If you are a content creator here are the 6 Steps that you can implement to create an effective content marketing strategy for your online business, or blog.

All content marketing strategy starts with a clear goal and determined Goals will give direction. Make sure that your content marketing goals should be S.M.A.R.T goals - Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound.

Even if you have high-quality content, your content will be useless if no one engages with it. You need to figure out who your target audience is, which helps you to create perfect content to reach them.

You should identify the right content format that will help you to reach your target audience and the right content format mainly depends upon three things including your product type, your audience behavior, and the social media platform that you use.

The success of content marketing depends on content creation. It consists of ideation, creation, editing, and optimization. Remember one thing before creating your content, you should use your content to differentiate your brand from your competitors.

Without promotions, your content marketing strategy will not be successful. Understand, where your audience looking for online content and ensure to pitch your campaign there.

Google Analytics tool will help you to measure your results and social analytics tools like Buffer, Sprout Social, and Hootsuite will help you to measure your social media activities.