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Instagram Reels is here, and you’re
probably feeling the pressure to create something.
The
question is, what do you create?
Reels are a new Instagram feature
that’s a play-off of TikTok. Short videos, access to use music, and effects are
what make Reels different from an IGTV or Instagram story, and very similar to
its renegade arch-nemesis.
With Reels native to the Instagram
platform, this means attention doesn’t have to move across apps anymore—it can
all stay on the Instagram app. And that has every marketer asking themselves…
how do I use it to get traffic and sales?
But before we dive into that, we
want to give you a friendly reminder that your Reels content doesn’t have to be
brand new. You can use existing content on your blog, podcast, and social
channels and just tune that content to work well on Reels. Marketing is all
about efficiency and we want to make sure managing Reels doesn’t become a
full-time job for you—it’s just another platform to showcase your products and
services.
Educational content doesn’t require
chalk and a chalkboard. We’re not talking about lecturing your followers as
your Biology 101 teacher did in college. We’re talking about educating them on
your products… without making it about your products.
For example, if you’re an agency
owner looking to use Instagram Reels to bring in more clients you want to use
your existing content to create Reels for your customer avatar of
business owners. These business owners need help with marketing (that’s why
they’re going to hire you) which means they’d love to see Reels that…help them
with marketing.
Let’s say your agency specializes in
Facebook and Instagram ads. Your
Reels content will talk about:
·How
to use Facebook ads for beginners
·The
ad creative options to use in your ads
·Copywriting
strategies
·Using
user-generated content in your ads
·Etc.
Posting educational content is going
to showcase your expertise in the Facebook ads space. Pair that content with
lead magnets or an awesome newsletter and you’ll be able to move
Instagram Reel viewers to your website and get them to become subscribers.
#2:
Product Reviews/Case Studies
Your educational content will
showcase your expertise around your product or service—your product
reviews/case studies will show your happy customers.
If you’re selling a service, then
you’ll post case studies
Instagram Reels is going to allow
you to get creative around how you show your reviews and case studies. You can
use the effects, music, and countdown timer features to create native-looking
reviews and case studies that entertain your followers.
For product reviews, you can use
user-generated content as your product review (you can upload videos and photos
as a Reel and take
your own).
For your case studies, you can grab
a past case study published to your blog or used in your sales process, take
the headers from each section, and use those as text on your video where you
explain how you got those results. This text helps visual learners understand
what you’re talking about while you discuss the details verbally.
*We’re
halfway through this article and we wanted to remind you that you do not need
to create brand new content to publish on Reels—you can use your existing
content and turn it into Reels-friendly posts*
#3:
Behind-The-Scenes Content
Behind-the-scenes content builds the
relationship between you and your customer avatar. Since you’re doing this to a
larger audience, you’re building that relationship at scale.
For example, if you own an eCommerce
fashion company you can use Instagram Reels to show the behind-the-scenes of
you choosing your fabric and getting the samples delivered for approval. These
Reels can act as a bridge between brand and customer, making you more human and
giving your customer avatar someone to relate to behind the scenes.
Let’s be honest—when is the last
time you found a new product or someone selling a service, went to their
website, clicked on their About Page, and thought, “WOW! That was amazing.”
Yeah… it’s been a pretty long time
for us too.
Instagram Reels has the potential to
make that bland brand story into a super interesting one. Instead of going to
an About Page on a website and reading through a brand story, a prospect can
watch a dynamic story on Reels. This story can include music and old photos,
case studies, and where you are today because of everything you experienced
while getting here.
This wouldn’t be regular content that
you post, but having an Instagram Reels that shows who you are and why selling
these products or services go back to the reason we post BTS content.
It’s personable, it’s relatable, and
it builds relationships.
And there you have it—here’s what
you can create on Instagram Reels to showcase your expertise in your field,
show-off your products and services, and get followers interested in who you
are.
Like every other marketing strategy,
the key is to test and check. Test new content and check the metrics to see how
well your audience liked it. Improve and repeat. And then do it all over again.
At the time of writing this article, the
world is gripped by the coronavirus pandemic making it difficult to meet with
people face to face. As a result, the number of people using the Zoom platform
has grown significantly as it provides them with a great way to connect with
people during quarantine.
Even after the pandemic there are many good
reasons why you should use Zoom to grow your business and we will cover the
most important ones here. The Zoom platform is very flexible and you can do a
lot of things with it even with a free account.
Collaboration
with your Team
A lot of businesses nowadays outsource
specific tasks to freelancers who could be located anywhere in the world. If
you have a small business then it is unlikely that you will have the budget to
recruit web designers, copywriters, programmers and others. So it makes sense
to outsource these kinds of roles.
Communication is very important with anyone
that you have outsourced tasks to. You need to ensure that they fully
understand what you need and it will help to explain to them the role that they
are playing in the development of your business. Zoom meetings are a very
convenient way of doing this.
Even if you have your own employees they
may be located in different offices and it is far more cost effective to hold a
Zoom meeting to discuss business then it is to have everyone travel to a single
location. The bottom line here is that Zoom helps you to collaborate with your
team better and save money and time in the process.
New
Leads and Customers
You can use Zoom to generate leads and
acquire new customers. The Zoom webinar platform is a great way to do this for
example. You can also use Zoom meetings with your existing customers to
generate more business from them.
If you have a business that people around
the world can benefit from then you must use Zoom to communicate with them.
Even a local based business can benefit from using Zoom. There are many
examples of where local businesses have used Zoom to provide their customers
with a better service.
A good example of this is where a
restaurant accepts Zoom calls to discuss menu options and specials etc. If you
want to order food to be delivered to your home you can use Zoom to speak with
the restaurant to ensure that you get exactly what you want.
You can use the Zoom platform to train your
students. Let’s say that you offer a training course on social media marketing.
You can charge people to attend your live Zoom training sessions and then use
the features within Zoom to deliver the training.
It is possible to train or coach with a one
to one Zoom call or train a group with a Zoom meeting. You can share your
screen to provide “over the shoulder training” and you can also use the
whiteboard feature to explain concepts. Prepare a presentation on your computer
and then share this with your students for learning.
These are just three great ways that you
can use Zoom to grow your business. We recommend that you take a look at what
Zoom can do and then identify how you can use it to your advantage.
How to Use Google Analytics to Boost Conversions for Your eCommerce Store?
Constructing your own eCommerce store is a chore itself. Be that as it may, the consistent flow of traffic and conversion rates outweighs anything you've done earlier. Google Analytics is a significant tool to optimize your site’s results by monitoring and tracking your customers and products.
Enhanced conversions and traffic can give you increasingly more client information to work on using Google Analytics. It can likewise assist you with setting up a much clearer client experience, just as optimizing your website for a lot higher profit margins. You can increase your chances of getting higher search engine rankings exponentially. That way, individuals will see your landing pages and links in their SERP significantly more regularly.
Additionally, Google likewise has a vice-grip on the mobile search market, experiencing 90% of searches through it. This makes utilizing their marketing tools significant for your business development and extension. With that regard, let’s take a look at a few ways by which Google Analytics can assist you in boosting your conversion rates.
How to Use Google Analytics in eCommerce?
1. Incorporate Keywords in Product Description:
So as to get enough information to predict or evaluate your conversion rate and execution, you have to drive the correct group of visitors to your site. This is the point where keywords come in the picture. As per studies, sites that utilize keywords appropriately take up approx. 60% of SERPs. Utilizing the proposed keywords in your product description, blog entries and composed content, all in all, will help your search engine rankings and resulting in an increase in traffic and conversions.
Also, Google Analytics fully support Google Adwords integration implying that it's an easy decision to utilize both for your site's advantage. Since eCommerce is ordinarily a worldwide concept, you should attempt not to limit your content for only your local one.
2. Determine Your Top-Converting Pages:
Google Analytics is completely equipped for figuring out which pages on your eCommerce site are bringing you the most conversions. All you need to do is, go to the ‘behavior’ tab Google Analytics and pick the filters to pursue. In doing as such, the tool will examine your site and make a list of most performing pages on your server.
This can be useful in figuring out what pages on your site need more work to be acceptable with other progressively mainstream ones. It can likewise assist you with moving your services and products toward another path in the event that you aren't encountering the desired conversions and sales. Google Analytics highlights a powerful product execution following framework which can be set up as indicated by your site's needs and target audience.
3. Keep an Eye on Search Activities and Patterns:
eCommerce has a colossal advantage over blogs or company websites regarding search usefulness. Given the business-oriented nature of your site, your guests will consistently utilize the interior search option to navigate through products in question. It's crucial that you pick the correct search portal for your site among the various productive choices available.
It's significant that you watch out for the search patterns through "Search Terms" to figure out what individuals are looking for from your site. In doing as such, you will have the option to curate your classifications all the more intently and offer significant products to your visitors. This is perhaps the most ideal approaches to keep up a continuous feeling of mindfulness about your client base, just as to raise conversions however much as could reasonably be expected.
4. Monitor Your Demographics:
The prominent “Audience” tab offered by Google Analytics will give you access to nitty-gritty information about who your clients truly are. It's very critical to follow what kinds of individuals visit your site, including their sex, age gathering, inclinations, and so on.
You should make it a propensity to visit this page inside Google Analytics at any rate once every week to keep up-to-date with the visitors over your site. Product placement and Targeted marketing is an incredible method to make visitors settle on a buy choice. This can give you extra thoughts regarding up and coming campaigns, marketing, promotions, deals and discounts which can lift your conversation rates further.
When utilizing Google Analytics to improve the conversion rated of your eCommerce store, it’s a smart thought, to begin with, the means and rules we've referenced in this post.
o Fill out your company’s business name and then click ‘Next’
o Enter your business’ full address. Check the box indicating that you deliver goods and services if your company does this. Remember when entering the address to keep it consistent and write it exactly the way it appears on your website, blog, and other places online. When finished, click ‘Next’.
o Enter the category for your business. Try to be as specific as possible, such as entering “Ladies Clothing Store” rather than just “Retail Store.” Then click ‘Next’.
o Enter your business’ contact information. When entering a URL, remember to make sure it’s an address that does not redirect users, as this can get your listing suspended. Then click ‘Next’.
o The verification page tells you that you need to be authorized to create the listing for the business. It also outlines several benefits of using Google My Business. Read through it and then click ‘Continue’.
o Verify your business. Google will give you the options that are applicable to your business. Choose one and click ‘Continue’ or choose ‘Verify later’.
o Decide whether or not you want the free website provided by Google. Click on ‘Preview Site’ if interested, or ‘No thanks’.
o Google will then offer you tips on how to improve your online presence. Click ‘Yes’ to see these tips, or click ‘No’ to be taken to your listing.
o View your listing. Here you can also edit the listing, verify the listing if that still needs to be done, and dive into the world of AdWords.
That’s it! In fewer than ten steps, you have your Google My Business listing which will help drive customers through your door and earn you and your company even more profit!
o Fill out your company’s business name and then click ‘Next’
o Enter your business’ full address. Check the box indicating that you deliver goods and services if your company does this. Remember when entering the address to keep it consistent and write it exactly the way it appears on your website, blog, and other places online. When finished, click ‘Next’.
o Enter the category for your business. Try to be as specific as possible, such as entering “Ladies Clothing Store” rather than just “Retail Store.” Then click ‘Next’.
o Enter your business’ contact information. When entering a URL, remember to make sure it’s an address that does not redirect users, as this can get your listing suspended. Then click ‘Next’.
o The verification page tells you that you need to be authorized to create the listing for the business. It also outlines several benefits of using Google My Business. Read through it and then click ‘Continue’.
o Verify your business. Google will give you the options that are applicable to your business. Choose one and click ‘Continue’ or choose ‘Verify later’.
o Decide whether or not you want the free website provided by Google. Click on ‘Preview Site’ if interested, or ‘No thanks’.
o Google will then offer you tips on how to improve your online presence. Click ‘Yes’ to see these tips, or click ‘No’ to be taken to your listing.
o View your listing. Here you can also edit the listing, verify the listing if that still needs to be done, and dive into the world of AdWords.
That’s it! In fewer than ten steps, you have your Google My Business listing which will help drive customers through your door and earn you and your company even more profit!
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Businesses invest a lot of time determining who their target demographic is, and for good reason. When a business knows which demographic is buying and using their product, it’s going to be easier to market to that demographic. Middle-aged women are going to respond to ads differently than millennials; and what one group finds engaging and interesting, another may not. So it’s important for businesses to understand what demographic they are targeting so they get the marketing just right for them.
But, businesses don’t have to go to such trouble when they’re using video marketing because video marketing reaches every demographic and is interesting to every demographic. And this is because men and women, and people of every age, love video. As long as it’s interesting and creative, people will like a video regardless of their background or history. This can be a bonus for businesses that know who their demographic is, simply because more people will share it and like it, even if they don’t make up part of the business’ demographic.
But it’s also especially good news for businesses with a shifting demographic, or for those that don’t know how makes up their demographic. That happens sometimes when a business changes directions or changes their product or service slightly, and then they have to start back at square one with their marketing efforts. But when a business has already created videos as part of their marketing plan, they don’t have to change a thing because those videos will already be suitable for every demographic.
Imagine one type of marketing that appeals to every single demographic. It seems too good to be true, but it’s not. That type of marketing is video marketing, and reaching every demographic is just one very good reason why every business should be investing in it.
How can I increase my blog traffic and indexing of blog pages for better SEO
Blogs are a fantastic way to generate traffic and rank in the search engines. Blogs are consistently updated and are very relevant and fresh. These are all really good things when you’re talking about ranking in the search engines and getting people to come back to your blog time and time again.
If you aren’t yet blogging, it’s time to get started. It doesn't matter what your business is or what you're marketing, it's beneficial to everyone. You can use something like WordPress on your hosting account, which is easy to use and free. Or, you can use a hosted Blogger.com - Create a unique and beautiful blog. It’s easy and free. blog. Make a plan to stay consistent with your blogging and write content people will want to share so you can become a well-branded leader in your niche.
Why You Need a Blog
If you already have a website, you might be wondering why you need a blog to drive traffic. Consider the top websites in your niche. The chances are good that the top websites ARE blogs or that they include a blog. It doesn’t matter whether you run an online or offline business – you need a blog.
You need a blog because it's the best way to get a lot of easily ranked content out there. Blogs are easy to work with and much easier to keep fresh than a static website is.
You’re going to create some pillar content on your blog as one of your first steps. Pillar content is content that's absolutely incredible, useful, and evergreen. People love to share content like this because it helps them and impresses them. It will cement your role as someone to watch and visit time and time again. You’re also going to create content that gets people talking and gets people coming to you for advice and opinions.
Your blog is going to become a hub of activity. You’re going to link to your blog on social media and vice versa. You’re going to get people to comment on your blog, and you on theirs. You’re going to accept guest posts and guest post on other people’s blogs. All of these things will work together to help you generate a ton of traffic no matter what kind of business you are in.
Coming Up With Ideas for Blog Posts
Whether you’ve been blogging for a long time or not, you might be intimidated by the thought of having to come up with ideas for blog posts. If you’re used to running a static website, you most likely don't write new content very frequently. With a blog, you’ll be adding new content a few times a week, if not every day.
The more content you have on your blog, the more keywords you'll rank for in the search engines. The more blog posts you have out there, the more chances you have of really getting something to take off in a viral fashion, to be shared all around the web. That means you need to become prolific. Whether you write your content yourself or hire someone to do it, you should be blogging consistently.
Your goal is to get people addicted to your content. They should want to visit your blog time and time again, subscribe to it, receive links to it via social media and from your email list, and more. If people are addicted to your content and your brand, you'll never have traffic problems again.
But, it all starts with your content. That means you need to have good ideas for your content. What are you going to write about?
Examine the Competition
First, you might consider what your competitors are blogging about. Are there certain topics that are really “hot?” Consider putting your own spin and opinions on those topics. Is there something you disagree with? Link to that blog or opinion piece and write a responsive post with your own opinion.
Visit Forums
Forums are fantastic for generating ideas for blog posts. Find a very popular forum in your niche. Then, sort the forum posts by the most viewed or the most commented on. Focus on things that really get people’s emotions going – that’s often great fodder for blog posts.
Books on Amazon
Browse Amazon to see if there are any books closely related to your niche. If there are, use the “look inside” feature to view their table of contents. This table of contents contains a ton of great, highly related topics that can spark some great ideas for you.
Reviews on Amazon
For each of the books you found, take a look at the reviews. Note the lower starred reviews – what do people feel was left out? For the reviews on the whole, what did people get really emotional about?
Set Alerts for Your Topic
Set Google Alerts for keywords related to your topic. That way, you'll be notified whenever there’s a new news article, blog post, press release, or something else related to your niche.
Use Adwords To Spark Ideas
Do a Google search for keywords related to your niche. Take a look at the Adwords ads that show up on the right hand side of the search results. What are the ads focused on? Which titles did they use?
People are paying good money for the ads at the top. The very top ads also tend to be the most successful-- Google shows successful, popular ads more frequently. You can learn a lot from the way they wrote their ads and what they focused on to get people to click on them. This is great fodder for coming up with ideas for things to blog about, the style of headline or title you might use, and more. Even as a blogger, you're in the business of copywriting and persuasion.
This Is Just the Start
There are countless ways to come up with new ideas for your blog posts. The more you do it, the easier it will become, the more you’ll write, and the more traffic you’ll get. I suggest you keep a notebook full of ideas so you’re never at a loss.
Why is it important to come up with a ton of ideas for new blog posts? Because this is the best way to get a lot of search engine traffic. You’re going to write phenomenal blog posts that truly take away any worries you’ll ever have about getting traffic.
Stay Relevant
It’s so important to stay relevant if you want people to visit your blog regularly. It doesn’t matter which industry you’re in, you have to take the right steps to become a thought leader. That means keeping up with what other people are blogging about. Visit their blogs to check out those hot topics. Be active in relevant forums – both free forums and paid forums. See what the hot topics are in social media and use sites like Facebook and Twitter to drive traffic to your blog.
You have to keep your finger on the pulse of what is happening in your industry. Then, you have to share your thoughts and opinions on what is happening via your blog. You don’t want to just be a follower; you want to be a leader. You should know what’s happening before most people in your niche know that it’s happening. Google Alerts and services like that can really help you keep on top of things as well. Write up to the minute, relevant blog posts so that people get into the habit of visiting your site because they know you’ll have the news first.
Building Relationships with Other Bloggers
One of the most important things you can do to grow the popularity of your blog is to build relationships with other bloggers. It doesn’t matter what type of blogger you are, you are part of the larger community of bloggers.
While it can be intimidating to try to build relationships with those who are much more established than you, remember that everyone had to start somewhere. Everyone was a beginning blogger at one point or another. As long as you can demonstrate what you bring to the table, you should have no problem starting mutually beneficial relationships.
When you first started blogging and marketing, you determined what it is about you that sets you apart from everyone else. This should shine through in your blog. Your blog shouldn’t be a carbon copy of anyone else’s. It should be very clear that it is yours and yours alone. Even if you’re very new, this should impress people.
Your blog is your ticket to that “cool kids’ table.” But that doesn’t mean people will flock to you to start a relationship-- at least not right away. What it does mean is that you are then ready to get out there and network with other bloggers. To start with, show an interest in what they are writing. Become a regular on their blog, in their comments, on their forum (if they have one), and anywhere else you have an opportunity.
Social media is also a fantastic avenue to building a relationship. Retweet and share what they have put on their pages. Respond to questions they ask of their followers. Do and say things on social media that are sure to get you noticed.
It’s always helpful when you have the opportunity to be in a smaller group with some of these influential bloggers. Many of them run or are part of Facebook and Skype groups. Do what you can to join these groups – some of them are paid and some of them are free. Be a regular contributor and a helpful person. Go in with the focus of truly helping out and truly getting to know other people. Then, the opportunities to partner, joint venture, and have people link to you will naturally come.
Linking Out To Others' Blogs
Doing things that will get the notice of other bloggers is important. One of those things is linking out to their blogs. Bloggers are notified when someone links to them.
This can get you on their radar, even if you’ve never had any other interaction with them. If you write a complementary article or some kind of response to something they have written, you just might get a link back, a comment on your post, or just the initial seed that has been planted.
Also, try to think of posts you can write that will feature other bloggers. You can make “best of” lists. You can formulate responses to really popular posts out there. You can link out to posts that agree or disagree with the point you have made. There are so many different ways you can feature other bloggers.
Not only will the bloggers take notice, but there is also something to be said for name association. By writing in an intelligent way about these bloggers, their blog, or a blog post they have written, you are linking yourself to them. You are putting yourself on their level, in the eyes of your readers.
In addition to people taking notice, Google will take notice as well. While we don’t know the extent to which this works, linking out to sites of authority can help your rankings. Just as people will associate you with established bloggers, so will Google. When you’re talking about traffic, you need to think about both your readers and Google and other search engines. Linking out to blogs of authority falls right in line with that.
Submitting To Blog Aggregators
Beyond the general work you’ll do in helping your blog become known in the community, there are some more traditional ways to make sure your blog gets noticed. One of those ways is to submit it to blog aggregators.
It used to be that this was really all some people would do when they set up a new blog-- and it worked pretty well. They would submit their link to blog aggregators like Home - Welcome to technorati and others, and that would be the end of their blog promotion. These days, you absolutely have to go above and beyond that – but doing this doesn’t hurt.
Home - Welcome to technorati is still the top blog aggregator. What is an aggregator? It's simply a website that aggregates blogs and blog content. Visit Home - Welcome to technorati to get a feel for what it is and what it does.
Unlike other sites people often try to use for promotion, blog aggregators want you to submit your own site. You’ll fill out information about your site and they will give you a code to put on your site to ensure you are the owner. The blog aggregator will then verify ownership and approve you for inclusion.
Blogging is a wonderful way to drive traffic. It doesn’t matter whether you already have a static website or not. It doesn’t matter whether your business is mostly online or offline, blogging should be an essential part of it.
As a blogger, it’s your role to add unique insight into your niche. You need to put out quality content on a frequent basis so you can grow an audience. Google loves this fresh, up-to-date content, and so do your readers.
You should also be networking with other bloggers in your niche. Interview them, emulate them, and put a new spin on old ideas. Become a part of the community and contribute whenever you can. You should be giving to the community of bloggers and readers whenever you can. You’ll naturally get out of it what you put into it. Getting traffic through blogging is mostly about the content and the relationships
