Blog Post Optimization - Structure, SMO and CRO

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As a prolific blogger, it’s not uncommon to be asked for the secret formula to writing successful blog posts. There’s no true secret formula, but there is a very simple structure that has worked well over the last five years. It’s definitely a keep it simple stupid approach, but getting anymore granular could stifle creativity, slow down production and potentially act as a road block for employees to contribute content. By keeping it simple, marketing departments have a much better chance at converting employee contributors into authoritative web authors over time, in order to power ongoing content marketing campaigns and build communities. In less than three months, the simplicity of the below blog post structure has helped quadruple the number of blog contributors here in the Slingshot labs.

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BLOG POSTOPTIMIZATION

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BLOG POST OPTIMIZATION

SMOSocial Media Optimization

CROConversion Rate

Optimization

BLOGStructure

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BLOG POST STRUCTURE

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1st Phase“Introduction”

BLOGStructure

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BLOG POST STRUCTURE

1. Tell them what you’re going to tell them

2. Make an argument

3. Answer this – “What’s in it for the reader”

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2nd Phase“The Body”

BLOGStructure

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BLOG POST STRUCTURE

1. Tell them what you told them you were going to tell them

2. Prove the argument

3. Provide the value

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3rd Phase“Conclusion”

BLOGStructure

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BLOG POST STRUCTURE

1. Tell them what you told them

2. Remind the reader what was in it for them (what they got out of it)

3. Tell them what to do next (call to action)

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BLOG POST OPTIMIZATION

SMOSocial Media Optimization

CROConversion Rate

Optimization

BLOGStructure

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BLOG POST OPTIMIZATION with SMO

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BLOG POST OPTIMIZATION with SMO

What is Social Media Optimization (SMO)?

The process of optimizing a company's social role on the web in order to increase business, maximize sales, and enhance web visibility, traffic and the overall presence.

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BLOG POST OPTIMIZATION with SMO

» Make your content easily shareable

» Make your content easy to subscribe to

» Make your social media accounts easy to find and follow

» Use social media plugins

» Social media post timing

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BLOG POST OPTIMIZATION with SMOMake your content easily shareable

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BLOG POST OPTIMIZATION with SMOMake your content easily subscribeable

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BLOG POST OPTIMIZATION with SMOMake your social media accounts easy to find and follow

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BLOG POST OPTIMIZATION with SMOUse social media plugins

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BLOG POST OPTIMIZATION with SMOSocial media post timing

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BLOG POST OPTIMIZATION with SMOSocial media post timing

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BLOG POST OPTIMIZATION

SMOSocial Media Optimization

CROConversion Rate

Optimization

BLOGStructure

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BLOG POST OPTIMIZATION with CRO

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What is Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO)?

The process of optimizing a company's website in order to increase the likelihood of capturing leads, conversions or customers.

BLOG POST OPTIMIZATION with CRO

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BLOG POST OPTIMIZATION with CRO

» Graphical Calls to Action (CTAs)

» CTA Placement

» Textual CTAs

» A/B Testing

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BLOG POST OPTIMIZATION with CROGraphical Calls to Action

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BLOG POST OPTIMIZATION with CROCTA Placement

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BLOG POST OPTIMIZATION with CROTextual Calls to Action

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BLOG POST OPTIMIZATION with CROA/B Testing

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BLOG POST OPTIMIZATION

SMOSocial Media Optimization

CROConversion Rate

Optimization

BLOGStructure

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8 Reasons Why YOU are a Kick-Ass Blogger

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#1YOU ARE

a subject matter expert

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#2YOU ARE

a good researcher

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#3YOU don’t

Actually have to write that much

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#4Sometimes, YOU don’t

Even have to writeAt all!

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#5YOU probably already

Have a lot of the content

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#6It doesn’t have to be

Shakespearean!

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#7WE have

Editors at our disposal!

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#8WE have

The BEST DAMN CULTURE in the world!

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