The 6 Most Effective Blog Post Types

Today, we’re talking about the top 6 types of blog posts you should be writing for your business. Content creation is a never ending process, but you can never have enough content for your brand. With these 6 types of blog posts, we’re giving you the framework you need to build out more relevant content for you audience.

The top 6 types of blog posts:

1. Pillar Blog Post
   • Foundational and authoritative content about the main focus of your business
   • These types of posts will never expire or become irrelevant
   • Long-form (3,000 – 5,000 words)
   • Add photos and videos to the post to keep the reader engaged
   • Engaging, high quality, & highly relevant content
2. Newsjacking Blog Post
   • News and current events that readers are looking for in the moment
   • The post should be a subject you or your business are able to speak about
3. List Blog Post
   • Rankings, countdowns, etc.
   • Lists can be relatively short and simple
4. Infographic Blog Post
   • Data presented in a visual infographic format
   • SEO best practice: have copy before and after the graphic
   • Explain how readers can share the infographic, if they’d want to do so
5. “What Is” Blog Post
   • Write about something that someone in your niche would type into Google and answer their question
   • This type of post is great for Google rankings
   • The post should be a subject you or your business are able to speak about
   • Tip: utilize your pillar content and break them down into “What Is” posts
6. “How To” Blog Post
   • Write about something that your prospect and buyer would type into Google to learn how to do
   • This type of post is also great for Google rankings

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