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8 Ways to Use Recycled Content

Guest post by: Angela Kambarian

Article Overview: Let me assure you that there are many different ways of capitalizing on your articles, blog entries and interviews. I hope some of my suggestions below will point you in the right direction.

8 Ways to Use Recycled Content

Most people would agree that valuable and interesting content is dying.

Unfortunately, some business owners deliver material that is good enough

for search engines, but not necessarily inspiring for humans. Here is what I think: you should create interesting content, get as much mileage

out of it as possible, and find ways to repackage it. Why throw away an ice cream

carton before scooping out every last bit?

So, below I am providing some suggestions on how to repurpose old content

and get the most of it. This way you can reach a larger audience and save

yourself a bunch of work. You know it's worth the effort...

1. Consider article directory sites

This is probably the easiest way to re-use old content. Eventhough sites

like EzineArticles have strict editorial guidelines, they tend to rank high on the

search engines and might give you more online visibility. By the way, eZine has its

own WordPress plugin so you can post directly to the site from WP.

2. Get the most of your company newsletter

Your email newsletter can have a much wider audience than your blog.

Don't miss out on an opportunity to share valuable information with

your readers and position yourself as an expert.

3. Create presentations from articles

Think about it for a second...Have you ever received an offer to speak on issues

that you are an expert on? One of the best ways to prepare for your presentation

is to review your old articles and blog posts. What you have to do next is add some

clever banter throughout, and you are good to go...

4. Create articles from presentations

If you speak at conferences, then you have already spent the time and mental

energy to create a winning presentation that carefully outlines your position

on certain topics. Why not use that as the basis for an article on the same topic?

It's another good way of re-using your content. After all, the work is already done!

5. Capitalize on your interviews

If you are often being interviewed, chances are your whole interview isn't being

used. Why not ask for permission to use the remaining portion on your site and

turn it into a larger article?

6. Transcribe interviews

Were your recently interviewed for a TV show, a podcast, or some other medium?

You may ask for permission to transcribe the interview and place it on your site.

This will help you add new content and take advantage of keyword opportunities.

7. Tie it all together in an eBook

What's a better way to establish yourself as an authority on a topic you

have written about. You have already done the work; now you just

have to rename posts "chapters". We are starting to see a lot more

of this lately.

8. Create audio content

People like podcasts. They like the freedom of being able to take valuable

content with them. They want to listen to that radio show while they are

on the road or burning calories at they gym. So, why not deliver your

RSS feed or articles the same way? You may use a program like Audacity

to record and publish them to the Web, so that the users can subscribe to

them via iTunes.

As you can see, there are many different ways of re-using your content

and capitalizing on it. This strategy can help you attract a whole

new audience and take your business to the next level.

By the way, what are some ways YOU repurpose your content?

Feel free to share your ideas with me...

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