This edition of the Mighty Content Marketing Challenge is comprised of 10 mini-challenges --beautifully, purposefully outlined step-by-step marketing projects to help you be discovered and seen by your ideal audience, to educate and build a relationship with prospective customers, and to create mighty, impactful offers that nurture your people and help them take their own mighty steps forward.
I've compiled a selection of projects to help you
in all three core areas of the Content Marketing Cycle:
The Awareness-Discovery Phase
The Educational-Nurture Phase
And of course the Delighted - Conversion Phase
You may have heard people talk about funnels and top/middle/bottom levels of content --- I prefer to think in circles, cycles, and a more holistic view of how people come in to our communities and business sphere.
During October and the Mighty Content Marketing Challenge you get to CHOOSE which projects to make your focus and take action on - based on what YOUR business needs firing up right now.
Don't worry, you're not expected to do all of the projects all at once!
The 2024 Mighty Content Marketing Challenge Options Include:
Awareness-Discovery Options:
Challenge #1 Mighty Blog Content - one of the best places to start, by creating mighty content on your home base - your website! Show your expertise and share your unique perspectives through evergreen content that helps build awareness of your business and starts a new relationship. Create (1) from among key types of posts:
- Collaborative creation on a hot topic
- Your origin or before/after super story post
- Core or pillar piece of content on a ‘how-to’ or ‘now do X’ topic in your niche
- Classic round-up or list style post
Challenge #2 Mighty Up Your Social Profiles - take time to refresh and optimize your social media profiles to ensure you’re putting your best face (literally!) forward and attracting the ‘right-for-you’ people while you use social media marketing.
Challenge #3 Create + Share 9 Vertical Videos - sometimes you just need to lean in to the marketing trends that are working right now - the algorithms on all the top platforms LOVE short, vertical videos (i.e. TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Shorts). So do your ideal people! These videos are also more likely to be shown to people who don’t already know you - making them ideal for getting discovered.
Learn how to lean into this fun format even if you feel camera shy and no need for dancing or chasing every hot trend. [Psst I know a thing or 2 on this - I’ve run multiple 5-day challenges all about HOW to create short form videos. 😉 ]
Challenge #4 5-Day Free Challenge - you know I love a challenge, right?! Here’s a mighty way to start small and make a big impact on your ideal people. A 5 Day challenge is a great opportunity to build your community, nurture it, and get your business growing. Learn how to design a challenge people want to participate in, easy ways to run it, and what comes next.
Educational - Nurturing Options
Challenge #5 Host an AMA (Ask Me Anything) Series - When we are in community with our people we can’t help but create mighty content! Take advantage of opportunities to engage with your ideal audience - and answering questions is content gold. An AMA (Ask Me Anything) is a fun, interactive way to learn tons about what your ideal people need.
Challenge #6 Lean Into Video - Video marketing is a powerful tool that just keeps growing. It’s time for you to lean into creating and using video to be discovered and to nurture relationships with your ideal audience. Start or Refresh a YouTube channel with strong branding and your intro-to-you video. Then create and publishing at least (2) more videos: a how-to/explainer video, a review/comparison video, a short interview, FAQ video, or a talking-head style video.
I’ve been teaching on this topic for a decade and was once kinda camera shy myself - so I’ll be right there to guide you step-by-step and keep it simple. It’s never been easier to create videos than it is today.
Challenge #7 Kick Off a Mighty Email Habit - email marketing is still one of the most valuable marketing tools we have, so let’s kick off that habit right and mighty. Start the relationship on the right foot with a well-crafted Welcome Series and then keep the relationship going by sending out regular emails. You'll create that intro series with what people need to know about you and what you offer, plus encourage them to take action right away. Then you’ll plan, write and send (4) emails during the month, from a mix of nurturing, engaging, click-worthy options.
Delight - Converting Options
Challenge #8 Gather + Share Testimonials - people buy from people they know, like and trust. One way to gain trust, by knowing that other people like us have already purchased and had success. Your business needs testimonials to share on your website, in emails, on social media. I’ll guide on easy, stress-free ways to gather and share them.
Challenge #9 Mighty Awesome Low-Cost Offer - we want to make it easy - and fast- for your ideal person to say "Yes I want this!" and become a customer. Often the best time to get a ‘heck yeah!’ and win-over a new customer is with a mighty low-cost offer right after they take the step to join our universe. Create a simple, focused and super useful new low-cost offer for your ideal people. T
Challenge #10 Workshop or Group Coaching - Right-for-you people who've been in your universe a while know, like and trust you. After consuming your video, posts, and emails, they're often seeking that next step with you. In this project, you'll create a fired up solution for them. Through the month of the challenge I’ll guide you to brainstorm, outline, and craft a paid masterclass, workshop or short group coaching program - AND get a simple but mighty sales page built and ready to share.
Whether you need that very first content push or want to take a leap beyond the basics, these challenges invite you to stretch out of your comfort zone and transform your business.
Choose the content marketing projects that will take you where you want to go next!