Last Updated 1 month ago by Emily Standley-Allard

Master the Art of Persuasive Content to Drive Sales

Blogs are basically the internet’s version of a casual chat—except it’s just you talking, and your reader is likely only half listening. But hey, the goal is simple: solve their problem before they bounce faster than a bad Tinder date.

The problem? There are over 400 million blogs out there in 2025. So how do you make yours the one that actually gets read, instead of becoming another casualty in the endless scroll of doom?

Not only that—how do you hold your audience’s attention long enough to make an impact? Or, let’s dream big here, actually turn that attention into a sale?

Here’s the cold, hard truth: nobody is reading your blog word for word. They’re skimming, scanning, and, let’s be real, half-distracted by a cat video in another tab. If your content isn’t clear, punchy, and ridiculously easy to consume, they’re gone. (And yes, my ‘readability’ plugin nags me about this constantly. I get it.)

Your reader needs to find what they came for—and fast. But don’t just settle for being digestible. Make it entertaining. Bold. Maybe even a little controversial. If you can slip in a mic-drop quote or something profound enough to make them pause mid-scroll, you might just win the internet for a second.

In a sea of forgettable content, be the blog that actually makes them stop, laugh, think, or—dare we say—buy something.

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Write Superior Content Faster? Heck Yes!

If you want to gain people’s attention you need to master certain skills. 

These are:

  • Define the purpose of your content
  • Build trust and credibility in your relationship
  • Learn how to inspire others 
  • Define your intentions
  • Become a mind reader – get into people’s heads and solve their most urgent problems 
  • Be controversial and/or amuse your audience 

Make sure your content is delivering the message right by using these 10 tips to write superior content. 

1. Talk to Your Readers As If They Were Your Best Friend

You care about your best friend and what’s going on in their world, right?

Ask your reader questions.

Get to know them. Inquire about their lives and what struggles they’re having. We’re talking down to the nittiest of nitty grittiest of details.

But use words your friend is familiar with. Remember the Billy Joel song “Just The Way You Are”…

‘I don’t want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard’

Well, neither does your audience. They want a message that’s clear, direct, and doesn’t require a decoder ring to understand.

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Sure, grabbing attention is key—but that doesn’t mean you have to drop F-bombs like confetti.

I’ll admit, I love Mark Manson’s writing, but sometimes the sheer volume of expletives can be a bit… distracting. He’s an effing brilliant writer even without them.

That said, this no-filter style is definitely a trend among writers today—and let’s be honest, a lot of them are crushing it.

2. Transitions should be smooth and logical

Arrange your content in an order which is logical.

This helps with flow and speed. Otherwise, everything has a chopped kitchen salad feeling. 

3. Emulate the Best Writers

Develop a reading habit that soaks up the best writers in the field you are writing within. 

i.e. Copyblogger, Smart Blogger, Ryan Biddulph, Ash Ambirge 

Learn their language to build your own way of writing in a way that is natural for your audience. 

These tools can help:

4. The Most Thought Should Be Given To Your Title

Headlines are still the ultimate gatekeeper. If no one clicks, your content is basically shouting into the void. Say “buh-bye” to your hard work.

Think about it—how many terrible articles have you clicked on simply because the headline was too irresistible to ignore? Exactly.

Your headline is your content’s first impression—and just like in dating, first impressions matter. Eye-catching images help too, but let’s be real: if the headline flops, the rest doesn’t stand a chance.

Steal some tips from the pros and use these tools for headline success:

How to Write Magnetic Headlines That Sell Anything

Here are 6 ways to write marketing content that sells and tells your story:

1. Offer relevant information. Your readers are most likely looking for information that will help them solve a challenge or a need. Write content that clearly explains why your products and services will help them achieve their goals.

2. Guide them. When creating relevant and engaging content, avoid industry jargon and use plain language that your audience would use so that they can easily understand your offer. The same thought process applies when selecting keywords for online content that would be worded in a way that readers would actually use for search.

3. Use Citations. Use facts and figures from trustworthy sources to back up statements that you make. It’s okay to use customer reviews to support your claims, but it is not okay to self-proclaim your business the best in your town or city. When citing research or supportive data, always cite the source.

4. Be Mindful of SEO. If you produce content online, it needs to be able to be found on search engines. Search engines have a set of rules (known as an algorithm) to find and serve content based on the keywords or search phrases you enter in your search box on Google or Bing.

To meet their algorithm requirements, your content should be a minimum of 300 words and be centered around a focus keyword your readers will use to search for it.

5. What should people do? A clear, relevant call-to-action should be included in the content you create. Your story may be compelling, but your prospects want to know what the next steps are in doing business with you.

A call-to-action invites your prospects to take these next steps and guides them to a landing page for an offer or other information that is relevant to your product or service. Including a call-to-action in your content is an important step in your overall inbound marketing strategy.

6. Change it up. One piece of content can be repurposed several ways.

For example, if you’ve created an infographic, you can write a blog post about it.

Older content can be refreshed with newer information. Even sharing pieces of longer content on your social media profiles counts as repurposing. Different audiences consume media differently and your content marketing strategy should accommodate this.

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5. Subheadings Keep You Organized

Subheadings can give you a great guide to get started with ideas.

You won’t necessarily follow the exact path but they can give you a range of ideas to reference.

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6. Write Eye-Catching Quotes, Images & Giphs

Video killed the radio star. Most viral content these days is video.

Get on board with it and you’ll get more engagement.

Should you be on YouTube? In a word. Yes. 

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Animoto – The Simple Way to Create Marketing Videos

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7. Write Shorter Paragraphs & Sentences

This will improve readability scores.

Long blocks of text will make your audience drift off…zzzz

“Brevity is the soul of wit”. – Hamlet 

8. Pick up Your Phone to Record Ideas

Along with reminding yourself to pick up that Keto cheesecake you’ve been hankering for for dinner, talk into it to record your ideas before distraction occurs. 

No more excuses that you forgot that idea or lost that scrappy note.

“The biggest lie I ever tell myself is that I’ll remember it later”. 

“The faintest ink is the best memory”

9. Write First, Then Edit

If you find yourself blessed to be in the writer’s zone take advantage of those opportune moments. 

Who cares about how it looks, you can always edit later.

10. Use Tools to Edit the Content

Grammarly and Hemingway are by far the best editing tools for professional writers.

Perfect Your Skills Over Time

Keep honing your skills. Writing is an art and takes as much practice as playing Rachmaninoff. 

Don’t sweat over every word. 

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Read everything out loud. If it sounds forced or fake change it. Writing should have a natural flow to it. 

Don’t be afraid to add your personality into the mix.

Unless you’re writing technical manuals for submarine parts you don’t want your writing to be as dry as my flaky elbows. 

In the end it should all come together like a neat little puzzle and make sense as well as be somewhat ticklish to your reader. 

And if you absolutely suck at writing and you’re losing a bit of your soul every day, there’s always AI tools like Writesonic to help out!

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Emily Standley-Allard is a writer, author and digital content strategist with more than 15 years of experience creating and publishing online content. She is the founder of SocialBuzzHive, where she explores social trends, wellness, relationships, money, culture, entrepreneurship and the changing ways we live and work.