Ask a Content Strategist

I’ve got a new website … why isn’t business better?

What Makes People Care? What do you do when you’ve just spent a bunch of time and money redesigning your whole web experience, paid money to direct traffic to it, and then … nothing? No one calls, clicks, shares, sticks around, signs up, or buys?

Can a content marketing strategy help increase qualified leads?

Here’s the big question: When your digital content marketing efforts aren’t driving the leads, sales, or revenue that they used to, can content strategy help? Absolutely. Here’s how.

What are core messaging priorities?

Your Core Messaging Priorities Every content strategy, in fact, every content writing or marketing project, should begin with core messaging priorities.

How do we create effective content for diverse audience types?

Do Multiple Audiences Mean Tripled Content Efforts? How can you have a consistent brand voice and story, but appeal to different types of audiences? How do you do it when you have limited time and resources? Once you complete your audience analysis and core messaging priorities, both integral parts of your content strategy, you may be asking yourself a questions like these, too. Here’s a place to start:

Content audit and content inventory: what’s the difference?

When you’re hiring to a content strategist, it’s good to clarify terms like content inventory, especially within a content strategy proposal. People have different ideas about what’s included in each phase of a content strategy process — and that’s okay. As long we clarify definitions and set expectations. So what’s the difference between a content audit and content inventory? And when does a content analysis start? Here are the definitions we use at Pybop:

What are the benefits of a content audit?

“The more content the better, right? So why bother doing a content audit? And why do you recommend doing one every six months to a year?” Great question. A content audit (also frequently called a content inventory) is like opening up the hood of your car and realizing that your engine has been taken over by squirrels. Okay, not exactly like that. But the content audit is certainly revealing and often surprising to clients. Here’s what I discovered in the last few website content audits I’ve completed:

What if our content gets copied … and we’re flattered?

It’s never okay to copy someone else’s content  … or to be copied … without permission, even if the source is credited. I do, however, understand the feelings of flattery when your content gets copied. Especially when it’s copied by a bigger or more popular source than yours, and you’d like a relationship with them. But before you let it slide, please understand copying is  copyright infringement. Also, repetitive content on the web can hurt your SEO. What’s more, with copied content, true attribution becomes fuzzy, so even though it has a credit, it may be missed. Here’s how to…

How do we keep from repeating ourselves?

Content redundancy can repel repeat visitors (and cripple SEO). Here’s how to avoid it, while still creating valuable brand and SEO content.

Can we create great content without time or resources?

Not creating content isn’t saving you time and money. It’s costing you. You know that not getting your voice and story out there is slowing you down … even holding you back … from reaching your business goals. But how do you fit it in? Here are a few content strategy ideas to help you get on a consistent schedule of showing off your expertise, inspiring brand loyalty, and keeping your audience close. Even if you’re short on time and resources.

How do we diversify our content?

Using similar language and a strong consistent voice in your web content is great for branding. But talking about the same thing in the same way over and over can be a bore. And it can hurt your credibility, stickiness, and search results. So what do you do?