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Three Ways to Annoy People and Produce Great Content

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At first glance, the idea behind content marketing is straightforward and appealing: by publishing great content, you can win friends, influence people, and achieve your marketing goals. The problem is this: To make great content, you sometimes have to be a wee bit obnoxious. Don’t let that stop you. Care about details.

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The Loneliness of the Digital Content Creator: Validating Your Work

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Validation came not from readers as much as from “publishers, editors and fellow content creators. Joel’s take on this is that “content creation can be a humiliating process.” Joel advises us to accept the fact that some content just won’t resonate. In the analog era, says Joel, writers didn’t have this problem.

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The Loneliness of the Digital Content Creator: Validating Your Work

B2B Memes

Validation came not from readers as much as from “publishers, editors and fellow content creators. Joel’s take on this is that “content creation can be a humiliating process.” Joel advises us to accept the fact that some content just won’t resonate. In the analog era, says Joel, writers didn’t have this problem.

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Writing for the Web: The Human Algorithm and Zero-Sum SEO

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I sometimes fear that search-engine optimization (SEO) is the only aspect of new media that people have really cottoned to. But for any content creator, SEO (as most people practice it, at least) is the kiss of death. But for any content creator, SEO (as most people practice it, at least) is the kiss of death.

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Signals of Quality vs. Good SEO

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I noted that Cutts seemed to say that Google was aware of the rise of so-called content farms like Demand Media and that it would adjust its search algorithm so that low-quality commodity content didn’t overwhelm better material. Tags: New-Media Models content farms Google Jeff Jarvis SEO.

SEO 100
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Three Ways to Make Media More Personal

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and social media, along with the impact of Google search, would have rendered our efforts irrelevant. And they don’t just want your own, original information—they want all the relevant content they can find, regardless of where it comes from. Treat your editors and other content creators as publishers. The onset of Web 2.0

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Three Tips for Simple but Effective Infographics

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It’s evidently a topic that resonates with all kinds of content creators, not just journalists. Thanks to Scott Preusser and his brand-new blog, I didn’t have to search far or long to find useful infographic resources. Or, if you’re mindful of copyright rules, you can simply do a Google image search.

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