A Not So Secret Marketing Trick To Get The Word Out About Your Small Business
Theres a not-so-secret marketing trick out there that not enough small businesses and entrepreneurs are taking advantage of. Its a technique that helped many highly visible entrepreneurs get to where they are today. And it doesn’t cost anything and isn’t that hard to do. Sound too good to be true? Well, no, exactly.
Its something very effective when done properly and can elevate your small business profile. The not-so-secret marketing trick is called guest blogging.
Guest blogging is where you create content for another site. Its as simple as that. You dont have to get a guest spot on the highest-trafficked site out there to have it be of benefit for your business. If you provide content on a quality site with a similar audience to yours, it can pay off for your business.
But before you get started picking up the phone and calling all of the site owners that you can think of, theres an important thing you need to take care of. You’ll need a good by-line, which are those blurbs in the author box that tells a little bit about who they are. Its kind of like a virtual business card. It tells the reader who you are and how to get in touch.
From Idea to Growth
Now, once you’ve crafted a good by-line, you’ll need to create an amazing article for contribution. Dont think that just because it’s not ending up on your site, you can distribute your second-rate material. This is your chance to get in front of another audience and demonstrate your appeal. You’re spreading yourself around and getting in front of people that you hadn’t been in front of before. Its your time to shine, and they might want to find out more about what you have to offer.
When writing a guest article, remember to keep things simple—you’re not trying to write another War and Peace. Dont try to overcomplicate things. Ensure that your theme is clear and that the reader will easily understand who you are and what you do. A confused reader will switch off, and you dont want that happening.
Another thing to keep in mind is to not be generic when writing a guest article. Let your personality come through, but remember to keep your content relevant for the audience that you are writing for. Dont forget to link back to your site! But try and do so without using a generic term like click here. And please dont litter your article with backlinks. Youll end up looking desperate. So get out there, make some new connections and write some content for another relevant post.
Conclusion
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David Garrard
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David Garrard
Agent Provocateur and Chief Creative Officer at Hone Ventures and Un_Standard. We create strategies for businesses of all sizes that improve customer relationships and help businesses grow. In his spare time, he loves experimenting in the kitchen and chasing after his three cats, Hallie Tosis, Lester Een, and Jim G. Vitis.
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