| p>Ever since I started 10stepmarketing, one of my | | | | above, and best of all, its marketing that doesn't cost |
| primary marketing tools has been writing articles. I love | | | | you anything. |
| it for several reasons. | | | | To get started, simply survey your existing content. |
| First, it's free. | | | | What have you written? |
| And, as a small business owner without a lot of | | | | 1) Do you have articles on your website? |
| money for marketing, that makes it tops in my book. | | | | 2) Do you have newsletter articles? |
| But I wouldn't rate it so highly if it didn't also provide | | | | 3) Are you posting to a blog or forum (yours or |
| other great benefits. | | | | anyone else's)? |
| Number 1: It's a great way to generate back-links to | | | | 4) Do you write for trade journals and industry |
| your website, which increases traffic. | | | | publications? |
| Number 2: It's a great way to establish yourself as an | | | | 5) Do you respond to client or prospect questions or |
| expert in your field. | | | | emails? |
| Number 3: And this one is the kicker ... You can use | | | | 6) Have you written a book? |
| the articles you write for a variety of other purposes. | | | | ALL of these are sources for content you can |
| For example, I write articles for my weekly ezine, but I | | | | re-purpose and use for other forms of marketing. |
| also post them in article directories, and I even pull out | | | | And, if you can't answer "yes" to any of the above, do |
| parts of the articles and feature them on my blog. | | | | you have knowledge and expertise that others can |
| That's ... count 'em ... three uses for the same content! | | | | learn from and can you start writing for one or all of |
| I call it re-purposing content and it's an incredibly | | | | these purposes? |
| efficient way to market. | | | | Take a few minutes this week to take this step and |
| You write something once and you're able to use it | | | | you will have uncovered at least two to three new |
| several different ways to market your business. It's | | | | marketing avenues you can easily add to your |
| efficient, it helps you accomplish numbers one and two | | | | marketing plan at no additional cost. |