Comments on: 3 Ways to Keep Content Zombies from Eating Your Brains

By: Market Samurai Review

Market Samurai Review — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 19:40:55 +0000

Way cool! Some extremely valid points! I appreciate you penning this article plus the rest
of the site is very good.

By: Harry Gardiner

Harry Gardiner — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:55:54 +0000

Hi Sandra,
I noticed the zombie picture in my feedly and I am glad I clicked through!
You combine two of my favourite topics, quality content and zombies, to create an incredibly informative and awesome post.
What you’re saying couldn’t be truer.
Everyone’s been a victim of having some higher power water-down their content at some point or another,
But in todays ever changing web, we can’t afford to be unleashing constant content zombies.
If a site want’s to do well it’s got to up it’s game and start creating content with heart, not zombified content that wants to eat your heart.

By: Maria Ahmed

Maria Ahmed — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:53:19 +0000

Hi Sandra, Great post, I just stumbled on this by chance! I have been creating content for a while now and am glad I read point 2- Stop Selling because that is what a little voice is always screaming at me. I constantly try to talk too the audience rather than at them!

By: Sandra LeDuc

Sandra LeDuc — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:26:26 +0000

Riza,

Thanks for your comments. You’re right about reading aloud–good reminder! Thanks for reading.

Sandra

By: Sandra LeDuc

Sandra LeDuc — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:24:53 +0000

Thanks for the comments, Martyna. Our team is glad you find the tips useful, too!

Sandra

By: Martyna Bizdra

Martyna Bizdra — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:21:08 +0000

Hello Sandra
the trouble is that many people don’t know why they exist, why they do what they do, and the corporations are just the perfect places to avoid answering these questions.

perhaps because of this global confusion it is good to start any entrepreneurial venture from a common ground… belief that life can be better, people are amazing even if they are xxxing scary at times, with a belief in great future built also thanks to our products…
“Stay focused on what will be most helpful to your readers, not what your organization feels it absolutely must say to sell its products and services” : super.

This is a great tip: “Keep sentences to 13-14 words in length and paragraphs to six or seven lines. Use the Flesch-Kincaid readability tests or similar tools to help you measure how readable your content is by complexity and grade level.”

many thanks!
Martyna

By: Riza

Riza — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:47:54 +0000

I don’t know if I should laugh about it or be sad about how some content fail miserably, but I’m reminded again (aside from the ones you mentioned, Sandra) of one important lesson I have learned back in the days when I was still in school. Stop embellishing the statements. Focus on the message.

Another help is to ask someone read aloud what you’ve written before posting it online. A good content should be understood the first time you read it. If not, make it simpler. The simpler the content, the better it stays with your readers.

Well written piece, Sandra. :)

By: Sandra LeDuc

Sandra LeDuc — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:19:49 +0000

Thanks, Kathryn! I have seen quite a few content zombies in my day and we are determined to create content that has meaning! Thanks for reading and commenting.

Sandra

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:58:51 +0000

Thank u for calling out that ubiquitous “dead head” content problem. Looking forward to your tips being executed so more online mktg. is sleek and has a punch. Here’s to the World War Web Z!

By: Sandra LeDuc

Sandra LeDuc — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:40:34 +0000

Bhupendra,

Wow, thanks for the compliment! Portent strives to be a Force for Internet Marketing Goodness. We love what we do and we try to infuse that into everything we do.

Thanks again,
Sandra