[…]engines index your website content and the way you promote your content Social – Individual social media networks you post content to Email – How you connect with potential, and existing, customers via email Internal – How you use content within your organization, hopefully as part of an overall content strategy Below you’ll find some recommendations for thinking about each of these content channels within your overall content strategy. Channel #1: Web One of the most important channels to consider is your website. Having a robust, well-designed website that showcases essential features is a must for every business. It is […]
[…]groundbreaking work in the field. Emerging technologies such as content management systems, social media platforms, open source information architectures, and application programming interfaces provide new opportunities for the creation, publication, and delivery of content. Technical communicators are now sometimes responsible for such diverse roles as content management, content auditing, and search engine optimization. At the same time, we are seeing remarkable growth in jobs devoted to these other content-centric skills. This book provides a roadmap including best practices, pedagogies for teaching, and implications for research in these areas. It covers elements of content strategy as diverse as “Editing Content for […]
[…]information about their favorite products and services. They want this information in a variety of media and want to use a variety of devices to access it. Because of this, today’s technical writers need a sound content strategy to ensure they can deliver the right documentation to the right people at the right time and in the right format. How You Will Learn Documentation Project Management in The Course This hands-on, interactive course will take you through all the basics of documentation project management in a supportive, low-stress environment. Course members will be introduced to best practices in documentation project management and […]
[…]experience when doing content marketing are: lack of data and privacy regulations changes to social media algorithms changes to SEO/search algorithms lack of human resources This only scratches the surface of content marketing issues that businesses experience. However, there is always a way around such obstacles. Feel free to take a look at the infographic below to see what the most common content marketing issues are and how to avoid them. We hope you will then use the information to your advantage. Looking for Help With Content Marketing? This is a guest blog post by Josh Wardini, Editorial Contributor […]
[…]#4 for Facebook Marketing for Small Businesses: Develop a Posting Schedule Just like with any social media platform, posting new content at a consistent rate will help keep your users informed and engaged with what’s going on with your business. Beyond just generating new content for your Facebook page, you want to make sure that you have an idea about what you are going to post in advance so that you aren’t struggling on a day-to-day basis trying to come up with new content to post. We highly suggest creating a posting schedule, including what days of the week you […]
[…]time you publish a new post. As a rule, you should also publish all of your blog posts to your social media accounts as well. Benefit #2: Blogging Enhances Your Ability To Market Your Non-Profit Unless you were a successful salesperson in a past incarnation of your work life, you may find it challenging to find the right words to recruit a steady stream of diverse volunteers and donors to your non-profit. Blogging can be a solid venue to hone your pitches to the different audiences you want to attract. While many successful marketing strategies (such as practicing elevator pitches with […]
[…]basis, such as landing pages and promotions. When doing so, try to follow the 80/20 rule of social media marketing: 80% of the time provide value to your audience through tips, tricks, and other helpful content. 20% of the time, do direct marketing by publishing promotions, fundraising campaigns, and other sales or donation-related content. Getting started with Twitter marketing can be that easy. Just determine your best hashtags, add in some photos every now and again to your tweets, and provide links in your tweets back to your organization’s website! There are many more strategies for Twitter marketing, but the […]
[…]posts increase your chances of your website being found by consumers through search engines and social media. If well-written, blog posts can also enhance your credibility among customers, donors, and even competitors. To create quality blog posts that can generate a following for your business, try these blogging tips and tricks we use with our clients and on our own blog. Blogging Tip #1: Target Your Audience Your primary audience for your blog should be potential customers or donors. Remember that your goal in writing each post should be to sell a service or product. A good tactic for increasing […]