3 Content Marketing Tips to Boost Your SEO

What can you do better with your content marketing to get out in front and ahead of your competitors? Use three proven strategies not once but all the time!

This article focuses on three sure-fire actions you can take to get more traction with your existing and new content contributions. Your blog posts, articles, social media posts, videos, reviews, feedback, and more can work harder for you.

The starting point is knowing actions to take and repeat to boost your SEO with your content. The following recommendations are in no particular order; all need your attention as and when required.

Let’s start with analytics.

Use Customer Journey Analytics

Whether you’re using Google Analytics or a more advanced solution, focus on customer journey analytics which tells you much about your users. Deep analytics give you insights into what people like and don’t like. Consider it like having access to a built-in user survey without your readers having to answer a single question.

On-page and bounce rates

Your website will have pages that get the lion’s share of attention. Look at your website pages with the longest on-page time and lowest bounce rates in your analytics system.

These ratings tell you what people are enjoying about your site content. With this information, you can hone in on what attracted users to the page and what is on it that holds their attention. If the page is an article – is it the title, the topic, or how it’s written, the layout using bullet points, headings, images, and videos. Does the page have a call to action, for example, a type of interactive content like a quiz or poll?

Knowing how to interpret website analytics is visitor and customer feedback for your marketing campaigns without asking for it! However, capturing the data and learning how to get what you need from it is just the beginning you also need to use to improve your SEO and online performance.

Write Click-Worthy Title Tags

Google measures user-interaction signals for its ranking algorithm, including click-thru rate. The more clicks your website gets from Google, the more Google will boost your rankings.

Click-worthy titles are priceless and serve as the introduction to your brand. First impressions can literally make or break your copy.

Keyword Title Tag

When drafting your title, develop title tags with a keyword to make it click-worthy.

Boring titles do not attract users, and clickbait turns them off. Marketing is a value-based commodity; you do it right if your title draws readers in and your content keeps them engaged.

Keywords are the magic words that connect you to readers. Using them in your title will ensure that your work is seen.

Use descriptors

Be concise and use descriptors. What are readers looking for in your content offers? Use descriptors that differ from existing content title tags so your titles stand out.

Reveal

Say what you’re offering. Your title is the first thing users see, so make it count. Tell them what they will get, i.e.,10 Healthiest Smoothies for Weight Loss.

Original

Make it unique, and spark curiosity. Make your title the unicorn in the field of horses. Ask yourself, what would make you stop and read this?

Write For the Internet

Since one user interaction signal that Google measures is dwell time, the longer someone stays on your article, the better it is for your SEO.

Quality

The quality of your content is the most crucial way to draw users to your brand.

Then to capture users’ attention and keep it, you’ll need to make each word count, keep it concise and offer value.

Originality

What do you offer that is original and captivating? The element of surprise you offer will draw people toward your brand and keep them coming back.

Offer solutions to customers’ everyday challenges, which keeps them engaged with your content.

Structure

So you need to write using short paragraphs of 1-3 sentences. And you need to break up the text with images, bullet points, and quote blocks to make the page more readable.

As you develop content, make sure you write for keywords. Most people searching on Google are looking for answers to questions.

Your articles will increase rankings if your content answers questions more succinctly and correctly than your competitors.  You can use these ideas to create helpful content for your readers while paying attention to keywords and interestingly offering answers to their questions.

Internet writing is different from writing for print, so it may take a slight shift in mindset as you develop content. Most people do other things while they read, while some only skim through.

When you can attract readers with fun, helpful content, there is a greater chance you will retain their focus and offer additional content that will keep them engaged in your brand.

Step out and differentiate yourself from the herd of other content providers.

Summary

Keep it simple and follow these recommendations to get more traction with your content marketing campaigns.  Analytics are your best friend when you know how to read and put them to good use tweaking your content for higher conversion.

Content provision is never accessible but a necessity.  Set goals and rewards when your campaigns show you’re heading in the right direction.