How to Create Better Blog Content in Less Time {Podcast}

If you ask any marketer, executive or entrepreneur why they don’t blog, chances are good you’ll get a similar answer:

They don’t have time.
 

Sure, there might be other barriers to entry – lack of knowledge, tools or confidence. But, the one common denominator
 I’ve heard across all industries and job positions is
 that they lack the time to blog.

Chances are good that your business might recognize
 the importance of content marketing and creating content on a blog. You might even realize that blogging can
 help establish your business as an authority in your niche and attract the right kind of prospective customers.

But, when it comes down to getting the job done, you
 and your colleagues struggle to carve out the time. Blogging always seems to be pushed to the back burner.

Does that sound familiar?

Produce Better Blog Content Faster

If so, I’ve got just the thing for you.
 Today’s episode of The Marketing Huddle is chock full of tangible, practical tips for better, faster blogging. We’re giving you a ton of ideas and resources to improve blogging efficiency that you can implement TODAY.

And, we’re not just talking about how you can churn out content faster. This is about creating better, more effective blog content in less time. It’s all about improving the efficiency of your blog process.

No more excuses. No more begging people to blog.
 These tips will make
 effective blogging all the more tangible for you and your team.

Here are just some of the things we discuss in this week’s episode:
 

• Are blogs as we know it dying?
• Our top blogging tips and hacks for creating better content in less time.
• Practical ways you can improve your blogging efficiency without sacrificing the quality of your content.
• How to scale your content creation in a way that helps you stand out and rise above the competition.
• How to use blog templates without creating cookie cutter content.
• Our favorite tools that make the blogging process easier.
   

This Week in Marketing:

We discuss Facebook’s new Instant articles feature, which gives major publishers such as The New York Times and National Geographic, the opportunity to publish articles directly within Facebook.

What does this mean for publishers and for readers? Stan and I discuss this move by Facebook.

Marketing MVP: Crowdfunding
 

Every week, we highlight a person or business that is really rocking their marketing efforts to give you some inspiration on how you can level up with your marketing.

This week, instead of highlighting a person or business, Stan explains why he’s bullish on using crowdfunding for your business.

Listener Giveaway!

I’m also excited to announce that we have a special giveaway for listeners of the show!

We want to give you a little extra incentive to review The Marketing Huddle, so we’ve teamed up with our show sponsor,
 C.R. Gibson, to create The Marketing Huddle Playbook. It’s a black, leather-bound journal with “Up Your Game” embossed on the front.

C.R. Gibson does an excellent job creating these one-of-a-kind gifts and we ordered 50 of these journals to giveaway to people who review The Marketing Huddle on iTunes.

Here’s how you can get your own journal:

• Leave a review on iTunes. Go to our show page on iTunes. Once you’re there, click the Ratings and Reviews tab.
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   Click it to leave your review.
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If you want to get your own custom journals for your business, we’ve also got the hookup for you!
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Listen to This Week’s Show

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