You’ve probably heard the joke, “So where do you want to hang out on our phones Friday night?” But, Yowwwzers!!! What did we ever do with before smart phones and social media? So, you’re hip to the content marketing trend. The question is how do you continue to find new and engaging content that will keep your readers running back to you instead of your competitors?
Here are some great helps:
Reddit.com is a great place for social media revelation. Tens of millions of users hop on Reddit everyday to discuss every kind of post and topic in the solar system. Have no fear of finding a mixed up mess; it’s all divided into sub-reddits where you can dive into your niche and get plenty of inspiration! The best part is, by checking the stats on a given topic, you can see how popular it is before running with it.
Feedly.com is a site that helps you focus your research. You can search journals, YouTube channels, blogs, and set up keyword alerts. You can also organize all of the sources that you choose, including content from your own company. You’ll spend less time looking for what you need when you feed on Feedly!
Scoop.it is a site that is dedicated to social media content building. It offers content curation services and content marketing automation. Sign up for free, and you’ll find a plethora of resources that 2.5 million bloggers and marketers already trust. Scoop.it allows you to embed content in your website, add your own thoughts to a post, share content on your social media, and search by keywords. It’s a homerun hero in the blog and social media world.
Alltop.com takes a step up from a simple search engine to curate the day’s hottest headlines in a given category. They pull their articles from the best-rated sites and most followed blogs in the industry. It’s a simple approach that says, “You don’t have time to wade through mountains of data to find the gold nuggets. Let us do it for you.” Unless you’re bored and want to read the bad and the boring along with the good and the great, stop by Alltop today.
There are plenty of other sites offering similar services, but if you’re looking for inspiration, number 5 on our list is simple networking. Join group boards on Pinterest, gather up your groupies in Facebook land, or just meet some friends at a local café and brainstorm. Sometimes, it’s not about finding the new content; it’s about having a great idea that creates it! You’re amazing! You got that, right?
