Curated content is going to become one of the main ways of creating blog content in 2012. Many people has already got on the ship, you should too. By employing content curation on your blog you are ensuring your success, and also make life easier on yourself. We all know there are lots of auto blogging plugins and programs out on the internet already, but content curation is something completely different. Blogs are a lot of work! There is no such thing as an auto blog, or a blog that you do not have to work hard to produce, unless you are using hired staff to write the blog.
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Why Curated Curation?
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One of the oldest and most well-liked magazines in the US market is Readers Digest. Have you ever thought about why it's so famous and how it holds it's own. In reality, it is very easy - first and foremost it has content that fits into the short attention span most of the American public. The size is ideal for a brief case or bag. You pretty much know that the content is going to be funny, enlightening, empowering, and enough to entertain you. Did you think this was curated content, because it is and people don't even realize it.
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Curated content gives your readers not only your specialized view of the selected niche, but other ideas and information as well.
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Finding Curated Content For Your Blog.
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You should start by finding a blog or two with content you like and have confidence in. Of course, it should be infomration related to your niche and content that you would want on your website or blog.
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Then try visiting the site daily or weekly for a time period to ensure the quality of the content is constant. You might try leaving a comment of 2 on the blog or site, or try developing a connection with the webmaster.
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Once you connect with the website owner you can then move on with requesting a guest post written for your website. Follow the website and or person on all the social media services. Start to use small parts of the persons content in your own, but always remember to give credit, you would want someone to do the same for you. Always include a link back to the quoted source or website. The link back is what makes curated content so powerful. It creates two way plus additional traffic for your blog or website. It makes you appear more professional and worldly. It proves to your readers that you actually work hard to bring them quality and varied content and information.
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An essential key to using curated content is to use snippets of information. Your readers are not looking for long paragraphs of content clipped and pasted from another website. Nor are they looking for a long list of quotes referenced by he said, she said or they said. To paraphrase a famous line from a 1950's TV show, just give them the facts.
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Add your expert opinion or the additional facts you have researched and written yourself to the curated content, in an easy to read and understand way. Of course, you will use quotes when using their exact words or thoughts.
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Content Curation is a powerful way to improve content on your website, increase you readers and provide them with more quality infomation to read. Make sure you use it right and you might be a popular as readers digest one day.
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Content Curation is the future of blogging if you don't think so, just ask the next dude and they will let you know. It will be the most talked about internet advertising subject in 2012. If your looking to automate your content curation, then you will need this powerful plugin called Buzz Burner .
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