The Content Marketing Checklist

Research your keywords by Spying on the competition. What got them to the top will get there too.

Find out what topics people care about most. Originality is a good thing, but it should also be based on something that is popular too.

Begin with a compelling keyword-rich title. It's much easier to fulfill the goal created by your title, than to reverse engineer a title.

Posts over 1,000 words perform far better than short posts. So, make it meaningful and write in depth, reward will be great!

Use subheadings so visitors can quickly find what they're looking for.

Illustrate your point, Posts with at least one image are shared twice as much as those without an image.

Articles a byline and personal stories that people can relate to get shared more often.

Create a graphic that is perfect for Pinterest. There are many web-based graphics creation services that make even the novice look like a pro.

Tuesday is generally the best day to post social networks. though it's best to test to discover if it’s best for you. Tuesday is also the most productive day of the week. Monday, Wednesday and Thursd

Send your email list a link to your lastest post.

Consider "Boosting' your post with a paid Facebook campaign.

Going viral might not happen the first time you post your content. It may take a few reposts get top influencers to notice.