What if there was a way to position your brand as authoritative? What if your content could provide social proof? What if you could show your customers how successful you are at helping other customers? The winning solution in your content strategy is case studies. You can accomplish 3 key content marketing goals with case studies—build credibility, generate interest, and encourage conversion.
Case studies capture stories of how your brand solved a problem for a real person or business. A case study lets you paint a picture through words to make your business shine. Your customers’ success stories are just waiting to be told. A case study is a valuable content piece in which readers can see themselves getting results.   

Recognizing the value and importance of content marketing, you’ve decided you need help. Professional copywriting delivers the results you want. So, you’re now looking for a content agency. There’s no shortage of options. Sifting through the different agencies in a simple online search can be time consuming. You need a plan to find the one that fits your needs and is up to speed on the latest content best practices.
Here are four questions you can ask to help you sort through the field to find a content agency that will drive results.

Small business owners wear a lot of hats. As an expert multitasker, you’ve probably learned that there are times when you can manage two or three things at once. Then, there are those jobs that need your full focus. We are thinking, bookkeeping, inventory, and content editing and proofreading. If you’re involved in both creating and posting content, wearing both hats at the same time can cause confusion in the final output. With years of experience creating content for a range of industries, here are proven tips from our SEO copywriters for editing content and then proofreading content; because they aren’t the same thing.  

Search engines organize content to help users find information easily. As people get increasingly adept at using online search, the rules for indexing and ranking content keep adapting to accommodate user trends consumer behavior. It’s no longer enough to have backlinks and keywords, two of the main elements in SEO. Your content must stand out by being relevant and engaging to the reader. As the top search engines change their algorithm to reward high-quality content, it’s your chance to set your site up as one that people love.

For a long time, it seemed as if SEO favoured large, nationwide brands with huge websites and massive online presence. Small businesses were finding it difficult to compete against these deep-pocketed digital brand marketers. Enter Local Search, which helped level the playing field a little. Now, if the user was looking for a local business, it became easier to find one. Today, users use search not just to find brands, but to find information. Search engines are constantly changing to give users relevant information, at whatever stage they are in their journey. We’re seeing another trend in search, that of search equity to give more businesses a chance to show off their expertise.

The age-old question of which comes first, the proverbial content chicken or the SEO egg? We don’t have to debate this issue. The answer is easy. It doesn’t matter which came first. What matters is how we balance content quality and readability with SEO best practices. The key is to deliver relevant information for customers in a user-friendly package while making sure the search engine bots evaluate and rank your content for search visibility. Complement your content strategy with your SEO strategy cohesively instead of thinking of them as two separate entities.  

SEO and content marketing can seem technical and complicated, at least at first glance. With so many variables for determining ranking, you could get lost in an algorithmic forest. Instead of putting your focus on the technical details, focus on your audience and what your reader wants. Your content will have better quality and be more consumable and shareable by the user. Subscribing to content best practices keeps your website on the forefront of SEO for organic ranking. Here are three things you should be including in your current content plan.

Most people will not think about insurance as the most exciting topic when it comes to content, but Progressive made insurance more personal with their mascot, Flo. Geico brought in a gecko as an unconventional way to discuss insurance with customers. Liberty Mutual introduced LiMu Emu and Doug to spread the word that you can get customized coverage. These insurance businesses found a way to create interest and a narrative around insurance that makes people pay attention. Your insurance agency can take your content strategy up a notch through these tested and proven techniques that serve your customers.

Better Content = Stronger Connections!

Have you ever been intrigued by the title of a webinar or conference seminar? “9 Breakthrough Strategies to Build Your Business in ’19!” screams one headline. “Everything You Need to Know About Attracting New Customers!" says another.  The promise of insights often leads you to register for the session quickly. But how often is the headline the best part of the presentation? Are you sometimes disappointed with the scarcity of useful content and left wondering why you wasted your time?  Weeks later, you start receiving multiple emails' pitching' you the presenter's services. You realize the event was a fishing expedition designed to get your contact information. Instead of building your trust, the sponsors have disappointed you and may have inadvertently alienated any future relationship.

Did you know that when it comes to Search Engine Optimization (SEO) the words and content on each page of your corporate website are as vital as the stuff on the back end? That’s right. Search engines rank content not just based on the meta data coded into each page, but also by the copy and content that’s sitting right on the actual page. Content that visitors see is vital to your on-page SEO effectiveness.