The beginner�s guide to blogging for property or finance businesses

The beginners guide to blogging for property or finance businesses

A well-written and informative blog can help your business attract clients, build brand awareness and establish itself as an industry expert.

However, it can be overwhelming to know where to start. So, in this beginner’s guide, we will walk you through all the essential steps of blogging for your business.

Step 1: Identify your target audience

Your blog’s success depends on your ability to create content that resonates with your target audience. Therefore, it’s crucial to identify your target audience before you start.

Ask yourself:

Who are your clients?

What are their pain points, challenges and goals?
What kind of content would they find valuable?

Your target audience will determine the topics you cover, the style of your writing and the tone of your blog. For example, a mortgage broker targeting first home buyers would have different content to one targeting experienced property investors.

Step 2: Create a content strategy

Once you have identified your target audience, you need to create a content strategy.

This is a plan for publishing content that aligns with your business’ goals and target audience. It helps to ensure your blog is consistent, relevant and engaging.

Start by brainstorming a list of topics that your target audience will likely be interested in.

For example, if you’re a mortgage broker, your topics could include tips for first home buyers and the pros and cons of different mortgages. If you’re a real estate agent, you might want to write about the selling process, local neighbourhoods and market trends.

As part of this, include any relevant keywords that your target audience could be searching for as these can help improve your blog’s search engine optimisation (SEO).

Once you have your list of topics, create a content calendar that outlines when each blog post will be published. This helps you stay organised and ensures your blog is regularly updated.

Finally, remember to create a content strategy that’s realistic and achievable for your business. You don’t want to commit to posting every day if you don’t have the time or resources to do so.

Step 3: Write High-Quality Content

The success of your blog depends on the quality of your content. Write for your audience, not search engines.

Here are some tips for creating high-quality content:

Use subheadings and formatting to make your content easy to read
Include images and other multimedia to break up the text and make style=”font-weight: 400; font-family: Montserrat;”your post more engaging
Use data and statistics to back up your claims
Provide actionable tips and advice that readers can apply to their own lives

Step 4: Optimise Your Blog For SEO

SEO is the practice of improving your website’s visibility in search engine results’ pages. To do this, you should include keywords that your target audience is likely searching for in your content, meta titles and meta descriptions.

For example, a financial adviser might want to use keywords such as ‘retirement planning’, and ‘investment strategies’, while a credit repair agency could optimise its content by using keywords like ‘credit score’, ‘credit report’, or ‘credit repair services’.

Step 5: Promote Your Content

Creating great content is only half the battle. You also need to promote your content to get it in front of your target audience.

Here are some ways to promote your blog:

Share your posts on social media
Include social sharing buttons on your blog posts to make them easy for readers to share
Use email marketing to promote your blog posts to your subscribers
Participate in relevant online communities and share your blogs when relevant

Step 6: Measure Your Results

Measuring your results is essential to understand what’s working and what’s not. You can use Google Analytics to track your website traffic, including the number of visitors, page views, bounce rate and time on site. You can also track your social media engagement, such as likes, shares and comments.

Step 7: Be Patient

Blogging is a long-term marketing strategy that takes time to produce results, so it’s unlikely you’ll get a lot of traffic to your blog right away.

Don’t get disheartened, though.

Promote your blog through social media, email newsletters and other channels and, over time, you can build a loyal audience and attract visitors to your site.

Consistency is also key to building a successful blog as search engines reward you when you publish high-quality content regularly.

If you’re a property or finance business looking to succeed with blogging, Hunter & Scribe can help you create high-quality content that resonates with your audience and drives traffic to your website. Contact Hunter & Scribe for more information.