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Content Marketing
Content forms the foundation of SEO. If you want to rank, you first need content. If you want to rank well in a competitive environment, you likely need an exceptional content strategy. Content can take many forms: blog posts, product pages, pdfs, videos, forums, and more. Almost anything you put on your website for your audience counts as "content."
Content Marketing is the practice of creating and marketing content for the purpose of driving traffic, increasing awareness, and/or supporting a brand.
In SEO, good content can also drive links to your website, which in turn helps to increase your search traffic from Google.
The Beginner's Guide to Content Marketing : If you’re brand new to content marketing, start here. We’ll explain the basics from A-Z.
Content Marketing Learning Center : Our free content marketing learning hub. Here, we’ve gathered our top resources in one place.
Thought Leadership : Chima Mmeje shows you how to craft a thought leadership strategy that complements your content marketing efforts and positions your brand as the source of truth.
How to Create 10x Content : Wondering just how to go about creating that ten-times-better content? We have a Whiteboard Friday for that.
How to Do a Content Audit : A thorough content audit can reveal your site's opportunities and pitfalls while providing actionable ideas for improvement. This comprehensive guide shows you how.
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Most of those reading this probably already know about heat maps. But stay with me while I give a quick explanation to those who don't. A heat map is a visual graph delivered in a unique style. Rather than showing straight statistics, it works by using different colors to show things like... Mouse movement: Where the mouse was moving (my means of mouse-tracki...
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Chunking, word recognition, and universal design are the cornerstones of readable copy. Are you writing in a way your audience can easily understand? In this post, Isla McKetta doles out the top insights from her research into readability and its utter importance.
Learn to Love Your Existing Content - 5 Ways to Get More Visibility
If you're feeling burnt out on endlessly creating new content, it may be a good time to examine the assets you already have. This post walks you through identifying, priming, and promoting existing content to earn links, social shares, and boosted traffic.
An Exploration of Podcasting SEO in 2016
SEO is everywhere you look. In today's post, Dan Shure dives headfirst into the world of SEO for podcasting, exploring the surprising similarities and differences in ranking for iTunes and uncovering his journey in launching an SEO-oriented podcast.
Measuring Content: You’re Doing it Wrong
The traditional ways of measuring the success or failure of content are broken. In today's post by HubSpot's Matthew Barby, learn why you can’t just rely on metrics like pageviews, visits, or bounce rate to determine whether what you're creating has performed well.
What 300+ Content Marketing Campaigns Can Teach You About Earning Links
What kind of content is going to earn you the most — and highest quality — links? In a comprehensive look at a whopping 300+ content marketing campaigns spanning from 2013 to the present, Kelsey Libert shares the key ingredients to creating truly stellar content.
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If you're serious about readers seeing the strength of your ideas, writing shorter content must become a part of your repertoire.
Great Content ≠ Long-Form Content
"Great" content and long-form content are not the same thing. In this post, Rand explains the difference, the reasons for the correlations, and an alternative path to making content that accomplishes your goals and those of your audience.