15/06/2021
When it comes to creating demand for professional services online, you need to demonstrate expertise and deliver value.
No one likes the hard sell. β
We live in the digital age, people want access to information at their convenience before they engage with you. They want to see if you can solve their problem.
Let them you know you can πββοΈ
But how do you create valuable content? Simple, answer the questions your target audience is searching for.
Content ideas can be found with some quick research:
π Google Trends
This can be used to find specific search terms around niche topics, also which topics are getting more search traffic?
π Competitors
Competitor research should be a fairly regular activity, youβre not looking to copy but analyse; What's working? What's not working? Where are they getting engagement? Where are the gaps? Looking across their website, social channels, blog, podcast, etc will give you a good idea of their online strategy.
π Content analysis tools such as Buzz Sumo
There are tools out there that analyse content in specific areas, showing you which content is getting the best engagement. This provides a great steer on where you should be focusing for a specific target market.
π Online groups and communities
Target audiences who have a shared interest often interact in dense online groups or communities, these are spread across social platforms and the web. Find them and look through the discussion points to give you content ideas.
π Ask questions
We covered this in a previous post but go out and ask your target audience what they are looking for, current client reviews, forms, social polls, market research competitions all provide great insight.
Once you have gained a better understanding of your target audience and the problems they are facing, you can craft valuable content to showcase your expertise in that area, showing them you can solve their problem.
Let us practise what we preach β‘οΈ What would you like us to post about? Let us know in the comments π π