Starting a blog is one of the best ways for you to build a stronger relationship with your prospects, clients, and referral partners.
However, blogging is one of those business practices that is often easier said than done.
If you want to profit and grow your home improvement contracting business with your blog, there are several important factors that you will need to consider first.
Again, it is important to understand before you begin your home improvement blog that, when done correctly, it can be very, very profitable.
You see, when you strategically create a large volume of high-quality content that is integrated with SEO, or search engine optimization, your website becomes valuable.
The more people that visit your home improvement contracting website or blog every day, the more authority you have in your industry.
Keep in mind, the domain you choose is also very important here.
Make sure that your website name is easy to remember and unique to your home improvement business.
The strategy behind your blog is the most important component.
Do not just write random topics.
Instead, make a list of content ideas that will provide the most value to your target audience.
Brainstorm as many problems and goals that your target audience has in relation to home improvement.
That should be the foundation of your blog’s content.
You will also need to make sure that you are posting new articles on a regular and frequent schedule.
Since it essential that all of your blog articles are a bare minimum of 500 words, you will need to make sure that you are setting aside enough time to produce around 1,000 words of high-quality content every few weeks.
If you are new to content writing, cringe at the thought of grammar, or don’t have a thorough understanding of common SEO practices, it would be wise for you to hire a content writer for your blog.
Make sure that you hire a content writer that will have experience writing on the topics you want to cover, will be able to produce the minimum amount of content for you regularly and can tap into the psyche of your target audience.
While third world writers are available at rock-bottom prices, the quality of their content is usually very low.
When it comes to hiring a writer for your blog, you get what you pay for.
It’s important to make sure to give your copywriters enough information and research so that they can write with authority on the topics you give them.
Having a blog on your website is fantastic for SEO and getting organic traffic.
However, if you really want to make the most out of your home improvement blog, you need to get out there and market it.
Social media, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Medium, Blogger, Tumbler, and other platforms are the best places to market your articles.
Make sure that you are being strategic about placing content that is appropriate for each platform in order to get the best results.
Consider creating a content schedule so that your readers and visitors will know when to expect new content from your website.
If you are overwhelmed by the thought of creating a blog for your home improvement website, you’re not alone.
While not easy, it’s also not necessarily difficult. If you’d like some guidence on how to start a blog for your home improvement business, give us a call at Neon Goldfish.
We have helped our clients understand and guide them towards blog topics that home improvement customers want to know more about.
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By Ken Franzen
President / Co-Founder of Neon Goldfish
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