SMSS12: C.C. Chapman "The Art of Story: How to Succeed with Blogging"

Author and consultant C.C. Chapman reveals creative ways to find your voice and offer compelling content that keeps readers coming back for more.

  1. Time to talk about the importance of story in blogging at #smss12
  2. @cc_chapman is co-author of 'Content Rules: How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, ....' amazon.com/Content-Rules-… #smss12
  3. We will not be talking about SEO of #blogging - Instead... The Art Of The Story w/ @cc_chapman of "Content Rules" #smss12
  4. Importance of blogging
  5. Successful blogging takes hard and consistent work and there really isn't a silver bullet via @cc-chapman #smss12
  6. There's no silver bullet or magic formula that works for everybody. It takes hard work to succeed at blogging via @cc_chapman #smss12
  7. 65% of B2B marketers are using blogs according to Content Marketing Institute says @cc_chapman #smss12
  8. Getting started with blogging
  9. Blogging - Key is telling great stories; The only way to get better at it is to do it more, often says @cc_chapman #smss12
  10. We all have a story to tell (that's what I tell my custom song clients!). Thanks for affirming @cc_chapman #smss12
  11. With blogging you have to tell a story, if you want to get better at telling stories, do more of it #smss12
  12. Beware of rented land - does your blogging strategy sit on top of someone else's platform?
  13. Beware of rented land! Do not put all your eggs in a basket you don't own (Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter) - own it! #smss12
  14. Don't rely on Facebook/Tumblr/Etc for your website/blog. Own it so you can control it #smss12
  15. Don't put your content on social sites. Put it on your blog. Then share link to blog on social sites. @cc_chapman #smss12
  16. Start with the basics of Who, What, How
  17. Starting with a blog is easy: Tell who you are, what you do and how you do it. @cc_chapman #smss12
  18. Who, what and how are the basics to start a blog.. who are you, what you do and how you do it @cc_chapman #smss12
  19. You many thing details about your day to day is not of interest, but you'd be surprised @cc_chapman #smss12

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Suzanne Doughty

Email marketing and social media for small businesses at Cedar Sage Marketing, Marketing Chair for Social Media Club Austin @SMCAustin. In constant learning mode, blog at http://www.cedarsage.com/news-and-views.

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