How long should your blog posts be to attract visitors and rank highly with the search engines? Are shorter blog posts your best bet, or does long-form content generate more engagement? In a world of shifting content marketing expectations, it’s easy for companies to miss the mark and suffer the SEO consequences. Here’s what you […]

So, you want to hire a writer. Hiring outside help is a phenomenal way to boost marketing efforts while ensuring your brand is in experienced, linguistically capable hands — but writers aren’t all created the same. In fact, there are several different types of writers, all of whom have their own strengths, weaknesses and areas […]

We recently cohosted a webinar with our friends at SEMrush where we delved into how companies focused on local SEO can earn huge traffic and leads by creating high-quality city pages. In case you missed it, here’s a link to the slides and recording. I had a great time chatting with Krista about this topic […]

It’s hard to believe it’s been 2 weeks since SMX East wrapped up in NYC. We were there exhibiting and showing off our self-serve content marketplace as well as our fully-managed enterprise writing services. It was a great experience for a number of reasons. We loved meeting hundreds of great folks at the conference and […]

As much as I like to avoid cliches, there’s truth in them, and sometimes they’re just the best way of saying something. We all know — quality content is king. As noted by Forbes, “It’s what separates the winners from the losers online; it’s what will help your site rank well in the search engines, […]

Creating content that moves the needle has gotten a lot harder. And, content marketing is no longer the simple game it used to be ten years ago, when just publishing a decent piece every now and again would be sufficient. Not anymore — with over 2 million blog posts published online every day, the occasional […]

Content is king. As noted by AdWeek, “Consumers have flat-out become fatigued with the standard fare historically represented in brand marketing.” Companies must find a way to create content that breaks the mold, engages potential customers and ultimately drives increased revenue. And, with over 70 percent of companies outsourcing content creation, finding the best outsourcing […]

Quality content production is not a simple process. If you want results in content marketing, you need top-notch content that hits the mark, speaks to your audience and engages each reader. Creating this same calibre of content at scale is a challenging proposition. Many brands depend on content agencies or services to hit the volume […]