Hello, Simon Taki Zaku, your favorite, content writing and SEO specialist. Today, we cover a topic that has been talked about a lot. This web/blog page discusses; what content writing is, examples of content writing, who a content writer is, the aims and objectives of content writing, and; getting started as a content writer. At the end of this guide, I share 12 secret content writing tips to help you (or anyone) get started as a beginner. You see, I've been writing content for over a decade. Actually 12 years now. I've written 100,000s of words ranging in content types like; content for blogs, websites, social media profiles, networking accounts, landing page copy, Ad copywriting, email newsletters, reviews, and more, YouTube scripts, Outreach emails, Product pages. I've written several ebooks, white papers, press releases, blog posts, video scripts, podcast streams, landing, and social media copies. Let’s begin - what is content writing? Definition of “Content Writing”. How can the term “content writing” be defined by someone who has been writing content for the past decade? Content writing is the process of brainstorming, researching, writing, editing, publishing, and promoting written content online to engage a particular target audience. Content writing involves putting down written texts or articles to be published online. Who is a content writer? Definition of a Content Writer (AKA a content writing expert) How can I define a “content writer” (like me)? A content writer (or a content writing expert) specializes in writing content for websites, YouTube channels, landing pages, startups, email newsletters, movies, podcasts, blogs, etc for some reward which is mostly money. I am a content writer because I research, plan, and write SEO content for business websites and get paid. Get the idea? A content writer handles creating, researching, writing, and publishing several content pieces for various channels to help attain or achieve these business goals. A content writer may specialize in video scripts, written scripts, blog post articles, social media copy, email marketing copy, landing page copy, or website copy in general. (More on the categories of content writing below) Now, what are the common types of content writing? Examples “Content Writing” Professionals Content Writing Specialists, and Strategist: Ali Faagba Joshua Okey-Ogunjiofor Maero Olori Emily Fowler Maureen Eugene Lucy Adegbe Kelle Campbell Jennifer Halligan Ashley Cummings Simon Taki Zaku (me;) Types/Categories of Content Writing There are many categories and types of content writing but here are the most common ones; blog posts, video scripts, podcast scripts, press releases, email newsletters, social media copies, landing page copy, product descriptions, white papers, ebooks, etc. Video Scripts: This is the process of writing a script for a video. This could be a YouTube video, a Vimeo video, a landing page video, or a sales or promotional video. Email Newsletters: Email marketing involves writing copy that, sells to your email newsletters. This is another form of content writing as well. Keynote Speech: As a keynote speech writer, you can write scripts for different keynote speakers or presenters. Social Media Copywriting: We need social content writing skills to create engaging social media copies for our feeds or clients'. Landing Page Copy: Every landing page hugely depends on the copy on the web page. The better the copy, the higher your conversion rates. White Paper Presentation: As a content writer, you can write white paper scripts for white paper presentations. YouTube SEO: YouTube description is a form of copy/content. If you're able to write content that properly describes a YouTube video, that is another form of content writing. Product Description: We have product pages for e-commerce websites that sell several products. A content writer writes product descriptions that include product features, pricing, shipping details, CTAs, etc. This is mostly popular for ecommerce brands or online stores. Website Pages AKA Webpages: Websites need copy for every page. These include your about us page, contact us, our story, our team, disclaimer, etc. A content writer handles this. Podcast Script: Some podcasters do not necessarily write their podcast scripts. A content writer can write high-converting podcast scripts for podcasters. Now there are different importance or aims of content writing. Some of which are; to make money to generate leads, to attract the right traffic, to convert traffic into leads, to convert leads into customers, to promote a brand, to increase social media followers, to engage to become popular, to build brand communities, etc. Examples of Content Writing What are some content writing examples to check? Here are 3 LIVE content writing examples in 3 different niches. You can click to view each piece before you continue reading. This page you are reading is an example of content writing. This is a LinkedIn post I published. It is another example of content writing. Click my blog here. Every post has an article - that is a content writing piece. Get the idea? Now how do you get started as a content writer. Getting Started as a Content Writer How I personally got started as a content writer? STEP 1: Let me tell you a short story (leads to the first and important step to becoming a content writer). I recently applied for a job at one of my dream Agencies, Grow and Convert, but I didn’t get the role. But I learned something… They saw my special strengths! Even though the company wasn’t looking for a conversational writer, the hiring team acknowledged my unique writing specialty: a conversational tone that sparks engagement. And that's alright because that same reason G & C declined my application is the same reason I get hired by all my past and current content writing clients. Get the idea? You should be able to find your calling. What is your unique voice and writing tone? How do you speak in person? One of the best content writing advice I ever got is “write exactly how you talk to people” Write how you speak. I have a conversational tone I love. That is what works for me. That is what connects with my audience. What’s next? At this stage, you know what content writing is, the types of content writing, some live content writing examples, and who a content writer is. Now let’s look at how to select a niche or category for your content writing journey. How do you find a content writing niche? Ask yourself; Do I want to write emails? Do I want to write YouTube scripts? Do I want to write social media content? Or I prefer to write and publish your stories on your domain? What writing niche or category do you want to go after? Are you most familiar with creating blog articles? Are you great at creating educational content? Or are you interested in social media copywriting? These are categories of content writing a content writer can consider going into. I am a content writer in the B2B blogging and SEO niche. So be sure to find your niche before you proceed. STEP 2: What is the second step to become a content writer? The second step is to build a content writing portfolio. In other words, build a content writing website and display your works, story, experience, about, writing specialty, and contact details. A portfolio is an online presence where you display your past works, about you, contact me, and basically, why your target client should contact you for business. Design your portfolio. Design a portfolio for your content writing service or career online. I use Wix. You can use any good web hosting company out there. Luckily, I have a detailed guide on designing a freelance portfolio website in less than 10 minutes. Use the link below to read. How to Create a Freelance Portfolio Website (Step by Step) STEP 3: The third step is to reach out. Out of 100 people you reach out to about your content writing specialty as a content writer, 1, 2, or 3 may hire you (if you have a good offer). To reach out effectively, find the ideal target people who need your specific content writing skills or services. (Need SEO for your website? You can view my SEO Content writing packages by using the button above the page) Find companies, businesses, and entrepreneurs who may need writers in your niche. Focus on building genuine relationships with them and not directly ask for the sale. With time, you can pitch your new content writing services. This has been one of the wins that has helped me achieve a $1,100 per month content writing client. STEP 4: BLOG, PLEASE! The next step after designing a portfolio is creating valuable blog content to showcase your experience in your space. If you follow my blog, you know I'm a huge fan of SEO content. This involves writing content that ranks on search engines like Google. The goal of SEO writing (what I do) is to attract the right traffic (organic traffic), convert to quality traffic to leads, and generate sales. Find your goal and create content around it. What type of blog content are you looking to create? Depending on your content writing niche, you should know the type of content you should create. For example, if you are going into video or YouTube script writing, you should be able to create blog content that attracts YouTubers and other video content creators like Reels, Shorts, etc. On the other hand, if you're looking to go into social media content writing, create content around building social media accounts. Find your niche, and create and publish content on your portfolio website. Do you a professional to help you research and write specific blog articles to your taste and target your ideal audience fast? I may still have availability this month - click here to apply to work with me. RELATED BLOG: Here’s a detailed guide on how I scored my first $1,000 content writing client. Make Money Blogging: How to Make $1,000 Blogging FINAL STEP 5 TO BECOME A CONTENT WRITER Always stay on top of industry trends in your content writing niche. Content writing is very competitive, especially in the freelance market. You must be consistent and stay on top of your game. Follow the top blogs and content-writing gurus in your space. In the SEO Content writing space, I follow experts like Brian Dean of Backlinko.com and Neil Patel of Neilpatel.com. AI Content Writing Tools There’s no doubt the influence AI has in content writing. What are some vital content writing tools for beginners? Here are 5 powerful AI content writing tools I recommend: ChatGPT, Grammarly, Jasper AI, CopyAI, Contentshake AI by Semrush. Now, how do you land content writing jobs? How to Land a Content Writing Client There are several ways to get content writing clients today but only a few stand out for me. And luckily, I have a full guide on how I landed my first $1,000/month freelance writing client some years back. Here’s the post But for this post, here are 5 content writer job boards that I have gotten at least a client from over my 12-year content writing career. Content writing job platforms: Peopleperhour Upwork Fiverr LinkedIn Freelancer 12 Content Marketing Tips for Beginners Finally, what are some content writing tips from a 12-year experienced SEO content writer who has made over $7,000 writing blog content for my content writing clients? Here are my secret expert content-writing tips for beginners: Write actionable content (depending on your niche). Allow plenty of space within your content for readability. Depending on your niche, consider a conversational writing tone. Learn SEO and SEO writing. I have a free email course you can go through. Edit finished articles multiple times at different times or hire/work with an editor. Insert a lot of multiple images, screenshots, videos, infographics, etc Repurpose your content for different platforms to reach more people. Leverage the 3 Es of writing content. You can learn that in this blog post. Incorporate storytelling in your content. Practice writing captivating headlines. Capture your reader’s attention in the first few sentences with hooks. Learn about WordPress and blogging. I have a detailed guide that will help you when you start a blog and make money. Frequently Asked Questions about “Content Writing”. Now what are the frequently asked questions around content writing? How can I start content writing? Just like I've explained, there are just a few steps to going into content writing. The first is to develop your niche. What is that content writing niche you want to go into? Blogging? Video or podcast scriptwriting? Or product descriptions. After picking your niche, design and build your content writing portfolio. Begin creating content, build relationships, and network. This will help you to build a long-term career as a content writer. Finally, you should be able to apply for jobs on different job platforms. What are the skills required for content writing? There are skills required for content writing but here are the most important ones. We have; excellent grammar and punctuation skills, effective communication skills, research skills, blogging and SEO skills, adaptability to different tools and styles, storytelling. Where can I learn content writing? You can learn content writing from different online course platforms. You can also learn content writing by watching YouTube videos. Most importantly, I advise you to follow my blog as I am an SEO content writing expert with more than 10 years writing experience. So be sure to subscribe to this SEO blog to get updates once I publish new blogs. Other platforms to learn content writing include Coursera, Udemy, and more. How do content writers make money? The way I make money as a content writer is by taking freelance content writing gigs where businesses hire me to write blog articles for them. I can get paid per word per article or every month. Potential content clients contact me through this website with their unique content writing needs and projects. What is an example of content writing? There are so many examples of content writing. How much can a beginner content writer make? Now let me tell you my story. I've been doing content writing for more than 10 years, and I have made quite some money from my content writing services. I've worked with blogs, startups, software companies, and busy entrepreneurs to build their blogs. I've worked with personal brands, corporations, and organizations, to handle and create content for them. And on average, I make around $150 to $300 per content. Thank you for taking the time to read this masterpiece. Please share this guide around and if you have any questions please use the comments section below. I wish you a successful content-writing journey, Join my blog here, Simon Taki Zaku, Owner: https://simonzaku.com.

How do you get 100 blog subscribers? This blog post attracted over 100 blog subscribers with no ads or promotions. I reveal how I hit my first 100 blog subscribers using the Thrive Leads WordPress Plugin. TABLE OF CONTENT (Click to Navigate) How to Convert Traffic into Blog Subscribers Content Upgrades Example of a typical CONTENT UPGRADE How to Create a Content Upgrade for Blog Subscribers The Secret Tool to Build Blog Subscribers? Getting Started with the Tool How to Convert Traffic into Blog Subscribers What's this lead generation strategy called? Content Upgrades What is a content upgrade? A content upgrade is an exclusive bonus content resource, lead magnet, freebie, or giveaway that complements free content. My first blog post was an expert round-up post that attracted thousands of visitors to my website. The post has now converted about 200 into blog subscribers which is great for a new website! A Content Upgrade is a bonus material people access in exchange for information like name, email address, phone number, etc. Unlike traditional lead magnets, content upgrades are unique to specific blog content that people are already reading on your blog. You offer your readers specific additional and exclusive value to the blog content your visitors are reading on your website in exchange for their subscription to your list. Here’s a great example of a typical CONTENT UPGRADE on my blog: Or this one. Here are 2 main steps to create the perfect CONTENT UPGRADE for your websites and blogs: How to Create a Content Upgrade for Blog Subscribers: Come up with an irresistible offer your target customers can't say no to, Creating a conversion-focused opt-in for your UPGRADE (I use Thrive Leads to design all my lead opt-in forms. Click here to try it. Step 1: Coming Up with An Irresistible Opt-in Offer for Your Subscribers You need an offer that directly ties in with each specific blog content. An offer that adds value to the original blog post or video content. Something that will make your website visitors say; “this content is awesome and if I don’t get this free offer, I'll miss out”. Step 2: Create a Conversion-Focused Opt-In for Your Content Upgrade The first opt-in form I created for my content upgrade didn’t convert well because I was starting. The 2 tips: Show an image of the downloadable PDF (content upgrade). 2-step sign-ups perform better than 1-step. The Secret Tool to Build Blog Subscribers? These helped me convert over 500 website visitors to blog subscribers. I used a free tool called Rapidology (no longer active) to design and create my content upgrade opt-in forms. Rapidology was a great tool but, I invested in something even better. I got the Thrive Leads WordPress Plugin! What is the Thrive Leads Plugin? Thrive Leads is a premium WordPress plugin by Thrive Themes that lets users create conversion-focused opt-in forms for their blogs or websites. Here's how to set up the Thrive Leads WordPress Plugin on your WordPress and create your first opt-in form for your CONTENT UPGRADE. Getting Started with the Thrive Leads Here’s how to get started with Thrive Leads today (Step by Step): Step 1: Purchase the Thrive Leads License through the Thrive website. Step 2: Download and install the thrive themes and thrive leads plugin on your WordPress website. The download link will be given to you immediately after your successful license purchase. Step 3: Activate your unique license from the installed plugin. After activating your thrive leads plugin, begin creating your opt-in forms. Get familiar with the thrive leads dashboard. It took me a few days but here's everything you need to know. Simon Taki Zaku Owner: https://simonzaku.com/ Founder: SimonWrites Agency

How to create a freelance portfolio website? This guide shows you how to start your freelance website in 10 minutes or less (without having to join Fiverr, Freelancer.com, Upwork, or any Job boards...). TABLE OF CONTENT (Click to Navigate) My Freelance Story Why Build a Freelance Portfolio Website? I Got My First $500 Freelance Client from My Portfolio Website How to Create a Freelance Portfolio Website with Hostgator Installing WordPress FREE VIDEO TUTORIAL: How to Design Your Freelance Portfolio Website in 10 Minutes Using Wix! My Freelance Story My name is Simon Zaku and I've been able to start a freelance writing service business and grow it to $2,500 monthly with no clients from Freelance sites like Fiverr, Upwork, or Peopleperhour. When I started, I stayed up all night on Fiverr and Freelancer.com (Peopleperhour was my next favorite) hoping for the next writing client to contact me. I was editing my freelancer profile hoping it would send clients - it never did! After about 2 years, I only got a few clients that paid me less than $50 for my writing services. As a freelance writer, you need to find a way to attract clients rather than go after them. What's the easiest way? A freelance portfolio website! Why Build a Freelance Portfolio Website? Think about it: Fiverr has over 830 active freelancers, Upwork also has 18 million while Freelancer.com has about 12 million registered freelancers. That's a lot of competition! Build a freelance portfolio website to showcase your freelance skills and expertise to prospective clients. I Got My First $500 Freelance Client from My Portfolio Website I started with a “portfolio” site but realized I needed to present myself more as a business owner and niche expert and less like a "freelancer". I wanted to be able to attract huge freelance clients so I took the time to build a personal brand. And about 2 months in, I landed a $500 per month client. Getting started with a website is quite easy. The first step is to select a web hosting company. I recommend Wix, Hostgator, and Bluehost for my web hosting services. A Webhost is a service or system that allows businesses, individuals, and freelancers to create and manage a website or web page on the Internet. What hosting service do I recommend? My top 10 web hosting recommendations for freelancers: Namecheap Wix Hostinger Bluehost eUkhost Hostgator Contabu Interserver Web hosting Godaddy Siteground How to Create a Freelance Portfolio Website with Hostgator: Step 1: To register your hosting plan, head to Hostgator.com and get started. Select your preferred plan. The “Hatching Plan” at 1 year is recommended for beginners, but if you have the budget and want to get your hosting once and forget, selecting 3 years is cheaper. Step 2: Type in your domain name of choice. What is a domain name? A domain name is your website's address. This is the text visitors type in the browser URL bar to visit your website. simonzaku.com is my domain. You can either register a new domain name right there on Hostgator, or input a domain name you’ve registered elsewhere but, I highly recommend you register a new domain since it’s free and you’re not paying for it. Step 4: Create your Username and Security PIN (these don’t have to be fancy because you can always change them later on) Next, I want you to pay attention to the “Add Additional Services” section. As a beginner, I recommend you uncheck all the boxes as you will not need any extra services. Step 5: Enter your billing info (as you would for any other online purchase like at Amazon or on Netflix), and ensure you’ve read and agreed to Hostgator’s terms of use, then, you can check out your order. Step 6: Install a fresh copy of WordPress.org – known as the most easy-to-use and elegant software for blogging and simple websites powering all of my websites including my main website, simonzaku.com. After making your order, it is time to check your inbox for an email with the subject line: “HostGator.com Your Account Info” which contains three vital pieces of information: - Username - Password (can change this later on if you want) - Control Panel Link Step 7: Click on the Control Panel link in the email, and you’ll be taken to the HostGator control panel or cPanel. You’re making great, great, progress! Step 8: The next thing is to install WordPress. Installing WordPress Hostgator offers various ways to install WordPress on its server. But here’s the simplest way I’ve found: On your control panel, scroll down and choose “Quick Install”. Click on the cPanel login link to log in and access your HostGator portal. On your portal dashboard, click on “Install WordPress”. Select your domain (the address you initially picked during setup) and click NEXT. Fill in your website details and click the INSTALL button. Pick a theme for your new freelance website. You should receive an email with your login details. And your website should be live at thedomainyoupicked/wp-admin/. Mine is simonzaku.com/wp-admin/. Step 9: To access your WordPress dashboard, use your unique WordPress link and log in. The sidebar displays a list of features, plugins, and customizations that you can do with your newly created website. On the menu, you’ll see an option called “Appearance” - Hover over it and select “Themes”. You’ll be taken to your unique Themes page. You can search, find, activate, and customize your themes. Click the “Add New” button. You can upload themes (zip file) or search for templates in your WordPress dashboard. Scroll down to find the template that best suits your brand and then you can customize it to your specific needs. Your WordPress website should be live when you go to yourdomain.com. Are you excited to start getting people to email you to work with you? Step 10: That is cool but before you get too excited about attracting clients and demanding your rightful cash. But here’s the bitter truth: “Except you have a proven system on the ground, you WILL NEVER GET ANY CLIENTS” And you might probably end up giving up! When I began as a new freelancer, no one EVER contacted me! I NEVER got any clients until I figured I needed a system that would bring in clients on autopilot. Your website can only work when there’s a laid-down system that works. Follow my blog for actionable updates as a freelancer. For now, remember to stay safe. And NEVER forget that YOU are just 1 client away from turning your life around! FREE VIDEO TUTORIAL: How to Design Your Freelance Portfolio Website in 10 Minutes Using Wix!

In this Sprout Social review, we look at the ins and outs of Sproutsocial. What is Discussed in this Review? (Click to Navigate): What is Sprout Social? Main features of Sprout Social. Pros and Cons of using Sprout Social, Sprout Social pricing. Sprout Social FAQs. What is Sprout Social? What is Sprout Social? Sprout Social is a social media management tool designed to help businesses manage all of their social media and social media marketing efforts with ease. The Sprout Social is a powerful solution for social media managers and brands who are looking to improve their social media marketing using an all-in-one social media management platform. This tool unlocks the full potential of social marketing and helps businesses transform an entire marketing strategy. And every other area or section of your business or organization. Sprout Social helps businesses attract customers and impact their audience. This platform's unified social media management platform enables brands and teams to extract real business value that strengthens their overall market position and generates leads and revenue. Features of Sprout Social. What are some features of Sprout Social? Engagements, Publishing, Analytics, Premium, Analytics, Social listening, Influencer marketing, Employee advocacy, AI and automation, Integration, Data and security Sprout Social Engagements Feature. With this Sprout Social feature, users can scale customer care and streamline their entire marketing processes. Users can manage community platforms like groups, communities, forums, etc. Sprout Social Publishing This Sprout Social feature allows users to plan, create, manage, and publish social media content and run social media campaigns easily. Sprout Social Analytics The next Sprout Social feature is Premium Analytics. This feature is under Premium Solutions. This lets marketers prove their social media ROI or return on investment with detailed data and customized or customizable reports. Sprout Social's Social Listening Feature With Sprout Social's social listening feature, you get what most social media management tools do not have. I love this feature because not many social media management tools offer social listening. Users can uncover new trends, actionable social media insights, etc, from mentions, conversations, and content, on different social media networks. Users can set social listening for specific conversations (your brand name or products). Sprout provides users with actionable insights on how to use this to grow your brand. Sprout Social's Influencer Marketing Feature. The influencer marketing feature in Sprout Social allows subscribers to create and manage influencer marketing partnerships or campaigns with social media influencers or content creators. Sprout's Employee Advocacy This Sprout Social feature is powerful because brands can easily grow and increase social media reach. You can do this by empowering or getting your employees to participate as (or become) brand advocates for your business. Sprout Social's AI and Automation Feature Sprout Social AI and automation help brands get more creative and implement strategic thinking that improves their brands on social media. Sprout's AI automation inherits or takes your manual work, let's say in social publishing, planning social listening, or analytics so that your team can also prioritize the decision-making. Professional Services The next thing is the professional services you can get from Sprout Social which includes brand social management, social media management services, and more. The same goes for the Sprout Social Agency section. Sprout users can access professional services like social media management agencies or SMMEs. Pros and Cons of Sprout Social Some advantages of Sprout Social over other social media management platforms. Pros of Sprout Social Users can effectively manage social media accounts. You can seamlessly increase your marketing efforts on various social media networks with Sprout Social. Gather intelligence through detailed analytics and customizable analytics. With Sprout's detailed and customizable data and insights brands can better inform their overall social media marketing strategy. Personalize customer support as a brand. This allows marketers to create a positive brand experience with tailored social replies and responses. Drive more sales using Sprout Social's streamlined processes. Increase or boost brand awareness. Sprout Social helps you generate more from social media to sell effectively. Uncover emerging trends Cons of Sprout Social Why I dislike Sprout Social: Sprout Social is not for small businesses or solopreneurs Sprout Social is quite expensive. Sprout Social Pricing How much does Sprout Social cost? You can now try Sprout Social for free with their 30-day trial. Sprout Social offers four (4) pricing plans. Standard Plan - $199 per seat per month Professional Plan - $299 per seat per month Advanced Plan - $399 per seat per month Enterprise - contact Sprout Social support for a quote. The Standard Plan ($199 per seat per month): 5 social profiles All-in-one social inbox Publish and schedule social media posts Content calendar Detailed reporting Ad tools iOS and Android apps Professional Plan - $299 per seat per month. You get everything in the Standard plan plus: Unlimited social profiles Detailed reports for Instagram, Facebook and X Message tagging Custom workflows Scheduling for optimal send times Saved replies Content Library X keywords and hashtags AI Assistant Ad tools for Facebook, Instagram, X and LinkedIn Advanced Plan - $399 per seat per month. In the Advanced Plan, you get everything in Professional, plus: Message Spike Alerts AI Assist Chatbots Automation tools Smart Inbox and Reviews Link tracking Scheduled reporting Helpdesk and CRM integrations External approvals Organize tags Enterprise - contact Sprout support for a quote. In this plan, users get everything in the Advanced plan plus: Tailored implementation and onboarding Consulting services 24/5 high-priority customer support Social Listening Premium Analytics Employee Advocacy systems Influencer Marketing and Management Sprout Social Resources Section Customers today are looking to learn about your brand in different ways. Sprout Social offers the following resources for new users, marketers, or customers: The Sprout Social blog - I love the Sprout Social blog and I've been following it for years now. You can get great social media tips, best practices, and social media guidance from experts. Sprout Social Certification Program - The Sprout Social certification program is available for social media enthusiasts who want to become experts. The case studies section shows Sprout Social customers who have used Sprout Social to get tangible results. Users can use this to learn more about Sprout Social. The Sprout Social community section. Sprout Social offers a community session that allows Sprout Social users to connect and grow with other social media professionals. Webinars. Sprout Social runs a series of webinars for users to learn how to grow and improve their social media marketing efforts. Sprout Social Contact Us page - Users can contact the Sprout team across social media platforms, email them, or use their phone number. Product updates. In the product of this section, you can stay up to date with all the new feature updates of Sprout Social. The learning portal allows users to explore on-demand courses to get the most out of Sprout Social. Sprout Social Help Center - step-by-step articles that walk users through setting features or how-to's on the Sprout social platform. Sprout Social FAQ Frequently asked questions around the Sprout social platform. Is sponsored Sprout social useful? Sprout Social is a social media management tool meant for businesses and brands. It is used by brands to automate, manage, and plan their social media marketing tasks and campaigns. Is Sprout Social worth my money? Depending on your brand, Sprout Social is expensive but worth the price. It offers efficient social marketing features that allow brands to control their social media marketing. Who is the CEO of Sprout Social? At the moment the CEO of Sprout Social and since April 2010 till date. Is Sprout Social free now at the moment? Sprout Social is not free, but it offers a free 30-day trial. You can go for the lowest (professional plan) which is $199 monthly. Can you upload videos to Sprout Social? Absolutely. You can upload videos on Sprout Social to various social media accounts on Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. How do I create my first post on Sprout Social? It's simple. To create your first post on Sprout Social, open the Sprout social application on your phone and navigate to the (social media) profile you want to post on. Type your message and click on the attached media to select any media of your choice to add to your social media post. You can also add tags, and locations or add an item from your asset library. Does Sprout Social automatically post to Instagram? Sprout Social is a social media management tool that allows Instagram scheduling. So yes, you can automatically post to Instagram from the Sprout Social Application. After scheduling, your post will automatically be published to your Instagram account. Does Sprout Social have an Application? Absolutely. You must have a Sprout social premium account or be on the free trial to use the Sprout social Application. But with the App, you can easily schedule your social media posts and manage your social media marketing campaigns on platforms like X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google, My Business, and TripAdvisor. What are the top alternatives to Sprout Social? Some Sprout Social alternatives: Hootsuite, Agorapulse, SmarterQueue, Buffer, Planable, etc. How do I add a profile to Sprout Social? Adding a social media profile to Sprout Social is easy. Navigate to the social profile section on your Sprout social account. Go to settings and click on 'Users' then 'Social Profiles'. Here, you can click on connect on any of the social media networks you wish to connect. Log in using that social account and authorize. This will be automatically added to your Sprout social account. Thank you for reading this guide and have a great day. Use Sprout Social Here.

This blog page details all the practical steps I took to take this website, SimonZaku.com from a 47% SPAM SCORE to 1% just weeks ago. See the images below! Hi, marketer. Simon Taki Zaku here and I have great news about this website. My website, simonzaku.com just went from a 47% SPAM Score to a 1% SPAM Score (which is what most big companies like NeilPatel.com, Semrush, and G2 have). Let us look at why my website had a 47% SPAM SCORE. Your SPAM SCORE tells you how trustworthy a website is to visitors, users, and search engine crawlers. Moz does not necessarily translate a high Spam Score to being a spammy site, but it does raise concerns about spammy activities on the site. TABLE OF CONTENT (Click to Navigate) Why My Website, https://simonzaku.com/ Had a High SPAM SCORE (47%) How to Check Your Website's SPAM SCORE (+ Free Tools) SPAM SCORE free checker tools How to Decrease SPAM SCORE in SEO? Reducing My SPAM SCORE from 47% to 1% 6 Steps to Drastically Reduce Website SPAM Score FAQs on SEO Spam Score What was my 47% SPAM SCORE story? Why My Website, https://simonzaku.com/ Had a High SPAM SCORE (47%)? Sometime in 2020, I was scrolling through Instagram and came across an Ad for software that generates quality backlinks automatically. This Ad got me and I bought the software. The software lets users start individual backlink campaigns for around $5 to $15. Unfortunately, this was a bot that sent SPAMMY backlinks to its users. I started and ran several campaigns on the software and stopped immediately after I noticed the first foul backlink to simonzaku.com. And after a Google algorithm update, my website got hit. I lost my traffic from thousands back to 0. As a result, my website's SPAM SCORE shot up to 47%. This affected my traffic, SEO rankings, and social trust. For this reason, I had to shut down this website, simonzaku.com, sometime in 2021. [You can read the full story in this blog post (below) on how I now build quality backlinks to my websites and blogs naturally without paying a dollar] Attract Backlinks: How I Get Backlinks for Free From Other Websites (w/o Outreach) Talking about SPAM SCORE, how do you check your website's SPAM SCORE? How to Check Your Website's SPAM SCORE (+ Free Tools) There are a couple of SEO tools to check a site's SPAM SCORE but I like to use and stick to 1 tool for most of my digital works To check my website's SPAM SCORE, I use Moz.com. FREE Spam Score Checkers Head to https://moz.com/domain-analysis, and type the website URL in the search bar. Other SPAM SCORE free checker tools are; 1) Dapachecker 2) DomainResearchLabs Free SPAM SCORE Checker. How to Decrease SPAM SCORE in SEO? Reducing My SPAM SCORE from 47% to 1% It takes time to build trust with search engines. I restarted this blog sometime last year (2023) with a 47% SEO spam score. This negatively affected this site's SEO rankings so I knew I needed to cautiously work towards making search engines trust my website again. I wrote a list of actionable strategies to reduce my domain SPAM SCORE to 1%. 6 Steps to Drastically Reduce Website SPAM Score I designed a better site structure for simonzaku.com I stopped reaching out for backlinks. I redirected all 404 error pages. I redirected 404 pages to my highest performing/related pages. I removed all SPAMMY backlinks to my website, simonzaku.com I created a ton of unique content 1) I Stopped Reaching Out for Backlinks After experiencing both good and bad results from backlink outreach, I decided to stop doing outreach to get backlinks to my website. I wanted to attract backlinks naturally. Instead, I put more effort into creating unique content. This is the easiest and fastest way this website attracts SEO backlinks. One of the first things, I did was I stopped reaching out for backlinks. I focused on creating unique and quality content that was link-worthy. So rather than reaching out for backlinks, I focused on creating good content. 2) I Designed a Better Site Structure for simonzaku.com I designed a site structure for this website, simonzaku.com. When I started simonzaku.com years back, there was no defined site structure. What I did was I just created a website, named a few pages, and published in different niches. So I designed a site structure. I created. I created the main pages, I wrote out the smaller pages, the landing pages, categories, and cornerstone pages. This helped me get on track to reducing my spam score. 3) I Removed all SPAMMY Backlinks to My Website, simonzaku.com I removed all spammy backlinks from my website. They call this link disavow. Disavowing a backlink means removing a backlink pointing to your domain. This is used to remove spammy backlinks pointing to your website. A backlink from a harmful website could seriously affect your SEO spam score. Here is how to disavow a backlink in the Google search console tool. As I said earlier, in 2020, I purchased software that promised to send quality backlinks to any URL I wanted. Not knowing those backlinks were harmful and spammy. So, after getting my website back from a huge Google hit, I removed all those bad links. A high spam score mostly relates to spammy links or websites pointing to your domain. 4) I Redirected 404 Pages to My Highest Performing/Related Pages. I redirected all 404 error pages to another LIVE page or my homepage. This is very important. It is also fair to say that many of 404 error pages on your site cause an increase in spam score. You can check your 404 pages in the Google search console. I redirected my 404 pages to my highest-performing pages or the related pages. So for example, years back I wrote a post on Twitter automation and today I repurposed the content and updated it for today's media. I re-published and redirected the old URL (https://simonzaku.com/twitter-automation/) to the new one, (https://www.simonzaku.com/post/x-automation-tools-twitter-automation-secrets). I removed broken internal links on my websites from the Google Search Console app. Not all broken pages should be redirected. Some are not great pages, Instead of allowing Google to keep crawling these links, I removed them from Google so that search engines stop crawling them. To remove a page on your website from Google, log into your Google Search Console account. Head to 'Removals' and click on 'NEW REQUEST'. Submit your error or outdated pages here. 5) I Created a Ton of Unique Content The next most important thing was to create unique content. Over the years, I averaged around 4 to 5 blog posts in a year. The highest I ever had was probably 20 blog posts at a time, even after running the site for years. On restarting, I focused on attracting quality backlinks by creating good content. And I wanted to publish a lot of it (good, unique content). So I dedicated time to creating unique content that attracts backlinks (not chases after them). Frequently Asked Questions on Search Engine Optimization SPAM SCORE How to decrease spam score in SEO? There are different ways to decrease the spam score of your website in SEO. Remove spammy backlinks, improve content quality, optimize your on-page SEO, and develop a great site structure. Why do I get high SEO spam scores? This is probably because you get spammy websites, and bot sites link to your website. How do I check my spam score in SEO? There are several free SEO tools to check a website's SEO Spam Score. You can use Moz Domain Authority checker, Dapachecker, or DomainResearchLabs' free spam score checker to check your SEO spam score. Does spam score affect SEO? Yes, spam scores do affect a website's organic search engine performance. A website with a high spam score, means search engines do not trust the website or domain. To reduce your SEO spam score, follow the 6 steps below. How do I increase my spam score on my website? Please DO NOT Intentionally increase your website's SEO SPAM SCORE because it will negatively affect your website's traffic and SEO performance. Work towards a lower SEO spam score (1%) and not increase it. What are free SPAM SCORE checker tools to use? Here are 3 good SEO spam score tools to use: Moz Domain Authority Checker Dapachecker DomainResearchLabs Spam Score Checker

What is social media advertising? In today's world, social media advertising is a multibillion-dollar industry. Social media advertising is a form (or type) of digital marketing, whereby marketers, businesses, entrepreneurs, and brands, use paid advertisements to serve or target a specific audience on the internet via different platforms and social media networks with billions of users. Platforms like Facebook, X, Instagram, etc, have 10 billion users combined. Social media ads allow businesses and marketers to reach their desired customers, promote their brand, drive sales, increase, reach, increase social media followers, and engagements, or grow traffic. Social media today has advanced over the decade. Let's briefly look at how social media advertising has become a huge deal today. The origin of social media ads or social media advertising. Origin of Social Media Advertising When we think about the origins of social media advertising, we mostly think about Facebook and Instagram ads, But that was what made it popular online. With time, people started creating thousands and thousands of pages online. People started using sponsored stories, mobile apps, messenger, and chatbot ads. How Social Media Advertising Started in 2006. According to a report by Adroll.com, Facebook ads platform launched in 2006. In 2007, YouTube debuted its in-video advertising. In 2013, Pinterest and Instagram also introduced their ads to various platforms. Now fast forward to 2014, Snapchat also begins its first ad. In 2020, TikTok launched its ad features. Creating a Social Media Ad Today How do I create a social media ad? The advertiser (you) decides which social media platform(s) they want to advertise on. Here is what I tell my social media marketing and SEO clients: Before you decide what social media platform(s) you want to advertise on, find out what social media platforms have your ideal target customers. I have a guide on this so you can click the below link to read the full guide: Social Media Networks for Business: How to Choose the Right Social Media Networks for Your Business Secondly, the business or the brand should create a business account on the social media platform or platforms they want to advertise on. So let's say you want to create Facebook ads. Go to Facebook, and create a Facebook business page. This will allow you to create an ad account for your Page. Next, set your social media advertising goals. Set your budget, set your objectives, and your goals Do you want to attract clicks? Increase exposure? Or grow your social media followers for a start? Whether you want more views, leads, or customers, you should set clear goals for your social media ad campaigns. This will set your social media advertising on a clear path. Types of Social Media Ads on Different Social Networks What are the types of social media ads? Meta ads (Instagram and Facebook ads): Carousel ads, Collection ads, Video ads, Image ads TikTok ads. In-feeds ads, Promoted hashtag campaigns. Branded effects. Pinterest ads, X ads What are the benefits of social media advertising? Benefits (and Disadvantages) of Social Media Advertising What are the advantages of advertising on social media? There are so many benefits of advertising on social media. This mostly depends on various factors like; your type of business or brand the results you want objectives, etc. Increase Brand Reach Fast Now, with billions of people on different social media platforms, you can easily use social media ads to reach them. Audience Targeting With advanced audience targeting on various social media platforms, businesses can easily go specific and target the very customers they desire. Low cost (as opposed to billboards, radio and TV ads) If you're comparing the traditional media advertising methods we used to have (TV, radio ads, newspaper ads, Billboards, etc), social media ads are way cheaper. You can pay a cent (depending on your target location) for every qualified lead your business gets. You also get in-depth ad dashboards which will also help you increase conversions. With traditional advertising channels, businesses had to guess. What are the Pros and Cons of Social Media Advertising? Social media advertising offers a wide range of importance, benefits, and cons. What are the cons of social media advertising? Fast results, improved brand recognition, super targeted advertising, cost effective. social media engagements, leads, measurable results, direct customers, etc. What are the cons or disadvantages of social media advertising? Social media advertising requires consistency, budgeting, and effective management. Ad results stop the moment you stop paying for ads. Another disadvantage of social media advertising is the cost. No matter how little, it is still money. Without it, your social media ads won't run. Other disadvantages are; people's ignorance, negative comments and lots more. Another thing is with social media advertising, you need to be a pro. Or at least have some experience in social media advertising. This will save you a lot of ad budget in the long run. If you are starting, you may have to test different ads that MAY not work. So the risk is you may need to use real money to learn. If you're a beginner, a startup, or a new business, the risk is a bit higher as you may not have the budget. Frequently Asked Questions Around Social Media Advertising? What is social media advertising? Social media advertising is a form of digital marketing that utilizes budget on different social media platforms and networks to target a specific audience using digital advertisement. Why is digital social media advertising important now? Social media advertising is important and provides super-fast results. Businesses can target any audience quickly. How much does social media advertising cost? Now, there is no one-size-fits-all. When it comes to social media advertising costs. Depending on the type of campaign you want to run, Facebook, Instagram X, Pinterest, and TikTok all charge differently depending on your target audience. How effective is social media advertising? Social media advertising is one of the most effective and fastest ways to reach your target customers or clients. Once you have a budget and create a campaign, you see results immediately after you kickstart your social media ad campaigns. What are some examples of social media advertising? Here are social media adverts on different major social media platforms that you can learn from: Are you currently running any social media ad campaigns? 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Can GoDaddy host my website? How trustworthy is GoDaddy? Hello, my name is Simon Zaku and I run this SEO and digital marketing blog. Welcome to this detailed and honest GoDaddy review where I'll be going through the ins and outs of GoDaddy. So if you are looking for one of the best web hosting companies or service providers and you are considering GoDaddy, then I am inviting you to go through this resource page Godaddy support, reviews, pricing, cons, and pros. Related Blog Post I Wrote: Choose the Best Website Hosting Service: the Ultimate Guide for Small Businesses My Honest Godaddy Review - Simon T. Zaku And I'll be doing this from a personal perspective, which is what is going to make this different. I have been blogging for more than a decade now and the first premium site that I ever got was GoDaddy after a few years I had to move from GoDaddy (more on this story later). But here is the thing, GoDaddy has made a lot of upgrades and updates which made me go back to the platform and now I mostly use GoDaddy or Wix for my websites. What is Godaddy Used for? What is GoDaddy? GoDaddy is an American company, a domain registrar and web hosting service provider that offers domain registration, website hosting, email hosting, security, etc. GoDaddy offers reliable and affordable WordPress and woo-commerce hosting as well GoDaddy is one of the largest domain web hosting companies in the world. This makes it one of the most trusted web hosting providers on the Internet GoDaddy offers four different types of web hosting. Shared hosting, VPS hosting, Dedicated hosting and; WordPress hosting. GoDaddy web hosting offers a 99.1% uptime reliability. Years back, when I started with Godaddy, I had a couple of downtimes but like I mentioned Godaddy has fixed most of those issues and I still use them for my web hosting needs. The Godaddy domain offer? Godaddy Domain Name Offers and Domain Services With GoDaddy, you can search for domains, register your domains, and grab a co-UK domain right now for €0.1. Which is relatively cheap. (If you want to try GoDaddy feel free to use my affiliate link and I'll be rewarded whenever you use my link to sign up for GoDaddy or purchase a domain, web hosting, or email on Godaddy using this link here at no extra cost to you) GoDaddy is trusted by over 20 million customers around the globe, which makes it one of the largest web hosting service providers today. Here are some LIVE GoDaddy reviews on Trustpilots. (Has a 4.7/5 Star rating). This is from 97,000 plus reviews from users. What are the features of GoDaddy? Godaddy Features GoDaddy has a vast number of features and I'm going through the most important ones: GoDaddy features are categorized under; domains, websites and hosting, email hosting, and; marketing section. Domain Section: Here are the features: domain search tool, domain transfer name, domain auctions, appraise domain name value, generate domain names, find a domain owner (WHOIS), domain broker service. Websites and Hosting: website builder (free trial), online store, website design services, web hosting, WordPress hosting, VPS hosting and more. Godaddy Email Services: you get yearly email hosting services. The Godaddy Marketing Services: digital marketing suite (free trial), communication tools, content and photo creator, free logo maker, SEO services as well. So one thing I love about GoDaddy is that they're trying to bring the whole Internet hosting team in one place. They want to be able to host your site, host your email, and help you with marketing, and SEO. All on one platform. GoDaddy Pricing: How much does it cost to use GoDaddy? GoDaddy offers four (4) pricing plans: Web hosting Economy - €3.99/month Web hosting Deluxe - €5.99/month Web hosting Ultimate - €7.49/month Web hosting Maximum - €10.99/month Godaddy Web Hosting Economy, you get: one website, 10 databases, 25 gig name storage, shared ram, free domain, 2 Microsoft 365 mailboxes, free SSL, 30-day money back guarantee, free WordPress migration too. Godaddy Web Hosting Deluxe (€3.99), you get: 10 websites, 25 databases, 50 gig storage, shared RAM, free domain, 3 Microsoft 365 mailboxes, free unlimited SSL for all your websites, 30 day money-back guarantee, free WordPress migration Godaddy Web Hosting Ultimate (€5.99 per month), you get: 25 websites, 50 databases, 75 gig storage, shared RAM, free domain, 5 Microsoft mailboxes, free unlimited SSL for all your websites, 30 day money-back guarantee, free WordPress migration tool Godaddy Web Hosting Maximum (€7.49 per month), you get: 50 websites, 100 databases, 100 gig storage, shared ram, free domain, 5 Microsoft 365 mailboxes, free unlimited SSL for all 50 websites, 30 day money-back guarantee, free WordPress migration. Now with Email Hosting on GoDaddy, you can save 62% on your professional emails to help build your brand. This starts at $2.99 per month for the Microsoft 365 email essentials, you get: 10 gig email storage, The Microsoft 365 email PLUS is $3.99 per user per month and you get: 50 gig email storage Microsoft 365 online business essentials plan ($7.99 per month per user), you get: 60 gig email storage. Now, what are the best alternatives to GoDaddy? Top Godaddy Alternatives to Consider: Hostinger Wix Bluehost Pros and Cons of GoDaddy Pros of GoDaddy: it offers a swift dashboard, a swift hosting dashboard for your emails and your website. free domain, free SSL as well, servers located in locations in the US, the Netherlands, Singapore, Europe, Asia and more. it offers a very fast and one of the most reliable server performance, offer 24 hours, 7 days support, fast WordPress setup 30-day money-back guarantee. What are the cons of using GoDaddy? GoDaddy is a little bit more expensive than some of the web hosting platforms that I use but it offers great features that match up to the pricing. Slow customer support. I mentioned my leaving GoDaddy years back, and it was because I could not reach customer support. It takes time to reach Godaddy customer support. Security costs are so expensive. Unlike hosting providers like HostGator, Godaddy is a bit expensive when it comes to security features and tools. The cheapest plan on GoDaddy gets a free SSL only for a year. Unlike sites like Wix, Hostinger, or Hostgator, you get free SSL even for the cheapest plan forever. How do you get started with GoDaddy? Getting started with GoDaddy is very easy. (I recommend my affiliate link where I get a bonus from Godaddy whenever you use my unique link to sign up with GoDaddy at no extra cost to you). GoDaddy WordPress starter templates: You can design your website faster using the starter website templates. This is something I love because, with the WordPress website builder in the WordPress admin panel, GoDaddy has a process ready. Users can design websites super fast. Finally, what are the frequently asked questions about GoDaddy hosting? Frequently Asked Questions Around "Godaddy". How much is GoDaddy hosting per month? GoDaddy hosting packages range depending on the type of plan you want. They offer email hosting, website hosting, WordPress hosting, and more. But basically, it goes from $5.99 to as much as $24.99 per month depending on the type of Godaddy hosting plan you want. Is GoDaddy any good for hosting now? Absolutely yes. GoDaddy is one of the biggest web hosting platforms today with tons and tons of five-star reviews. Godaddy offers great services and features for web hosting, cpanel management, server performance, speedy websites, and even excellent uptime. So yes, GoDaddy is good for hosting. Is GoDaddy free to use now? At the moment GoDaddy does not offer any free trial period or free plan. So you have to make use of the four GoDaddy plans that I mentioned above. Which is better, WordPress or GoDaddy? Which is better GoDaddy or WordPress? For me, there is no competition between WordPress and GoDaddy. Yes, you can start a site solely on WordPress or GoDaddy, but here's the thing with GoDaddy - you can also install your WordPress. So I don't see any need for comparing the two. With GoDaddy you get more features, you can host your email and all of that. But WordPress you are limited to choosing WordPress features. Is GoDaddy better than Bluehost? Both GoDaddy and Bluehost are reliable and are top web hosting companies on the Internet today. Both offer pretty much the same services. But if I were to pick, I'd go for Bluehost. But if you're looking for a cheaper option, then GoDaddy is the option for you. Does GoDaddy use WordPress? Yes. You can install WordPress using GoDaddy Cpanel and one thing I love is it offers daily backups and also 24/7 customer support. They also offer a one-click option for you to install WordPress. With GoDaddy, you can install WordPress in less than five minutes. Is WordPress free with GoDaddy? No, WordPress.com is free. But if you want to run a premium WordPress on GoDaddy, you have to pay for a GoDaddy WordPress hosting plan by clicking here and then you can design your WordPress using its one-click WordPress startup feature. What are your honest thoughts about Godaddy? Let me know below :) Need any specific reviews? Let me know in the comments section below. Simon Taki Zaku SEO Specialist and Blog Writer SimonZaku.com

Hello and welcome to the first lesson in this ZAKU SEO Course I created for you. I gave about 3 real LIVE blog pages that started ranking in less than 7 days of publishing. One of the posts started ranking on Google search just 2 days after it went LIVE! Yes, 2 days! So if you missed that, be sure to read it first before proceeding here. Now, how can you create a blog post page that ranks? One of the most challenging aspects of creating SEO blog pages that rank fast (and well) on Google is generating rank-able content ideas. You can write a good blog but not drive enough traffic to your website. And on the other hand, you can also write an averagely good article but because that is what search engine users are looking for, you get great rankings and a lot of traffic. Find a balance and this is what this entire SEO course is all about - I show how to create blog content that suits search engines and is what your audience/customers want. But to begin with, how do websites rank? How I Rank on Google in Days - My Hidden SEO Approach Revealed I have a lot of people sending me emails about what search engine optimization is and how businesses leverage that to generate a lot of traffic, customers, and clients from search engines. Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of optimizing a website, a video or any web page to rank high in search engines for specific targeted keywords. To be able to rank for keywords, your website must create pages that target these keywords. I am an SEO writer and what I do is I help digital businesses like yours create content that ranks fast on search engines. What I do is I write blog post articles that target keywords like; hire a blog writer, hire an SEO If my posts can rank for these keywords then I can easily attract my target customers (people who need blog articles written with customers in mind). Get the idea? It is the same way YouTube channels, websites, agencies, or organizations generate traffic from search engines. So now that we have a basic idea of how websites rank, how do you generate blog content ideas your target audience is interested in. How I Generate 50+ SEO Content Ideas for Fast Google Rankings in Minutes Using Quora How do I generate SEO content ideas fast? I have a simple strategy I will share with you. I use community forums online to generate most of my content ideas and my go-to tool is Quora. Quora is a question-and-answer social media platform that allows entire users to ask questions and get a response from experts or any user around the world. There are millions of questions on Quora that are content ideas. Go to Quora.com and sign up for a free account. Once you sign up, your dashboard should look something like this: Search for any keyword or phrase in your space. So let a gym instructor. I will search for things like; lose weight (once I type "lose weight", I am already getting a lot of content ideas). how can I lose weight quickly what is the best weight loss diet does your face get prettier when you lose weight When we search the term "weight loss" we can see a lot of questions that can turn into great blog pages. Questions with a lot of answers show a lot of people are interested in the topic or question. Focus on content ideas with lots of answers. This way, you know whether people are interested in learning about the topic. Here is the tricky thing about generating content ideas using Quora... Not every question on Quora is popular on search engines like Google or Bing. This leads us to the next step. For this lesson, follow this step-by-step. Here's a reminder of where we are; The first lesson broke the myths around how websites rank. I then showed you the easy way to generate content ideas on Quora. Now, not all of these questions are searched on Google. In the Next SEO Lesson, I Share My Exact Secret SEO Keyword Research Hack. Ensure you carry out every step discussed as I try to make them as actionable as possible. Be sure to generate at least 20 content ideas. (let me know in the comments section below) How many blog content ideas you were able to generate? The next lesson shows you how to validate each blog content idea before writing or publishing. The lesson answers the question: "Is this topic, question, or content idea worth writing?" Click the link below to begin the next lesson (LESSON 2): FREE SEO COURSE [LESSON 2/5]: SEO KEYWORD RESEARCH (LESSON 2)

Thank you so much for getting this far in this free SEO course. I'm glad you are putting in this time and effort to see that you can create blog pages or blog posts pages that rank super fast on Google. Course Recap: At this point, we talked about generating content ideas, keyword research, and SEO writing. I also revealed some secret SEO hacks I use to boost my blog's organic performance. I then shared my Google & Bing search console hack that helps me to take my blog pages to rank on Google fast. Without this, my blog pages will not rank in days on Google. (If you've missed any of the lessons, then be sure to go back). Here are the links to the previous lessons: [Lesson 1/5]: How I Generate 50+ SEO Content Ideas for Fast Google Rankings in Minutes - Step by Step [Lesson 2/5]: SEO Keyword Research [Lesson 3/5]: SEO Writing SEO Course [Lesson 4/5]: My Google (& Bing) Search Console Hack After implementing the search console hack, the next question is; "What do I do after I publish a blog post?" What are those things that I do to ensure the right signals are sent to search engines quickly? There are certain things that I do every single time. I call this "The SEO Post-Publish Checklist". Without these things, chances are I may not rank on Google. The SEO Post-Publish Checklist - by Simon T. Zaku Even if you create great content and submit it to the search console without the post-publish checklist, you'll miss out. Like I said, I call this the post-publish checklist and I decided to make this a list of 12 powerful SEO post-published checklists or strategies or hacks. These include the step-by-step action action-steps I take whenever I publish a blog post page. If you found this free course interesting, then this is definitely for you. This exclusive ebook is not free because there are lots of SEO secrets I put in this book. Thus would prefer it remain exclusive. I am inviting you to download and carefully read this ebook because if you want to create blog posts that rank, then this book is definitely for you. What directories should I submit my blog posts in 2024? Where should I submit my blog posts online? I'll be revealing SEO secrets I have never revealed anywhere online. If you are considering doing SEO but lack the knowledge you need to create, write, and rank blog posts, this book is for you. And even better, you can hire me to write your blog content. By emailing me through simonzakucom at gmail dot com. If you're looking for a professional SEO ghostwriter use this page to order bespoke blog posts directly from me. Are you an SEO agency, a startup, a digital business, or an online store looking to expand your search engine performance but don't know how to? Feel free to schedule a 1-1 SEO consulting call with me. Asking questions like; how can SEO help my specific business? In what ways should my small business approach organic SEO? Should my specific business consider PPC? Or should I just focus on SEO for the first few months? How do you go about this? If you have these burning questions, then be sure to contact me and we'll schedule a one-on-one consulting call where we talk about all of this specifically for your type of business. This will help you plan a better SEO strategy for your business. This way, you're able to craft a better strategy or approach for SEO for your specific website. Thank you so much for coming to the end of the FREE SEO Course. Be sure to share this free SEO course with your colleagues via email, LinkedIn, Twitter, and social media platforms. Feel free to use the comment section and I'll reply to every comment. Here are the useful links: Click Here to Download the 12-Secrets Ebook ($19) Click Here to Schedule a Time with Me (Simon Taki Zaku) Click Here to Join My Blog Forum for Daily Updates (FREE)

Are you a SaaS startup o? Do you strongly believe your SaaS or startup idea can change the world? I am inviting you to work with me on achieving this big dream. Hi, my name is Simon Zaku, and I'm on a mission to help 10 startups, and businesses build brand influence through the power of search engine content. Why should you consider working with Simon Zaku for your business website? You see, I started this journey over a decade ago when I became interested in learning about blogging because my best friend, at the time, was making $60 every month from Google AdSense. At that time, I started my entertainment blog, zakxloaded.com. I was able to get a throwback screenshot of what my first blog looked like years ago (below): What I did there was copy and paste news content from lindaekgblog.com and then publish it on my blog. And as a result, I failed. My blog, zakxloaded.com failed! From 2013-2016, I was taking content from other sites and pasting it on my site. Fast forward 10+ years, after running and closing several websites, stores, and blogs, I now run a successful growing community here on this website. I've helped 1000s of content marketers, SEOs, business owners, and digital marketing agencies through my content. And I am most happy that: I've published a ton of blog content, which collectively has over 5 million views. I have built an email list of hundreds of amazing marketers, SEOs, and entrepreneurs just like you. I have been featured and quoted in some of the top marketing publications and blogs like Forbes, RescueaCEO, MarketingInsider, A1future, Pixelied, and many more. I've also been nominated for several industry-related awards like the Best Internet Marketing Blog in 2019 by InfinityBlogAwards. And most importantly, I've received so many amazing feedback from the people I have helped. “Wow, Simon! This is the best article I have ever read on Twitter and I have PAID good money to learn more about it. You gave this for free, I can’t wait to learn more from you and am subscribing to you today! I am going to start trying these steps one by one as I have time and I can’t wait to see the results.” - Amy Marohl, Neededinthehome.com “Working with Simon for around a year on our blog (The UniclixApp Blog) has really helped kickstart our content marketing efforts over at Uniclixapp.com. He’s written several blog articles that have collectively attracted exactly 1,506,400 unique visitors to our (b2b) company blog. One article alone (about twitter analytics) which he published, has attracted over 482,700 visitors (at the moment) to our website - I highly recommend Simon for start-ups and blogs” - Rinol Alaj, Founder, Uniclixapp.com. "Simon, your perseverance is commendably inspiring! Overcoming the common pitfalls and remaining dedicated – that's entrepreneurial spirit. Looking forward to your e-book insights!" - Alex Belove, Founder, Belov Digital Agency. "Great insights, Simon! Your approach to researching lucrative blog ideas is spot-on. Utilizing platforms like Quora, Google Keyword Planner, and engaging in online community forums is a fantastic strategy to understand your audience's needs. Connecting with your target customers and providing content based on their interests ensures not only high impressions but also meaningful engagement. Looking forward to the next steps and learning more from your expertise!" - Mr Sahil, SEO Expert. The Types of Businesses and Websites I Work With? Here's the thing... Not all businesses or website owners are welcome to work directly with me! Over the years, I've evolved to develop a strong passion for software companies or SaaS in the B2B space. Since I've spent all my digital years in B2B, I love seeing B2B SaaS companies become million and multi-million dollar companies. And as a result, I have worked with 12 satisfying SaaS startups and have learned a ton during this long period. Here are some of the brands I have done SEO and content for; UniclixApp (a social media management tool like Buffer, Hootsuite) - B2B A1future (a web-design, UX &UI digital agency) - B2B Pixelied (a social media design tool like Canva) - B2B Cyberbackpack.com (an B2C online store that sells Tesla-related accessories online) - B2C Pmstudycircle.com (PMP website helping Project Management Professional Pass the PMP Exam) - B2C Favfoundation.com (an NGO & Charitable Organization in the heart of Taraba) - NGO Other businesses can follow the blog to learn exclusive organic strategies that I release every week. What are my goals here? Like I said, I love seeing crazy SAAS businesses thrive. I love working with B2B startups, digital and SEO agencies. I love helping businesses that help businesses grow online. How do I do this? I have a unique approach that I have tried, tested, and actually confirmed. I call this SEO blogging. Here are my goals for this very website: GOAL 1 - I want to work with at least 5 B2B startups within the next six to twelve months. GOAL 2 - I want to help out of these five startups. I want to help three of these startups to hit 10,000 monthly organic traffic. Specifically traffic from Google and other major search engines like Bing. Finally, (GOAL 3) - I want to be able to travel out (Dubai in mind) for the 2024 Christmas/New Year celebrations; this has always been my dream, and I still hope and believe I will achieve this. Do you believe your startup idea is crazy enough to change the world? Is Your B2B SaaS Idea Ready to Change the World? Work with Simon Zaku for Explosive Organic Growth What is your business or agency goal? If you have a big dream, then I believe we can strongly work together and produce something amazing. Amazing content. Amazing web pages, and Amazing blog post pages for your brand. But here's the thing... if you don't think your dream is big enough to change the world, we probably shouldn't work together. I respect YOU enough to save your time and save mine as well. But if yes, then you can contact (or email) me. You can also find me active on LinkedIn, X, Pinterest, Google Profile, and YouTube as well. Please keep in mind that I am no SaaS or startup growth hacker. Instead, I have spent half of my life finding and researching organic strategies that will help new startups and SEO agencies expand their influence, traffic, and leads from search engines like Google. Here are 2 major things I do: I teach these startups or SaaS companies on this very blog. (I hope to see that this blog will become the best SEO and B2B content blog on the Internet). You can read the blog here and subscribe for daily updates here. Secondly, I work directly with these startups and SEO agencies to implement these organic strategies for them. Schedule a 15-minute discovery call with Simon by clicking here. So here's the thing, if you would like to learn a lot of actionable strategies that will help you and your website grow, then I teach every of my exclusive strategies on the blog here. You can join my FREE 5-Day SEO Blogging Course here. On the other hand, implementing most of these things requires hands-on experience which you might not have. I'm excited and open to scheduling a call or meeting and speak with you (or your awesome team). All you need to do is contact me using the contact form or any of my emails or social DMs or schedule a call directly using my calendar link here. I'll get back to you whether you are a great fit or not. As I reply to all emails. Once more, this is not for every business. I have explained the typical and ideal business type I am comfortable working with, which are; B2B SaaS SEO agencies Digital marketing agencies PPC and Ad agencies Social media marketing agencies I'll be going through all the emails and applications I get here. And if you're a perfect fit, I'll get back to you with the next steps to schedule and discuss better. Talking to you has been my dream and doing this will help me achieve my goals and aspirations. Here are 3 action steps: Contact me (email me) Schedule a 15-minute Call with Me Read the blog. Or join the Free SEO Blogging Course Have a great day, and I'll see you inside. Simon Taki Zaku, Owner: https://simonzaku.com/blog/

How do you write a blog post article? Writing the perfect blog posts for your website requires effort, time, and research. Unfortunately, most businesses do not have this luxury. I'll walk you through my unique tested and trusted 3-step plan to write the perfect blog posts easily. We'll discuss how to create better blog content for your website visitors and potential customers. TABLE OF CONTENT (Please, Click to Navigate): My Unique 3-Step Plan for Writing Blog Posts Step 1: Ideation: How to Brainstorm Perfect Blog Post Ideas for Your Business. What's a perfect blog post? The 3 Es of Writing Blog Posts for Sales/Leads Step 2: Keyword Analysis - Detailed Keyword Research for Each Blog Post Idea. Step 3: Execution - How to Write the Perfect Blog Post that Your Website Visitors, Customers, and Clients Will Love! Final Step: Proofread, Edit, and Do SEO. Now, After Publishing a Perfect Blog Post, What is Next? Pre-Order Human Written Blog Articles for Your Here (hand-written by me) How to Write the Perfect Blog Post: My Unique 3-Step Plan for Writing Blog Posts How then do you write a perfect blog post article? There are 3 major steps from scratch to a well-written blog post that is perfect for my clients or personal brand. These are; Step 1: Ideation: Brainstorming Random Blog Content Ideas. Step 2: Analysis: Detailed Keyword Research for Each Blog Post Idea. Step 3: Execution: How to Write the Perfect Blog Post for Your Website Visitors! Step 1: Ideation: How to Brainstorm Perfect Blog Post Ideas for Your Business. The process of creating only the best blog content for your website visitors depends on the initial ideas you brainstorm. This will help you publish only the best blog posts that your potential readers, clients, and customers want to read. What's the first step? For my content writing clients, we usually begin by spending 20-30 minutes juggling post ideas that are perfect and putting them down. I also ask my clients to send their blog ideas on what we could write about. This step requires you to think in two ways; your products and; target customers. What are they searching for online? Your blog post topic ideas must be able to; Attract potential customers or clients for your business, Educate them with utmost value and; A Call to Action (CTA) for your products or services. What's a perfect blog post? Each blog post must take every visitor on a marketing or sales journey. I use a strategy that I call the '3 E's of writing the perfect blog posts'. What are the 3 E's? Entice the target audience to read. Educate them on a particular subject. Excite them about your products or services. When I was working on UniclixApp's blog; The 2 objectives for our content writing and blog marketing efforts were to; To get small businesses and entrepreneurs looking for social media management tools. Businesses are already using a social media management tool but need a cheaper alternative. A quick brainstorm would yield great results you can build on. In a few minutes, you should have brainstormed dozens of perfect blog post ideas that follow the 3 E's of writing the perfect blog posts for your website. Get it? Step 2: Keyword Analysis - Detailed Keyword Research for Each Blog Post Idea. Most times, we try to think for our buyers. This leads to a ton of content assumptions hence you may end up creating blog posts your customers don’t need. Use any keyword tool (Google Keyword Planner is free and great) to find out what your potential buyers are searching for. This would help eliminate blog content ideas your audience doesn't want. Let’s learn how to evaluate your ideas by doing keyword research using Google Keyword Planner (GKP). Identify the main keyword or phrase on each blog post idea. Run it on GKP (or any keyword research tool). Select all keywords with at least 100 monthly searches. I like to target “low-hanging fruit” in search engine optimization or keywords with low keyword difficulty in Ahrefs and increase as we create better blog posts. By doing this, you will be targeting keywords your target customers are searching for on Google. Want me to handle your company’s blog and get great results while you focus on working with your clients? Contact me here! We then think of 5 to 10 different headlines for each blog content idea that we’ve selected and pick the best possible one for each blog topic. You have to be careful because every headline on your blog must; Speak directly to your target audience. That's your customers and clients, Not exceeding 75 characters. This should be perfect for SEO. Aim for 50 characters per headline and write. With practice, you will be writing perfectly written blog post headlines for your website or business. Step 3: Execution - How to Write the Perfect Blog Post that Your Website Visitors, Customers, and Clients Will Love! Let’s talk about how to write high-converting or persuading blog posts for your company. Most businesses run away from writing blogs. Nobody loves to stay on their computers thinking of the next letter, word, or sentence to write. And then most turn to AI or ChatGPT. The whole process of writing perfect blog posts makes businesses turn to cheap freelancers. “OH, I hate writing, let’s just hire a freelancer on Fiverr for $5 to get this done” You then end up getting mediocre blog posts that barely convert. Let me show you my secret hack to writing exciting blog posts in just 30 to 90 minutes. I use this same technique to write anywhere around 10,000 to 20,000 words worth of blog posts every month for my clients. Ready? First off, before I begin writing, I like to follow an approach to writing any blog content. These are; I first put down a miniature (outline) of the main article. I then begin writing (or voice recording with my call to action in mind). Finally, I proofread (Grammarly helps), edit, and do SEO. Essentially, putting or writing down a blog post outline before the main blog content is a crucial part of my content-writing strategy and has made writing blog posts easier and better for me. Here’s what my ideal blog article outline or template looks like for a perfect blog post: "INTRODUCTION (200-500 words discussing the problem) ARTICLE BODY (1600-2000 words of pure value) CONCLUSION (200-500 words with a call to action)" Having a plan or blog post template like this is what allows me to write 1000s of words very quickly. Next, you want to set out 15 to 30 minutes to put down better ideas for each blog post easily. Write down a quick post outline of the article's introduction and conclusion. This would help you to know your starting point and the objective or goal of that blog post. Your introduction should point out a unique problem, describe this pain, and lay out a foundation on how the article will help your audience tackle this problem. On the other hand, your conclusion should mention the problem you've solved and the next step(s) you want them to take. There are 3 checklists I recommend every writer to check before writing anything. Quiet environment At peace and calm. Not hungry, tired, or exhausted. You are 10 steps ahead of most writers when you work with this checklist. Here are some technical writing tips to ensure an excellent blog post: Remember your target customer or clients in mind all through the process of writing. Ensure enough paragraphs to increase reading time (very important for SEO). Keep it short and straight to the point. Consider including expert quotes within your blog content. Include an irresistible call to action (CTA) for your prospective readers. Final Step: Proofread, Edit, and Do SEO. Your first blog post draft will always have a lot of errors, mistakes, missing sentences, etc. It is always very important to go through your articles after writing before publishing. Here's a hack: If you wrote the blog post on your laptop computer, view and proofread it on your phone or any other device. You will have a different perspective on the article and can spot improvements faster. Format your blog posts such that; Your target readers, potential customers, and clients would love it. Search engines will crawl and rank it quickly. Now, After Publishing a Perfect Blog Post, What is Next? You’ve learned how to write the perfect blog posts for your business or company blog but do you have the time to make this happen? From writing to researching, editing, promoting, SEO and so many more. I mean, you have other aspects of your business or company to run. This is why I want to offer you a spot to work with my awesome team and me to write and publish perfectly written blog posts and articles weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly for your awesome business or startup. You can fill out the form using the button below and I will personally get back to you within 24 hours to see how I can help your business write and publish perfect blog posts that attract traffic, leads, and customers without extra stress on your side. Buy 100% Human-Written Blog Post Articles (Hand-Written by SEO Consultant, Simon Taki Zaku) Best, Simon Taki Zaku Owner: https://simonzaku.com/ Founder: SimonWrites Agency

What tools are used in social media marketing? In today's blog post, I compiled the best social media marketing tools for businesses and startups today. For this resource, I took the time to find the social media tools that are still active and effective today. This social media tools' list ensures you have the most updated list of the best social media marketing tools that are still relevant at any time. Click here to join our free group and access the "FILES" area to download ;) The Best Social Media Marketing Tools for Businesses (for scheduling, marketing analytics, and graphics)! I've broken these social media marketing tools into categories (click to navigate). These are; Social Media Management & Scheduling Tools Social Media Content Curation Tools Social Media Design Tools (graphics, images, videos, etc.) Social Media Tools for Social Analytics Tracking Other Relevant Social Media Marketing Tools for Businesses 1) Social Media Management & Marketing Tools Which social media tools are used most for marketing and management? 1. Crowdfire: Crowdfire is a simple social media management application that helps businesses save time in not only scheduling content but also finding reasonable content to post. 2. SmarterQueue: SmarterQueue helps businesses, bloggers, and brands manage their social media accounts “smartly”. Smarterqueue is undoubtedly one of the best social media management tools in 2019 with a lot of great, unique features. 3. Sendible: Another great social media management tool that provides effective management features and insights for your social media pages. 4. Eclincher - eClincher provides a simpler and more efficient way to manage all your social media accounts in one platform with advanced analytics. 5. Tweepi - Grow Your Twitter Brand with the Power of Artificial Intelligence. Tweepi monitors Twitter and finds relevant keywords, users, and tweets to engage with. 6. MeetEdgar: With MeetEdgar, you easily automate the sharing of updates on your social media pages. It also covers re-posting evergreen content & writing posts for you. 7. Sproutsocial - Whether small or huge organizations, Sproutsocial helps you find, form, and deepen real connections with the people who love your brand. 8. Socialflow - SocialFlow increases the distribution of owned and earned content across social media platforms. It solves social media distribution and monetization for publishers. 9. (NO LONGER ACTIVE!) PostPlanner - PostPlanner is a smart social media management tool to get more engagement, clicks, and sales from Facebook and Twitter! - NO LONGER ACTIVE! 10. Buffer - Buffer makes it easy for solopreneurs, bloggers, businesses, and marketing teams to schedule posts, analyze performance, and manage all their accounts in one place. 11. Hootsuite - Hootsuite is another unique social media tool that makes management easier. It brings all your social media tasks (scheduling, prospecting…) into one place. 12. Oktopost - Oktopost is a social media platform for b2b brands. It helps manage, monitor, and measure all of your social media activities to reach your B2B marketing goals. 13. Tailwind - Pinterest scheduling and management application that's the best in the game. It's what I use presently. 14. Agorapulse - Agorapulse is a premium social media marketing tool that simplifies social management for teams and agencies and focuses on scheduling, engagements, and team collaboration. 15. (NO LONGER ACTIVE) Buzzbundle: buzzbundle is an all-in-one social media tool that offers strategic planning and management. With Buzzbundle, you appear to be online 24/7 even when you spend just 2 hours online. 16. Bulk.ly - Keep your Buffer queues account filled up with great content using Bulk.ly automatically. 17. Bulkbuffer - Upload hundreds of messages via CSV to your Buffer account for free with Bulkbuffer. 18. RealGeek - RealGeek's Facebook marketing tool is a quick & easy solution to creating Facebook ads that drive traffic to high-converting landing pages. This could be needed for Facebook managers in 2019 and beyond. 19. Coschedule: Are you an entrepreneur, a small business, or an agency? Coschedule takes the frustration off your content marketing processes. 20: Wix's Social Media Scheduling Tool: Yes, if you already use Wix for your website or plan to then you can go for its Free social media scheduling feature by installing the app in the Wix App Store. 2) Content Curation Tools for Businesses What tools do you use to curate content? 1. Quuu - Quuu is probably one of my favorite content curation and content promotion service (Quuu Promote). Quuu has a content-curation social platform that focuses on saving time by hand-curating content in over 500 interest categories. 2. MeetEdgar - Edgar automatically finds and writes status updates for you from articles or blogs on the internet. All you have to do is click a button and share. 3. Feedly - Feedly helps keep you up to date with all the topics that matter to you in one place. Don't miss a thing from your favorite Publications, Blogs, YouTube channels, etc. 4. Mix - Mix is a huge content platform that lets users find, share, and curate content. This social media platform has hundreds of topics and different niches which is perfect for any business. 3) Social Media Tools for Creating Visual Content What tools do you need to create content on social media? 1. Canva: Canva is undoubtedly the best social media graphics tool for me. It's super easy to use and comes with a lot of free graphics templates to use. All my social media & blog graphics are done on Canva. 2. RelayThat - RelayThat is a standard DIY design platform that helps create on-brand, professional marketing campaigns quickly by taking out all boring parts of layout design. 3. Visage - Visage helps teams become great storytellers by making it easy to create effective, on-brand graphics to engage their target audiences. 4. Stencil: Stencil is perfect for creating social media graphics, ad graphics, or content marketing visuals. 5. Pablo: Pablo is a social media tool (by Buffer) that helps businesses create and publish astonishing social media images easily. 6. ImageQuote: Just as the name implies, ImageQuote is a social media application that helps you add quotes to images easily. 7. Animaker: Animaker is a video creation tool that helps you create simple, engaging video animations for your social media pages. 8. RawShorts: Rawshorts helps you transform texts into creative animated videos. With Rawshorts, you can easily boost your social media engagements with animated text videos. 9. Boomerang: Create mini-engaging videos for your Instagram pages that loop back and forth easily with Boomerang. 4) Social Media Tools for Social Analytics Tracking What are the best social media analytics tools? 1. Audiense - Audiense is an analytics tool for teams to better understand their target audiences to grow their businesses. 2. Awario: Awario provides you with real-time, usable social insights. Take control of your business by knowing exactly what people are talking about on the web. 3. Hashtagify: Hashtagify helps you get the best social media hashtags to use to drive engagements to your pages. It does this by providing reasonable insights for every hashtag. 4. Grytics: Grytics helps Facebook group owners manage their communities and improve engagements by providing reasonable content insights. 5. PixLR: Pixlr is a simple image design tool that takes the complexity out of image design. With Pixlr, you can create cool social media images quickly and easily. 5) Other Relevant Social Media Marketing Tools for Businesses What other social media marketing tools are relevant for businesses today? 1. Warble: Get free email alerts for Twitter once a day with a warble. This saves time and increases productivity in managing your Twitter pages. 2. Tidly: Tidly helps drive targeted traffic to your website every time you share something online. With Tiddly Link you can add your own branded call-to-action to just about any piece of content that exists online. 3. Bitly: Bitly is a link management tool that helps with link shortening and management. With a bitly account, you can shorten, manage, and also track your social media links easily. 4. Fotor: Fotor is an online image & graphics creator. With Fotor you can create virtually any image or design you want with just a few clicks. 5. MakeaMeme: Memes are now a thing on social media. They can spark engagements and help you grow a community around your social media pages. Use makeameme to create cool memes fast. 6. Copypastecharacter - Copypastecharacter as the name implies, is a web (and iPhone) application for copying the ‘hidden’ characters that come with the computer’s typefaces, to be pasted into emails, tweets, text documents, forums, and of course social media updates. 5. WorldTimeBuddy - World Time Buddy (WTB) is a time zone converter and an online meeting scheduler. In a world where businesses can target an audience in a different country, WTB comes into play by converting different time zones. 6. IFTTT - If this then that (IFTTT) is a free tool to get all your apps and devices talking to each other. IFTT helps applications, tools, and software work together in several ways. 7. Buzzsumo - Want to know what content performs best on the internet? Buzzsumo is a premium service that analyzes content performance on the net. 8. Brand24 - Brand24 is a social listening platform for companies in 2019. Listen exactly to what people are saying about your business or competition to grow your brand. 9. Ads Example by Adespresso: Ads-Example by Adespresso is a free Facebook marketing tool that helps marketers find inspiration for Facebook ads. This free tool offers a vast collection of Facebook ad examples by others and also your competition. 10. Woobox: Woobox helps your business create beautiful contests, giveaways, coupons, polls, quizzes, and many more all in one dashboard. Download this Social Media Tools' List as a PDF for Free You might want to have a PDF copy of this long list for offline purposes. Simply click here to join our free group and access the "FILES" area to download it for FREE ;)