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CREATING KILLER CONTENT
        Chris Garrett
AGENDA

• What   is Killer Content?

• Why   Create Killer Content?

• Critical   Success Factors

• Generating    Killer Content Ideas

• Mistakes    to Avoid
FIRST ...
    Common Sense is Seldom

       Common Practice!
•        Are you doing this?
•    Are your peers/competitors?
•    Could you do better at this?
WHAT IS KILLER CONTENT?
             Attraction



  Referral                Retention




             Conversion
WHY CREATE KILLER
              CONTENT?
• Put   your blog on the map, Must-have Resource

• Brand, Authority

• SEO    - Search engine performance

• Viral Appeal, Visibility,   Value, Longevity

• Marketability, Re-Package      into Products

• Convert   your traffic
Know. Like. Trust.
QUESTIONS


• Do   you know your prospect?

• Do   you know your niche?

• Do   you know your positioning?
CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS

• Be   Remarkable              • Easy   to Grasp

• More    useful               • Friendly   URL

• In   more depth              • WIIFM

• Better   researched          • Minimum     Hype

• Attractively     presented   • Prominent   placement

• Magnetic   Headlines         • No   barriers
COMPELLING
                CONTENT TYPES
1. Your biggest tips           6. Research and Results

2. Big Vision                  7. Jargon Buster

3. Guides, How-To, Tutorials   8. Product Database

4. FAQs                        9. Case Studies

5. Story with a Message        10.Resource Round-Up
GENERATING IDEAS
BLOG THIS


What   What
 you   they
know   want
EMOTIONAL MOTIVATORS
EMOTIONAL MOTIVATORS

  • Towards   ... Away From
EMOTIONAL MOTIVATORS

  • Towards   ... Away From

  • Past, Present, Future
EMOTIONAL MOTIVATORS

  • Towards   ... Away From

  • Past, Present, Future

  • What   If? How To ...
EMOTIONAL MOTIVATORS

  • Towards   ... Away From

  • Past, Present, Future

  • What   If? How To ...

  • Information   ... Action
HEADLINES
10 PROVEN HEADLINE
   FORMULAS THAT REALLY WORK
1. Do You Make These ________ Mistakes?       6. If You ________, You Can ___________

2. The Secrets of ___________                 7. Finally, No More _______

3. What ______ Can Teach Us About ________    8. At Last! _________

4. Everything You Know About _____ Is Wrong   9. Learn How Millions of ______ ________

5. How _______ Made _____ and You Can Too!    10.How to Get More/Better/Cheaper _______
BORROW AUTHORITY
JEDI MIND TRICKS
JEDI MIND TRICKS
• Audience
JEDI MIND TRICKS
• Audience

• Relationships
JEDI MIND TRICKS
• Audience

• Relationships

• Authority
JEDI MIND TRICKS
• Audience

• Relationships

• Authority

• Proof
JEDI MIND TRICKS
• Audience

• Relationships

• Authority

• Proof

• Story
JEDI MIND TRICKS
• Audience        • Conversation

• Relationships

• Authority

• Proof

• Story
JEDI MIND TRICKS
• Audience        • Conversation

• Relationships   • Reciprocity

• Authority

• Proof

• Story
JEDI MIND TRICKS
• Audience        • Conversation

• Relationships   • Reciprocity

• Authority       • Polarity

• Proof

• Story
JEDI MIND TRICKS
• Audience        • Conversation

• Relationships   • Reciprocity

• Authority       • Polarity

• Proof           • Commitment

• Story
JEDI MIND TRICKS
• Audience        • Conversation

• Relationships   • Reciprocity

• Authority       • Polarity

• Proof           • Commitment

• Story           • Consistency
MULTIMEDIA
REPURPOSE


Your Content
Your Webinar
CASE STUDY
CASE STUDY
CASE STUDY
CASE STUDY
CASE STUDY
CASE STUDY
CASE STUDY
MISTAKES
MISTAKES

• Writing   purely for Search
MISTAKES

• Writing    purely for Search

• Filler   Content
MISTAKES

• Writing    purely for Search

• Filler   Content

• Recycling   Ideas
MISTAKES

• Writing    purely for Search

• Filler   Content

• Recycling   Ideas

• Echo-Chamber
MISTAKES

• Writing    purely for Search

• Filler   Content

• Recycling   Ideas

• Echo-Chamber

• Poking    the Hornets Nest

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