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243// But Did You Deliver? A Checklist for Your Content Body to Increase Sales

In this episode of Simple SEO and Marketing, Faith Hannon dives into the crucial elements of content marketing, focusing specifically on the body of your content. She provides a checklist to ensure yo...

243// But Did You Deliver? A Checklist for Your Content Body to Increase Sales
243// But Did You Deliver? A Checklist for Your Content Body to Increase Sales
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spk_0 All right, y'all. In this content conversion mini series, it just kind of evolved.
spk_0 We've talked about several elements. We've talked about
spk_0 seven campus conversion factors for highly converting content. We've talked about how to increase
spk_0 retention and sales by doubling down on your
spk_0 introduction. I've talked about the importance of outlining, but this next element
spk_0 is something that I feel like so many people don't talk about.
spk_0 And we're going to get into it. Why this element of your content has to deliver or
spk_0 you're just turning yourself into a liar, liar, pants online fire.
spk_0 So I don't know that you're necessarily going to need to take notes for this one,
spk_0 but if you are a note taker, then go ahead and bust out that notes app or your pen and paper
spk_0 because this is important for your content. All right, let's go.
spk_0 Hey there fellow entrepreneur, welcome to simple SEO and marketing. Do you want to grow your
spk_0 business with sustainable traffic sources? Have you heard about the power of search engine
spk_0 optimization and you want to take advantage of it to get more traffic, more eyeballs on your
spk_0 business? But when it comes down to it, does SEO feel complicated and hard to implement?
spk_0 Are you tired of wondering what in the heck to do with your website to get more traffic and more
spk_0 leads knocking on your door? What if I could tell you that there was a simple proven system for
spk_0 using SEO, blogging and copyrighting to get leads from your website and not just any leads
spk_0 high converting lead? Hey, I'm Faith Hannon, wife, mama, copyrighter, SEO strategist and
spk_0 barrel racer. And for the last eight years, I've been figuring out what works and what doesn't work
spk_0 in the world of online marketing to get organic traffic. And now I'm here to share all the things
spk_0 I'm learning in the trenches of SEO, copyright and content marketing. How does 300%? 500% or even 12,000
spk_0 percent more traffic in a year sound? What could your business do with that kind of traffic increase?
spk_0 How many more people could you help? So listen in and prepare to take notes. I'm about to drop
spk_0 simple, actionable SEO marketing and copyrighting tips all with a heavy dose of Jesus loving
spk_0 encouragement. Let's get you more traffic and more leads so you can help more people with your
spk_0 God-given gifts. All right, y'all. Before we jump into the meat of this content, I want to take
spk_0 one last chance and make sure that you are registered for the master your marketing masterclass.
spk_0 It's not free. I'm charging dollar dollars for this because I'm going to actually sit with you
spk_0 and work through your messaging. And I want to make sure that the people who are there are really
spk_0 serious and they're going to take action and they're going to see the change because it doesn't
spk_0 matter how many eyeballs you get on your stuff, how many followers you have, how big your email
spk_0 if your messaging is off, nobody is buying like they should be. So I understand that y'all have
spk_0 been busting your butts for your SEO, trying to create great blog content, all of the things.
spk_0 But let's take a look at your homepage copy. All right, let's take a look at your messaging.
spk_0 You're going to get my copyrighted brain and my copyrighted eyeballs on your homepage
spk_0 with some one-on-one time and attention inside of a one-hour masterclass where we're actually going
spk_0 to do work, you're actually going to learn something. You're not just sitting and listening to
spk_0 a sales pitch the whole time. So make sure that you got your spot inside of the master your messaging
spk_0 masterclass. It's only $47. It's an easy yes. Spots are limited because I want to make sure that I
spk_0 can actually have eyeballs on everybody's homepage that signs up. So math go to faithhannon.com slash
spk_0 messaging and get your spot. Okay, we're going to get into the meat of this content. All right,
spk_0 guys, so like it or not, right? Content marketing is here to stay. And if you think that AI alone can
spk_0 save your butt, you wrong. AI is useful. I have figured out how to use AI like chef's kiss good
spk_0 most of the time. But AI cannot create great content for you from start to finish. Okay, like
spk_0 AI is a great assistant, but you cannot rely on it totally. And even if you have the best train
spk_0 strategy in the whole world, if you don't know what you're looking for in great content, then you're
spk_0 not going to be able to direct it well. So today I'm going to break down when everyone forgets to
spk_0 talk about when it comes to your long long form marketing content or really any content in general.
spk_0 And when you ignore this part of your content, you're of course not going to see this sales or
spk_0 truly change lives like you want to with your content. So what am I talking about? I'm talking
spk_0 about the body of your content. And I know that sounds like so snooze, so boring, right? Now,
spk_0 let me break this down so that we're all on the same page. We have the same definitions.
spk_0 Most content slash all content has a few elements regardless of the medium or the platform.
spk_0 It all has a title or some kind of a hook, an introduction, which if you listen to the episode on
spk_0 introductions, that's there too. And then you have the body of the content and then you have the
spk_0 conclusion. Okay, and then you're going to have some CTA sprinkled in there. But when it comes to your
spk_0 creating great marketing content, if you were to think of it through the lens of your high school
spk_0 and college English classes, the body of your content would be like the middle section of your essay.
spk_0 Okay. And really as marketer as marketers, you know, even if you are doing your marketing yourself
spk_0 in your business, your content is persuasive content. You are trying to persuade someone to share
spk_0 your point of view that your product or service is the best there is or at least the best fit for
spk_0 them. Okay. And yes, some of your content is going to fall more under the informational type content.
spk_0 But for the most part, the goal of your content marketing is to persuade for sales, right?
spk_0 And the body of your content is where you have to prove your point. Okay. It's where you have to
spk_0 acknowledge somebody's objections and then essentially tear them down. The body of the content is
spk_0 where you provide the actual help that you teased with in the introduction or the hook. The body
spk_0 of the content is where you strategically use all of your keywords and your LSI keywords. It's
spk_0 and for most people, I feel like creating the body of the content is the easiest to create because
spk_0 you're probably an expert slash you should be an expert on, you know, whatever kind of content
spk_0 you're creating. Okay. So for a lot of people creating the body of their content is the easiest.
spk_0 But because so much emphasis is always placed on the hook or the introduction or the SEO or,
spk_0 you know, the email or all those other things, I feel like sometimes people forget the importance
spk_0 of the body of the content and then might neglect it on accident. So quick checklist for your
spk_0 content body. Okay. Number one, and this is the most important. Number one is, did you actually solve
spk_0 the problem? Nobody, but nobody actually wants to click to something and then read it and then
spk_0 not actually have their problem answered, right? Did you solve the problem that you said you were
spk_0 going to solve? Number two, is it easy to read? Y'all gone are the days where we have to write
spk_0 like an English professor. I love my English professors, my favorites. They were very much my
spk_0 favorites, but we don't have to write like them anymore. Not in blocking. Okay. Number three,
spk_0 does it prove your thesis from an outsider's perspective? Now you don't need to overdo it here,
spk_0 right? Like very few pieces of content need to stand up to a review like your dissertation would.
spk_0 Okay. But does your body of content actually prove what you're trying to prove? Right? Number four,
spk_0 does it flow and make sense logically? If there's an order to steps, are the things in order? If,
spk_0 you know, there's, are the points laid out in such a way that they actually make sense? Or are
spk_0 you saying the same thing 10 different types? Okay. Number five, if somebody completely skipped the
spk_0 intro and conclusion, would they still understand your main point and could they tell it back to you?
spk_0 Now nobody's actually going to do that, but if you look at the body of your content through that lens,
spk_0 it will help you create better content. Okay. And number six, if somebody disagrees with you,
spk_0 could the body of your content at least show them your viewpoint and why? Okay. And number seven,
spk_0 if it's not a, here's my product or service as a solution, does the body of your content at least
spk_0 fit within your content marketing strategy? Meaning that does it still serve your ideal client
spk_0 avatar in a way that relates to what you do? Because, you know, yes, we need to share about other
spk_0 aspects of our businesses and our brand and our lives other than just like, here's my thing, but,
spk_0 right? We don't have to just do that, but it still needs to be like in line with your overall
spk_0 marketing strategy. So, y'all, make sure you spend some time on the body of your content.
spk_0 I know the thesis and the intro and the outline are all very important as well, but make sure that
spk_0 the body of your content passes this checklist because that's where you're actually going to see
spk_0 the conversion because you're solving the problem that people want solved when they search and
spk_0 click over to your, your content. So, make sure that if you are not signed up for the master,
spk_0 your messaging masterclass that you get your booty on over there, pay the $47 and get in there.
spk_0 It's going to be a good time. I'm going to actually get eyeballs on everybody's websites and y'all,
spk_0 I cannot even begin to tell you how much of a difference mastering your messaging can make in
spk_0 your overall sales because if you are confused or your ideal client is confused about what you do
spk_0 and how you help them, then they're not buying. And honest to goodness, sometimes it's just a few
spk_0 simple tweaks. And as a copywriter, as a conversion strategist, this is something that I help people
spk_0 with and see changes that need to be made like instantly and automatically. Like, it's just how
spk_0 my brain works. And so, to be able to sit with you in a Zoom room, 20 of you in a Zoom room for one
spk_0 hour and go through your home pages is going to be absolutely transformational to your websites
spk_0 and your messaging and your sales overall. So, faithhannon.com slash messaging and get your
spk_0 touch in there because I want to help you with your messaging. All right, y'all, talk to you next week.
spk_0 That.
spk_0 Thank you so much for listening in today. Hopefully this episode gave you some really tangible tips
spk_0 for better SEO and marketing to get more leads and more sales from your website. If it did,
spk_0 can I ask you a quick favor? Would you please share this episode with a friend and then just take 10
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spk_0 Jesus-loving entrepreneurs scale their businesses so that they can help more people with their gifts
spk_0 and make an even bigger impact for the Kingdom of God. And guess what? We now have a Facebook
spk_0 community where we can learn, hang out and laugh. Go join the Facebook group now. It's linked in
spk_0 the showroom. And all the other things, courses, coaching and copywriting can be found at my website
spk_0 faithhannon.com. Until next time, God bless and I'll talk to you soon.