5 Important Tips for Content Writer
You have probably heard about Romeo Juliet, Heer Ranjha, Laila Majnu, and so on. Here in the list of pairs, there is one more pair added i.e. Content Marketing this pair also goes hand to hand. We are in the era of technology where Content is the king of marketing.
If you are new to the ‘C’ i.e Content then you are at the right place. I have some great tips for you to become the best content writer.
But before the tips start there is one surprise research for you i.e. 91% B2B Business-to-Business professional use content marketing for their business strategy. And 86% of B2C Business-to-Customer think that content is a key strategy. This doesn’t prove that their content is up to the mark or valuable content.
Before you start and keep your fingers on a keyboard make yourself comfortable with how? What? Which? Where? When? And so on.
What does exactly Content Creator mean?
A content creator is someone responsible to create original content for the digital platforms. Content creator usually targets the specific audience or user in specific contexts.
This is a universal fact that content creation is not everyone’s cup of tea. It’s just not about copying a quote and posted on Instagram.
Content is all about creativity it’s an art it requires a mixture of niche that involves activities from the right and left brain. In other words, you need to think at a 360-degree angle.
Do you know content creation hooks into every aspect of the internet? If you think about it then you will realize that the internet exists only on the catalogue of content.
“Good content is not storytelling. It’s telling your story well.” — @Marketing Profs
Important and useful tips for content creators
#1. Reading should be a habit:
Creating perfect content is not possible without reading or research. Here reading doesn’t mean any specific novel or author. Get the habit of reading newspapers, magazines, blogs, etc. by putting everything aside. Creativity is the process it takes time and ideas do not come from one space. They need multiple numbers of information and use their ideas for the piece of content in a whole new way.
After all, content creation is not story-telling it is about telling my story. You need thorough research for the topic you want to write and you need to decide how will you frame your content and approach it to the audience.
#2. Writing should be a habit:
If you don’t write daily you will lose your interest in writing. The successful content creator believes that the habit of constantly writing will lead you towards your dream. You can write on any topic it is not mandatory to write on the selected industry write on any niche you like. Successful writers do not write to inspire their writing but they might know that something new and inspiring can come from writing.
Some writers just write for the sack of writing don’t do that. If you wish to write then write some productive thing with some insightful content that helps your audience and keeps them engage in your content. Here I am not telling you to write a 1k words article, productive writing can also be in 2 lines and 2000 words.
#3. Write your thoughts:
You are not the only person in the industry. There are N numbers of fresher people; some are in the top 10 in the content creating in the world. And you have to beat them and highlight yourself.
There are many things you can do to stand out from them like promote your content on different platforms, gain trust over clients and yourself too. Clients will not allow you to write your opinion on any content, you have to think creatively and add your thoughts, your ideas in it and present the same which also seems like you added value to the content.
#4. Create a strong network:
To be a successful content creator you need to build a strong network. Don’t keep yourself limited explore the social media channels with your thoughts.
This is one of the best ways to get success in the industry. Try to figure out what other writers do by connecting them on channels like LinkedIn and Twitter. Share your ideas with people, ask for feedbacks suggestions that will help you to improve yourself, and will build up networking directly & indirectly.
#5. Edit & Edit:
After creating content don’t publish it directly at least read the content three times. If you can’t find mistakes then don’t think it will perfect no it will be not. Your mistakes can’t be recognized by you so ask any of your friend or family members to proofread it and share their feedback on the same.
There is not a single piece of content that is not edited by the writer more than one. If you want to be perfect keep a habit of editing before publishing.
Bottom Line:
It is not always just creating content. But how much engaging content is created is important. Search engine crawl website content in a fraction of seconds and the well-written piece of content is always ranked higher.
