creating content worth publishing
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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Ryan Law’s five traits of good thought leadership:
Personal: Everything we share in thought leadership has to, in some way, come from you and be uniquely yours. It has to be a product of the experiences you've had, the lessons you've learned, the problems you've solved, and the people and network you have built up.
Credible: It isn't enough just to
Differentiation gets easier if we don’t narrow our perspective . If we keep a broad view on things, turning inward to think or going outside our echo chamber entirely. Rather than start with someone else’s vision for what someone like us should do in our situation, we apply our own personal vision for what WE should do. We start with what feels... See more
Jay Acunzo • How to Differentiate Your Ideas: The XY Premise Pitch
“When you can’t talk to your audience, eavesdrop. The way they ask for and share advice reveals their pain points and the words they actually use.”
Rosanna Campbell • Audience Research Tips from Real Content Marketers
AI can't generate good taste, but it can help you transform the raw material of your taste into something beautiful.
