10 years of content rules for SaaS content marketers 𝟭. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗼𝗙𝘂 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀. 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 - Optimise for search - Align with search intent - Reference pain points. A lot. - Then your feature that solves it - Track your clicks on these pages - You'll exhaust these in about 2-3 months - Fill them with as much social proof as you can 𝟮. 𝗚𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗙𝘂 - The middle is messy, but it's the most fun - Your core content here product first problem solving - After this create comparisons of you vs comp - And listicles. I know, I know. They suck. But, you can't deny they work - As you get them, build case studies - Align your cases studies to specific use cases - Your goal here is to build topical authority. - That means you cover e v e r y t h i n g. 𝟯. 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 - The most successful teams I work with sprint hard for 2 months - Then we rest for one month. - We reassess. We realign. We water the plants. - I've found this sprint/rest helps manage team energy the best 𝟰. 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 - Ranking content doesn't make for great PR content - PR content doesn't make for great ranking content - Use one to spike, and the other to hold a higher average 𝟱. 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 - Just more. 𝟲. 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗦𝗢𝗣𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 - If you want repeated success, you need a process you can repeat - Update and refine the process - AI has 10x'd my output through having a repeatable process 𝟳. 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 "𝗯𝗶𝗴" 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 - Know where to give. There are many ways to win with content. Annoying senior management doesn't have to be one of them. - Know where to hold fast. - Presenting an idea can be more important than implementing an idea --- P.S. A new edition of the tools-letter is going out to 746 content marketing legends tomorrow. They'll get all the tools I've used to put 400 blogs on Penfriend in the last 4 months. You better get over there. Link under my name.
I would say no advice on internal linking has ever been clearer 😎
Sprint and rest - most marketing would improve if people took that kind of approach.
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I agree, having a repeatable process is crucial for success. In my experience, it's essential to also continually update and refine that process to stay ahead in the competitive SaaS landscape.
Great points Tim Hanson. Would love to hear more 🔥
can u print it out and mail it to me so i can frame it pls Tim Hanson
What I've learned throughout my 6 years of content experience that success is about making simple, intentional & boring things that are repeated consistently. Resonating to this post a lot Tim Hanson
Subscribed, Tim! Solid post👍
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