Visual Contenting February 2016 | Page 34

EXPERT TALKS I used the AIDA principle for the landing page structure, placed the main CTA in two places (top and bottom of the page) and used two colours for the different CTAs. That worked out very well because visitors could see that there was a difference and make an easy decision. Leaving is not an option anymore: it’s just one or the other. Another example is my own website www.toushenne. de. By altering buttons, copy, positioning and forms I managed to increase my lead generation rate by 324 % and I see still more potential. These are big increases for sure and not every change will make that big difference. Nevertheless adding up all the small things in important places will show revenue growth sooner rather than later. You have just published a new book called “Blog Boosting, Content, Marketing, Design, SEO”. Could you please tell us a bit about it? What giveaways we can take from reading this book? As you might guess from its title and subtitle, it’s all about blogging and blog marketing. Visual Contenting • You’ll learn how to create content for your blog and promote it to grow your audience. • You’ll learn how to make money through blogging and, to be precise, through being a blogger. For example, how to become a consultant, speaker, author, influencer or even how to create and sell your own digital products or services. • You’ll learn how to design a blog so that it converts and adds to your goals. That includes the basic blog layout as well as the strategic use of landing pages and branding in general. • The bit about SEO is really just general knowledge on how to write blog articles and set up your blog technically. Click here to find out more about this book on Amazon. In some ways it’s my own success story. I started blogging back in the days when I worked as a designer. As a direct result of my blog and the knowledge I had gained over the years I received a job offer from an international online retailer. Now I work for big brands in a marketing agency and am recognized as an influencer in my niche. What more could I ask for? Thank you for having me here! Read more from other experts at Visual Contenting. If you want to be featured in next issues with your expertise, please click here to join our online interview.