Content Curation: Blog Content
Content Curation: Blog Content
Blog Content: How to find Content for your Blog
Finding content for your blog is not hard ~ it can come from your or someone else’s knowledge. The best source is your knowledge. Listen to the questions your clients ask you. Answer these questions in a blog post. If one person has a question, you can assume your other potential clients also have the question. The more you can get answers about your products or services, the more qualified the leads your blog creates will be. The easier they will be to convert into sales.
I Do Not Have Time to Write a Blog Post
I hear this a great deal. Adding content to your website or blog does take time. I think of it as time spent on marketing. If you are really pressed for time, you can sprinkle in content from other people’s knowledge on your blog. There are many sources you can find for other people’s content. Here are a few:
Alltop.com – This site lists the hot topics in any industry. You can search for something of interest or browse a specific category. This site links to many famous (and some not-so-famous) blogs. I do not recommend “stealing” the content; I recommend talking about the post and linking to it on your blog.
Cadmus.com – This site shows what is trending on Twitter for your account. If you are not a Twitter user this would not be helpful. If you are it can give you ideas on what to write about.
Scoop.it – Another of my favorite sites. This one is more Social in the sense that you can follow people and get notified when the Scoop something. If you are following the right people it will give you ideas of what to post about in your blog. Again do not “steal” this content. You can get ideas and mention the content or link to it after your short message to your readers. I like to submit my articles to this site to allow others to Scoop or reScoop my content – this creates quality back links.
