Crafting Your Digital Story: The Power of Content on Your Journey to Success
Undoubtedly, content is the best way to educate and inform visitors to your site. Without content, no one will know what your business stands for, what you’re about or how they can benefit from what you offer. To guide visitors throughout your website, there must be a story to tell.
Let’s take a look at the Content Matrix as a tool we’ve developed as part of a content strategy. These 4 pillars are the essential elements of digital storytelling that captivate your audience.
The 4 Pillars of the Content Matrix
Educational: Educational content is the foundation of your strategy. It informs your audience about your industry, products, and services. It positions you as an authority and builds trust. Educational content includes blog posts, how-to guides, and informative articles.
Inspirational: As a small business owner or solopreneur, you have a unique story and journey. Share it to inspire your audience. Inspirational content can include success stories, personal anecdotes, and motivational posts.
Entertaining: To keep your audience engaged, infuse a sense of fun and entertainment into your content. Share humorous anecdotes, behind-the-scenes glimpses, or light-hearted videos.
Convincing: Ultimately, your content should lead to action. Convincing content includes testimonials, case studies, and calls to action that encourage your audience to take the next step.
The Right Distribution Channels
Creating high-quality content is only half the battle. To summit the digital landscape successfully, you must also promote your content on the right platforms. Consider these distribution channels:
Website: Use pillar pages, landing pages, and thank-you pages strategically to direct traffic as visitors navigate your website.
Social Media: Regularly share your content on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Craft engaging challenges, recommendations, and interactive posts that encourage audience participation.
Video: Leverage the power of video on platforms like YouTube and TikTok. Create captivating content and videos that capture attention and resonate with your audience.
Weaving Connections
With LinkedIn, you can leverage the power of instant connections. You can get your pitch directly in front of people who are making critical decisions about their businesses. LinkedIn helps break down the barriers between you and potential clients, making them just a connection or conversation away.
Furthermore, business professionals might be more open to responding to a message on LinkedIn or interacting with you there than through an email or a phone call.
Keep the following in mind with your LinkedIn profile: writing a tagline of what you do and who you do it for including all the services you offer clients in the overview section of your profile ensures your LinkedIn connections are your ideal clients.
Your Ideal Customer
Your ideal customer usually lives within your own area, town or city. This isn’t to say that some service-based businesses can’t expand beyond those limits. These should be the potential clients that you pursue first because they are the easiest to reach. So, join Facebook groups in your area.
Once you are in the groups, introduce yourself along with what you do, but do not attempt a sales pitch. Take some time to get to know people in these groups. Join in unrelated and local conversations to make friends and get people used to seeing your name. And they recognize you as a contributing member of the group. When the time is right, post in the group providing value. For example, if you are a Tax Accountant - maybe remind people of the deadlines coming up or tips on saving money this year. Again, do not make it a sales pitch - rather, you are providing value.
If you’re an event planner, for example - the more people in your social network who know what you do, the more people think you are trustworthy. The more likely one of them will call you when they need to plan a wedding or corporate event. Expanding your social network online or offline multiplies your chances to use your social connections for professional advancement. Be sincere when you try to get more clients.
Today’s social media platforms make it easier than ever to connect with and keep in touch with contacts located all over the world. Engaging an experienced marketing company can help you make your website and social media platforms look professional and welcoming.
Take the Next Step
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