So,
you've got a <a href="http://www.talkaboutcreative.com.au/blog-entries">Business Blog</a>, now what? Not sure what to write? Not sure why your should be writing? Your business blog is one of the most
powerful tools you have to promote your business online, but only if you do it
right. Here's five tips to get more out
of it.
- Write For The
Audience
Find
out WHY they come to your site, what they like and how they talk. Chances are that will lead you back to the
right keywords and topics to write about.
Use social media or your blog to just ask what they'd like more
information about. Check out what your
competitors write about and what gets the best response. Check what gets Googled most (use the Google
Adwords Keyword Tool) in your industry and write about that. Create a place that your tribe wants to hang
out in.
- Blog SEO
Here
are the golden rules for Blog SEO:
·
Target
one low volume, low competition exact match keyword in each blog entry
·
Interlink
blog entries to keep them indexed
·
Link
to them from static pages and even from external pages to keep them indexed and
growing
·
Always
link to the corresponding static money page from each blog entry with a simple
call to action.
·
Use
a highly appealing, eye catching photograph that has keyword rich alt text
embedded
·
Use
on page elements such as H tags, page titles and meta descriptions
- Keep an Eye on
Search Trends
Use
Google Insights For Search to keep an eye on industry trends by region and
time. Use Google Adwords Keyword Tool to
analyse by season and volume. Look for
spikes in interest on specific keywords and create content around them. Make your content interesting or controversial
in some way to get the most interaction and links. Going against the common grain is a great way
to get activity on your blog, but is also a fast way to annoy people – so tread
carefully.
- Create Article Series
Write
a series of articles and schedule them to release weekly. This will help draw users into your site and
kept them coming back (this is known as<a
href="http://www.talkaboutcreative.com.au">Content
Marketing</a>) You can
create a kind of "course" this way and have your audience join you
weekly or simply go back through your blog to follow it. If you're using social media, do it on your
busiest social media day (use Facebook Insights to figure out when this is) and
then run promotions for each new article.
You may spend eight weeks showing them step by step how to redesign a
living space or organise their finances – whatever will get potential customers
into your blog is great. Use a branded
photograph to promote it so they get used to seeing your brand name.
- Be a Commentator
When
something big happens in your industry (or just in general) be the first to
break it down into its issues and to give insightful background on the main
players. This will allow others to quote
you and will help you build links. If
you're good with Photoshop, whip up some infographics that people can share
(that contain your link or web address) and position yourself as an
expert. Create press releases about your
brand and why you are an expert on certain facets of your industry, when news
breaks, add your commentary and send them out fast to media outlets and online
press release distributors. This will,
at worst, get you a few links, at best, get you valuable press exposure. Eventually, people will look to your site
first when news breaks and that's when the links come pouring in.
Dana
Flannery is the Creative Director at Website Marketing firm www.talkaboutcreative.com.au
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