Summary: Note: This is the third of three core lessons related to content curation based on a case study of my new email newsletter Further. You can listen to the initial two episodes here: Position Your Content Curation for Success 3 Ways to Grow Your Curated Email Newsletter Faster Now we tackle the eternal question: how do you get traffic to your curation site so you can build an email list? Should we start building a war chest for advertising? Not yet. First were going to apply some creativity and sweat into driving traffic. Some of these methods are tried and true, but need to be executed a certain way for a curation project. Others are seemingly a little outside the box, and yet they complement a curated email newsletter perfectly. In this 22-minute episode Robert Bruce and I discuss: What makes curated content shareable and linkable The best audience building strategy on the planet How to borrow (and delight) a massive audience How to get others to share your curated content Why infographics are pure media curation How to take advantage of visual microcontent The true value of iTunes for audience building The podcast interview as valuable curation content The viral catalyst that exploded Copyblogger in the early days Listen to Rainmaker.FM Episode No. 26 below ... [player] MP3StitcheriTunes The Show Notes Media Redefined Brain Pickings Further (current issue) The Essentials of Guest-Blogging Strategy for SEO, Traffic, and Audience-Building 7 Crucial Tactics for Writing a Wildly Successful Guest Post An example of my current image strategy Viral Copy: Trading Words for Traffic *Rainmaker.FM is brought to you by the Rainmaker Platform, the complete website solution for content marketers and Internet entrepreneurs. Transcript Coming Soon ...
