This document outlines 8 critical factors for blog success: 1) Brand, 2) Researching your audience and topics, 3) Setting up your blog design and software, 4) Choosing writers, 5) Creating content on a schedule, 6) Promoting your blog on social media and with guest posts, 7) Retaining readers through engagement, and 8) Developing a business model such as selling products/services. Researching your audience in depth is emphasized to discover what they care about and need. Telling stories and creating different types of content is also advised.
8. YOUR AUDIENCE
‣Who are they?
‣What do they care about?
‣Which topics do they love/hate?
‣Discover their needs/challenges.
9. What are they
called?
Who do they think
they are?
Who are they
really?
Who do they want
to be?
Who do they like?
Who don’t they
like?
Who is their peer
group?
Who do they not
identify with?
What are their
beliefs?
Where do they live?
Where do they
work?
Where do they
learn?
Where do they
want to be?
What are their
needs?
How old are they?
How youthful do
they act?
How conservative
are they?
What are their
driving ambitions?
What are their
wants and needs?
What are their
pleasures?
What are their
pains?
What do they love?
What do they hate?
22. 5. CONTENT
‣ Schedule
‣ Seasonal and Evergreen content
‣ Editorial
‣ Linkbait
‣ Autoresponder
‣ Content / Live Events
‣ Offers
BLOG THIS
What
you
know
What
they
want