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How to use Your Blog to
Supercharge Your Small Business
2
@thedannorris
How to turn your blog inside out, build
a world class startup & make yourself
better looking, while sitting on the
beach doing nothing.
3
4
5
Welcome to Content Club
!
Dan Norris - Co-founder contentclub.co
!7
!8
!10
!12
WP Curve today
• Team of 45 in 7 countries
• Worked with 3,000+ customers
• $1m AUD annual run rate
• 60,000+ monthly site visits
• Featured on Fox TV, Inc, Forbes, Lifehacker
• Copied 6,526 times
• No advertising - only content
6 years of blogging
• My first post ‘Other blogs I like’
• 700 pieces of content
• One email per week
• 350 failed on-site articles
• I tried literally everything
• Webinars
• Plugins
• Infographics
• Illustrations
• Podcasts
• Videos
• Long posts (5,000+ words )
• Interactive / graphics
• Guest posts
• Interactive guest posts
• Guest interviews
• Conference
presentations
• Media releases
• Ebooks & books
• Animated videos
• Targeted articles at
press outlets
• Influencer outreach
• Q&A in forums
• AMAs
• Marketing guides
• Email courses and
sequences
2012 - 2013
1. Wrote 400+ posts
2. Had a few posts with 200+ tweets
3. Guest posts on ThinkTraffic, Problogger, FlyingSolo and others
4. Was regularly told I wouldn’t be able to ‘monetize’
5. Was awarded Australia’s top small business blogger
!18
• Changing the way we think about blogging
• Learning why most bloggers need a better business
• Learning why most businesses need a better blog
• 6 blueprints for effective blogging
• 3 frameworks for scaling your content
What are we doing today?
Q - How do I create a blog?
Q - How do I get traction with my content?
Q - How do I get more comments?
Q - How do I improve my conversions?
Q - How to I monetise my blog?
Q - How do I get guest writers?
Q - How do I use frameworks to save time?
!20
Are you a blogger or a
content marketer?
Content marketing is
releasing something
interesting that grabs
attention for a business
and builds trust.
!24
!25
!26
Who is doing this well?
• Red Bull
• Moz ($30m recurring revenue)
• Hubspot ($1.65b market cap)
• Copyblogger ($10m revenue)
• Frank Body ($20m revenue?)
3 aspects of a successful content strategy
Great
Content
A Great
Business
Monetisation Logic
A perfect world
Great
Content
A Great
Business
Differentiation Traction Scale
• Create a blog?
• Get traction with their content
• Get comments
• Improve conversions
• Monetise
• Get guest writers
• Use frameworks to save time
What does a blogger aim to do?
Q - How do I create a blog?
Q - How do I get traction with my content
Q - How do I get more comments?
Q - How do I improve my conversions
Q - How to I monetise my blog?
Q - How do I get guest writers
Q - How do I use frameworks to save time
• Designs a business worth marketing
• Forms a vision of what needs to exist (but doesn’t)
• Looks for ways to differentiate to produce content to get
attention
• Tests and looks for traction
• Does more of what works
• Scales their efforts so they can be more entrepreneurial
What does a content marketer do?
Q - How do I design a business worth marketing
Q - What content needs to exist in my space (but doesn’t)
Q - How do I differentiate my content to get attention
Q - How do I create great content to get traction
Q - How do I scale and build a content machine
Characteristics of a
great business
!35
1. They are fundamentally
profitable
2. They operate in a large market
3. They naturally build assets
4. They Have a Simple, Relatable
Differentiator
5. The focus on consistent
revenue and high LTV
6. They invest in a memorable
brand
7. They are built by teams not
individuals
8. They know how to say “no”
9. They understand the power of
monthly growth
10.They think long term
What is your vision?
!37
!38
!39
How to differentiate
!41
6 models of differentiation
Out
Hustle
Reveal
Secrets
Give
More
Use
Data
Be
Funnier
Do
Something
First
Out
Design
How to achieve great content
Great content is something you provide to your
audience that captures their attention and
encourages them to engage and share.
Don’t be afraid to go outside your niche
Care about your community
Be more generous
Be more transparent
Be more contrarian
Be insanely useful
Tell a better story
!45
!46
How to scale
6 Frameworks (actually 3)
Content style guide
!51
!52
Style guide inclusions
1.Audience
2.Content value
3.Formatting
4.Images
5.Excerpt
6.Editing
7.Back end
Content promotion
!54
!55
Content promotion guidelines
1. Canva graphic
2. Click to tweet
3. Mentions
4. Hootsuite
5. Facebook / G+
6. Content submission sites
7. Additional promotion
Storytelling frameworks
!57
!58
!59
@thedannorris
contentmachine.com
The missing 3 frameworks
1. 10 minute content strategy
!62
Full strategy inclusions
•Vision
•Values
•Inspiration
•Description
•Target communities
•Differentiators
•Unfair advantage
•Key relationships
•Metrics
•Lead magnets and CTAs
2. First 20 topics
!65
• Twitter
• Google Analytics
• Google Webmaster Tools
• Meetup
• Ask audience
• Guests
• Personal story
• Help desk
• Trends
• Inbox
• Google Keyword Tool
• Forum / group
• Competitor
• Buzzsumo
• Top industry blogs
• Thought leaders
• Amazon
• Quora
• Reddit
• Podcasts
Full 20 sources
3. Content multiplier
!68
Case study
Guide
Roundup
How to
How not to
Infographic
Comparison / review
Cost / price
Data driven
Best of / list
Opinion
Content multiplier steps
1. Topic - WordPress speed
2. Problem - High bounce rate, loosing customers
3. Aspiration - I want a site as fast as WordPress.com
4. Choose a content type
Content multiplier steps (cont)
5. Write a descriptive title
• How WP Curve reduced their bounce rate by 30%
• The ultimate guide for speeding up your site
• 4 experts weigh in on WordPress speed
• 6 plugins that will slow down your site
• Things worth doing to speed up your site
!71!71
Content multiplier steps (cont)
6. Add a hook (Contrarian, surprising, objections, guarantee, interest, fear
• How WP Curve increased conversions and reduced bounce rate by 30%, without
compromising site quality.
• The ultimate guide for making your site load faster than WordPress.com
• Matt Mullenweg and 3 other experts weigh in on their top ideas for speeding up
WordPress
• 6 plugins that kill site speed (hint, you are probably using at least one)
• 5 web design compromises worth making, to speed up your WordPress site

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How to turn your blog inside out, build a world class startup & make yourself better looking, while sitting on the beach doing nothing.

  • 1. @thedannorris How to use Your Blog to Supercharge Your Small Business
  • 2. 2 @thedannorris How to turn your blog inside out, build a world class startup & make yourself better looking, while sitting on the beach doing nothing.
  • 3. 3
  • 4. 4
  • 5. 5
  • 6. Welcome to Content Club ! Dan Norris - Co-founder contentclub.co
  • 7. !7
  • 8. !8
  • 9.
  • 10. !10
  • 11.
  • 12. !12
  • 13.
  • 14. WP Curve today • Team of 45 in 7 countries • Worked with 3,000+ customers • $1m AUD annual run rate • 60,000+ monthly site visits • Featured on Fox TV, Inc, Forbes, Lifehacker • Copied 6,526 times • No advertising - only content
  • 15. 6 years of blogging • My first post ‘Other blogs I like’ • 700 pieces of content • One email per week • 350 failed on-site articles • I tried literally everything
  • 16. • Webinars • Plugins • Infographics • Illustrations • Podcasts • Videos • Long posts (5,000+ words ) • Interactive / graphics • Guest posts • Interactive guest posts • Guest interviews • Conference presentations • Media releases • Ebooks & books • Animated videos • Targeted articles at press outlets • Influencer outreach • Q&A in forums • AMAs • Marketing guides • Email courses and sequences
  • 17. 2012 - 2013 1. Wrote 400+ posts 2. Had a few posts with 200+ tweets 3. Guest posts on ThinkTraffic, Problogger, FlyingSolo and others 4. Was regularly told I wouldn’t be able to ‘monetize’ 5. Was awarded Australia’s top small business blogger
  • 18. !18 • Changing the way we think about blogging • Learning why most bloggers need a better business • Learning why most businesses need a better blog • 6 blueprints for effective blogging • 3 frameworks for scaling your content What are we doing today?
  • 19. Q - How do I create a blog? Q - How do I get traction with my content? Q - How do I get more comments? Q - How do I improve my conversions? Q - How to I monetise my blog? Q - How do I get guest writers? Q - How do I use frameworks to save time?
  • 20. !20
  • 21. Are you a blogger or a content marketer?
  • 22. Content marketing is releasing something interesting that grabs attention for a business and builds trust.
  • 23.
  • 24. !24
  • 25. !25
  • 26. !26
  • 27. Who is doing this well? • Red Bull • Moz ($30m recurring revenue) • Hubspot ($1.65b market cap) • Copyblogger ($10m revenue) • Frank Body ($20m revenue?)
  • 28. 3 aspects of a successful content strategy Great Content A Great Business Monetisation Logic
  • 29. A perfect world Great Content A Great Business Differentiation Traction Scale
  • 30. • Create a blog? • Get traction with their content • Get comments • Improve conversions • Monetise • Get guest writers • Use frameworks to save time What does a blogger aim to do?
  • 31. Q - How do I create a blog? Q - How do I get traction with my content Q - How do I get more comments? Q - How do I improve my conversions Q - How to I monetise my blog? Q - How do I get guest writers Q - How do I use frameworks to save time
  • 32. • Designs a business worth marketing • Forms a vision of what needs to exist (but doesn’t) • Looks for ways to differentiate to produce content to get attention • Tests and looks for traction • Does more of what works • Scales their efforts so they can be more entrepreneurial What does a content marketer do?
  • 33. Q - How do I design a business worth marketing Q - What content needs to exist in my space (but doesn’t) Q - How do I differentiate my content to get attention Q - How do I create great content to get traction Q - How do I scale and build a content machine
  • 35. !35 1. They are fundamentally profitable 2. They operate in a large market 3. They naturally build assets 4. They Have a Simple, Relatable Differentiator 5. The focus on consistent revenue and high LTV 6. They invest in a memorable brand 7. They are built by teams not individuals 8. They know how to say “no” 9. They understand the power of monthly growth 10.They think long term
  • 36. What is your vision?
  • 37. !37
  • 38. !38
  • 39. !39
  • 41. !41 6 models of differentiation Out Hustle Reveal Secrets Give More Use Data Be Funnier Do Something First Out Design
  • 42. How to achieve great content
  • 43. Great content is something you provide to your audience that captures their attention and encourages them to engage and share.
  • 44. Don’t be afraid to go outside your niche Care about your community Be more generous Be more transparent Be more contrarian Be insanely useful Tell a better story
  • 45. !45
  • 46. !46
  • 47.
  • 51. !51
  • 52. !52 Style guide inclusions 1.Audience 2.Content value 3.Formatting 4.Images 5.Excerpt 6.Editing 7.Back end
  • 54. !54
  • 55. !55 Content promotion guidelines 1. Canva graphic 2. Click to tweet 3. Mentions 4. Hootsuite 5. Facebook / G+ 6. Content submission sites 7. Additional promotion
  • 57. !57
  • 58. !58
  • 60. The missing 3 frameworks
  • 61. 1. 10 minute content strategy
  • 62. !62
  • 63. Full strategy inclusions •Vision •Values •Inspiration •Description •Target communities •Differentiators •Unfair advantage •Key relationships •Metrics •Lead magnets and CTAs
  • 64. 2. First 20 topics
  • 65. !65
  • 66. • Twitter • Google Analytics • Google Webmaster Tools • Meetup • Ask audience • Guests • Personal story • Help desk • Trends • Inbox • Google Keyword Tool • Forum / group • Competitor • Buzzsumo • Top industry blogs • Thought leaders • Amazon • Quora • Reddit • Podcasts Full 20 sources
  • 68. !68
  • 69. Case study Guide Roundup How to How not to Infographic Comparison / review Cost / price Data driven Best of / list Opinion Content multiplier steps 1. Topic - WordPress speed 2. Problem - High bounce rate, loosing customers 3. Aspiration - I want a site as fast as WordPress.com 4. Choose a content type
  • 70. Content multiplier steps (cont) 5. Write a descriptive title • How WP Curve reduced their bounce rate by 30% • The ultimate guide for speeding up your site • 4 experts weigh in on WordPress speed • 6 plugins that will slow down your site • Things worth doing to speed up your site
  • 71. !71!71 Content multiplier steps (cont) 6. Add a hook (Contrarian, surprising, objections, guarantee, interest, fear • How WP Curve increased conversions and reduced bounce rate by 30%, without compromising site quality. • The ultimate guide for making your site load faster than WordPress.com • Matt Mullenweg and 3 other experts weigh in on their top ideas for speeding up WordPress • 6 plugins that kill site speed (hint, you are probably using at least one) • 5 web design compromises worth making, to speed up your WordPress site