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Story Telling for Blogs

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Storytelling sells and persuades because it’s an innate skill that has evolved over centuries—something we all know how to do. In fact, a storytelling gene (FOXP2), discovered in 2001, gives us the physical and neurological skills needed to speak words rapidly and precisely. Yet, some of us are better storytellers than others.

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The Scariest Blog: No Personality

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Storytelling and personalization is the key piece in content marketing as I see it. Knowing and communicating your back story – the background about the why and who of your business – is especially important in service businesses where people hire you to help them solve a problem. I can help.

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5 Key Elements for Your “About” Page: How to Tell Your Story

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As I mentioned in my last post , storytelling is persuasive because it’s an innate skill that has evolved over centuries — something we all know how to do. If you need help, check out my free download, Shortcuts to Publishing a Leadership Blog. You need emotional elements to make your personal story come alive.

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Best Kept Secret of an Email Newsletter Bio

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Offer Help. It’s important to know you can access help without incurring huge costs.”. Next, tell them who you are and what you can do to help solve their challenges. Next, tell them who you are and what you can do to help solve their challenges. Remember to keep the focus on the reader and how you can help them.

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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. It’s especially important in service businesses where people hire you to help them solve a problem. Storytelling is the best way to do that. People are good at writing about what they know.

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A Quiz: Test Your Content Marketing and Blog Writing Knowledge

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It can also help identify what drives your readers; what content resonates with them. As writer Ginny Soskey at Hubspot blog points out: “There are lots of concrete principles of writing that can help determine the “quality” of a piece of content. Storytelling.”. Two weeks ago I posed the question, “ what makes you mad?

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Why You Should Write Quality Blog Content

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As writer Ginny Soskey at Hubspot blog points out: “There are lots of concrete principles of writing that can help determine the “quality” of a piece of content. Storytelling.” Sure, you know it when you read it, but what are the essentials? It depends on who you’re writing for. It’s black and white.

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