3 Ways to Create Content for Your Side Gig
Anyone can create content. If you can create quality content, however, then you’ve got a significant advantage over your competitors.
It’s like driving around in a Ferrari instead of a Honda. People are going to look at you differently whether you like it or not. If you have a quality car—the Ferrari—people are going to want to take a ride with you.
If you’re producing content that is high-quality, then people are going to want to ride along with your business. You’re building a reputation for your branding and image as someone who is high-quality.
You can create quality content with Facebook live videos, quality blog posts, lists, documents, or any tool that helps solve the problems of potential clients or helps them grow their business.
1. Facebook Live Videos
Facebook Live videos allow your followers to watch you as you are in the midst of delivering content. They can interact with you by commenting on the video you are recording so you can answer any specific questions they might have. This makes your content more helpful because you are solving their issues directly.
The Facebook Live video will be posted just like any other video, so your fans can continue to engage with your video and ask questions after the live stream is complete. People are more likely to engage with you while the live stream is happening so they can get their questions answered. That’s a good thing. The more engagement you get, the more Facebook sees your page as relevant. Your posts will get seen organically in your followers’ feeds.
2. Blog Posts
Blogs are really helpful for any business. You can establish yourself as an expert with a blog by providing people with advice and tips about things they’re interested in or need help with. You can draw online traffic to grow your audience as well as keep your current audience engaged.
A blog can differentiate your brand, too—most businesses don’t have blogs. If you’re producing a blog that gives the advice and tips that people are interested in or need help with, people will see you as an expert. They’ll respect your brand more and trust that you know what you’re doing. You’ll become a source of high-quality content worth investing time in and potentially even money.
3. Lists, documents, etc.
People are constantly looking for a helpful PDF or excel spreadsheet that will help them solve a problem or grow their business. Creating these and giving them away for free will offer a lot of value.
Make sure that these things—lists, documents, spreadsheets, etc.—are high quality. If they are then people will associate your brand with high-quality content and they’ll be eager to pay for more extensive and expensive things.
Start Creating Quality Content to Build Your Brand!
The goal is to create content that helps solve your clients’ problems and helps them grow their business. If your content does that, then you can consider it high-quality.
If it’s high-quality, you’ve bolstered your branding and image tenfold. That makes people more willing to become your client and to spend more money to be your client.