Healthy @ College
          http://healthyatcollege.blogspot.com




Presented by Sarah Ali
July 25, 2012
Why market online?
From comScore

                70% of Canada is online and leading in engagement
Canada’s population well-represented across all:
• Ages
• Genders
• Income categories
From Nielsen Canada




             Canadians online: social networks, entertainment, portals
What is the blog all about?
• Health tips for college
  students

• Balance school, work,
  family, social life - busy

• Lots of health
  information on Internet –
  but none aimed at
  student lifestyle

• Tailor health tips to be
  simple + convenient
   21 year old student
                       Works part-time at Tim Hortons
                       Babysits nephew two nights a
                        week
                       Social & outgoing – loves going
                        out shopping, to the movies, etc.
                       On-the-go and busy
                       Wants to be healthier but has
                        little time
                       Uses Internet for entertainment,
                        info, connecting with friends &
Sarah the college       brands
    student
   Vitamin D Deficiency?
   African Mango
    Complete
   Top 5 Foods to Avoid at
    Tim Hortons
   5 Healthiest Foods to
    Eat at Tim Hortons
   Favourite Ways to Eat
    Vegetables
   3 Best Potato Chip
    Replacements
   Simple Tips for Eating Out
   Healthy Snacks: How to
    Choose a Nutritious
    Granola Bar
   The Best (And Easiest)
    Superfoods for Weight
    Loss
   Top 5 Reasons Why
    Chocolate is Good for You
How did the blog perform?
What actions are recommended?
Blog metrics:            Blog metrics:




                                                   Traffic & Stickiness
                                                   Key Metrics -
May 28 – June 11, 2012   June 12 – June 25, 2012
Blog metrics:            Blog metrics:




                                                   Traffic & Stickiness
                                                   Key Metrics -
June 25 – July 9, 2012   July 10 – July 22, 2012
 Todrive visits, update
 social media
  • Update social media
   frequently

 New content =
 increased stickiness,
 lowered bounce rate
  • Post new blog content
   frequently
 Make  connections to
 get traffic
  • Be active in
    communities and other
    blogs
  • Find affiliates


 Focus on avenues
 that get best results
  • Twitter, communities
Monthly   3-Month
Monthly   3-Month
 The more tweets, the
 better
  • Tweet a few times
   every few hours



 To gain followers,
 follow others
  • Continuously find new
   users to follow
 Shocking headlines
 grab attention
  • Phrase every tweet to
   grab attention

 Tweeting others’
 content is a must
  • Retweet interesting
   tweets & aggregate
   content from around
   the web
 Activityneeded by
  company and
  followers
  • Encourage posting &
    sharing on page
       Ask questions
       Ask for ideas
       Hold contests
       Trivia
 Facebook page
 requires dedicated
 following
  • Increase number of
   followers

 Easierto develop for
 those active on
 Facebook
  • Develop a personal
   Facebook network
 Bestused by video
 creators
  • Create and post videos
   relevant to blog posts

 Videoscan make blog
 posts more interesting
  • Share videos related to
   blog topics in posts
 Aggregation useful
 when hard to find
 quality videos
  • For my topic, lots of
    easily searchable info
    on reputable channels
  • If not, make playlists
    for user as an
    aggregator
 Comments,  likes,
 repins are highly
 visible
  • Like, repin & comment
   to be seen


 Extremelyactive – a
 sea of content
  • Be active every few
   hours to be seen
 To gain followers,
 follow others
  • Follow relevant pinners
   & boards

 When a pin is
 repinned, original
 pinner is shown
  • Post original pins to
   increase visibility
How can I market online successfully?
 Blogcan stand alone       Research needs of
 – posts are archived &     target market more
 searchable
                            Get   more personal
 Createmore
 exclusive, original
 content

 Promote   more heavily
 online
   Title                           Images
    • Keywords                       • Adds them to Google
    • 70 – 120 characters              Images




   Labels
    • Relate to keywords
    • Index                         Links
    • Create links within site       • Outbound, inbound,
                                       internal
 Body                    • Keywords in body
  • 250-1000 words
  • Keywords 2-4 times,
   max 5% density

  • Keywords in first
   sentence


  • Keywords in last
   paragraph
 Top   10 sites:
  •   Yahoo! Health
  •   SELF Magazine
  •   Everyday Health
  •   Women’s Health
  •   Cosmopolitan
  •   Allure
  •   Elle
  •   Jezebel
  •   Perez Hilton
  •   Rate My Professors
 Monthlyblog themes          Twitter
 on broad topics               • Focus on tweeting
  • ie. superfoods,              theme-related content
    snacking
  • Tie in with newsletter    Youtube
                               • Make a playlist of
 Facebook                       relevant videos
  • Post content on theme
  • Ask questions             Pinterest
  • Encourage sharing          • Create board for theme
Useful updates, exclusive info, calls to action – provide reasons to subscribe
Use pitchengine.com to release press releases to spread around web
Use keywords & tags, integrate content, make it concise, fun to read
   Applies to blog for any
    convenient, healthy
    packaged foods,
    snacks, restaurants,
    etc.
    • Niche market

   Requires building a
    large readership
   Join affiliate networks
   Sponsored
    reviews/contests
Create a widget to make blog easy to follow –
       on-the-go & busy target market
Create a mobile version of blog for
     accessibility anywhere
•   Online marketing extremely powerful

•   Know & cater to your target market

•   Become an expert – content is king

•   Drive traffic – social media, SEO, ads, affiliates, PR

•   Measure metrics & statistics and learn from them
“If the web is indeed a place, it is starting to
look less like a library, and more like a river.”
                              - Peter Da Vanzo
                            (SEO expert & creator of searchengineblog.com)

Internet Marketing Recommendation

  • 1.
    Healthy @ College http://healthyatcollege.blogspot.com Presented by Sarah Ali July 25, 2012
  • 2.
  • 3.
    From comScore 70% of Canada is online and leading in engagement
  • 4.
    Canada’s population well-representedacross all: • Ages • Genders • Income categories
  • 5.
    From Nielsen Canada Canadians online: social networks, entertainment, portals
  • 6.
    What is theblog all about?
  • 8.
    • Health tipsfor college students • Balance school, work, family, social life - busy • Lots of health information on Internet – but none aimed at student lifestyle • Tailor health tips to be simple + convenient
  • 9.
    21 year old student  Works part-time at Tim Hortons  Babysits nephew two nights a week  Social & outgoing – loves going out shopping, to the movies, etc.  On-the-go and busy  Wants to be healthier but has little time  Uses Internet for entertainment, info, connecting with friends & Sarah the college brands student
  • 10.
    Vitamin D Deficiency?  African Mango Complete  Top 5 Foods to Avoid at Tim Hortons  5 Healthiest Foods to Eat at Tim Hortons  Favourite Ways to Eat Vegetables
  • 11.
    3 Best Potato Chip Replacements  Simple Tips for Eating Out  Healthy Snacks: How to Choose a Nutritious Granola Bar  The Best (And Easiest) Superfoods for Weight Loss  Top 5 Reasons Why Chocolate is Good for You
  • 18.
    How did theblog perform? What actions are recommended?
  • 19.
    Blog metrics: Blog metrics: Traffic & Stickiness Key Metrics - May 28 – June 11, 2012 June 12 – June 25, 2012
  • 20.
    Blog metrics: Blog metrics: Traffic & Stickiness Key Metrics - June 25 – July 9, 2012 July 10 – July 22, 2012
  • 21.
     Todrive visits,update social media • Update social media frequently  New content = increased stickiness, lowered bounce rate • Post new blog content frequently
  • 22.
     Make connections to get traffic • Be active in communities and other blogs • Find affiliates  Focus on avenues that get best results • Twitter, communities
  • 23.
    Monthly 3-Month
  • 24.
    Monthly 3-Month
  • 25.
     The moretweets, the better • Tweet a few times every few hours  To gain followers, follow others • Continuously find new users to follow
  • 26.
     Shocking headlines grab attention • Phrase every tweet to grab attention  Tweeting others’ content is a must • Retweet interesting tweets & aggregate content from around the web
  • 27.
     Activityneeded by company and followers • Encourage posting & sharing on page  Ask questions  Ask for ideas  Hold contests  Trivia
  • 28.
     Facebook page requires dedicated following • Increase number of followers  Easierto develop for those active on Facebook • Develop a personal Facebook network
  • 29.
     Bestused byvideo creators • Create and post videos relevant to blog posts  Videoscan make blog posts more interesting • Share videos related to blog topics in posts
  • 30.
     Aggregation useful when hard to find quality videos • For my topic, lots of easily searchable info on reputable channels • If not, make playlists for user as an aggregator
  • 32.
     Comments, likes, repins are highly visible • Like, repin & comment to be seen  Extremelyactive – a sea of content • Be active every few hours to be seen
  • 33.
     To gainfollowers, follow others • Follow relevant pinners & boards  When a pin is repinned, original pinner is shown • Post original pins to increase visibility
  • 34.
    How can Imarket online successfully?
  • 35.
     Blogcan standalone  Research needs of – posts are archived & target market more searchable  Get more personal  Createmore exclusive, original content  Promote more heavily online
  • 36.
    Title  Images • Keywords • Adds them to Google • 70 – 120 characters Images  Labels • Relate to keywords • Index  Links • Create links within site • Outbound, inbound, internal
  • 37.
     Body • Keywords in body • 250-1000 words • Keywords 2-4 times, max 5% density • Keywords in first sentence • Keywords in last paragraph
  • 39.
     Top 10 sites: • Yahoo! Health • SELF Magazine • Everyday Health • Women’s Health • Cosmopolitan • Allure • Elle • Jezebel • Perez Hilton • Rate My Professors
  • 40.
     Monthlyblog themes  Twitter on broad topics • Focus on tweeting • ie. superfoods, theme-related content snacking • Tie in with newsletter  Youtube • Make a playlist of  Facebook relevant videos • Post content on theme • Ask questions  Pinterest • Encourage sharing • Create board for theme
  • 41.
    Useful updates, exclusiveinfo, calls to action – provide reasons to subscribe
  • 42.
    Use pitchengine.com torelease press releases to spread around web
  • 43.
    Use keywords &tags, integrate content, make it concise, fun to read
  • 44.
    Applies to blog for any convenient, healthy packaged foods, snacks, restaurants, etc. • Niche market  Requires building a large readership  Join affiliate networks  Sponsored reviews/contests
  • 45.
    Create a widgetto make blog easy to follow – on-the-go & busy target market
  • 46.
    Create a mobileversion of blog for accessibility anywhere
  • 47.
    Online marketing extremely powerful • Know & cater to your target market • Become an expert – content is king • Drive traffic – social media, SEO, ads, affiliates, PR • Measure metrics & statistics and learn from them
  • 48.
    “If the webis indeed a place, it is starting to look less like a library, and more like a river.” - Peter Da Vanzo (SEO expert & creator of searchengineblog.com)