There is a lot of constant talk about content marketing. I am doing it right now. But please ask yourself the following questions before you kick start a blog or outsource your words to a content army. I have asked myself these questions because I have made the mistake of giving birth to a mediocre blog:
Do I have something to say?
Most blogs or publications provide tips, advice and/or opinions. If you are providing any of the above, ensure that you are presenting your experience. Your true experience is valuable but a collation of generic facts found online is not. Folks are being flooded with more and more articles online and if they start to read the same, it is a disservice to the reader.
Will my words help the reader in any way?
Usually, the blogs that I learn from have a combination of an experienced author with a lot of deep research. By experience, I mean the author is an industry expert or leader that has several years of execution under their belt. The research is analysis that they have gathered over a period of time. Such information is bound to be helpful to a certain set of readers. Are you providing the same value?
Why am I doing this?
Do you want to maintain and share a regular blog to increase traffic to your site? This is a totally valid reason. But there might be other ways of increasing traffic which are more in sync with your strengths. You do not have to start giving out tips just because there are many other examples out there. Listing your sites in the right places and doing the occasional guest blog might be more rewarding than pushing yourself to produce content every day.
I want to talk to my target audience
Good content increases engagement with your relevant audience. This is proven. So if you are bent on taking on the challenge of maintaining a blog ? find the right people. Another author on this site, Lisa Barone, writes a lot of stuff through observations and research. Her former company helps folks build content that is right for them. You can get professional help from such companies to get the right content around your product and business. It does not have to be everyday ? you could do a deeply researched piece once a week.
Through this approach readers will look forward to your content every week.
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About the Author
Raj Sheth is the Co-Founder of Recruiterbox, an online Recruitment Software & Applicant Tracking System designed especially for small businesses. Growing a small business himself, everything he writes is based on what he has experienced in his ventures. ?
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