The Blog With Ben Podcast: Episode 005

Welcome to episode number five of the Blog With Ben Podcast!

This is a podcast where I talk with bloggers and entrepreneurs on how they build, grow, and monetize their blogs and online business ventures.

I’m your host, Ben Cummings, and in this episode I'm going to show you how to create a content marketing strategy for your blog. By the end of this podcast, you'll not only understand what it takes to create a content marketing strategy, but you'll gain valuable insight on different ways you can use content to turn your readers into paying customers.

One of the main reasons why content marketing is important is because it can positively impact multiple areas of your blog’s business for a long period of time.

This podcast’s format is typically an interview with another blogger, but today is going to be a solo show that includes a mini training session. It's definitely one of my shorter podcasts, but we cover a ton of valuable info in this episode.

I also encourage you to check out my recent blog post on how to create a content marketing strategy. Within that article, I've included some resources that can help you get your content marketing strategy up and running.

Some Topics I Cover:

• What is content marketing? [2:17]

• Why is content marketing important? [3:50]

• How to create a content marketing strategy. [4:44]

• How to define your blog's objectives. [5:13]

• Pinpointing your target audience. [6:07]

• Conceptualizing content that speaks to your audience. [7:26]

• How to create content for each phase of the sales funnel.[8:09]

• The different phases of a sales funnel. [9:24]

• The importance of an editorial calendar. [10:16]

• How to promote your content. [11:51]

• My personal blog post promition strategy. [12:27]

• Tools to help your content marketing strategy. [14:39]

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Thanks for listening!