How To Content

A buddy runs
a popular How To site.

She told me
that, according to her recent survey,
over 90% of her followers
didn’t complete
the simple How To task
in her most popular video.

They seem to like
knowing all about the process.
They don’t seem
to ever plan
to implement that process
themselves.

What does this mean?

It means
we don’t have to worry
about showing customers or prospects
how we do general things.

(Of course,
we shouldn’t share
exclusive-to-us
secrets
that give us
a competitive advantage.)

I, for example,
can talk about
how I create a story
and I don’t have to be concerned
that my readers will write their own books
and stop reading mine.

Most of them
won’t put the knowledge
I’m giving them
into practice.

Embrace
How To tips
as marketing content.

The Hot Gifts List

I bought several things
as gifts
for loved ones
merely because
they were on a Trendy Gifts
for Christmas 2021 list.

These loved ones
have everything they need
but they might, just might
not yet have the hot, newest thing.

You are the expert
in your niche.
You likely know
what the trends are.

Use that knowledge
to gain the trust
of prospects.

Craft a Hot Gifts List
for your niche.

Ensure your product or service
is mentioned somewhere.
Link to other businesses’ products/services
(use an affiliate link
if at all possible).

Post that list on your website, blog,
social media, newsletter.

Your customers will thank you
and you will be viewed as an expert.

Craft a Hot Gifts List
for your niche.

The Anthology

Want the expert status
publishing a book gets you
but don’t have time to write
300 pages?

Susan Friedmann
in Riches In Niches
suggests publishing an anthology.

An anthology is a collection of works
by (usually) different authors.

The best authors to team with
are not direct competitors.
A divorce lawyer
could team with a financial advisor
and a tax accountant,
both specializing in divorce.

The work is shared.
Any publishing or promotion expense
can be shared.
Client bases can be shared.