{"id":9224,"date":"2018-07-04T11:25:19","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T05:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/?p=9224"},"modified":"2023-05-29T11:43:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T06:13:01","slug":"5-emotional-triggers-to-create-engaging-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/5-emotional-triggers-to-create-engaging-content\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Emotional Triggers to Create Engaging Content"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/5-Emotional-Triggers-to-Create-Engaging-Content.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9260 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/5-Emotional-Triggers-to-Create-Engaging-Content.png?resize=640%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"create engaging content\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/5-Emotional-Triggers-to-Create-Engaging-Content.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/5-Emotional-Triggers-to-Create-Engaging-Content.png?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/5-Emotional-Triggers-to-Create-Engaging-Content.png?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s been repeated for years that \u201ccontent is king,\u201d but the truth is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it\u2019s really not<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea that content alone will solve all of your SEO challenges has led to an incredibly noisy web. This is why we see countless websites churning out low-quality content in the hopes that their traffic will magically improve. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It just doesn&#8217;t work that way. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the real world, producing content just for the sake of producing content will have literally zero positive impact. The only content that has any impact <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is content that your audience engages with<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which means that they read, comment on, share, and link to it. In order to do this, however, you\u2019ll need to both create amazing, original, and useful content, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> activate your readers emotions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writing is the hard part. Anyone who tells you otherwise is either lying or trying to sell you something. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some people are naturally gifted writers, but for most, it requires concentration, hard work, and lots of practice. Take me for example\u2014I\u2019m often told that I\u2019m a pretty good writer but my brain runs in hundreds of different directions while writing, so I have to be very mindful about my concentration. And I write for about eight different publications regularly, in addition to occasional writing for several other publications and sometimes even our clients at my agency, so I get plenty of practice. Even in my case, I often find myself putting in a lot of work and then editing an article several times to ensure that it\u2019s just right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortunately, activating your reader&#8217;s emotions is the easy part. It requires following a few simple tactics that I\u2019ll explain in this article. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>1. Take a controversial position<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most people steer clear of controversy because they\u2019re too busy trying to please everyone. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have bad news for those people\u2014that doesn\u2019t work!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reality is that no matter what you do, even if you do nothing, you\u2019re going to piss someone off. Unfortunately\u2014or fortunately, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">depending on how you look at it<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014large sections of our population are constantly on the hunt for things to be offended by. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My philosophy is that if they\u2019re looking for something, you should give it to them. If you follow me on social media, you know that I often do exactly that. My intent here isn\u2019t just to antagonize overly fragile people. It\u2019s to get people talking about <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and linking to<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> my clients\u2019 websites. While doing that, I\u2019m also giving their core audience something to feel passionate about. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s something you can never do while playing the middle of the road.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>2. Challenge your audience<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you challenge someone, they will often go out of their way to either prove you either wrong or right, depending on the context of your challenge and their situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ve probably seen examples of this, such as a football coach insisting that his players can beat the opposing team, which motivates them to live up to his inspiring challenge. Or perhaps you\u2019ve seen a drill instructor scream that a particular recruit doesn\u2019t have what it takes to earn the title of Marine, which inspires that recruit to prove his challenge wrong. These are just two examples of challenges\u2014in one case, the audience wants to prove the challenger right, and in the other, they want to prove the challenger wrong. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/pexels-photo-598626-1.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9261 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/pexels-photo-598626-1.jpeg?resize=640%2C325&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"create engaging content\" width=\"640\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/pexels-photo-598626-1.jpeg?w=710&amp;ssl=1 710w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/pexels-photo-598626-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C152&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea here is to issue a challenge by making a polarizing statement. Your audience will usually take a stand and either agree and may then share and\/or link to your content because it supports their views, or they\u2019ll disagree and may then share and\/or link to your content to refute it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examples of this type of challenge might include something like:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 Reasons Your Link Building Tactics Are Completely Outdated<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why You\u2019re Looking at Content Marketing Entirely Wrong<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 SEO Tactics that Only Amateurs Still Use Today<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After reading an article that issues a challenge, a reader will often do one of two things. They may conclude that your premise is wrong, and then share, and hopefully even link to your article refuting your position, or they may conclude that your premise is correct, and then share, and hopefully link to your article, citing it as evidence to support their opinions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the event that they share, but don\u2019t link to it, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">regardless of whether they agreed or disagreed with your premise<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, I recommend reaching out and asking them to link to it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If they disagreed with your position, and they appear to have a sizable audience, you might even consider asking them if they would like to publish a rebuttal on your website. It\u2019s a pretty safe bet that they will share that article with their audience on social media, and will almost certainly link to it as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>3. Tie your subject into a hot topic<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless of your political leanings, if you came across an article titled \u201c7 Amazing Tactics to Make SEO Great Again,\u201d you would almost certainly take notice, triggering either a positive or negative reaction in your mind. Especially if the news cycle was focused on Trump. (As it likely will be for at least the next couple of years.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of two things would probably happen:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The voice inside your head (and maybe even the voice <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">outside<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> your head) would scream the type of obscenities that would make truckers cover their ears and blush, or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you would grin ear to ear thinking \u201cThis guy really gets it! #MSEOGA!\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That would typically be followed by you rushing to social media to share it, either to demand that the author be disemboweled, or to sing his praises . You might mention and link to it from your own website for the same reasons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of this can lead to a significantly larger audience seeing it, and many of them will react in exactly the same way, resulting in exponentially greater exposure and engagement. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>4. Involve your audience<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good content can be transformed into <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">amazing<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> content by simply involving your audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Think about it like this\u2014you are always trying to sell something and you\u2019re audience knows that. There\u2019s nothing wrong with that, but everything <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> say will be viewed with a degree of skepticism. However, when you involve your audience, by interviewing, citing, or featuring them in your content, it\u2019s often perceived differently because it\u2019s almost as if they\u2019re hearing your message from a trusted friend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/pexels-photo-954623.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9262 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/pexels-photo-954623.jpeg?resize=640%2C325&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"create engaging content\" width=\"640\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/pexels-photo-954623.jpeg?w=710&amp;ssl=1 710w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/pexels-photo-954623.jpeg?resize=300%2C152&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An added bonus is that because they\u2019ll see their name, and\/or the names of their friends, clients, mentors, and idols, they\u2019ll be more likely to share and link to your content.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I try to do this whenever possible\u2014<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">especially<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when I write for publications outside of the digital marketing industry because people in less tech-savvy industries are usually not mentioned in the media as often, so when they are, they are especially eager to share and even link to the article. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>5. Refute an industry leader, product, or idea<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This approach requires a delicate touch, but when used properly, it can be incredibly effective. When you criticize a trusted leader, popular product, or even an idea within your industry, you\u2019re likely to rally a vocal audience of people who agree as well as those who disagree with your position. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A good example, and one you\u2019re probably familiar with is the ridiculous claim we see resurface every few years that SEO is dead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s critical that you be <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">absolutely<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> correct when using this approach. If you refute something\u2014let\u2019s say a commonly held belief like the importance of link building\u2014then you had better be damn sure of yourself and be able to clearly explain why or you\u2019ll risk making a fool of yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How you approach this is equally important. You should objectively present your position without resorting to emotions and insults because the latter can make you appear petty and less credible. Rely on data when available, and in cases when it\u2019s not, clearly articulate how you came to your position utilizing a solid logical argument.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been repeated for years that \u201ccontent is king,\u201d but the truth is it\u2019s really not. The idea that content alone will solve all of your SEO challenges has led to an incredibly noisy web. 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