Top Content Marketing deep Secrets used by Professionals

Secret #1: Content marketing doesn’t start with content 

• You define them.
• You define their needs, internal and external pressures, their pain points, and then…? 
• You solve them with an excellent and engaging “recipe or tips.”

Secret #2: Quality content matters, but content distribution matters more

1. Email
2. Social Media
3. Syndication platforms
4. Advertising
5. Influencer outreach
6. Partnerships
7. Press releases

So not only do you need to write that spot-on piece that’s crazy valuable to your target audience, you also need to ensure it gets its little b**t out there to show off.

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Secret #3: Your content marketing efforts must tie to business goals and be measurable

Here I mean your efforts must be equal to your aim and vice-versa.

We’ve shared our “tips and guides” around the internet and we’ve made sure that our evergreen content (the ones that never truly “expire”) are constantly getting shared online.

We’ve also used other (perhaps paid) methods to ensure our content is being seen by new (but targeted) leads.

Through Facebook ads, Sponsored posting and so on.

We’ve done a lot.

Give yourself a pat on the back and then take a breath, because we’re still not done.

Secret #4: Master Your Audience 

After knowing the kind or category of people you’re targeting, have a draft or chart of what they like the most.

Not every content suit every audience, therefore, try to come up with a relevant piece of content that will add value and benefit your audience.

Secret #5: Make Your Points Short and Captivating

Avoid jam-packing all the points in one sentence. Rather, make your key points short and descriptive and your title attention-drawing.

Secret #6: Good Text Formating

It’s true that most site users scan through the contents looking for the information they need.

Therefore, using h1, h2, h3 tags etc. will help your site or blog users discover what they need easily and also gain value.

If they don’t discover what they need they wouldn’t be impressed and this may result in a bounce-back rate and loss of authority and trust.

Secret #7: Build Trust and Authority With Your Audience

Trust, they say it’s hard to build but easy to destroy.

Yes, it might take time to build your brand trust and authority and vice versa, whatever the case may be, the work solely depends on you.

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Secret #8: Always Stay Real

Yes! Don’t prank your audience!  Very important. How can someone prank his or her audience? If you use titles that are very attractive but your content doesn’t offer value, you’re pranking your readers.

For instance, topics like “Free Content Marketing Strategies” but in the content, you’re selling an eBook without offering any value is what kills trust in content marketing.

Most content marketers do this mistake, apart from killing trust and authority, it increases bounce rate and may also affect SEO.

Secret #9: Study the Market

Know how your competitors are operating, know what works for them, study their marketing strategies, and know-how they make sales.

Use their metrics to improve your own content marketing strategies, but be careful, what works for them might not work exactly for you.

Don’t let them affect your pricing, your price should be solely on the value you want to offer.

Secret #10: Sale Effectively

The main aim of any content marketing practitioner is to make sales and if the sales are not made, it’s not making any sense.

If you use the above strategies in your content marketing, surely, you’ll have a positive output.

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The Bottom Line

To have a successful content marketing career, look for the right audience, master the audience, provide relevant content, offer value first, build trust and authority and make sales! If you have any lessons to add or questions to ask, give me a shout out in the comments section below!