Common Mistakes Content Marketers Make

• 14th Monday 2016
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Content marketing is an effective, but complicated task. Creating an article does not automatically guarantee effectiveness in luring your audience if it is not done with the right techniques. Your content needs to be fresh, unique, compelling, and useful all at e same time.

Because content marketing can be a very successful approach to earning your audience’s attention and loyalty, it is important to stick to proven strategies and avoid the common pitfalls that can make all your work be in vain. Learning these will not only help you learn what not to do, but also help guide you as you seek to explore new ground.

Here are some examples of common mistakes content marketers make that you should avoid:

• Not proofreading multiple times. Do not expect your article to be perfect in one go. There will be errors at some point like misspellings, poor grammar, or awkward sentence composition. Proofreading allows you to recheck the flow and accuracy of your article and correct any mistakes. This is crucial to creating a professional, respectable image for yourself.
• Being inconsistent in your stance. What do you stand for? Are you against it, or are you advocating it?  This affects your perspective when writing an article. Your audience will be able to see right through it if the message of your content and articles is inconsistent just to gain attention. That will make them not trust you, so stick to your perspectives, so they can feel your authenticity.
• Sticking only to mere words and paragraphs. Content is about sharing information with your audience, but that doesn’t mean you have to limit your creativity. You can make use photos, infographics, and even videos to help relay your message.
• Selecting topics at random. Do not do this. You need to make sure your content stays related to your brand in some way. Your audience is comprised of a certain group of people who are interested in what you offer. So, stay within your niche, so all your content is relevant and helpful for them.
• Not offering useful information. Is your content merely a compilation of flowery words? Your audience can always tell if you’re actually offering them quality information or if you’re just trying to gain traffic and market to them. Provide information that is valuable to them, so they will come back.

Coming off like a sales pitch. Do not hard sell too much. When your audience sees that you are merely selling, they will often back off. Solve a problem or teach them something worthwhile. Seeing your expertise in action is the best sales pitch they could receive.