8 Ways To Boost Your Company’s Content Marketing

Some businesses are great at publishing this on their website. Others use it to showcase their best products. And a few build their entire brand this way. Can you guess what it is?

Great Content.

Anyone who has been on the internet for a reasonable amount of time knows that engaging content will keep your visitor interested and could even turn a regular internet ‘browser’ into a new customer. Writing good content for internet use can be achieved by adhering to a few basic principles.

1. Understanding Your Audience Is Key

The secret of excellent communication is knowing who you are speaking to. Paying attention to your audience will help you to understand their internet behaviour, use of language and where they find the latest news. The best analogy to use is that it is a lot easier for you to communicate with someone that you know very well than when you meet someone for the first time. 

2. Consistency Is The Name Of The Game

Sometimes it’s not about what you do, it’s how you do it. People are drawn to content that looks good, is easy to understand and inspires action. Building your own online community starts here. Employing voice, branding and content that is consistent with your corporate identity will help you to position yourself as a reputable company in the mind of your audience. 

3. Go Easy On The Jargon 

The aim of publishing content on one of your owned media channels is to engage with your target audience. It is widely understood that internet users are easily distracted on the internet. Boring them with words that only you know will only put them off. A useful tip,write for your audience, not your colleague. 

4. Mix Up The Content With Images To Keep Your Audience Entertained 

We live in a world where everything needs to be fast and a speedy delivery is required. 

Producing engaging content for your audience needs to entice them to want more. Even the most brilliant writers need to mix up their written content with some video, infographics and images to awaken the reader’s curiosity. 

5. Make It Easy To Read 

Pleasing your audience comes with a combination of producing quality content and making it easy for your reader to consume. Research shows that users are likely to read a page in the following shape, commonly referred to as an F-shaped pattern.

• Users start by reading the heading and majority of the first paragraph, resulting in an initial horizontal movement. This forms the first part of the letter ‘F’.
• Subsequently, readers find another section down the page that catches their attention and they read a little bit more here; this results in another shortened horizontal movement, forming the second bar of the letter ‘F’. 
• As users move down the page their eyes typically catch the first words of a line or parts thereof, this forms the vertical stem of the letter ‘F’.

Herewith providing the most important information early on in your blog or website page means that you can communicate the core message with significant effect. As a result of the often overwhelming amount of information and shortened attention spans, experts suggest sticking to short, simple sentences written in the active voice. Engaging one’s audience in this manner means that you are able to get your message across in a succinct yet effective way. 

6. Bring It Together With A Call To Action 

The internet has become an effective communications tool for businesses all around the world. As users increasingly look online for new information and solutions to suit their lifestyle, business owners would do well to produce content that focuses on driving interaction with their audience. Interacting with your target market could be adding a call to action to fill in a form, visit a product page on your website or even a PDF download.

7. Shareable Content Is Social Media Gold

The majority of internet users are also active on social media. People on the internet love to share content on their social media channels and what better way of being recognised than being shared to your target market in this way. 

The compelling to getting shared is posting good content with a mixture of exciting copy, relevant multimedia and easily grasped snippets of content. Secondly, adding a sharing function on your site will increase the chances of users posting your blog to their social media profiles or popping the link into an email to share with their co-workers. 

8. Be A Problem Solver

Internet behaviour shows that users spend time on particular websites or read articles because of the added value. Similarly, content that is relevant to what users were looking for or can answer a specific question is likely to be the one that wins. One can create engaging content by giving a step-by-step solution, highlighting the benefits of your product or positioning your brand as an authority on the topic. 

As the internet becomes an increasingly competitive marketplace, creating exciting and relevant content will help your business communicate effectively with your target audience. Your website and online channels can be useful tools with which to build your brand and drive sales for your business, contact Azapi today to find out how you can use engaging content to boost your business. Talk to us on support@azapi.co.za or 087 820 0780.

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