174 – 10 Different Styles of Content for your WordPress Blog

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10 Different Styles of Content for your WordPress Blog

Announcements / News

• Did something new come out in your niche?
• Have you added a new employee?
• One of your affiliates just launch a new product? Don’t forget to include your affiliate link

Case Studies

• [Smart Passive Income] (http://smartpassiveincome.com) is a great example
• People want nitty gritty details
• Provide specific information

Checklists

• Derek Halpern has a great guide for How to Create the Perfect Blog Post
• Similar to list and how-tos, but have a sequential order to them

How to Posts

• Extremely popular, just think how many times you’ve typed into Google, “How to….”
• The more detail you can provide the better
• These posts can be videos

Interviews

• Written, audio or video
• Have a standard set of questions or mix them up on a interview basis

Infographics

Tough, you might need a graphic designer to help with this one.

Link Posts

• “The top 5 places for WordPress themes”
• “Best website to learn to make money online”
• These will be great posts early on, but make sure you keep an eye on them because posts with a lot of links can have broken links quickly

List Posts

• list25.com is a great example
• Create a list of related topics, like this podcast episode
• Generate these lists over time then they are ready when you need a post

Reviews

• Think about the last time you purchased a big ticket item. Did you try to find out everything you could about that item?
• People want to know everything before they make a purchase.
• Review a product (either one of yours, or one you really like)

Stories

• Tell a story about something personal in your life, then connect it with your business, a product, or a sales tactic
• Encourage others with obstacles you’ve over come
• People want to learn more about you.
• A great example is my friend Dave Happiness Trial at Automattic

Call To Action

Which of these types of content are you going to create?