Creating content worth publishing
Research topics and angles. What are people in your audience talking about on LinkedIn? Use the search functionality on LinkedIn to search about specific topics you know your audience cares about and see what people are saying. Which posts get the most engagement? What are people saying in the comments? Who are the common players posting about it?... See more
John Bonini • How to Create Content With Your Audience — Content Marketing Education & Consulting | Some Good Content
Start with empathy and curiosity to understand your audience:
What do they care about?
How much do they already know?
What influences them?
What topics do they devour online?
What do they want answers to?
What’s holding them back?
What situations are causing them a lot of pain?
What are all the things they struggle to figure out?
Before you make a claim or argument, ask, “So, what?”
Your whole audience and your ideal customers are asking, What's In It For Me? Why should I care?
Anticipate and address skepticism or disinterest from readers, and write and edit with the skeptical reader in mind.
How do you get them to listen to you? Why should they?
If you were arguing with them
What we control are (A) whether or not we pay attention to and pursue our curiosity, (B) whether or not we create consistently, and (C) whether not we approach our work with confidence, so we can stop holding back from what we're trying to say and how we're trying to say it.
Jay Acunzo • Do Your Ideas Pass the Permanent Ink Test?
- Who? Who is the audience for each piece of content (fill in the blank, i.e., blog)? Who is the specific buyer persona you are targeting with this platform?
- Why? Why are you doing this? What is the behavior change that you must see to call this content initiative a success? (Do you need to drive sales, save costs, or drive customer loyalty?)
- Outcome?
Joe Pulizzi • If Your Content Marketing is for Everybody, It's for Nobody
Emotions to spark with your writing
How do you really feel? You don't need to be the foremost expert. You simply need to be more honest.
Your power starts with your willingness to turn inward, cut past what others expect from you, tear down the walls that inhibit you, and merely speak your mind. Openly. Passionately. Most won't. But that's your opportunity. [Jay Acunzo]