How to Start (And Grow) a Blog
Today I’m going to show you how to start a blog. And how to grow it in 2022.
Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll learn:
The first section of the video is all about setting the foundation for your blog’s growth. Most people jump right into WordPress, install a bunch of plugins, etc. But the most successful blogs grow strategically.
Next, I show you why traditional blog posts don’t work anymore. And why Power Posts work way better for getting traffic and shares from your blog content. In fact, this is the strategy that I use to grow the Backlinko blog. And it still works.
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AI Lesson Summary
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This video teaches viewers how to start and grow a blog by covering essential topics such as blog positioning, content marketing, and email marketing. By following the steps outlined in the video, viewers can create a successful blog that attracts and engages a target audience. The video also provides tips on how to use tools like YouTube and Email to promote a blog and increase traffic.
Key Takeaways
- Nail your blog's positioning
- Publish a power post
- Step up your design
- Write an origin story
- Execute a post-promotion plan
- Use pre-outreach
- Spend 20% of time creating content and 80% promoting it
- Use pre-outreach to start the outreach process before publishing a post
- Share posts with email subscribers for higher engagement
- Build an email list by making the blog's homepage a landing page
💡 Pre-outreach is a crucial strategy for increasing conversion rates and promoting content effectively, and building an email list is essential for growing a blog and engaging with the target audience.
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