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Top 10 Content Rich Ideas For Your Website
ith increased internet
competition and search 1. Provide Editorials
engine scrutiny, it's no This is your own personal opinion
wonder that web business owners about a story or event rather
lose business, become discouraged than an objective approach you
and drop out of the rankings. often see in the newspaper.
Editorials provide food for
But there's one saving grace that thought and invite viewer
can help keep web businesses opinions.
afloat. It's content.
You can write editorials yourself
In recent years the debate has or you can urge your visitors to
heated up over what is required write relevant editorials for
to keep websites ranked well placement on your site. A good
among the search engines, but one editorial will keep your site
thing we can all agree on is the interesting and colorful.
need for quality, useful content.
You needed it ten years ago and 2. Provide Articles or How-To
you still need it today. Guides
Write articles or have them
There are many ways to provide written for you. Use your
your site with useful content articles to offer tips, facts,
however your challenge will be to resources and information that
keep it unique, easy to read, your viewers might be interested
interesting, informative and in. Write articles with the
regularly updated. intention of offering a solution
to a problem. Readers also
Here are a few content rich ideas appreciate it when you include
that will help you achieve those your own personal experiences and
goals: suggestions.
Below the summary attach a link
Similarly offer a how-to guide to the full story.
that offers step-by-step
instructions or advice on how Remember to post only articles
someone can achieve a desired that are recent and relevant. Old
goal or learn how to do or off-topic pieces will result
something. in lost visitors.
3. Provide a Knowledge Base / 5. Offer Contests or Surveys
Glossary of Terms Posting a contest or a survey
Post a question and answers page allows your viewers to be
and/or a glossary of terms. Both interactive with your site.
will provide a comprehensive
knowledge base of information Contests are unique because they
related to your site's topic. can make your site 'sticky'
meaning your visitors will check
A glossary of terms is a perfect back frequently. Additionally,
way to help educate your viewers conducting surveys will provide
and clarify confusion. Also, as you with information about your
new questions come across your visitors and what they are
desk, they can be added to your looking for but once your survey
Q&A page, expanding and updating has been completed and tallied,
your content on a regular basis. you can post the information to
your site.
4. Provide News Stories
Post the latest news stories People love to enter contests and
related to your site's topic. offer their opinion. Both options
Simply post a news item you find offer unique ways to get your
interesting and relevant and audience involved and provide you
write a brief 2-3 line summary. with interesting content.
when offering affiliate products.
6. Provide Guest Interviews
Find an expert in your field and 9. Post a forum on your site.
ask them to consider doing an A forum often provides your
interview with you. Compose a visitors with candid, honest
number of relevant or burning information. Visitors can also
questions that you can ask your post comments, questions,
guest speaker. You can later post articles and opinions. A forum
the question & answer interview not only allows visitors to add
to your website. their content, they can also help
you network and build joint
7. Post a Calendar of Events ventures.
Offer a calendar of events that
pertains to your site's topic. 10.Create a Blog
For example, if you have a site Blogs are easy to create, they
for runners, offer a calendar of offer a variety of information
marathon events. Your viewers sources on a huge number of
could come to rely on you for specific topics and the search
such events encouraging return engine spiders love them. That's
visits. because blog content is updated
in real time offering its
8. Provide Product Reviews visitors news and information
If you have purchased a product that isn’t readily available
that your viewers may be anywhere else.
interested in, post a product
review. This not only adds
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