by Technorati) shows the industries that will be greatly impacted by blogging in the next 10 years.
Future of Blogging
The Purposes of Blogging
Striking the Blog BalanceBlogging and Social Media• Multi-way (brand ↔ customer, customer ↔ customer)•Participatory•User Generated•Easy to share and distribute•Larger reach (any one on the internet can have access) •Focuses on multiple conversations
Traditional Marketing• One-way (brand to customer)•Dictated •Brand Generated•Distribution managed by brand owners only •Limited reach (select audience, geographical location or market segment)•Focuses on one way communication
Some More Reasons
• Sharing ideas• Sharing content• Create space for conversation• Connect with your network• Force yourself to stay current in your industry
Remember, nothing gets deleted (content gets duplicated very quickly).
Creating Blog Workflow
Blogging is very time consuming…
Can you make it part of your routine?
1.Read! – The best bloggers spend a lot of time reading other blogs and commenting on other blogs. Take good notes and try to read for at least 15 minutes a day.
2. Writing! - Blog as often as you have something important to say. Keep posts between 200-900 words. Corporate blogs are usually shorter; freewheeling personal blogs longer.
Creating Blog Workflow
3. Editing! – Read, read, read and read again. Have a trusted colleague proof your post.
4. Linking! - Be sure to link to out to other relevant content and resources. Good content links to other good content and the search engines know it! In addition, your readers will appreciate it.
Creating Blog Workflow
5.Tracking! – Use Google Analytics or whatever analytical package you are in to track visitors to individual blog posts. Understand which blog posts attract the most attention and the highest number of links and create more of them.
Sample Formats for Blog Posts
• Trade show previews• New hire announcements• Short advice pieces • Lists of useful industry links• News round-ups• Opinion pieces (not rants)• Top ten lists• Hot industry news
Platforms for Blogging
• Free or hosted on your own domain?
Companyabc.wordpress.com or blog.companyabc.com?
Build equity in your domain. Choose the latter.
Top Platforms for Equity Building & Blogging:
1. Hubspot (highest LCO)2. Kentico (medium LCO)3. Wordpress (installed on your server and low LCO)
Core Success Principles
1. Plan on being an active reader and writer2. Introduce blogging into your workflow3. Edit your posts carefully4. Create valuable content5. Create and participate in valuable conversations6. Build equity into your domain7. Work with experts to choose the right platform
Blogging for Success
www.wakefly.com
+1.508.616.2042
