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Let’s get one thing clear; if you don’t have a blog section on your website (not including elsewhere), get one set up now.
If you have already done this, then the next step is to make it a useful resource for your audience, and that is a continuous challenge.
So, how do you get better at blogging? How can you improve your blog writing skills and know that you are going in the right direction?
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If you are not familiar with Quora, it is the largest online question and answer platform, where people (mostly) ask genuine questions and receive answers from those who have the knowledge and expertise about that particular topic.
It sounds very simple but, since its launch in 2009, it has grown into a huge platform with over 300 million monthly unique users. And because of that, it can be an absolute goldmine for SEO and content marketing.
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It’s all well and good that you have done your keyword research prior to putting together your new piece of content.
But sometimes you might want to find related keywords (or even new ideas) that can either expand your existing content or to come up with ideas for a brand new one.
Doing some additional keyword research is required, but it doesn’t always have to be a chore, as you can do so directly on Google search result.
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For many of us who use Google, there are obvious things you can do when it comes to finding what you’re looking for.
Just type the keyword, phrase or question into the search bar and look at the results.
But there are some very clever advanced Google search tips that can help you unlock further ideas, be it when picking what keywords to choose or thinking of content ideas.
Enter the Google Wildcard Search – a powerful way to look at other related keywords using asterisks (*).
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Many people underestimate how important structure is when it comes to creating your own content.
This includes a blog post, videos, news article, podcasts, video games, books, movies…just about any form of content on any platform.
Think of a content structure like a skeleton – without it, your content would collapse into one big messy blob.
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You know when you’re in high school, there is the pressure to be one of the cool kids?
It’s not necessarily because you want to blend in, but because you want to move with the crowd and go in the same direction as them.
And if you don’t follow the trend, you risk falling behind.
It’s kind of the same when it comes to understanding the search trend before creating your content.
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“Nobody is reading my blog.”
You’ve heard all the stories and blog posts about why you should start your own blog.
So feeling all motivated, you did just that.
You started your WordPress site and created your blog posts.
But you checked Google Analytics and noticed that…surprise surprise…no-one is reading them.
You even called your mum to read it.
And hooray, you now have one visitor.
But then you remember that your mum is probably not your target audience.
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In a world where we are continuously fed with sales pitches, marketing schemes, promotional material and spammy content, we have to be alert and aware of deceptive tactics and shockingly “crap” content.
We have to shift through all the junk to find the good stuff, like the scene in Star Wars: The New Hope where they are stuck in the trash compactor.
The danger is that we become blind to more and more content. Even “banner blindness” is a genuine concern for many advertisers.
Because it’s tiring, isn’t it?
Not only that, it’s ineffective – yet it still exists.
So, crap content must be in demand, and we just have to meet that demand. So I thought of listing out different ways you can excel at creating crap content.