Good content is important when you want to become an authority on a certain subject, connect with your customer base or when you want to sell something. Often times, content creators struggle to come up with interesting topics to retain audiences. However, there are other challenges that keep content creators form building a loyal audience. Here are some possible reasons.
Uninteresting Topic
Many people who read newsletters want updates or want to learn new things about the industry or product. Sometimes the developments for them are just not that interesting enough. They skim the title but don’t click on the link to read the rest of the article or blog.
Un-intriguing Subject Line
You can remedy this by enticing readers with a catchy subject line. An intriguing subject line could pique their interest so that they click the link and read your blog which is hopefully is just as interesting as the title. If you want to build loyal audiences, create content that is valuable to the reader.
No Social Media
Social media is not just useful for connecting with friends, it’s also a good platform to advertise your blog, get new readers and build a loyal audience. Whenever you have a new blog post, tell friends on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social media accounts. Don’t be afraid to tell the world about your blog.
No Authority
One of the reasons why readers stay loyal is because they view the blogger as an authority figure. In order to do this, they have to trust what you write about. This means you have to give them the facts when you site statistics or studies in order for your blog to be legitimate.
Inconsistent Updates
Don’t you just hate it when your friend does not reply to your text message immediately? The same is true with your audience. They want consistent updates. If you’re in the habit of updating your blog every Wednesday evening, don’t fail to do this unless you want them to switch to other blogs.
Poor Engagement
Bloggers with loyal following have a great relationship with their readers. They respond to questions and comments and engage in discussions. Readers are curious people and that curiosity needs to be satisfied. Engaging audience helps to satisfy that curiosity and build relationships with them.
Does Not Teach Or Empower
Your content needs to teach something or empower somebody so that it has value to the reader. Sometimes readers need something to make them feel powerful, inspired or just something to brighten their day. They also want to feel like they learned something. If you have this kind of content you will have loyal readers who will share your content.
No Persistence
Loyalty cannot be built with a single post. You need to be consistent and persistent. You need to provide valuable content on a regular basis and continue to analyze your audience so that you know what they want which could sometimes take years.
Not Entertaining
Content does not only need to be educational, it also needs to be entertaining. Your audience needs to laugh, cry and feel emotion when reading your blog. Remember, you want them to come back for more and sometimes information alone won’t do it.
Robotic
Your audience needs to know that a human being is writing the blog. If you’re too technical you end up sounding robotic. Use simple words that people use every day to make your content easy to understand.
Not Relatable
You also need content that the average audience can relate to. Think Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop. Her lifestyle suggestions and price range is so out of this world, only Gwyneth Paltrow can understand and afford it. As of last year, Gwen and Goop parted ways.
Not Shareable
In the age of sharing, you content might not be sharable enough to build a loyal audience. Everybody wants their friend to know about the latest in something and your content might not be making the cut. Write about something sharable and let your audience do the work for you.
No Graphics
Words, words and all words is boring. Spice up your blog with infographics and pictures. Many people appreciate inforgraphics because they can help present facts in a clear and easy to understand manner.
No Video
According to research, posts with videos get better engagement compared to those without. People love to watch videos about everything. It also makes content easier to understand and absorb.
Poor Grammar
Simply put, poor grammar is annoying. The use of “their”,”there”,”your”,”you’re” is elementary and knowing when use them properly will be appreciated by your readers. Good grammar is also essential for good communication. How can you communicate your ideas properly if you don’t practice good grammar in your blogs?
