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Blog eerst en vooral om mensen te helpen, verdienen volgt dan. Vraag je af, welk probleem kan ik hier voor de klant mee oplossen.

How to Blog in 2015 - 21 Tips & Tricks

Published on Nov 24, 2015

An introduction to Blogging in 2015. Hands-on Tips & Tricks from a Starter Perspective in the World of Communication.

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

How To Blog: 21 Tips & Tricks

In the World of Consultancy & Communication
Blog eerst en vooral om mensen te helpen, verdienen volgt dan. Vraag je af, welk probleem kan ik hier voor de klant mee oplossen.

What's on Today's Menu?

1/ Before You Blog

#1 - Listen to Your Clients

Who? (Generation - Hobbies - Worries?) & What Are Their LIMits?
Outside in strategy, (potential) client first

customer-centric

www.surveymonkey.com

Ask Google - Google Keyword Tool
Photo by Kalexanderson

#2 - Screen Yourself

Which Topics & Channels Make You Tick?

#3 - Discuss KPI's

Why Blog? When Will It Be a Success?
Een KPI voldoet meestal aan het SMART-principe:

Specifiek; Is de doelstelling eenduidig?
Meetbaar; Onder welke (meetbare/observeerbare) voorwaarden of vorm is het doel bereikt?
Acceptabel; Is deze acceptabel genoeg voor de doelgroep en/of management?
Realistisch; Is het doel haalbaar?
Tijdgebonden; Wanneer (in de tijd) moet het doel bereikt zijn?

http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/business-blogging-metrics-kpis-list

#4 - Make Your A-Team

Create Your Content Client Club
Een verantwoordelijke voor elk van drie blogthema's. Een eindredacteur (met beste pen) voor zelfde tone-of-voice.

Of eindredacteur, grafisch vormgever, SEO-held en kwaliteitsbewaker.

#5 - Give Them Time

To Research, Bleed on the Typewriter, Fail (Forward), Discuss, Edit, Succeed. 4 Hours a Week?
Bloggen doe je niet voor directe ROI.

#5 - Make a Content Plan

Think Channels, Timing, Posts
Via Google Kalender en Google Docs - verschillende kleuren

Blogplanners

Wordpress en co hebben dit ook

Denk in rubrieken

#7 - Add Email Subscription

Grow Newsletter via Blogs - Conference Invites?
Maak een goede nieuwsbrief - via bijvoorbeeld Mailchimp

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#8 - Offer Extras

If They Sign Up for Your Blog

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#9 Realise People Don't Read

They Scan (Five Seconds-Rule vs 2 Minutes)
Maak je blogberichten scanbaar voor de scannende lezers.

2 / When You Blog

#1 Be Nice, Funny & Insightful

Three Reasons Why People Will Check Your Blog?
Emotie is het extra element in storytelling en geeft je verhaal/blog meerwaarde. Emotions lead to actions => 4C Presentatie http://www.slideshare.net/4CC

Bekijk wat de experts in jouw niche doen en leer hiervan (niet kopiëren).

Geef reacties op relevante blogs.
Photo by andymangold

#2 Think Short Stories

Storytelling Is the New Selling
Imagine technique: 'Imagine, you are on a beach in Brasil, it's 6:00...

Mensen lezen het liefst ervaringen en anecdotes
Photo by joshbousel

5 Scripts that Work for Business

  • Roots / First Steps (e.g. Panerai)
  • Future / Vision (e.g. Deere)
  • Failing Forward (e.g. Branson)
  • Success - Today - This Week (f.e. Diamandis)
  • Combination (Johnnie Walker)

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#3 Find Your Hook

Your Headline is Everything - Fuel Discussion
Je kop moet zo verrassend zijn, dat je lezeres haar koffie uitspuugt.
• Je kop moet zo grappig zijn, dat je lezer bijna in zijn broek piest. • Je kop moet zo nieuwsgierig maken, dat je lezeres er op MOET
klikken. Ook al moet ze eigenlijk hollen omdat ze al te laat is voor haar werk.

Photo by Thomas Hawk

5 Headline Techniques That Always Work

  • Lists: 7 Reasons Why ... / 10 Ways to ...
  • How-to Guides & Tutorials: Salesforce - 5 Simple Tricks to Boost Your Business
  • Exclusivity: Salesforce - A Sneak Peek Behind the Scenes / What You Didn't See
  • Contrast & Questions? - My Biggest Problem with Salesforce? That You...
  • Giveaways: Free Whitepaper / Free Poster: Boost Your Business
Photo by dafuriousd

Pop Quiz

  • How Long Do People Write?
  • How Long Do People Draw?
  • What Did J.K. Rowling & J.R.R. Tolkien Do First?

Let's Get Visual

  • Aprox. 32.000 Years of Drawings versus only 5.000 of Writing
  • Visuals are Processed 60.000 X Faster Than Text by Your Brain
  • 90% of Information to Your Brain is Transmitted Visually
Photo by Robson 72

#4 Be Supervisual

Pics, Memes, Gifs, Vids, Slides, Infographics
Photo by latddotcom

#5 Have a Sharp Intro

Reversed Pyramide-technique + Teaser

#6 Focus on Client Benefits - Fast!

Sell a Great Night's Sleep, But... Not the Mattress
Photo by tokyosucks

#7 - Keep it Short & Simple

Power of Three - Structure - Catchy Subtitles
Punchy Headline
Visual Keys (min 1, max 3)
Introduction = pyramide + cliffhanger
Short paragraphs (Subtitles
Keywords in bold + links
PS: Call to Action
Blog (Type of letter (large enough, e.g. Verdana 10, left aligned, readable)
Design encourages reading

Tone of Voice? Be nice, funny and insightful. Emotions rock.

F-shaped reading pattern.
Photo by pasukaru76

#8 - Optimize Your SEO

Internal Links, Keyword Optimizations, Meta-Descriptions, ...

#9 Have You Asked Questions?

They will Fuel Your Text with Reader Engagement

#10 Read Your Texts Aloud

Discover Bad Rhythm, Long Sentences & Sissy Words
Photo by Marc Samsom

#11 Choisir Le Mot Juste

KISS + New, Free, Extra, You, Now, ... => Positive Wish
Photo by contemplicity

#12 Give Examples

Name-Dropping / References / Portfolio

#13 Have Interviews

Video? Podcasts? Guestbloggers?

#14 - Use Quotes & Testimonials

People Want to Compare With Other People & Celebrities
Photo by sfjalar

#15 - Create Exclusivity

'Normally, I don't tell this, but' - Free Whitepaper
Photo by joncandy

#16 - When in Doubt...

Focus on the WHY, Not the What

#17 PS: Tell Client You Can Help

You'll Do the Work for Them! (CTA)
Photo by Kalexanderson

3 / After You Blog

#1 Test Blog Post

Do Headings, Links + Images Work?
Photo by Peet Sneekes

#2 Spread the Word - Together

LinkedIn (ads), Twitter, Facebook, Email Footers, Youtube, Slideshare, Pinterest, ...
50% are not using Twitter ads, 48% are not using LinkedIn ads, 38% not Facebook, 49% not Google remarketing

Paid distribution grossly underutilised.

#3 Use the Feedback Loop

Make Commenting Easy - 'Did it Meet Your Expectations? What Can We Improve?'
Photo by tim caynes

#4 - Thank & Connect to New Readers

Befriend Your New Clients With Special Text

#5 - And... Close the Start of that Long Term Relation

4 / Exercise

Find Your Hook
Punchy Headline
Make it Visual

Photo by Peter Amador

Now... Let's Tackle Your Blogs

Starting From a Newcomer's Perspective
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