subject: How To Create Great Content - 5 Tips For Your Online Business [print this page] One of the keys to success in your online business is creating quality content on a consistent basis. But producing informative and helpful content week by week is a struggle for many people. So here are 5 tips that you can use in your online business straight away.
1. Address the common questions in your niche. There is a reason why 'Frequently Asked Questions' (FAQ) are common on many websites. Whatever niche you're in, you'll find that some questions come up again and again. People are keen to learn the answers to these questions. So giving them the answers makes great business sense.
You can address these questions on your website, blog, articles, forum posts, emails etc. People will find this content helpful and they will come to view you, the author, as an authority figure in your niche.
2. Address the common mistakes people make. You can guarantee that a beginner in any subject will make mistakes. And it's also fairly certain that they won't be the first to make those mistakes! In fact, if you're quite experienced in that subject you'll probably be able to predict the mistakes they'll make.
So, putting yourself in the beginner's shoes, do you think they'd value some advance warning about the pitfalls to avoid? Of course! If follows that they'll appreciate content that describes these mistakes and gives them strategies and hints about how to avoid them. To be forewarned is to be forearmed as the saying goes.
3. Help people overcome the problems they're facing. Let's imagine that you're in the golfing niche. The beginner will face lots of challenges as she tries to learn the game. For example, getting the hang of perfecting her swing will involve overcoming lots of problems.
You could therefore create content that will help her improve her swing. This example lends itself perfectly to producing visual material as well as written material. Creating a video that shows an experienced golfer demonstrate a golf swing would be a great help to beginners who want to overcome their problems in this area.
4. Share your knowledge freely. Successful online business entrepreneurs don't hold back from freely sharing their expertise and knowledge. It's easy to think that this will stop people from buying their products. This isn't the case.
Instead, it allows them to build their reputation, establish their expert status and become the 'go to' person in their niche. Prospective customers appreciate their high quality free material and realise its value. They are then prepared to pay for more information because they know they will get value for money.
5. Use the right language. Whatever niche you're in there will be words and phrases that are specific to that niche. It will have it's own jargon that will make sense to those who are interested in the topic.
If you want to identify with the people who are interested in the niche then adopt the language that they use. This will come naturally to you if you're an expert yourself. If not, immerse yourself in the subject - spend time on forums and take advantage of every opportunity to listen and learn. Then weave that language into the content you create.
In summary, if you apply these 5 tips you'll be able to create great content that your prospective customers will value and that will help you build a successful online business.
