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1.
2. Topics
— Introduc)ons
— What
is
a
blog?
— Why
should
you
have
one?
• How
to
generate
blog
content
• How
to
Op)mize
Your
Blog
• How
to
Promote
Your
Blog
• How
to
Measure
Your
Blog
• Best
Prac)ces
• 4
Case
Studies
2
4. What
is
a
blog?
— Blog
=
‘web
log’
— A
website
or
part
of
a
website
updated
with
new
content
periodic
basis.
— Usually
maintained
by
an
individual
or
individuals
with
regular
entries
of
commentary,
descrip)ons
of
events,
or
other
material
such
as
graphics
or
video.
— Long-‐term
marke)ng
asset
that
will
bring
traffic
to
your
business
— Can
be
setup
within
minutes
online
using
Wordpress
or
other
blogging
soQware.
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11. Why
Should
You
Have
a
Blog?
— Nearly
40%
of
US
companies
use
blogs
for
marke)ng
purposes.
— Companies
that
blog
have
55%
more
website
visitors
— B2C
companies
that
blog
get
88%
more
leads
per
month
than
those
that
don’t
— B2B
companies
that
blog
get
67%
more
leads
per
month
than
those
that
don’t
Source:
Hubspot
eBook
on
Blogging,
2011
11
12. Why
Should
You
Have
a
Blog?
— Over
57
million
Americans
read
blogs
— Technora)
is
currently
tracking
over
70
million
blogs
— Over
120
thousand
blogs
are
created
every
day
— There
are
over
1.4
million
new
blog
posts
every
day
— 22
of
the
100
most
popular
websites
in
the
world
are
blogs
— 51%
of
blog
readers
shop
online
— Blog
readers
average
23
hours
online
each
week
Source:
BlogWorldExpo.com
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13. Why
Should
You
Have
a
Blog?
— 83%
of
corporate
bloggers
saw
a
traffic
increase
to
their
site
— 51%
took
less
than
1-‐2
months
from
ini)al
concept
to
launch
of
blog
— 88%
saw
a
boost
in
search
engine
ranking
within
3
months
of
launch
— 62%
saw
an
increase
in
sales
within
3
months
of
launch
Source:
Backbone
Media
Business
Blogging
Survey
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15. Why
Should
You
Have
a
Blog?
— Blogging
boosts
your
ranking
on
Google
searches
–
the
more
blog
posts
you
publish
the
be`er
— Establishes
you
as
a
thought
leader
–
helps
earn
people’s
trust
and
stay
top-‐of-‐mind
for
your
community
— Gives
you
a
plaborm
to
place
calls-‐to-‐ac)on
–
you
can
ask
people
to
a`end
a
fundraiser
or
community
event,
donate,
etc.
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16. Genera)ng
Blog
Content
— Brainstorming
— Editorial
Calendar
— Repackaging
— Guest
Blogging
— Cura)on
— Events
and
Calendar
— Original
Content
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17. Brainstorming
— What
will
my
blog
be
about?
— What
are
the
goals
of
my
organiza)on?
— What
is
my
area
of
exper)se?
— What
are
my
professional
interests?
— Who
else
will
contribute
on
a
regular
basis?
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19. How
Will
I
Organize
My
Blog?
— Decide
on
content
categories
— Look
at
the
calendar
— Commit
to
pos)ng
2-‐3
)mes
per
week
and
build
from
there
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20. Editorial
Calendar
— An
editorial
calendar
helps
plan
both
the
subject
ma`er
and
frequency
for
blog
posts
for
3-‐6
months
— Maintains
balance
among
different
kind
of
posts
— Keeps
bloggers
on
schedule
and
pos)ng
regularly
— Provides
structure
and
flexibility
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23. Repackage
Exis)ng
Content
— Look
to
your
employees
and
staff
— Repurpose
internal
and
external
communica)ons
materials
— Provide
resources
for
the
communi)es
you
serve
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24. Guest
Blogging
— Generate
a
list
of
poten)al
guest
bloggers
— Invite
collaborators
to
write
— Keep
the
focus
on
their
projects
and
organiza)ons
— Maintain
the
rela)onship
by
referencing
the
organiza)on
in
future
blog
posts
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25. Cura)on
— Research
bloggers
who
are
a
part
of
your
space
— Katya
Andresen,
Network
for
Good
— Beth
Kanter,
Beth’s
Blog
— Allison
Fine,
A
Fine
Blog
— Seth
Godin,
Seth’s
Blog
— Sasha
Dichter
— Many,
many
others
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26. Cura)on
— Research
bloggers
outside
your
space
— Personal
interests
— Subjects
that
might
interest
the
clients
with
whom
you
work
— Hobbies
— Local
informa)on
— Anything
par)cularly
well-‐done
or
inspira)onal
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27. Cura)on
— Set
up
a
blog
reader
to
keep
current
on
posts
from
favorite
blogs
(e.g.
Google
Reader,
etc.)
— Check
your
reader
every
morning
when
you
check
your
e-‐mail
— Flag
relevant
posts
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32. Cura)on
— Share
content
in
a
)mely
manner
— Add
insight
and
value
— Make
the
content
relevant
for
your
readers
— Start
a
conversa)on
— Always,
always,
always
a`ribute
the
material
and
ideas
to
the
original
author
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33. Events
and
Calendar
— Focus
blog
posts
on
key
events
in
your
organiza)on’s
calendar
year
— Incorporate
major
holidays
— Don’t
forget
seasonal
issues
that
affect
your
work
and
your
clients
e.g.
the
start
of
the
school
year
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35. Original
Content
— Start
with
the
basics
–
introduc)on,
mission
statement
for
the
blog
— Keep
it
short
–
200-‐300
words
— Maintain
a
running
list
of
ideas
— Don’t
expect
perfec)on
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37. Exercise
–
Part
1
— Brainstorm
4
ideas
for
blog
posts
— Brainstorm
4
sources
for
blog
posts
for
your
organiza)on
— Read
them
out
loud
and
we’ll
discuss
‹#› 37
38. How
to
Op)mize
Your
Blog
— Need
to
op)mize
to
grab
people’s
a`en)on
and
rank
well
with
search
engines
— Search
engines
scan
each
page
of
your
website
looking
for
clues
about
what
topics
you
cover,
and
at
the
back-‐
end
code
for
important
tags
and
descrip)ons
— Your
ranking
on
the
search
engine
results
page
is
determined
by
how
relevant
and
authorita)ve
your
website
is
determined
to
be
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40. How
to
Op)mize
you
Blog
— Keywords
-‐
a
cri)cal
component
to
SEO
is
selec)ng
the
right
keywords.
— Select
7
to
10
words
or
phrases
that
best
describe
your
business
and
services.
Ensure
each
page
of
your
website
is
op)mized
around
those
keywords.
— Be
specific
–
child
care,
not
general
–
nonprofit
— For
example:
— Store
sells
shoes
and
wants
website
to
rank
for
“shoe
store”
— Be`er
bet
to
op)mize
for
“red
tennis
shoes
with
velcro”
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41. How
to
Op)mize
you
Blog
— Each
blog
post
should
focus
on
a
specific
topic,
and
should
include
the
appropriate
keywords.
Be
sure
to
engage
readers
but
also
op)mize
each
ar)cle.
— Images
–
make
sure
image
file
names
describe
the
picture
and
that
each
image
has
a
descrip)ve
blurb
(alt
tag)
— Headline
tags
–
Use
keywords
in
your
blog
post
headlines
— Internal
linking
–
Within
your
blog
post,
link
to
other
pages
on
your
website
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42. How
to
Op)mize
Your
Blog
— Include
social
media
sharing
bu`ons
on
every
post
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43. Blog
Op)miza)on
Con)nued
— Include
compelling
images
that
convey
the
blog
post
–
photograph,
graphic,
infographic
— Eye-‐catching
and
op)mized
)tles
capture
the
readers’
a`en)on
and
en)ce
them
to
view
your
post
— Be
clear
and
direct
–
12
quick
)ps
…
— Create
Urgency
–
Last
chance
to
…
— How-‐To’s
–
How
to
get
started
with
Facebook
ads
…
— How
Not
To
–
Avoid
these
piballs
…
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45. Blog
Op)miza)on
Con)nued
— Be
controversial
(but
not
too
controversial)
–
these
posts
spark
discussion
and
debate
— Be
simple,
keep
)tles
brief
and
concise
-‐
A
look
at
Google+
— Be
newsworthy
–
relevant
breaking
news-‐type
post
perform
well
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46. Blog
Op)miza)on
Con)nued
— Formatng
is
important
–
break
up
blocks
of
text
into
chunks,
readers
scan
subheaders,
bold
text
and
bullet
points.
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48. Blog
Op)miza)on
Con)nued
— Calls-‐to-‐ac)on
— Well
constructed
blog
post
should
always
include
in-‐text
links
to
other
resources
–
point
these
links
to
events
and
opportuni)es
(ability
to
donate,
a`end
an
event)
— The
top
and
sidebar
of
your
blog
homepage
can
contain
call-‐to-‐ac)on
banners
or
bu`ons
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50. Blog
Op)miza)on
Con)nued
— Solve
a
problem
–
people
share
a
post
with
others
because
of
the
insight
it
provides
to
solve
a
problem
— Use
metaphors
as
a
valuable
way
to
generate
more
interest
in
a
subject
— Be
entertaining
–
have
fun
— Take
a
stand
–
be
clear,
direct
and
defini)ve
–
be
the
expert
on
your
topic
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52. Exercise
–
Part
2
— Think
about
7
to
10
keywords
that
are
most
relevant
to
your
organiza)on
and
the
services
you
provide.
— Read
them
out
loud
and
we’ll
discuss
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53. How
to
Promote
Your
Blog
“A
blog
is
much
easier
to
promote
if
it
has
been
op)mized
for
success.”
Hubspot
eBook
on
Blogging,
2011
53
54. How
to
Promote
Your
Blog
— As
discussed
before
–
compelling
)tles,
images,
make
it
easy
to
share
— Leverage
your
exis)ng
connec)ons
to
create
new
rela)onships
–
reach
out
to
influen)al
bloggers
in
your
field
to
a`racted
their
a`en)on
through
men)ons
on
your
blog
and
social
media
— Create
an
opportunity
for
them
to
share
your
blog
posts
across
their
networks
— Create
link-‐building
opportuni)es
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60. Promo)ng
Your
Blog
Con)nued
— Social
sharing
–
we
discussed
the
sharing
bu`ons,
but
you
also
need
to
publish
your
post
to
Facebook,
Twi`er,
LinkedIn
and
Google+
— Events
and
Presenta)on
–
if
you
are
presen)ng
refer
your
audience
to
your
blog
for
further
info
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66. Promo)ng
Your
Blog
Con)nued
— Update
all
your
business
materials
(business
card,
email
signature,
etc.)
to
include
your
blog
url
— Run
a
contest
to
a`ract
a`en)on
–
have
readers
like
you
on
Facebook
in
order
to
be
eligible,
use
your
email
list
— Blog
directories
–submit
your
blog
to
the
top
directories
(bestoQheweb.com,
bloggeries.com,
blogged.com,
etc.)
— Social
Bookmarking
–
submit
your
posts
to
social
bookmarking
sites
(Digg,
Reddit,
Tumblr)
— Create
a
video
and
post
to
YouTube
(link
to
the
blog)
to
reach
a
different
audience
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71. How
to
Measure
Your
Blog
— Visitors
–
the
count
of
people
who
actually
read
your
blog
content,
but
be`er
to
look
at
data
by
individual
blog
ar)cles
— Leads
–
analyze
at
what
rate
these
“leads”
convert
to
customers/donors/volunteers
(compared
to
other
marke)ng
channels)
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72. Measuring
Your
Blog
Con)nued
— Subscriber
Count
–
Look
at
how
many
people
subscribe
to
your
blog
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75. Measuring
Your
Blog
Con)nued
— Tracking
Inbound
Links
–
when
another
website
links
to
a
page
on
your
website
that’s
an
inbound
link.
— Blog
posts
normally
are
great
at
genera)ng
inbound
links
— Look
at
how
many
inbound
links
your
blog
posts
a`ract
–
different
topics
will
vary
the
number
of
inbound
links
they
drive
75
78. Measuring
Your
Blog
Con)nued
— Monitor
social
media
shares
–
look
at
the
historical
social
media
shares
for
your
blog
posts
to
determine
what
types
of
posts
get
the
most
short-‐term
traffic
from
social
media
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80. Best
Prac)ces
— Create
relevant,
valuable
content
and
determine
the
best
methods
to
publicize
it
— Write
about
your
industry,
best
prac)ces,
answer
ques)ons
— Ask
readers
what
they
to
read
about,
and
the
format
(e.g.,
text
vs.
video)
— Connect
your
blog
to
your
website
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85. Why
It
Works
— Strong
Organiza)on
— Clear
content
categories
— Different
voices
from
around
the
organiza)on
— Eclec)c,
oveat
posts
show
personality
— Varied
and
interes)ng
content
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