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PRESENTED BY: WARM UP ACTIVITY ; Buyer Persona CAMPAIGN PLANNING ACTIVITY ; 10 Blog Posts in 10 weeks ; 20 Social Media Posts ; 5 Blog Post Emails ; 1 Offering ; 1 Offering Call to Acon ; 1 Offering Landing Page ; 1 Offering Email ; 1 Offering Thank You Email BLOGGING FOR LEADS Campaign Building Workbook

Blogging for Leads Workbook

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A companion to the blogging for leads presentation the workbook breaks down the 10 week success recipe to generate leads using your website into step by step activity templates. See Blogging for Leads Presentation for examples.

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PRESENTED BY:

WARM UP ACTIVITY ; Buyer Persona

CAMPAIGN PLANNING ACTIVITY ; 10 Blog Posts in 10 weeks ; 20 Social Media Posts ; 5 Blog Post Emails ; 1 Offering ; 1 Offering Call to Action ; 1 Offering Landing Page ; 1 Offering Email ; 1 Offering Thank You Email

BLOGGING FOR LEADS Campaign Building Workbook

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BUYER PERSONA

WHO DO YOU WANT TO WORK WITH?

ROLE:

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

1BACKGROUND

HOBBIES, INTERESTS, ETC:

GENDER:2DEMOGRAPHICS

AGE:

INCOME/HOUSEHOLD INCOME:

STAGE OF LIFE:

BUZZ WORDS:

MANNERISMS:

3IDENTIFIERS

PROFESSIONAL:4GOALS

PERSONAL:

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BUYER PERSONA

COMMON THINGS YOU HEAR HIM OR HER SAY ABOUT YOUR PRODUCT OR SERVICE:7REAL QUOTES

COMMON THINGS YOU HEAR HIM OR HER SAY ABOUT THEIR LIFE/ROLE OR COMPANY:

CHALLENGES FACED PROFESSIONALLY OR PERSONALLY YOU MAY BE ABLE TO RELATE TO OR SOLVE:5CHALLENGES

6HOW WE HELP

HOW YOU HELP SOLVE THEIR CHALLENGES:

HOW YOU HELP REACH THEIR GOALS:

WHAT ARE HIS OR HER COMMON BUYING OBJECTIONS (EX: PRICE, TIME, EFFORT)?8COMMON

OBJECTIONS

WHAT DOES HE OR SHE NEED TO MAKE A PURCHASING DECISION?

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10 BLOG POSTS IN 10 WEEKS

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10 BLOG POSTS IN 10 WEEKS

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DATE POST 1:WHY THEY NEED TO READ THIS POST:

TITLE OF POST:

#120 SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS

; Schedule posts to release after your blog posts have published ; Two posts about each blog post, alter the language for the second post ; Publish the second post on another day at another time to reach more viewers ; Link to the blog post each time ; Distribute across all mediums

LINK TO POST:

DATE POST 2:WHY THEY NEED TO READ THIS POST:

TITLE OF POST:

LINK TO POST:

WHERE TO POST:

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DATE:

TITLE:

DESCRIPTION:

Read More >

AUTHOR:

DATE:

TITLE:

DESCRIPTION:

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AUTHOR:

PHOTO

CAPTION:

PHOTO

CAPTION:

COMPANY LOGO

5 BLOG POST EMAILS

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; These emails send every two weeks, or however often you want to schedule them, if you are sending one per month then you’ll format it with 4 articles instead of two.

; Emails are from your address or a generic business address ; Link the title ; Link at least one piece of information in the description ; Link the read more ; Link the image ; The social share buttons share the articles in the email ; OPT OUT IS REQUIRED

SUBJECT LINE:

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1 OFFERING

; Your blog posts will be “Evergreened” into a downloadable offering ; Offerings are generally downloadable ; Can be created in Microsoft Word or Power Point and saved as a PDF ; The offering will have a cover page

TAG LINE (WHAT PROBLEM IT SOLVES):

COMPANY LOGO

TITLE:

FANCY COVER ART

1 COVER PAGE

PRESENTED/SPONSORED/BROUGHT TO YOU BY:

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1 OFFERING

; Don’t use the exact titles for the blog posts, just an overview of what information is covered ; You may add in additional charts or images for value ; A table of contents ; The information from your 10 blog posts plus any extra you feel you need to add in to make it all come

together

TITLE:

BLOG POST TOPIC:1BLOG POST TOPIC:2BLOG POST TOPIC:3BLOG POST TOPIC:4BLOG POST TOPIC:5

1 TABLE OF CONTENTS

BLOG POST TOPIC:6BLOG POST TOPIC:7BLOG POST TOPIC:8BLOG POST TOPIC:9BLOG POST TOPIC:10

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1 OFFERING

; Introduce the author ; Explain what makes them a subject matter expert, how they’re credible enough to write on the topic ; Show personality in the bio, what makes the author interesting?

What is he/she proud of in his/her life?

TITLE:

1 AUTHOR INTRODUCTION

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NAME:

JOB TITLE:

BIO:

CONNECT WITH ME:

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1 OFFERING

; Social media buttons share the landing page for the offering, not the offering itself ; Next steps may be contacting your company for an initial consultation, free estimate, going on line for

a free estimate, downloading another offering ; Link to all websites and email addresses if you refer to them in the contact information or text

WHAT’S NEXT TITLE:

1 FINAL CALL TO ACTION

EXPLAIN NEXT STEPS:

CONNECT:

COMPANY LOGO

CONTACT INFO:

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OFFERING DESCRIPTION:

OFFERING PHOTO

COMPANY LOGO

1 OFFERING LANDING PAGE

3-5 BULLET POINTS ABOUT OFFERING CONTENTS:

; Clear value proposition - Describe exactly what’s going on and what you’ll get if you participate. i.e. “Why do I care?” “What’s the benefit if I click?” Remember, the size of the prize must equal or exceed that of the barrier to get it. Would you give your contact information for the offering?

; Be specific - Say what it is, e-book, e-mail, etc, how many pages, a worksheet, or kit. Refer to it as this in every instance. Does it contain step by step instructions - how many, tips - how many. Those specifics help create value.

OFFERING TITLE:

OPTIONAL SUBTITLE:

SUBTITLE:

NEXT STEP TITLE:

; Use action language - Action-oriented, second-person verbs. Use verbs like “discover, unearth, find” instead of ones like “be smarter.”

; No main navigation - If possible, either they fill out the form or hit the back button.

; Include a download form - Only ask for the information you really need in the download form. Consider what you need to discover if they lead is qualified. The more you ask for the less likely the visitor is to complete the form.

; Share a second offer if needed.

SECOND OFFER:

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; Size matters - The CTA must be big enough to notice.

; Make it obvious - Color and contrast to make the CTA obvious, use a button and make it look clickable. Don’t label your button: Buy now, Submit, Click here.

; Use action language - Action-oriented, second-person verbs. Use verbs like “discover, unearth, find” instead of ones like “be smarter.”

; Clear value proposition - Describe exactly what’s going on and what you’ll get if you participate. i.e. “Why do I care?” “What’s the benefit if I click?” Remember, the size of the prize must equal or exceed that of the barrier to get it. Would you give your contact information for the offering?

WHY THEY NEED IT:

WHAT DO YOU GET:

1 OFFERING CALL TO ACTION

; Be specific - Say what it is, e-book, e-mail, etc, how many pages, a worksheet, or kit. Refer to it as this in every instance. Does it contain step by step instructions - how many, tips - how many. Those specifics help create value.

; Create urgency – NOW, give the impression that buyers need to act right away

; Reduce anxiety - Money-back guarantee or free trial offer, alternate lower funnel offer

; Link it - Link the button or the whole CTA to the landing page for your offering.

; USE IT! - Place it at the bottom of EVERY blog post that it’s relative to and maybe even some that it’s not until you have more than one offering that may be more applicable.

ALTERNATIVE LINK: >

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SUBTITLE/INTRO TO OFFERING DESCRIPTION:

SALUTATION:

OFFERING PHOTO

COMPANY LOGO

1 OFFERING EMAIL

WHY THIS OFFERING IS RELATIVE TO YOU:

THREE BULLET POINTS ABOUT OFFERING CONTENTS:

CTA LINK: >

; Email is from your address ; Link the title each time you use it ; Link at least one piece of information in the description ; Link the CTA link (make it noticeable - big or in a button or bright) ; Link the offer image ; The social share buttons share the landing page for the offering ; OPT OUT IS REQUIRED

SUBJECT LINE:

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YOUR NAME:

CONTACT INFO:

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NEXT STEPS:

SALUTATION:

COMPANY LOGO

1 THANK YOU EMAIL

THANK THEM:

DOWNLOAD LINK: >

SIGN OFF:

YOUR NAME:

CONTACT INFO:

; Email is from your address ; Link the CTA link (make it noticeable - big or in a button or bright) ; Link any appropriate items in the “ADDITIONAL OFFERS OR RESOURCES” ; The social share buttons share the landing page for the offering, if you don’t

have that capability then just remove them ; OPT OUT IS REQUIRED

SUBJECT LINE:

ADDITIONAL OFFERS OR RESOURCES:

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