Making an Inbound Marketing Cake: What Are the Ingredients?
Posted by Patrick Murphy on Wed, Sep 07, 2011
So we have a good idea of what inbound marketing is: it’s a non invasive alternate option to outbound marketing which involves like the likes of PPC, cold calling etc. Inbound marketing uses quality content to draw visitors and generate high quality customers. Inbound marketing also creates a more positive spin in terms of PR than outbound marketing.
So what are the key ingredients to inbound marketing? Let’s take a look:
- Quality content
High quality content is what a great quality inbound marketing campaign will be based around. It is the carrot on a stick that attracts potential customers to visit your website or even to visit your premises. Having great content can be tough if you don’t have a dedicated content writer in house and a digital marketer on hand. But it’s worth an investment because giving useful information out draws potential customers and leads.
2. SEO
SEO stands for search engine optimization, and it’s what makes it easier for web users to find your content. SEO is the practice of optimizing your website and your inbound links in order to maximize your search engine ranking when a user searches for keywords relevant to your business. The search engine is where the majority of potential customers will begin their buying process, so It’s important to compete on this level. SEO involves using keyword tags throughout the code of your content, like meta keywords, meta descriptions and so on.
3. Social Media
Social media allows you to spread your content and amplify your voice. When your content gets sent across the various social media networks and gets discussed by users who already have relationships, you get to grow a relationship with those users too. Your content will become more authentic and is far more likely to generate qualified leads.
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