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Content Marketing In 2016 – Creating and Amplifying “10x Content”
1. CONTENT MARKETING IN 2016 – CREATING AND
AMPLIFYING “10X CONTENT”
Rohit Uttamchandani, Senior Manager - Digital Marketing, Social Beat
February 12, 2016
2. Agenda
What is 10x Content
Why do we need to create “10x Content”
How can you create “10x Content”
Why Content Amplification is essential
Content Amplification Strategies
3. What is 10x content?
“Content that is 10 times better than the best
result that can currently be found in the search
results for a given keyword phrase or topic.”
Source - Moz
13. Step 1 – Read your audience’s minds - Find questions they are looking for
answers to, content that they would find valuable
ResearchTools and Platforms youcan use:
Quora
Yahoo Answers
Reddit
FB Groups
Questions from popular blog post
comments
Industry forums and discussion boards
Google Keyword Planner
14. Step 2 – Research your topic, do a competitive analysis and find the most successful
content around the topic
Use different keyword variations on Google Search to identify top content on the topic
15. Step 2 – Research your topic, find the most successful content around it
Use a tool like Buzzsumo to identify the most shared content on the topic
16. Step 3 – Make your content better than any other top content out there
Make it longer,
more detailed and
thorough
Make it more up-
to-date
Include better
visuals – Images,
Infographics,
Videos
Ensure low page
load time and an
enhanced UX
17. Your content needs to be 10x better than any other top content out there!
Wrong Question:
“How do I make something as good as this?”
Right Question:
“How do I make something 10x better than
any of these?”
18. Make it longer
Long-form content(> 2000 words) tends to rank
higher in search results than short-form content
Long-form content(> 2000 words) tends to generate
more social shares than short-form content
Source - Hubspot
19. Make it more comprehensive and thorough
Comprehensive contenttends to significantlyoutperform shallow content.
Source - Backlinko
20. Include better visuals – Images, Infographics, Videos
Infographics haveseen a massive growth in searches over the last few years
21. Content with more images tends to rank higher and get shared more
Content With At Least One Image Ranks
Higher Than Content That Lacks an Image
Articles that use one image for every 75-100
words tend to get shared the most
22. Ensure a great User Experience
Adding a table of
contentsfor long-form
guides like this one can
result in an enhanced
User Experience
Key User Experience Points to note:
Ensure your page is mobile responsive
Ensure your page loads fast
Use fonts that enhance readability
Include relevantvisuals
24. Case Study:
1 million articles analysed to research the results of what content types get shared most
Videos
Lists
How To
Why posts
Infographics
Research Reports
Surveys & Quizzes
25. Three key questions to ask yourself after you create your 10x content
Three Key “10x Content” Validation
Questions to ask
Does the content cover the topic in
absolute thorough detail, better than any
other content on the web?
Does the blog have an excellent User
Experience?
If I was my target audience, would I
find this content valuable enough to link
to it or share it?
33. 4) Respond to questions on Quora, Reddit, comment on blogs, take part in industry
forums
Search for relevantindustry forums in your niche.
For best results, stick to active forums where
conversationis recent
34. 5) Link to relevant sites/Mention entities when sharing
35. 6) Get featured in industry roundups
Step 1 – Find popular roundups in your industry/category
Search for roundup+ <yourindustry> or “weekly roundup“+ <yourindustry> on Google & Twitter;
Limit search results to the past month on Google for best results
36. Get featured in industry roundups
Step 2 – Reach out to them and suggest your content
38. 7) Post to Linkedin Pulse, Medium, Share in relevant active LinkedIn/Facebook Groups
Share contentin relevantactive
LinkedIn & Facebook groups
39. 8) Reach out to people who have shared similar content
40. 9) Reach out to people who have linked to similar content
Step 1 – Search for best competitor content
Do a Google search for all main
keywords related to your content and
pick the top 3 – 5 search results in each
41. Reach out to people who have linked to similar content
Step 2 – Find backlinks to this content and reach out to them
Use backlinkchecker tools like https://ahrefs.com/ and https://moz.com/researchtools/ose/ to identify backlinksto
competitorcontent
42. 10) Promote on Content Distribution services –Outbrain, Taboola, PR Newswire,
HARO
43. 11) Repurpose your content into an Infographic, video, ebook, slideshare or webinar
“You don’t have to create content day
in and day out. You just have to work
on getting the content you already
have in the hands of more people.”
- Derek Halpern, Social Triggers
44. 12) Leverage the reach of influencers – Influencer.in, BlogMint, BlogAdda,
Indiblogger