d to anything. Nonetheless, the car, freshly restored in its Le Mans war paint can be yours for the price of a brand-new Ferrari 812 GTS with some optional extras.

using a blog platform you are looking to earn an income, therefore you are revved up and ready to go. On the other hand a vital component of the blog building process is to first develop traffic and trust. So we now have the question as to when to start blogging for the income you anticipate.

oring one very important component of search engine optimization, and that’s crawlability. Instead, a more search friendly practice is to clarify headers as headers using the appropriate HTML tags, such as <h1>, <h2>, etc.






When search engines crawl a page, they look for elements such as headers, schema markup, keywords — clear clues to what the page’s purpose is. Using a header element not only clarifies the beginning of a new topic, but it’s a clear hint elevated to search engines that it’s the start of a new thought.






The Impact of Headers on a Page






When it comes to using headers, it’s a best practice to use them when necessary. But when we take this a step further, past a user-friendly practice to an accessibility standpoint, it’s an integral part of being discovered by search engines.



Mentioned here is a blog post that was published in February 2019. The blog post was lengthy and informative, but it continued to barely be visible in the search engine results pages, or SERPs. We optimized the article after noticing the headers were displayed using bold text instead of proper h2 tags. After we made the change, we were able to see great improvement.











Search Console shows that a short spike in impressions appears in early October, followed by a large increase in January, and it continues to climb. The average position of the page has improved to roughly 16 as of April, and the click-through rate fluctuates between 1% and 2%.






Google Analytics shows organic sessions beginning to generate traffic, as March 2020 had 700 sessions.











The same goes for older blog posts as well as this blog post that was originally posted in 2013. After we updated the headers from bold text to actual header tags, we found success in the SERPs as well.











Beyond User Accessibility






Headers are an integral part of writing when it comes to developing content. They allow authors to guide readers through content more easily and properly set up their next thought in a clear manner. But headers serve a bigger purpose than that: They allow a site to be crawled, understood by search engines, and properly displayed for the right audience to find it and read.



Now that you understand headers, check out this BigWing blog post to get up to speed on all things SEO: “SEO Questions to Ask Your Digital Agency.”






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For example, given enough time and money, you could get Taylor Swift to endorse your hybrid cloud solution. But would her endorsement really persuade your audience?



You can’t judge influence in B2B by follower counts alone. There are multiple ways that people can be influential in the B2B space. Which type of influencer your project needs will vary depending on your goals.



Let’s take a look at two different types of B2B influencer: The Subject Matter Expert and the Industry Influencer.



Subject Matter Experts Vs. Industry Influencers for B2B Marketing



Which is better for your project: A thousand impressions or a single multi-million-dollar click? There’s no right answer for every situation, of course, and the answer may very well be “both.” But the point is to ask the question when your project is in the planning stages.



We can start by defining each of these influencer types, and then we can dig into how to choose the right influencers for your content.



Who Is a Subject Matter Expert?



A subject matter expert (SME) could mean anyone who knows a lot about one particular subject. In influencer marketing, though, it means something slightly different: It’s someone who has that knowledge, and may be influential in business circles, but also has a small social media footprint.



SMEs can include practitioners in a particular field, executives of successful businesses in your target industry, or even your own employees. They may not have the reach of an industry influencer, but they do have knowledge that your target audience will find valuable. What’s more, they’re a credible source, because they’re right down in the trenches with your audience.



The challenge of working with an SME for creating content is that they may not be used to speaking to an audience. While an industry influencer can whip up a 500-word blog post in their sleep, an SME will take more time and encouragement before they’re ready to contribute.



If your goal is to maximize awareness with top-of-funnel content, you wouldn’t go with SMEs exclusively. For content further down the funnel, with a highly-targeted audience, however, the more SME content, the better.



Who Is an Industry Influencer?



Let me say, first, that an industry influencer is no less knowledgeable than an SME. But the work of an industry influencer includes building an audience and actively pursuing thought leadership status. They’re keynote speakers, authors, and podcast hosts. They are more likely to be analysts and consultants than active practitioners.



There are several advantages to working with industry influencers, beyond the obvious broader reach: They already know how to quickly create content and package it for their audience. They know the value of self-promotion and can see when it’s mutually beneficial to create content with your brand. And they can have a broader perspective of the industry, gleaned from analyzing trends and/or consulting with multiple businesses.



Industry influencers are perfect for top and middle-funnel content. But they are less likely to get into the specifics of day-to-day operations, while an SME would be equipped to give those practical details that make lower-funnel content work.



What Type of Influence Does Your B2B Marketing Need?



Which influencer is right for you? As I said, you might want more SMEs in a lower-funnel piece and more industry influencers in top-of-funnel content. But really, the answer is that a healthy mix of influencers tends to get the best results.



Industry influencers bring reach, polish and thought leadership. SMEs bring a practitioner’s experience and credibility. The two can complement each other to make your content irresistible to your audience.



For example, our client monday.com created content with SMEs and industry influencers for their remote work campaign. By combining the strengths of different types of influence, the campaign achieved 1,790% of its projected goal for social reach.



Create an Influencer Community



Here’s one more way that B2B influencer marketing is different from B2C. While B2C agreements tend to be one-off and transactional, B2B influence is about building relationships and forming a community. Instead of contracting with an influencer for a single project, it’s important to keep in contact. Make sure your influencers know each other and facilitate conversations. Help them network, teach, and learn from each other.



When you take an always-on approach to influencer marketing, you can create a trusted group of go-to experts, folks who are loyal to your brand and ready to collaborate on an ongoing basis.



And that’s far more valuable than a Taylor Swift retweet.



What’s working, what isn’t, and what’s next for B2B influencer marketing? Find out what your peers had to say in our 2020 State of B2B Influencer Marketing report.