Writing on the Web

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Better Content Marketing: Words and Numbers Matter

Writing on the Web

Words and Numbers Matter" src="[link] width="202" height="184" title="Better Content Marketing: Words and Numbers Matter" /> As a psychologist, I’m fascinated by how our brains work. When writing online content , I try to apply neuroscience to understanding why some copy outperforms others. Content matters. Words matter.

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Content Marketing Biases: Your Attitude Is Showing

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We may think we’re fair and all-inclusive , but our brains operate surreptitiously, sending us intuitive messages that influence our speech, our decisions and our behavior… and if you’re a content marketer, it will permeate the content you write ! Related posts: Invisible Content Marketing: Is Your Attitude Showing?

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Content Marketing that Speaks to the Old Brain

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You get better results with your content marketing when you speak to the “ old brain ,” the one that’s also known as the primitive brain or the survival brain. All I did was apply what I know about the brain and marketing messages that get people to act. Related posts: Content Marketing that Speaks to the Old Brain.

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Edit Your Content: 12 Things NOT to Miss

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Here’s a checklist for editing your blog content before you publish. For any content that is vitally important, i.e. sales content or articles delivered to clients, I use Barbara Feiner , a professional editor. Related posts: Edit Your Content: A Checklist of 12 Things Not to Miss. Optimization. Is it keyword-rich?

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Writing Web Content that Gets Results: Questions

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The rules haven’t changed, but it’s surprising how many people start writing web content without regard for the basics. Content marketing is a buzz word not just because marketing people like new buzzes. Even if the Internet changes at lightening speed, the writing basics for content remain the same.

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Content Curation: How to Become a Thought Leader

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Here’s an important post from Joe Pulizzi’s Junta42 blog, Content Curation Grows Up, Original Content Still Key. I first heard the term content curation is this post by Rohit Bhargava back in 2009. Rohit positioned that, as more corporations and individuals create content, the role of the content curator is needed.

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What’s Missing in Content Marketing: Who and Why

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Storytelling and personalization is the biggest missing piece in content marketing as I see it. If you’re not writing real stories, your content – on your blog, in your newsletter, on your web pages – runs the risk of being boring. We imagine something happening to us and how we’d feel and act.