The internet is content. Your target market is searching for content, your potential customers are consuming content. You need to deliver high quality content to your target market to engage with them.
You've probably heard the Real Estate Agent's mantra "Location! Location! Location!", well our mantra is "Content, Content, Content".
There are so many websites online - including those of your competitors - and such a lot of “noise”, it can seem overwhelming. And yet you can’t afford to go unnoticed and unloved.
No one really wants a website as they can be a pain to build and maintain, but as a hub for your online activity, they are indispensable.
Creating relevant, concise and valuable content for your website is definitely going to be to your advantage. Content includes all the text, graphics, video and audio your audience will encounter.
There are definite opportunities for you to prosper in the online environment by making clever use of your compelling content. But, first things first:
Then, you can look at things like:
Relevant, concise and valuable content provides a positive experience for visitors to your website - a very good thing for you as you seek to convert these visitors into loyal customers. The best way to accomplish this with content is never to go for a “hard sell” approach - rather, seek to inform and educate people about you and earn their trust. Credibility is king.
People visiting your website will be asking themselves questions like whether they’re in the right place, and whether you have what they’re seeking. They’ll be looking to see if you have something even better than what they were originally searching for. And they’ll be expecting clear instructions about what to do next on your website (make a purchase for example).
You need to keep these questions in mind when mapping out your content creation strategy and answer them on every page of your website.
"Content, Content, Content" – web version of the Real Estate mantra "Location! Location! Location!"An entire industry has arisen around optimising websites for internet searches and you need to consider optimisation when you’re working on your content strategy. Good SEO should be embedded in all your online marketing.
Basically, Google (by far the most-used search engine) will allocate a score to your pages. Your website will be rewarded for its compelling content that provides visitors to your website with a memorable experience, by ranking your website more highly in organic search results.
A few key points about SEO:
If you’re looking at working with a website designer, ask them as soon as you can how important they think content is on a website. If they answer something like, “Oh, we can just add that all in once the site’s finished” then alarm bells should start ringing. You really need to work with people who understand the strategic value of content and who are experienced at crafting superb copy that your audience will love.
A couple of quick but important points to bear in mind: