Word Count Sweet Spot: Determining the Optimal Content Length for Professional Services

At Content Equals Money (CEM), we write content as short as a tweet and as long as an ebook. Many business owners, marketers, and content cr[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 6 years ago

How to Write Product Descriptions That Actually Convert

Product descriptions are crucial for search engine optimization (SEO), site visibility, traffic generation, and lead conversion. The best pr[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 6 years ago

Top Strategies for Building Your Audience in 2018

According to 2017’s content marketing survey, a whopping 80% of content marketers reported a focus on building their audiences – an 18% [..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 6 years ago

How to Prove the ROI of a Content Marketing Budget to Your End Clients

  Convincing your end client that the returns of a content marketing budget are well worth the investment doesn’t have to be diffi[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 7 years ago

Content Marketing Fails to Avoid in 2017

Content marketing is an art and a science. It is not something a company can (or should) engage in haphazardly. Content marketing paints[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 7 years ago

Win Over New Industries for Your Agency in 4 Easy Steps

Change is the essence of company growth – change to accommodate new opportunities, technologies, and goals. Expanding into a new industry [..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 7 years ago

Style, Grammar, and Usage: The Lowdown on Quality Writing

You might not be an editor, but you can probably spot the difference between a good piece of writing and one that’s lousy. High-quality wr[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

Why Video Will Never Take the Place of Solid Written Content

If you’re a business without experience using video to promote your product, don’t fret. Video will always complement written content, b[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

Why Procrastinators Procrastinate (and How to Break the Cycle)

As a chronic procrastinator, I thought there would be no better way to break my bad habits and teach others how to do the same than to w[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

Eight Tips for Marketing Your Content in a Crowded Online Space

You’ve written or commissioned a great piece of content. The hard work is over – or so you think. Many businesses post content on their [..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

Pull an Office Space: Quit Your Job Today (No, Really)

Successful entrepreneurs are the heroes of the business world. They make their own rules and work with whom they like, when they like. T[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

Crossing the Fine Line Between Originality and Plagiarism

During the Republican National Convention, viewers quickly noticed the similarities between Melania Trump’s speech and Michelle Obama’s [..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

How to Create Great Video Content if You Don’t Know What You’re Doing

It’s no secret that video has a prominent place on the modern marketer’s list of priorities. As the numbers continue to roll in on t[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

Writing for Amazon: A Quick Guide to Building a Lasting Brand

Amazon has been fighting a battle against fake reviews recently, but false reviews are only part of the problem with seller marketing on the[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

How to Master Your Time and Rule the World (or at Least Your World)

The secret to mastering your time is… You had to know it wouldn’t be that easy. Unfortunately, there’s no one-size-fits-all multita[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

Give Your Social Media Strategy a Content Makeover

Compare one of your friend’s Facebook profiles with your business profile on Facebook. Do you notice any differences? I would be willing t[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

Video Killed the Radio Star…Is Written Content Next?

The song “Video Killed the Radio Star” debuted by the Buggles in 1980. The image above was published in 1987. Now it’s 30 years la[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

Uncover the Potential in Your Content With Diversified Content Sources

Most brands have informative content production down to a science. They hit “go” on the production pipeline and can produce dozens of he[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

Does Donald Trump Prove There Really Is No Such Thing as Bad Publicity?

The old adage about there being no such thing as bad publicity has undergone its most trying test yet during the 2016 presidential elect[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

5 Types of Business Ebooks and Why You Need to Write One

It’s 2016, and simply posting a new blog article every week may or may not help your brand stay on top. To truly stand out from the sheer [..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

Hot Off the Press: Why Print Still Matters

  In the never-ending talk about business marketing platforms, it seems like one is always forgotten: good old-fashioned print. [..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

How to Avoid These Two Scams People Are Still Falling For

  I like to think I’m pretty tech-savvy. As a web writer, it’s part of my job to stay on top of digital trends and have up-t[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

The Role of Content Marketing in Building a User Experience

The phrase “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts” is aptly suited to the user experience. In digital design, the user experien[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

4 Times Phil Schiller Showed Us What Being a Marketing Boss Looks Like

  If you don’t know who Phil Schiller is, Google him – you’ll be glad you did. Phil Schiller is Apple’s Marketing Chief,[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

Lure the Right Job Candidates With Exceptional Content

When brands start work on a content marketing strategy, they often forget that content is a multifaceted tool. In addition to sales, custome[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

4 Questions That Will Make You Rethink Your Brand Strategy

Many business owners prefer to clap their hands over their ears and hum loudly when people start doling out advice, whether that’s abo[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

Where Small Businesses Go to Find Great Content

Maintaining consistent content quality and generating enough content are key marketing challenges for small business owners in 2016. Many sm[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

Avoid These 11 Content Practices that Make Your Brand Seem Cheap Online

Nothing lasts forever in the digital world, and change seems to come more quickly each year. You don’t necessarily have to stay on the cut[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

Value-Driven Content: Let the Audience Be Your Guide

Great content is in the eye of the beholder. You may think that you have the best content ever written, but if your audience isn’t reading[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

Why Your Business Needs More Than Quality

Quality content is vital to growing a business, but no business is based on content alone. Quality content is not the only thing business ow[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

What Do a Lawyer, The Pope, and an IT Specialist All Have in Common?

The warmer weather has me thinking about riddles. When I was a kid, in the days when you didn’t worry about high fructose corn syrup, a[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

Content Diversification: Tips for Widening Your Readership Net

Some topics are as dry as a stale cracker. Few people like to write it, and even fewer people want to read it. The style may remind you of o[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

Producing Killer Content, Each and Every Time

As a writer, I can tell you there’s nothing worse than staring at a blank computer screen. The cursor mocks you, each blink a testament to[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

How to Save Time and Scale Your Marketing Content

Lack of time is the biggest reason for lack of content, yet there’s more and more emphasis on the importance of scaling copy to reach more[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

How To Engage Millennials With Your Brand (Advice From a Millennial Content Writer)

People who aren’t in the Millennial generation view us in one of two ways, according to New York Times contributor and Wall Street Executi[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

Fisherman Catches Alien in the Pacific: Why You Should Avoid Clickbait at All Costs

As with tabloid magazines, some write online headlines to draw attention and shock audiences. They may reference alien life, shocking celebr[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

Measuring Engagement in Your Healthcare Content

When we talk content, we hear the term “consumer engagement” bandied about, and it makes sense for us to consider what this means. We ta[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

The Right Mix of Quality and Quantity in Content Marketing

Many companies struggle to find the right balance between quality and quantity in today’s world of online content marketing. There’s a g[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

8 Things Buzzfeed Can Teach All Small Businesses About Content

People of all ages gravitate towards Buzzfeed, but what makes this media outlet so attention-catching? While the media company does not alwa[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

How to Create Promotion Campaigns That Will Appeal to Your Audience

  As an avid couponer myself, I understand firsthand the magnetic pull that saving money can have on a customer. The promise of [..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

So You Want to Make a Meme (and Other Viral Marketing Assets)

If you want to get noticed online, you need a strong online strategy. Regularly posting boring blogs and looking all over the internet for s[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

4 Reasons to Outsource Your Content

Most small business owners want their ventures to be as self-sustained as possible. With this in mind, they usually delegate tasks, includin[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

Why Your Photos Are Losing Business (and What to Do)

  Photos on your company’s website or social media platform can make a huge difference in the way buyers see you. Are you a pr[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

Digital Disruption and the Fate of Small Business Marketing

It’s no secret that digital disruptions are changing the way we live and work. What isn't so clear is how digital disruption will start to[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

Going Viral: The Steps to Making Your Content Contagious

  It’s the age-old question that haunts writers of the World Wide Web, constantly on the minds of every user around the globe:[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

Top Trends for Small to Mid-Sized Firm Legal Marketing in 2016

Law firms have gotten better, a lot better, about offering content that provides useful, digestible information to readers. However, the leg[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

Improving the Content Your Audience Wants

Determining who your audience is and what they are seeking is vital to the success of your content and your business. Once you have produced[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago

How to Trump Political Biases (and Others) in Your Content

  Writing objectively isn’t always easy – especially if the content surrounds hot-button issues like the upcoming presidenti[..] | Continue reading


@contentequalsmoney.com | 8 years ago