CINXE.COM
The GrowthBadger Content Marketing Blog
<!-- HOME.PHP --> <!-- HEADER.PHP --> <!doctype html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no"> <link rel="profile" href="https://gmpg.org/xfn/11"> <meta name='robots' content='index, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1' /> <style>img:is([sizes="auto" i], [sizes^="auto," i]) { contain-intrinsic-size: 3000px 1500px }</style> <!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.8 - https://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/seo/ --> <title>The GrowthBadger Content Marketing Blog</title> <meta name="description" content="The GrowthBadger content marketing blog by Kyle Byers. Features detailed how-to-guides, growth experiments and case studies." /> <link rel="canonical" href="https://growthbadger.com/blog/" /> <link rel="next" href="https://growthbadger.com/blog/page/2/" /> <meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" /> <meta property="og:type" content="article" /> <meta property="og:title" content="The GrowthBadger Content Marketing Blog" /> <meta property="og:description" content="The GrowthBadger content marketing blog by Kyle Byers. Features detailed how-to-guides, growth experiments and case studies." /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://growthbadger.com/blog/" /> <meta property="og:site_name" content="GrowthBadger" /> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /> <meta name="twitter:site" content="@GrowthBadger" /> <script type="application/ld+json" class="yoast-schema-graph">{"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["WebPage","CollectionPage"],"@id":"https://growthbadger.com/blog/","url":"https://growthbadger.com/blog/","name":"The GrowthBadger Content Marketing Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://growthbadger.com/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-06-27T10:25:24+00:00","dateModified":"2021-09-13T12:51:26+00:00","description":"The GrowthBadger content marketing blog by Kyle Byers. Features detailed how-to-guides, growth experiments and case studies.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://growthbadger.com/blog/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://growthbadger.com/blog/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://growthbadger.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Blog"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://growthbadger.com/#website","url":"https://growthbadger.com/","name":"GrowthBadger","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https://growthbadger.com/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://growthbadger.com/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://growthbadger.com/#organization","name":"GrowthBadger","url":"https://growthbadger.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https://growthbadger.com/#/schema/logo/image/","url":"https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/GrowthBadger.png","contentUrl":"https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/GrowthBadger.png","width":587,"height":112,"caption":"GrowthBadger"},"image":{"@id":"https://growthbadger.com/#/schema/logo/image/"},"sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/GrowthBadger/","https://x.com/GrowthBadger"]}]}</script> <!-- / Yoast SEO plugin. --> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="GrowthBadger » Feed" href="https://growthbadger.com/feed/" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="GrowthBadger » Comments Feed" href="https://growthbadger.com/comments/feed/" /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='wp-block-library-css' href='https://growthbadger.com/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css?ver=6.7.1' type='text/css' media='all' /> <style id='classic-theme-styles-inline-css' type='text/css'> /*! This file is auto-generated */ .wp-block-button__link{color:#fff;background-color:#32373c;border-radius:9999px;box-shadow:none;text-decoration:none;padding:calc(.667em + 2px) calc(1.333em + 2px);font-size:1.125em}.wp-block-file__button{background:#32373c;color:#fff;text-decoration:none} </style> <style id='global-styles-inline-css' type='text/css'> :root{--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--square: 1;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--4-3: 4/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-4: 3/4;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-2: 3/2;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--2-3: 2/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--16-9: 16/9;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--9-16: 9/16;--wp--preset--color--black: #000000;--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray: #abb8c3;--wp--preset--color--white: #ffffff;--wp--preset--color--pale-pink: #f78da7;--wp--preset--color--vivid-red: #cf2e2e;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange: #ff6900;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber: #fcb900;--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan: #7bdcb5;--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan: #00d084;--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue: #8ed1fc;--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue: #0693e3;--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple: #9b51e0;--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(6,147,227,1) 0%,rgb(155,81,224) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(122,220,180) 0%,rgb(0,208,130) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(252,185,0,1) 0%,rgba(255,105,0,1) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(255,105,0,1) 0%,rgb(207,46,46) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(238,238,238) 0%,rgb(169,184,195) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(74,234,220) 0%,rgb(151,120,209) 20%,rgb(207,42,186) 40%,rgb(238,44,130) 60%,rgb(251,105,98) 80%,rgb(254,248,76) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,206,236) 0%,rgb(152,150,240) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(254,205,165) 0%,rgb(254,45,45) 50%,rgb(107,0,62) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,203,112) 0%,rgb(199,81,192) 50%,rgb(65,88,208) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,245,203) 0%,rgb(182,227,212) 50%,rgb(51,167,181) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(202,248,128) 0%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--midnight: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(2,3,129) 0%,rgb(40,116,252) 100%);--wp--preset--font-size--small: 13px;--wp--preset--font-size--medium: 20px;--wp--preset--font-size--large: 36px;--wp--preset--font-size--x-large: 42px;--wp--preset--spacing--20: 0.44rem;--wp--preset--spacing--30: 0.67rem;--wp--preset--spacing--40: 1rem;--wp--preset--spacing--50: 1.5rem;--wp--preset--spacing--60: 2.25rem;--wp--preset--spacing--70: 3.38rem;--wp--preset--spacing--80: 5.06rem;--wp--preset--shadow--natural: 6px 6px 9px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--deep: 12px 12px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);--wp--preset--shadow--sharp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--outlined: 6px 6px 0px -3px rgba(255, 255, 255, 1), 6px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);--wp--preset--shadow--crisp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);}:where(.is-layout-flex){gap: 0.5em;}:where(.is-layout-grid){gap: 0.5em;}body .is-layout-flex{display: flex;}.is-layout-flex{flex-wrap: wrap;align-items: center;}.is-layout-flex > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}body .is-layout-grid{display: grid;}.is-layout-grid > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-flex){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-grid){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-flex){gap: 1.25em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-grid){gap: 1.25em;}.has-black-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red) !important;}.has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-cool-to-warm-spectrum-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum) !important;}.has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple) !important;}.has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux) !important;}.has-luminous-dusk-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk) !important;}.has-pale-ocean-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean) !important;}.has-electric-grass-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass) !important;}.has-midnight-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--midnight) !important;}.has-small-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--small) !important;}.has-medium-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium) !important;}.has-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large) !important;}.has-x-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--x-large) !important;} :where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-flex){gap: 1.25em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-grid){gap: 1.25em;} :where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-flex){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-grid){gap: 2em;} :root :where(.wp-block-pullquote){font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.6;} </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='jg_framework_css-css' href='https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/themes/jg-media-child/css/style.css?ver=1.0.29' type='text/css' media='all' /> <style id='akismet-widget-style-inline-css' type='text/css'> .a-stats { --akismet-color-mid-green: #357b49; --akismet-color-white: #fff; --akismet-color-light-grey: #f6f7f7; max-width: 350px; width: auto; } .a-stats * { all: unset; box-sizing: border-box; } .a-stats strong { font-weight: 600; } .a-stats a.a-stats__link, .a-stats a.a-stats__link:visited, .a-stats a.a-stats__link:active { background: var(--akismet-color-mid-green); border: none; box-shadow: none; border-radius: 8px; color: var(--akismet-color-white); cursor: pointer; display: block; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', 'Roboto', 'Oxygen-Sans', 'Ubuntu', 'Cantarell', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease; } /* Extra specificity to deal with TwentyTwentyOne focus style */ .widget .a-stats a.a-stats__link:focus { background: var(--akismet-color-mid-green); color: var(--akismet-color-white); text-decoration: none; } .a-stats a.a-stats__link:hover { filter: brightness(110%); box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06), 0 0 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16); } .a-stats .count { color: var(--akismet-color-white); display: block; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.4; padding: 0 13px; white-space: nowrap; } </style> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1" id="jquery-core-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="jg_framework_js-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var passedVariables = {"themeFolder":"https:\/\/growthbadger.com\/wp-content\/themes\/jg-media"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/themes/jg-media/js/jg-script.js?ver=1.0.29" id="jg_framework_js-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/themes/jg-media/js/jg-nav.js?ver=1.0.29" id="jg_nav-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/themes/jg-media/node_modules/object-fit-images/dist/ofi.min.js?ver=1.0.29" id="object_fit_polyfill-js"></script> <link rel="https://api.w.org/" href="https://growthbadger.com/wp-json/" /><link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="https://growthbadger.com/xmlrpc.php?rsd" /> <script>dataLayer = [];</script> <!-- Google Tag Manager --> <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-W2LVDG3');</script> <!-- End Google Tag Manager --> <link rel="icon" href="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Square-Badger-icon-32x32.png" sizes="32x32" /> <link rel="icon" href="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Square-Badger-icon-192x192.png" sizes="192x192" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Square-Badger-icon-180x180.png" /> <meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Square-Badger-icon-270x270.png" /> </head> <body class="blog wp-custom-logo"> <!-- Google Tag Manager (noscript) --> <noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-W2LVDG3" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript> <!-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) --> <!-- MOBILE NAV TRIGGER --> <button id="mobile-nav-trigger" aria-label="Mobile menu trigger" class="hamburger hamburger--squeeze" type="button"> <span class="hamburger-box"> <span class="hamburger-inner"></span> </span> </button> <!-- MOBILE NAVIGATION --> <nav id="mobile-nav-wrapper" class="full-width no-y-padding no-element-spacing"> <div class="container-fluid"> <a id="mobile-home-link" href="https://growthbadger.com">Home</a> <div id="mobile-nav"></div> <div id="mobile-mega-nav"></div> <hr> <div class="menu-footer-submenu-container"><ul id="menu-footer-submenu" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-405" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-405"><a href="https://growthbadger.com/terms-of-service-and-privacy-and-cookies-policy/">Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy</a></li> </ul></div> </div> </nav> <header class="full-width no-y-padding no-element-spacing" id="main-header"> <div class="container" id="main-header-container"> <div class="row" id="main-header-top-row"> <!-- MOBILE BRANDING --> <div class="col-12" id="mobile-branding"> <a href="https://growthbadger.com/" class="custom-logo-link" rel="home"><img width="1" height="1" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/logo.svg" class="custom-logo" alt="GrowthBadger" decoding="async" /></a> <a href="/"><img class="logo-colour" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/themes/jg-media-child/images/logo-colour.svg" alt></a> </div> <!-- DESKTOP BRANDING --> <div class="col-12 col-md-6" id="desktop-branding"> <a href="https://growthbadger.com/" class="custom-logo-link" rel="home"><img width="1" height="1" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/logo.svg" class="custom-logo" alt="GrowthBadger" decoding="async" /></a> <a href="/"><img class="logo-colour" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/themes/jg-media-child/images/logo-colour.svg" alt></a> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6" id="desktop-nav"> <!-- PRIMARY NAVIGATION --> <div id="primary-navigation-wrapper"> <nav id="primary-navigation"> <ul id="menu-main" class="editorial-menu"><li id="menu-item-318" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-314 current_page_item current_page_parent menu-item-318"><a href="https://growthbadger.com/blog/" aria-current="page">Blog</a></li> <li id="menu-item-646" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-646"><a href="https://growthbadger.com/about/">About</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1186" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1186"><a href="https://growthbadger.com/email-newsletter/">Subscribe</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <main id="main-main"> <section class="full-width" id="signup-cta"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="heading">The best content marketing newsletter around.</div> <div class="subheading">Subscribe to get our latest content marketing strategies for free. Trusted by Nike, Google, Microsoft and more.</div> <form class="signup-form drip" action="https://www.getdrip.com/forms/760759601/submissions" method="post" data-drip-embedded-form="760759601"> <div class="email-wrapper"> <input type="email" class="drip-email" name="fields[email]" placeholder="Enter your email" value="" /> <input type="submit" value="Sign up" data-drip-attribute="sign-up-button" /> <div style="display: none;" aria-hidden="true"> <label for="website">Website</label><br /> <input type="text" id="website" name="website" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="false" value="" /> </div> </div> <img class="arrow" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/themes/jg-media-child/images/arrow.svg" alt> </form> </div> </div> </div> </section> <!-- POST-LIST-ARCHIVE.PHP --> <section class="full-width" id="archive-page"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-8"> <!-- CONTENT-ARCHIVE-ROWS.PHP --> <div id="post-902" class="post-list-row col-12 post-902 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body"> <!-- title --> <a class="card-title" href="https://growthbadger.com/top-level-domains/"><h3>Domain Extensions: .com vs .org, .net, .io & 4 Other TLDs (Study)</h3></a> <div class="entry-meta"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1e51f656f582d50ba4643714aed40314?s=96&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1e51f656f582d50ba4643714aed40314?s=192&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' decoding='async'/> <div class="author">Kyle Byers<i class="far fa-calendar"></i><span class="posted-on">Updated <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-01-30T11:15:56+00:00">January 30, 2022</time></span></div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-4 order-md-2"> <img width="300" height="300" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Domain-extensions-study-hero-square-300x300.jpg" class="post-thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Domain-extensions-study-hero-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Domain-extensions-study-hero-square-600x600.jpg 600w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Domain-extensions-study-hero-square-768x768.jpg 768w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Domain-extensions-study-hero-square-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Domain-extensions-study-hero-square-800x800.jpg 800w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Domain-extensions-study-hero-square.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-8"> <div class="card-text"><p>How important is having a .com URL?</p> <p>Are newer domain extensions like .io and .blog just as good as more traditional ones?</p> <p>I ran an experiment with 1,500 people to find out.</p> <p>Read on for the full results, including performance data on 8 popular domain extensions.</p> </div> <a href="https://growthbadger.com/top-level-domains/" class="jg-btn">Continue reading</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- CONTENT-ARCHIVE-ROWS.PHP --> <div id="post-2696" class="post-list-row col-12 post-2696 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body"> <!-- title --> <a class="card-title" href="https://growthbadger.com/hire-a-writer/"><h3>17 Places to Hire a Writer in 2022 (Tested and Reviewed)</h3></a> <div class="entry-meta"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1e51f656f582d50ba4643714aed40314?s=96&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1e51f656f582d50ba4643714aed40314?s=192&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' decoding='async'/> <div class="author">Kyle Byers<i class="far fa-calendar"></i><span class="posted-on">Updated <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-01-27T11:57:47+00:00">January 27, 2022</time></span></div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-4 order-md-2"> <img width="300" height="300" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Hire-a-Writer-GrowthBadger-300x300.jpg" class="post-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Where and How to Hire a Writer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Hire-a-Writer-GrowthBadger-300x300.jpg 300w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Hire-a-Writer-GrowthBadger-600x600.jpg 600w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Hire-a-Writer-GrowthBadger-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Hire-a-Writer-GrowthBadger-768x768.jpg 768w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Hire-a-Writer-GrowthBadger-800x800.jpg 800w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Hire-a-Writer-GrowthBadger.jpg 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-8"> <div class="card-text"><p>Hiring a writer is a great way to scale up your content production.</p> <p>But with so many websites with writers for hire, how do you know which one to use?</p> <p>To find out, I tested 17 different freelance platforms, content services and writing job boards. I spent thousands of dollars and reviewed 359 articles from hundreds of writers.</p> <p>I also tried out the most popular AI writing tools.</p> <p>Here are the results.</p> </div> <a href="https://growthbadger.com/hire-a-writer/" class="jg-btn">Continue reading</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- CONTENT-ARCHIVE-ROWS.PHP --> <div id="post-1572" class="post-list-row col-12 post-1572 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body"> <!-- title --> <a class="card-title" href="https://growthbadger.com/content-marketing-funnel/"><h3>How to Create a High-Value Content Marketing Funnel in 2022</h3></a> <div class="entry-meta"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1e51f656f582d50ba4643714aed40314?s=96&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1e51f656f582d50ba4643714aed40314?s=192&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="author">Kyle Byers<i class="far fa-calendar"></i><span class="posted-on">Updated <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-01-06T10:41:37+00:00">January 6, 2022</time></span></div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-4 order-md-2"> <img width="300" height="300" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/How-to-Build-a-Content-Marketing-Funnel-Square-image-300x300.png" class="post-thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/How-to-Build-a-Content-Marketing-Funnel-Square-image-300x300.png 300w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/How-to-Build-a-Content-Marketing-Funnel-Square-image-600x600.png 600w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/How-to-Build-a-Content-Marketing-Funnel-Square-image-768x768.png 768w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/How-to-Build-a-Content-Marketing-Funnel-Square-image-1000x1000.png 1000w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/How-to-Build-a-Content-Marketing-Funnel-Square-image-800x800.png 800w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/How-to-Build-a-Content-Marketing-Funnel-Square-image.png 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-8"> <div class="card-text"><p>In this post, you’ll learn how to create a content marketing funnel that drives traffic, leads and sales for your business all by itself.</p> <p>To put this guide together, I studied how dozens of successful businesses use content marketing.</p> <p>Then I combined those insights with common industry “best practices” and my own agency-side observations.</p> <p>The result is the following step-by-step framework.</p> </div> <a href="https://growthbadger.com/content-marketing-funnel/" class="jg-btn">Continue reading</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- CONTENT-ARCHIVE-ROWS.PHP --> <div id="post-2454" class="post-list-row col-12 post-2454 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body"> <!-- title --> <a class="card-title" href="https://growthbadger.com/content-marketing-tips/"><h3>24 Content Marketing Tips That Actually Work</h3></a> <div class="entry-meta"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1e51f656f582d50ba4643714aed40314?s=96&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1e51f656f582d50ba4643714aed40314?s=192&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="author">Kyle Byers<i class="far fa-calendar"></i><span class="posted-on">Updated <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-01-05T23:12:51+00:00">January 5, 2022</time></span></div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-4 order-md-2"> <img width="300" height="300" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tips-GrowthBadger-sq-300x300.jpg" class="post-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Content Marketing Tips GrowthBadger sq" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tips-GrowthBadger-sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tips-GrowthBadger-sq-600x600.jpg 600w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tips-GrowthBadger-sq-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tips-GrowthBadger-sq-768x768.jpg 768w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tips-GrowthBadger-sq-800x800.jpg 800w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tips-GrowthBadger-sq.jpg 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-8"> <div class="card-text"><p>Businesses are investing more and more in content marketing each year. But with all that competition, it’s becoming harder to get results.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>That’s why I’ve put together this list of 24 proven content marketing tips.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Some of these tips will help you create attention-grabbing content. Other tips will help you turn that attention into revenue. And others will help you save time.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>So if you want to drive more business with your content this year, read on.</p> </div> <a href="https://growthbadger.com/content-marketing-tips/" class="jg-btn">Continue reading</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- CONTENT-ARCHIVE-ROWS.PHP --> <div id="post-2617" class="post-list-row col-12 post-2617 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body"> <!-- title --> <a class="card-title" href="https://growthbadger.com/types-of-content-marketing/"><h3>The 51 Types of Content Marketing (And How To Use Them)</h3></a> <div class="entry-meta"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1e51f656f582d50ba4643714aed40314?s=96&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1e51f656f582d50ba4643714aed40314?s=192&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="author">Kyle Byers<i class="far fa-calendar"></i><span class="posted-on">Updated <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-01-03T08:47:00+00:00">January 3, 2022</time></span></div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-4 order-md-2"> <img width="300" height="300" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Types-of-Content-Marketing-hero-300x300.jpg" class="post-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Types of Content Marketing hero" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Types-of-Content-Marketing-hero-300x300.jpg 300w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Types-of-Content-Marketing-hero-600x600.jpg 600w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Types-of-Content-Marketing-hero-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Types-of-Content-Marketing-hero-768x768.jpg 768w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Types-of-Content-Marketing-hero-800x800.jpg 800w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Types-of-Content-Marketing-hero.jpg 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-8"> <div class="card-text"><p>Different types of content marketing have different strengths and weaknesses.</p> <p>From free tools to Twitter threads, promotional emails and podcasts: each one excels at something different.</p> <p>In this guide, we’ll look at the 51 different types of content marketing. Along with examples of how to use them effectively.</p> </div> <a href="https://growthbadger.com/types-of-content-marketing/" class="jg-btn">Continue reading</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- CONTENT-ARCHIVE-ROWS.PHP --> <div id="post-2177" class="post-list-row col-12 post-2177 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body"> <!-- title --> <a class="card-title" href="https://growthbadger.com/content-development/"><h3>The Content Development Framework (2022 Update)</h3></a> <div class="entry-meta"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1e51f656f582d50ba4643714aed40314?s=96&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1e51f656f582d50ba4643714aed40314?s=192&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="author">Kyle Byers<i class="far fa-calendar"></i><span class="posted-on">Updated <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-01-03T08:24:31+00:00">January 3, 2022</time></span></div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-4 order-md-2"> <img width="300" height="300" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Development-Framework-Square-300x300.jpg" class="post-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Content Development Framework - Square" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Development-Framework-Square-300x300.jpg 300w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Development-Framework-Square-600x600.jpg 600w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Development-Framework-Square-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Development-Framework-Square-768x768.jpg 768w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Development-Framework-Square-800x800.jpg 800w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Development-Framework-Square.jpg 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-8"> <div class="card-text"><p>Content development is the A-to-Z process of planning, creating and distributing quality content.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>And using that content to drive business results.</p> <p>(Like user signups and revenue.)</p> <p>In this guide, I’ll walk you through a proven content development process that will save you time and improve your results.</p> </div> <a href="https://growthbadger.com/content-development/" class="jg-btn">Continue reading</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- CONTENT-ARCHIVE-ROWS.PHP --> <div id="post-2511" class="post-list-row col-12 post-2511 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body"> <!-- title --> <a class="card-title" href="https://growthbadger.com/content-optimization/"><h3>Content Optimization: 24 Strategies for 2022</h3></a> <div class="entry-meta"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1e51f656f582d50ba4643714aed40314?s=96&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1e51f656f582d50ba4643714aed40314?s=192&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="author">Kyle Byers<i class="far fa-calendar"></i><span class="posted-on">Updated <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-01-03T07:33:07+00:00">January 3, 2022</time></span></div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-4 order-md-2"> <img width="300" height="300" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Optimization-sq-300x300.jpg" class="post-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Content Optimization" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Optimization-sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Optimization-sq-600x600.jpg 600w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Optimization-sq-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Optimization-sq-768x768.jpg 768w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Optimization-sq-800x800.jpg 800w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Optimization-sq.jpg 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-8"> <div class="card-text"><p>Content optimization is the process of improving your content to drive more traffic, engagement or conversions.</p> <p>In other words, optimizing your content turns it into a high-value asset.</p> <p>In this guide, I’ll show you the major keys to content optimization. And exactly how to implement them.</p> </div> <a href="https://growthbadger.com/content-optimization/" class="jg-btn">Continue reading</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- CONTENT-ARCHIVE-ROWS.PHP --> <div id="post-2356" class="post-list-row col-12 post-2356 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body"> <!-- title --> <a class="card-title" href="https://growthbadger.com/content-distribution/"><h3>Content Distribution: The Complete Guide (2022)</h3></a> <div class="entry-meta"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1e51f656f582d50ba4643714aed40314?s=96&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1e51f656f582d50ba4643714aed40314?s=192&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="author">Kyle Byers<i class="far fa-calendar"></i><span class="posted-on">Updated <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-01-03T05:04:49+00:00">January 3, 2022</time></span></div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-4 order-md-2"> <img width="300" height="300" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Distribution-square-image-300x300.jpg" class="post-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Content Distribution square image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Distribution-square-image-300x300.jpg 300w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Distribution-square-image-600x600.jpg 600w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Distribution-square-image-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Distribution-square-image-768x768.jpg 768w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Distribution-square-image-800x800.jpg 800w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Distribution-square-image.jpg 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-8"> <div class="card-text"><p>What if every piece of content you published:</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --></p> <ul> <li>Grew your audience</li> <li>Reached lots of potential customers</li> <li>And ultimately paid for itself many times over?</li> </ul> <p><!-- /wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Effective content distribution is the key to making that happen.</p> <p>Content distribution is the art of getting your content in front of the right people. And it’s exactly what this new guide covers.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> </div> <a href="https://growthbadger.com/content-distribution/" class="jg-btn">Continue reading</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- CONTENT-ARCHIVE-ROWS.PHP --> <div id="post-2105" class="post-list-row col-12 post-2105 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body"> <!-- title --> <a class="card-title" href="https://growthbadger.com/content-marketing-tools/"><h3>73 Useful Content Marketing Tools (Reviewed with Screenshots)</h3></a> <div class="entry-meta"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1e51f656f582d50ba4643714aed40314?s=96&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1e51f656f582d50ba4643714aed40314?s=192&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="author">Kyle Byers<i class="far fa-calendar"></i><span class="posted-on">Updated <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-01-02T17:45:50+00:00">January 2, 2022</time></span></div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-4 order-md-2"> <img width="300" height="300" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tools-featured-image-300x300.jpg" class="post-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Content Marketing Tools featured image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tools-featured-image-300x300.jpg 300w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tools-featured-image-600x600.jpg 600w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tools-featured-image-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tools-featured-image-768x768.jpg 768w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tools-featured-image-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tools-featured-image-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tools-featured-image-1600x1600.jpg 1600w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tools-featured-image-800x800.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-8"> <div class="card-text"><p>For this guide, I tested dozens of SaaS products, software programs and resources. All to find the best content marketing tools of 2021.</p> <p>And I took screenshots to show you exactly how they work.</p> <p>Note: there are no affiliate links here. And no one paid me to be included. This list is purely based on my experience in 10+ years of content marketing.</p> </div> <a href="https://growthbadger.com/content-marketing-tools/" class="jg-btn">Continue reading</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- CONTENT-ARCHIVE-ROWS.PHP --> <div id="post-750" class="post-list-row col-12 post-750 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body"> <!-- title --> <a class="card-title" href="https://growthbadger.com/blog-stats/"><h3>How Many Blogs Are There? (And 141 Other Blogging Stats)</h3></a> <div class="entry-meta"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1e51f656f582d50ba4643714aed40314?s=96&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1e51f656f582d50ba4643714aed40314?s=192&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="author">Kyle Byers<i class="far fa-calendar"></i><span class="posted-on">Updated <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-01-02T09:34:25+00:00">January 2, 2022</time></span></div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-4 order-md-2"> <img width="300" height="300" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/How-many-blogs-are-there-300x300.jpg" class="post-thumb wp-post-image" alt="How many blogs are there" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/How-many-blogs-are-there-300x300.jpg 300w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/How-many-blogs-are-there.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-8"> <div class="card-text"><p>A lot of people think blogging is dying. After all, video, podcasts, and other forms of content are getting more popular.</p> <p>But as this post will show you, blogging isn’t going anywhere.</p> <p>Whether you’re working on a content marketing strategy for 2021 or you’re doing research for a new article, I’m going to show you 142 recent blog statistics and trends that demonstrate what’s happening in the world of blogging, what’s working well, and where it’s headed.</p> <p>Read on…</p> </div> <a href="https://growthbadger.com/blog-stats/" class="jg-btn">Continue reading</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-4" id="sidebar"> <div class="sidebar-signup"> <div class="heading">Content marketing that brings in customers.</div> <div class="subheading">Get my latest marketing techniques sent to your inbox. Trusted by marketers at Google, Adidas and Microsoft.</div> <form class="sidebar-signup-form drip" action="https://www.getdrip.com/forms/760759601/submissions" method="post" data-drip-embedded-form="760759601"> <div class="email-wrapper"> <input type="email" class="drip-email" name="fields[email]" placeholder="Enter your email" value="" /> <input type="submit" value="Sign up" data-drip-attribute="sign-up-button" /> <div style="display: none;" aria-hidden="true"> <label for="website">Website</label><br /> <input type="text" id="website" name="website" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="false" value="" /> </div> </div> <!-- <div class="gdpr"> <input type="hidden" name="fields[eu_consent]" class="drip-eu-consent-denied" value="denied" /> <input type="checkbox" name="fields[eu_consent]" class="drip-eu-consent" value="granted" /> <label for="drip-eu-consent">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Mauris vitae bibendum arcu.</label> <input type="hidden" name="fields[eu_consent_message]" value="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Mauris vitae bibendum arcu."> </div> --> </form> <!-- <div class="signup-form convertkit"><script async data-uid="fdc0a7e9b6" src="https://f.convertkit.com/fdc0a7e9b6/f4898d1edd.js"></script></div> --> </div> <div class="sidebar-quote"> <p class="quote">"Kyle knows his stuff. Content marketing is a crowded space, but he's one of the few people in it worth paying attention to. And if you ever have a chance to work with him, do it."</p> <img class="quote-image" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/themes/jg-media-child/static-assets/images/brian-dean.png" alt> <p class="person">- Brian Dean, Backlinko</p> </div> <div class="heading">Top content & guides</div> <div class="sidebar-resources"> <a href="https://growthbadger.com/hire-a-writer/" class="sidebar-resource"> <div class="heading">How to Hire a Writer Online</div> <img width="1080" height="1080" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Hire-a-Writer-GrowthBadger-1.jpg" class="attachment-small size-small" alt="Hire a Writer guide" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Hire-a-Writer-GrowthBadger-1.jpg 1080w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Hire-a-Writer-GrowthBadger-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Hire-a-Writer-GrowthBadger-1-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Hire-a-Writer-GrowthBadger-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Hire-a-Writer-GrowthBadger-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Hire-a-Writer-GrowthBadger-1-800x800.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /> <i class="fas fa-chevron-right"></i> </a> <a href="https://growthbadger.com/types-of-content-marketing/" class="sidebar-resource"> <div class="heading">The 51 Types of Content Marketing (And How To Use Them)</div> <img width="1080" height="1080" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Types-of-Content-Marketing-hero.jpg" class="attachment-small size-small" alt="Types of Content Marketing hero" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Types-of-Content-Marketing-hero.jpg 1080w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Types-of-Content-Marketing-hero-600x600.jpg 600w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Types-of-Content-Marketing-hero-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Types-of-Content-Marketing-hero-300x300.jpg 300w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Types-of-Content-Marketing-hero-768x768.jpg 768w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Types-of-Content-Marketing-hero-800x800.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /> <i class="fas fa-chevron-right"></i> </a> <a href="https://growthbadger.com/content-optimization/" class="sidebar-resource"> <div class="heading">Content Optimization Guide: How to 10x Your Content’s Value</div> <img width="1080" height="1080" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Optimization-sq.jpg" class="attachment-small size-small" alt="Content Optimization" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Optimization-sq.jpg 1080w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Optimization-sq-600x600.jpg 600w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Optimization-sq-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Optimization-sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Optimization-sq-768x768.jpg 768w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Optimization-sq-800x800.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /> <i class="fas fa-chevron-right"></i> </a> <a href="https://growthbadger.com/content-marketing-tips/" class="sidebar-resource"> <div class="heading">24 Content Marketing Tips (That Actually Work)</div> <img width="1080" height="1080" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tips-GrowthBadger-sq.jpg" class="attachment-small size-small" alt="Content Marketing Tips GrowthBadger sq" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tips-GrowthBadger-sq.jpg 1080w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tips-GrowthBadger-sq-600x600.jpg 600w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tips-GrowthBadger-sq-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tips-GrowthBadger-sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tips-GrowthBadger-sq-768x768.jpg 768w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tips-GrowthBadger-sq-800x800.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /> <i class="fas fa-chevron-right"></i> </a> <a href="https://growthbadger.com/content-distribution/" class="sidebar-resource"> <div class="heading">Content Distribution: The Complete Guide </div> <img width="1080" height="1080" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Distribution-square-image.jpg" class="attachment-small size-small" alt="Content Distribution square image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Distribution-square-image.jpg 1080w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Distribution-square-image-600x600.jpg 600w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Distribution-square-image-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Distribution-square-image-300x300.jpg 300w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Distribution-square-image-768x768.jpg 768w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Distribution-square-image-800x800.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /> <i class="fas fa-chevron-right"></i> </a> <a href="https://growthbadger.com/content-marketing-funnel/" class="sidebar-resource"> <div class="heading">How to Create a High-Converting Content Marketing Funnel</div> <img width="1080" height="1080" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/How-to-Build-a-Content-Marketing-Funnel-Square-image-1.png" class="attachment-small size-small" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/How-to-Build-a-Content-Marketing-Funnel-Square-image-1.png 1080w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/How-to-Build-a-Content-Marketing-Funnel-Square-image-1-300x300.png 300w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/How-to-Build-a-Content-Marketing-Funnel-Square-image-1-600x600.png 600w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/How-to-Build-a-Content-Marketing-Funnel-Square-image-1-768x768.png 768w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/How-to-Build-a-Content-Marketing-Funnel-Square-image-1-1000x1000.png 1000w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/How-to-Build-a-Content-Marketing-Funnel-Square-image-1-800x800.png 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /> <i class="fas fa-chevron-right"></i> </a> <a href="https://growthbadger.com/content-marketing-tools/" class="sidebar-resource"> <div class="heading">70+ Content Marketing Tools (Reviewed)</div> <img width="2560" height="2560" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tools-featured-image-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-small size-small" alt="Content Marketing Tools featured image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tools-featured-image-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tools-featured-image-600x600.jpg 600w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tools-featured-image-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tools-featured-image-300x300.jpg 300w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tools-featured-image-768x768.jpg 768w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tools-featured-image-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tools-featured-image-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tools-featured-image-1600x1600.jpg 1600w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Tools-featured-image-800x800.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> <i class="fas fa-chevron-right"></i> </a> <a href="https://growthbadger.com/content-development/" class="sidebar-resource"> <div class="heading">The 2021 Content Development Framework</div> <img width="1080" height="1080" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Development-Framework-Square.jpg" class="attachment-small size-small" alt="Content Development Framework - Square" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Development-Framework-Square.jpg 1080w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Development-Framework-Square-600x600.jpg 600w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Development-Framework-Square-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Development-Framework-Square-300x300.jpg 300w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Development-Framework-Square-768x768.jpg 768w, https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Development-Framework-Square-800x800.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /> <i class="fas fa-chevron-right"></i> </a> <a href="https://growthbadger.com/resources/content-marketing-examples/" class="sidebar-resource"> <div class="heading">100+ GREAT Content Marketing Examples & Ideas [Interactive]</div> <img width="300" height="300" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Content-Marketing-Examples-thumbnail.jpg" class="attachment-small size-small" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> <i class="fas fa-chevron-right"></i> </a> <a href="https://growthbadger.com/traffic-study/" class="sidebar-resource"> <div class="heading">Traffic Analysis of 3.25 Billion Website Visits Across 12 Niches</div> <img width="200" height="200" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/Traffic-Study-dark-1.jpg" class="attachment-small size-small" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> <i class="fas fa-chevron-right"></i> </a> <a href="https://growthbadger.com/blog-names/" class="sidebar-resource"> <div class="heading">How to Name Your Blog, Product or Startup in 4 Steps</div> <img width="220" height="220" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/blog-names-hero-small-1.png" class="attachment-small size-small" alt="blog names hero small" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> <i class="fas fa-chevron-right"></i> </a> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="navigation posts-navigation" aria-label="Posts"> <h2 class="screen-reader-text">Posts navigation</h2> <div class="nav-links"><div class="nav-previous"><a href="https://growthbadger.com/blog/page/2/" >Older posts</a></div></div> </nav> </div> </section> <!-- FOOTER.PHP --> </main> <footer class="full-width no-element-spacing" id="main-footer"> <div class="container-fluid wide"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12"> <a href="https://growthbadger.com/" class="custom-logo-link" rel="home"><img width="1" height="1" src="https://growthbadger.com/wp-content/uploads/logo.svg" class="custom-logo" alt="GrowthBadger" decoding="async" /></a> <div class="menu-footer-container"><ul id="menu-footer" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-420" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-420"><a href="https://growthbadger.com/">Home</a></li> <li id="menu-item-418" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-314 current_page_item current_page_parent menu-item-418"><a href="https://growthbadger.com/blog/" aria-current="page">Blog</a></li> <li id="menu-item-640" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-640"><a href="https://growthbadger.com/about/">About</a></li> <li id="menu-item-2141" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2141"><a href="https://growthbadger.com/contact/">Contact</a></li> <li id="menu-item-416" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-416"><a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/GrowthBadger">Twitter</a></li> </ul></div> </div> </div> <div class="row" id="bottom-footer"> <div class="col-12"><div class="menu-footer-submenu-container"><ul id="menu-footer-submenu-1" class="menu"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-405"><a href="https://growthbadger.com/terms-of-service-and-privacy-and-cookies-policy/">Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy</a></li> </ul></div></div> </div> <div class="row" id="copyright"> <div class="col-12">Copyright © GrowthBadger 2025. All Rights Reserved.</div> </div> </div> </footer> <!-- FONT --> <!-- ICON FONT --> <!-- Drip Code --> <script type="text/javascript"> var _dcq = _dcq || []; var _dcs = _dcs || {}; _dcs.account = '7671611'; (function() { var dc = document.createElement('script'); dc.type = 'text/javascript'; dc.async = true; dc.src = '//tag.getdrip.com/7671611.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(dc, s); })(); </script> </body> </html>