How to Write a Professional Bio People Will Actually Read

The biggest mistake people make when writing their professional bio is trying to compress everything they’ve done in their career into a few paragraphs. At worst, these bios are little more than a list of company names, job titles and responsibilities. With little or no context about who you are and what you believe in,…

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6 New Content Rules for Mobile Websites

We are two months into “Mobilegeaddon”. In April, Google started favoring mobile-friendly websites. It’s a move that sent web developers scrambling to make sites mobile friendly and responsive. But before you give yourself a pat on the back for getting mobile-friendly, take a look at your web content on a mobile device. Why Web Content Written For…

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Exhibiting at St. Louis Business Expo April 8, 2015

Mark your calendar for April 8. The Red Stairs is exhibiting at St. Louis Business Expo, St. Charles Convention Center. Stop by our booth, #512, and find out how our content marketing, copywriting, and content development services can help you: Generate inquiries Stimulate sales Share information Launch a new product Answer inquiries Build awareness Build…

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Go from a digital mess to a polished image with a content strategy

A woman is confused by the website she is looking at

Your customers are out there. They are searching the web for you. They are typing what they need into the Google search bar, reading reviews, hunting for information and evaluating companies like yours long before they pick up the phone to buy your services and products. It is a brave new world and people are…

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10 ways to keep web visitors reading your website or blog

A man neglects his lunch to read something interesting on a website

People move fast online. Their eyes skip over the screen, scanning and filtering for the information they want. Web reader behavior studies show they don’t want to read as much as 80% of your web content. This presents a major challenge for content marketers. How do you make sure the people you have worked so…

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Inbound marketing insights to boost your website’s lead generation powers

Inbound marketing is a pretty big subject area, but Atomicdust, a St. Louis based brand marketing agency, got to the heart of things this morning when they shared insights on conversion-focused websites with an audience of clients, marketers and at least one content strategist – me. Mike Spakowski, Jesse McGowan and Danielle Hohmeier talked about…

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A website content audit will improve your sales

A content audit reveals if your website content hurting sales

There are many reasons to do a website content audit but by far the most important is to make sure the dollars you spend on content development are really improving your business. For most businesses this means supporting and growing sales. A content audit allows you to map your website to your business goals. It…

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