
Learn to create buyer personas as composite, fictional readers for content marketing, using 3 to 5 personas and data from analytics, insights, and conversations to tailor your content.
Minimize web design with a single column, reduced clutter, and a single call to action, while keeping forms simple and using whitespace and bold colors for action.
Learn why landing pages have a single objective and no navigation. They convert targeted traffic into leads or sales by prompting immediate action, often using templates from Unbounce or LeadPages.
Discover a reliable ideation system to generate good content ideas consistently for content marketing, and leverage strategies and tools to fuel your next piece.
Extract ideas with a 3–5 minute brain dump, solo or with team, jot down ideas on sticky notes or a whiteboard, then refine and sort to build your content strategy.
Maintain focus by ensuring each piece of content has one core idea that solves a single problem. Start with the problem, stay on course, and support your main goal.
Develop your writing through consistent practice, journaling, and varied styles, emphasizing active voice, clear vocabulary, and audience-focused storytelling. Master editing, style guides, and concise, skimmable content to keep readers engaged.
Explore several common and effective types of content, learn how ideas are built from existing elements, and apply these concepts to your own content strategy.
Position tutorials as a cornerstone of content marketing by clearly stating the objective, outlining steps as subheadings, and adding visuals to deliver value and drive long term traffic.
Develop thought and opinion content by taking a clear side and presenting logical arguments. Controversy boosts traffic when it's relevant to your audience and remains informative, not preachy.
Create impactful infographics to simplify complex data for visual learners by sourcing data from your research or others, designing in-house or outsourcing, and promoting via embed codes and PR.
Turn one video interview into more than a dozen content pieces by repurposing it across YouTube, blog, quotes, graphics, podcast, and social posts to boost reach and credibility.
Master on-site SEO to maximize visibility on Google by optimizing your site's code and content, and pursue long-term, quality content over spammy tactics.
Improve search visibility and UX by choosing a responsive theme and proper template settings. Use breadcrumbs and structured headings (H1–H4) to guide users and signal relevance to search engines.
Discover how to rapidly grow your targeted audience with a strategic giveaway, selecting a relevant, high-value product and using Gleam or King Sumo to incentivize sharing and capture emails.
Welcome to the Content Marketing Masterclass, a complete guide to growing your business in the modern world using the power of digital content.
I've spent more than a decade working at the intersection of business and media, which has provided me with a unique competitive advantage as we've entered this world where every company is expected to be a media company.
In this course, you'll learn exactly what it takes to plan and execute a content marketing strategy that drives your business forward. By the end, you'll have all the tools you need to successfully market your products and services in the digital age.
Here are some of the things we'll cover:
Classic Marketing Fundamentals: Basic principles from the "old world" of marketing that you'll need to understand for this course. Beginners are welcome here!
Content Marketing Essentials: What content marketing is, how it works, how to tell a compelling story, and how to create detailed buyer personas to guide your approach.
Web Design: How to optimize your website for content marketing and build a well-oiled, lead-generating machine.
Generating Content Ideas: Develop a system for getting to know your audience and consistently generating new content ideas.
Copywriting: We'll discuss why effective writing is so important, and you'll learn all about headlines, structure, vocabulary, tone, calls-to-action, editing, as well as a number of tips to help you become a better writer overall.
Types Of Content: Learn about the most effective types of content, and see more than a dozen specific content ideas that you can steal and apply to your own strategy.
Content Formats & Repurposing: Get familiar with various content formats and learn how to create an endless stream of fresh content simply by repurposing what you've already created.
SEO (Search Engine Optimization): Everything you need to know to optimize your site for search engines and drive free, organic search traffic to your content.
Content Promotion: Learn to actively promote your content and drive traffic from a variety of sources.
Email Marketing: Use valuable opt-in incentives to grow your email list, bring people into your sales funnel, and build deeper relationships with your audience.
External Marketing Channels: Learn how platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram can tie right into your overall content strategy.
Measuring Your Results: Collect and analyze data to measure the results of your content marketing efforts, and ensure that you're always making progress toward your goals.
As you can see, this course covers a lot of ground, and you should walk away with a professional-level understanding of how to market products and services in the modern world. You can apply this knowledge to grow your own business, or to boost your marketing career with your employer or clients.
I think you're going to love this course, and my confidence is backed by Udemy's 30-day money-back guarantee. If you're not satisfied, you get a full refund—no questions asked.
With all of that in mind, I hope to see you inside!