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14 Tips For Creating Content That Doesn’t Pollute

By Mrstrongest @mrstrongarm

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14 Tips For Creating Content That Doesn’t Pollute
Because most content produced today is pollution.
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It’s usually not called that, of course. Too brutal. The polite (buzz)word is “churn.”

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Meaning: all the lookalike content that’s produced every day, tossed into the stream, and then gets ignored.

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I’m embarrassed to say I’ve produced some posts like that. They’re digital pollution.

14 Tips For Creating Content That Doesn’t Pollute
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So if you routinely create content, how can you make sure your content does not pollute?

14 Tips For Creating Content That Doesn’t Pollute
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1. Stop routinely creating content. Stop churning it out. Only create content when you have something new to say. Choose quality over quantity.

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2. Don’t run everything together. That’s true even if you insert images and videos into your text. Eyes glaze over quickly without white space.

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3. Resist the temptation to use stock photos just because they’re free. Everyone’s sick of those cookie-cutter people yukking it up around a computer.

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4. Don’t create posts that are infomercials or thinly disguised pitches for your product or service. It kills your credibility.

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5. Figure out new ways to tell your brand story. Don’t be
the bore at the cocktail party telling the one we’ve all heard before.

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6. Make sure you have a clean uncluttered site. No one likes to visit a site that’s polluted with congestion, popups, and poor navigation.

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7. If you partner with an influencer, make sure the person has a sincere interest in your brand. Insincerity breeds pollution– it’s inevitable.

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8. Create for your target audience. People return to sites (both physical and digital) because they connect emotionally. You can’t be all things to all people.

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9. Your #1 priority has to be getting noticed. True even if you buy ads. You won’t get noticed if you create boring useless filler.

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10. Every piece of content reflects on you and your brand. People forgive an occasional lapse, but churning out empty content ruins your reputation.

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