From Thriving Business |Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 6:30 PM
6 Ways To Grow Your Business With Content Marketing
Trouble viewing this email, click here.
Issue # 173 - March 5, 2013 There are various ways to promote your products and services, and content marketing is one of them. If you're willing to put in the effort, content marketing can be a great way to promote yourself without having to spend a fortune on paid advertising. In today's Main Essay, I share 6 different ways that you can grow your business with content marketing and add new revenue streams. In the Check It Out section, you will learn about an unknown traffic source that one guy used to generate 553,000 clicks to his website live on camera… in 12 minutes... If you're interested in inexpensive ways to get targeted traffic to your web site fast, then you've got to see this for yourself. We hope you enjoy this issue of the Thriving Business Newsletter. Cheers, Denise Gosnell Publisher ThrivingBusiness.com Inc.
6 Ways To Grow Your Business With Content Marketing
By Denise Gosnell One reason why content marketing is such a valuable tool is because it can be a free way to advertise your business. However, content marketing is not free altogether. In fact, it takes a lot of work, time, and effort to create valuable content. Those who cannot do this on their own may need to hire a professional content writer. However, social media sites and article content sites do not charge a fee for signup and posting. So if you are someone who can create good content on your own, then you do not need to dip into a limited marketing budget in order to come up with and publish good content. Below are six of the best content marketing strategies that you can use to publicize good quality content and get traffic from it. I would encourage you to use several of these strategies in combination with one another if you want to get hte maximum exposure for your business. 1. Blogging Every company should have its own blog or web site that can be updated with regular content. The blog can and should point readers to the products or services that the company offers, but it should not be used solely or even primarily as an advertising platform. Instead, it should feature tips, how-tos, and other important articles and information related to a company's line of work. There are also popular blogs that allow users to submit guest posts. These blogs are established and already have a following of people who would likely be interested in what you have to offer. A guest blog post can include your own website link, but should not be overly promotional in nature. For example, I regularly post various articles that I write to Huffington Post. I had to become approved as a blogger before I could submit articles to Huffington Post. With my vast experience in the publishing world as an 8-time author, I was able to get approved as a Huffington Post Blogger. But even if you don't have a vast publishing background like I do, there are still incredible opportunities for you to publish your high quality content on various third party web sites. Other blogs are starving for high quality content. So if you find a related blog or web site that would benefit from some of your articles, make sure you reach out to them with some sample articles to see if they would be interested in publishing your articles on their site. 2. E-Newsletters E-newsletters can be mailed to people who have requested to receive content from you, such as from an opt-in form on your web site. These newsletters should contain helpful information related to the company's products and services, along with information on new products and special offers. These newsletters should be sent on a regular basis, but should be done so in a way that they will not be considered spam. If you are reading this article from inside an email right now, then this is an example of an e-newsletter that we sent to you from Thriving Business. This same article gets posted on our blog/web site, so other people who may not yet be on our mailing list can also see it. 3. Share Content Through Social Media There are many social media and social bookmarking websites that will allow you to share relevant content with others. The top websites of this nature are Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon, and Google +. You can post a short introductory note with the site link to get people headed over to your site looking for more information. These sites also allow you to post links to photos, videos, and audio files that others may find interesting. The above-mentioned websites are a good starting point, but are by no means the only social media and/or social bookmarking sites a company can use. Fark, Digg, Delicious, and Tweetmeme are some other good sites of this nature that you can use to generate traffic. YouTube is owned by Google, so YouTube videos get high priority in the Google search listings. Videos published on YouTube should be short, contain helpful, interesting information, and have a catchy title that includes one of the main keywords that you want your site to get high rankings for. Make sure that you include a link to your web site at the beginning of the video description field, and include the http:// designation so your link will be clickable. You can also include your site link in the video itself. 5. Share Photos for Additional Exposure Pinterest and Instagram get tens of millions of visitors a month. These sites are different from most social bookmarking sites in that users post photos instead of blog content. However, these sites can be a good source of plentiful traffic. You simply need to post product photos or other relevant photos on the site. These photos can be organized into folders/boards so that people can see at a glance what the photos are about. 6. Contribute Value through Forums and Blogs Building links via relevant blogs, forums and question/answer websites is one of the best ways to get relevant traffic to a website. You should find relevant blogs that have high ratings and leave insightful, helpful comments in the comment section. These comments should include a link to your own site in the author footer/bio section, but should not be overly promotional in nature. It is also not hard to find forums that deal with topics related to what your company or business has to offer. Forums deal with topics ranging from car repair to early learning and can be a great source of interested traffic. You simply needs to look for questions, answer them in a professional manner, and then include a link to your site in the footer section. Question/Answer websites are yet another good promotion avenue. You should try to be the first to answer a relevant question, as the first answer is likely to get more reads than subsequent answers. The answer can be written in a first person tone and should naturally include one's site link. Adequate exposure (traffic) for your business can mean the difference between success and failure. Content marketing is a tried and true way to generate online traffic and can boost a site's ranking on major search engines such as Google, Bing, and Yahoo. If you are serious about making money online, you should seriously consider the tips mentioned above and try putting at least some of them into practice.
Your Thriving Business Assignment
If you want to get a good start on growing your business through content marketing, follow these six steps:
1. Have your own company blog/web site that gives important tips and how-to articles (in addition to selling your products and services). 2. Mail e-newsletters to subscribers that contain great content, information on your products and services, and special offers. 3. Share your content through social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. 4. Publish short, helpful, or informational videos to places like YouTube. 5. Share photos of your product or business through Pinterest, Instagram, and Facebook. 6. Contribute valuable comments on forums and blogs, and link back to your site in the author footer/bio.
Check It Out!
You don't see this every day...
After all, how often do you get to see somebody generate 553,000 clicks to their website live on camera… in 12 minutes... Or, witness total beginners using the same all-new tactic to make their first money ever online? Not just a few dollars, either. You've got to click here to see this.
Look What Others Are Saying
I love your encouragement! I also have to thank you for suggesting that we check out www.FreeWebSite.com. I'm happy that I did. We finalized moving the domain name today. They have been very helpful and I am looking forward to seeing my new website!
Regina Share Your Thoughts
Let us know your thoughts on today's issue.
Post your comments here.
Contact Us
© Copyright 2013 ThrivingBusiness.com Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Contacting Us: Please note that this newsletter email account is not monitored. If you need assistance or have feedback for us, please contact us at support@thrivingbusiness.com or by clicking the link in the Share Your Comments Section above.
Note about URLs: If URLs do not appear as live links in your e-mail program, please cut and paste the full URL into the location or address field of your browser. Disclaimer: ThrivingBusiness.com Inc. only recommends products that we've either personally checked out ourselves, or that come from people we know and trust. For doing so, we may receive a commission. We will never recommend any product that does not have a 100% money-back satisfaction guarantee. Nothing in this email should be considered as providing legal, financial, accounting or estate planning advice. While some of the authors may be attorneys who have discussed various legal, business and other concepts herein, nothing herein can be construed to constitute specific legal advice or recommendations. No communication by our company or employees to you should be deemed as personalized legal, financial, or estate planning advice. The social media icons contained in this newsletter were obtained from IconDock. |
If you wish to stop receiving our emails or change your subscription options, please Manage Your Subscription
ThrivingBusiness.com Inc., 10412 Allisonville Road, Suite 201, Fishers IN, 46038
ThrivingBusiness.com Inc., 10412 Allisonville Road, Suite 201, Fishers IN, 46038
--
Jorge U. SaguinsinTo "be the best, do your best, expect the best" always
No comments:
Post a Comment
1. One of our beliefs is learning. It pays that you learn more to do more Just to survive you have to learn how forage in a forest or raise your food, catch prey
2. In order to discharge your job well, you have to learn your admin plan the process flow and standards.
3. To keep up with changes, you have to learn and read. There is no other way
4. signify that you have read by putting your name on this comment box. Every staff must: post the name on this comment box, or like, agree/will do. Your registering on this comment box is being graded under communication. Observe RRURAC: Read, Reflect, Understand, Realize (apply to reality) Apply, and Check (if it works)
You need to make __comments a month to qualify for promotion under our CCD
Read the posts on this site every AM talk. Many problems arise simply because people do not know what to do, because they did not read this site
We are making sure that you improve yourself, engage yourself in self improvement through this site...
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.