One of the keys to writing a great white paper is to include lots of quality content — especially by referencing stats and figures, which will make it more interesting and add credibility. As the writer, it’s your job to find this quality content. So before getting started, you’ll need to spend a few hours gathering the information you’ll need and modifying it to suit your purposes.Continue Reading
Author: Mitt Ray
Mitt Ray blogs about white papers on The White Paper Blog, where you can download his free guide on how to write a white paper. He is the author of the book White Paper Marketing. He is also the Director of imittcopy and the Founder of Social Marketing Writing, an online magazine on social media marketing, where you can download his free guide, How to Promote Yourself with Pinterest. You can follow him on Twitter @MittRay.
By mittray published
June 1, 2012
5 Tips on Finding Fantastic Content for Your White Paper
By mittray published
April 13, 2012
7 Ways to Launch White Papers with a Bang
Publishing a new white paper is a lot like publishing a new book — you need to do a lot of marketing ahead of time. Marketing beforehand can help create a lot of buzz and get people to line up to read it as soon as it is published.
But unlike marketing a book, you don’t have to market your white paper for months before you publish. If you start your marketing push a week or two before you plan to publish, you should have plenty of time to generate excitement and prepare to engage your readers.
The tips below will help you prepare for the big launch:
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By mittray published
January 27, 2012
How to Counter the 5 Most Common White Paper Promotion Mistakes
If you’re looking to use white papers to help your business generate leads, writing the actual paper is just the first step. A white paper will only generate leads if it’s read by the right people. So after you finish writing, you’ll need to make an extra effort to promote it in order to draw potential readers in and, eventually, convert them into clients.
Below are six of the most common mistakes content marketers make when promoting their white papers, and some simple ways to counter them:
