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The Beginner's Guide to Headless Content: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

How To Be On Every Platform Without Driving Yourself Crazy

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Jul 21, 2023

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I have a confession to make:

I’m about to be a bad example for you.

I’m going tell you to do something I don’t do, but I promise its for your own good.

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The best way to cultivate a strong audience is to attract and interact with them from many different angles.

It’s dangerous to only keep your money hidden under your mattress.

It’s as much of a mistake1 to rely on a single platform to grow and maintain your audience.

What happens if you’ve saturated your personal network’s reach for blog-style posts? To expand your business audience, you could:

  • Become personally acquainted with a lot more people (hard)

  • Push your blog even harder on your existing network (annoying)

  • Run paid ads to capture new customers (expensive)

Understanding Headless Content: Breaking Down the Basics

Instead of going after any of the approaches above, what if you went a different direction?

What if you started a podcast instead?

Pros:

  • Captures a new audience

  • Listeners can tune in when they drive to work

  • Can further penetrate your existing audience without being overbearing

Cons:

  • It's a LOT of work—podcasters out there spend a lot of time creating and producing their shows

Starting a podcast in addition to a blog sounds hard, but what if it were simple?

What if you could reuse core ideas to create new platform content?

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There’s no reason why you have to create new material for each format. You can make brand content compatible across many different platforms.

Why Headless Content Matters for Cross-Channel Compatibility

Headless content offers many benefits. Two key advantages are cross-channel compatibility and effort reduction.

  • Cross-Channel Compatibility: By treating the content separately from the final presentation, you can deliver your content to multiple channels simultaneously and seamlessly

  • Effort Reduction: One core idea made headless can fuel the messaging in many different platforms. Otherwise, you’d have to generate a new set of content for every platform

Don’t stare blankly at an online instagram post editor, then wrestle with an email formatter. Write your content out beforehand and then fit the relevant pieces into each format.

Whether it's a website, mobile app, or even emerging platforms like smartwatches or virtual assistants, headless content ensures a consistent and optimized experience.

Because your core concepts are pulled from the same content, your brand presence is consistent everywhere.

With headless content, you can create content once and distribute it across multiple channels. This saves time and resources while allowing you to reach your audience wherever they are.

Conclusion

Headless content opens up new possibilities to create cross-channel compatible experiences. By treating content creation and content presentation separately, you can reuse core ideas to ensure a consistent brand presence across platforms.

Embrace the power of headless content to make life easy.

Unlock seamless multi-channel experiences without having to run yourself ragged.

Creating cross-channel compatible content is a journey, and understanding the basics of headless content is a step towards success.

Stay tuned for more insights and practical tips on how to implement headless content strategies effectively in your marketing efforts.

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