Creating content worth publishing
Under this definition, quality is not stated preference or value judgment, it is revealed preference. It is not an inherent property of a product but an emergent outcome of how consumers implicitly weigh its attributes in a particular context.
Doug Shapiro • Quality is a Serious Problem
Delightful
thisisdelightful.comJob insecurities Customers don’t just seek out content for industry updates — they turn to it to fill gaps in their own knowledge and skill set. The real content goldmine isn’t in what they know — it’s in what they don’t .
It's 2025... do you really know who your customers are?
What skills, competencies, and knowledge do they feel less confident about?
What they care about is what will change their business life:
Does it seem like you have a camera in their office?
Are you speaking to issues that they are losing sleep over at night?
Will they have an “aha” moment after they take a break from their day and spend it with you?
When someone reads your stuff, does it contain a fresh insight they want to... See more
Does it seem like you have a camera in their office?
Are you speaking to issues that they are losing sleep over at night?
Will they have an “aha” moment after they take a break from their day and spend it with you?
When someone reads your stuff, does it contain a fresh insight they want to... See more
Just a moment...
What is this piece of content going to do? The before and after of consuming your content should change at least one of three things:
Think, feel, do
The way someone thinks about something.
The way someone feels about something.
The way someone does something.
The best content writers are empathetic listeners.
We need to cultivate our ability to tune into the needs of others, and then use our creativity and insight to build helpful, meaningful resources that respond to those needs. When it comes down to it, all good writing, no matter the topic, structure, word choice, or purpose, makes you feel
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