Why Content Marketing's Future Depends on Shorter Content and Less Content
Brands hoping to find lasting, consistent success at content marketing should adopt a "shorter content/less content" mindset.
Content Marketing
Content forms the foundation of SEO. If you want to rank, you first need content. If you want to rank well in a competitive environment, you likely need an exceptional content strategy. Content can take many forms: blog posts, product pages, pdfs, videos, forums, and more. Almost anything you put on your website for your audience counts as "content."
Content Marketing is the practice of creating and marketing content for the purpose of driving traffic, increasing awareness, and/or supporting a brand.
In SEO, good content can also drive links to your website, which in turn helps to increase your search traffic from Google.
The Beginner's Guide to Content Marketing : If you’re brand new to content marketing, start here. We’ll explain the basics from A-Z.
Content Marketing Learning Center : Our free content marketing learning hub. Here, we’ve gathered our top resources in one place.
Thought Leadership : Chima Mmeje shows you how to craft a thought leadership strategy that complements your content marketing efforts and positions your brand as the source of truth.
How to Create 10x Content : Wondering just how to go about creating that ten-times-better content? We have a Whiteboard Friday for that.
How to Do a Content Audit : A thorough content audit can reveal your site's opportunities and pitfalls while providing actionable ideas for improvement. This comprehensive guide shows you how.
Most Recent Articles on Content Marketing
The Most Effective Way to Improve Sitewide Quality and Rankings (Most of the Time)
How much dead weight is bringing your site down in rankings? Armed with compelling case study data, Everett Sizemore shares his single most effective and scaleable tactic for improving your site's overall level of quality, in most situations.
Here’s How to Create Original Images That Boost Conversions
Is your brand using images strategically, as a tool that moves the needle for traffic, engagement and conversions?
Reaching Your Golden Influencers with Content Through LinkedIn Ads
In this post, you'll learn how to get your best work in front of the eyes that are most likely to share, blog about, and mention it by using the power of LinkedIn Ads.
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How to Build a Killer Content → Keyword Map for SEO
You've got content on your site that doesn't intentionally target any keyword. But how do you identify those opportunities and, most importantly, capitalize on them? In today's Whiteboard Friday, Rand illustrates the process of creating your own content-to-keyword map to discover where to optimize, what content to build, and how to intelligently target keywords when you're auditing a site.
Here’s How to Use Your Daily Habits For Writing Better Content in Less Time
We've all got our habits. How can yours work better for you? Learn how your daily rituals can actually support and improve your work goals, specifically content writing.
Case Study: How We Created Controversial Content That Earned Hundreds of Links
If your safe content isn't getting results, it may be time to go risky. Kelsey Libert shows how you can wield the power of controversy in content marketing — responsibly.
How to Create Images That Attract & Convince Your Target Niche
Your ideal audience needs the right words, paired with the right images, to tell a story that uniquely appeals to their deepest desires.
Storytelling 301: Site Content as Story
"Storytelling" can be more than just jargon. This post will show you six types of stories you can inject into your site content to develop a compelling, powerful brand story.
What We Can Learn From Heat Map Studies to Improve Our Calls-to-Action
Most of those reading this probably already know about heat maps. But stay with me while I give a quick explanation to those who don't. A heat map is a visual graph delivered in a unique style. Rather than showing straight statistics, it works by using different colors to show things like... Mouse movement: Where the mouse was moving (my means of mouse-tracki...
How Local Content is Helping SMBs Keep Big Brands at Bay
Separate your brand from the competition by delivering knockout personalized content at every point of engagement.
The Functional Content Masterplan – Own the Knowledge Graph Goldrush with this On-Page Plan
Are you leaving your most valuable assets unloved and at the mercy of underperformance? Simon Penson walks you through a process to assess and score your static content, identify areas of improvement, and create the kind of content that may earn you a slice of the Knowledge Graph pie.
Context is King: A Million Examples of Creative Ad Campaigns Getting it Right
We all know the familiar mantra, but when it comes to digital advertising, it's the *context* of your content that leads the monarchy. Are you capitalizing on different contextual opportunities in your marketing campaigns?
Here’s How to Visually Map a Content Strategy
When it comes to building a content strategy to guide your brand, seeing is believing, so creating a visual roadmap can help mightily.