Blogging
WC05
1 Day: 10:30am - 3:30pm
May be subject to minor time alterations
CPD Accredited Certificate
£455
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Course Overview
This 1-day Blogging course will help you define your blog writing goals, understand the best structure approach, decide on topics, and content to engage your audiences. You will learn how to create effective marketing strategies, and how to achieve SEO optimisation for your blog.
The course focuses on the vital skills for your blog to be a success, both in developing the content and maximising the marketing opportunities that blogging brings to your brand. Our expert trainers will help you develop your ability to write clearly, confidently, and consistently to gain brand reach and create shareable content. Excellent quality writing, whether for reports, presentations, marketing materials, or online, is essential to convey messages clearly and reflect well on the organisation and the writer.
Course Details
- Learn the benefits of blogs to your brand as a powerful marketing toolÂ
- Define your target audience
- Develop a content strategy for your blogs that targets and engages your readersÂ
- Create credible content for your blogs and the building blocks for the structureÂ
- Maximise your digital marketing opportunities with your bloggingÂ
- Create an effective SEO strategy for your blogÂ
INTRODUCTION
- Understanding how blogs work as a marketing and sales tool
- The different formats of blogs
- The difference between personal blogging and blogging for your business
- How a blog can benefit your company or organisation
DEFINING YOUR COMPANY’S BLOGGING GOALS
- Who is your audience?
- Why will they want to read your blog?
- What do you want them to think, feel or do having read your blog?
- Develop a strategy for your content
WRITING YOUR BLOG
- Components of a business blogÂ
- Understanding how people read online and write to mirror it
- Writing a postÂ
- Writing with authorityÂ
- How to incorporate keywords and key phrases within your writingÂ
- Blogging hints and tipsÂ
- Search engine optimised content
CONNECTING WITH YOUR AUDIENCE
- Sending invites to your blog
- Creating pollsÂ
- Inviting comments and replying to them
- Getting audience feedback
- How much information should I post?
THE IMPORTANCE OF BLOG IN DIGITAL MARKETING
- Using blogs to build a profile and learn the market share
- Attracting new visitors and readersÂ
- Using site statistics to understand your readers
THE TITLE TAG
- Why the title tag is the most important words of the eight words of your blog
- Word order in your title tag
- Best practice when writing headlines
THE POWER OF IMAGES
- Why images work
- Finding royalty free images
- Adding video and audio to your blog
- Archives and feeds
LINKING STRATEGY
- Linking blogs to external sites
- Writing link copyÂ
 You do not need previous experience to attend the blog writing course. You will receive friendly, practical, and constructive feedback throughout the blogging course.
LSPR Professional Development Certificate. The Certificate is recognised by the: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Certification Service: http://www.cpduk.co.uk
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All our courses are designed to be flexible to your needs and demands
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All our courses can be taken live online or in-person at our Notting Hill centre.
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Our Happy Clients
I very much enjoyed this course. It included everything I wanted to know… I only wish it lasted longer!
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The course has grounded me in a better understanding of the industry processes and interdependencies.
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