White Paper Planning
8 reasons to hire a white paper writer who knows your industry
Some say the best white paper writers are generalists who can write about any topic under the sun. They’ll say they can sift through what’s important and what’s not and explain things in a reader-friendly way. That White Paper Guy (Gordon Graham) is a generalist who has written on dozens of topics. But someone with…
Read More5 good reasons to hire an outside white paper writer
You’ve come up with a brilliant idea for a white paper. It’s so good, it will bring tears of joy to the CEO’s eyes when he sees all the leads it produces. But, before you can bask in the glory of your brilliance, you need to get the white paper written. This is the tricky…
Read More5 things you must know about translating white papers
Do you ever prepare a white paper for readers who use a different language? Here are five important things to take into account whenever you need a white paper translated to another language. #1: Machine translation is unacceptable Why not just have your white paper translated by Google Translate or Microsoft Translator? These are two…
Read MoreTo gate or not to gate?
That is the question, for anyone involved in content marketing today. So what’s the best answer? As you know, “gated content” is a white paper, special report, or any other content you give to a site visitor after they complete a registration form. We’ve all filled in those forms. But do they work? Here’s a dirty little secret…
Read MoreTop 10 tips for ICO white papers
Every new cryptocurrency needs a white paper on how to explain and promote an ICO. So does every new token having an ITO. Industry experts are saying the era of big-money ICOs may be over, so ICO white papers must be better than ever. By this point, I’ve worked on 10 ICO white papers about…
Read MoreWhat’s a good topic for a white paper?
I get that question a lot. One good answer is, “anything that’s hot right now.” And that hot topic should refer to something that’s relatively new, relatively complex, and relatively expensive. This rule explains why in 2017-2018 I heard from four eight 13 16 24 58 prospects launching new cryptocurrencies, something like Bitcoin. Lately I’ve been hearing from…
Read More16 possible ways to structure a white paper
You’ve probably heard my concept of the three “flavors” of white papers. But within these three, there are many different ways to organize a white paper. Here are 16 possibilities, which I’ve extracted and expanded with thanks from one of my favorite books, Presenting to Win by Jerry Weissman. Weissman is a former New York…
Read MoreHow to repurpose a white paper by creating tweets
Here’s how to repurpose a white paper by creating tweets from the actual document. This is part 6 of our ongoing series on how to repurpose a white paper. You can find links to the first 5 parts of our series at the end of this article. We don’t think of social media as “content.” Rather, it’s a…
Read MoreHow to repurpose a white paper by creating a landing page
Here’s how to repurpose your white paper by creating a landing page. This is part 5 of our ongoing series on how to repurpose a white paper. You can see the other parts here: Part 1 on the original white paper Part 2 on repurposing as a press release Part 3 on repurposing as a set…
Read MoreHow to repurpose a white paper into a slide deck
Here’s how to repurpose a white paper into a slide deck. This is part 4 of our ongoing series. For other posts in this series, see the links at the bottom of this post. A slide deck makes a good companion to any white paper, since the two are so different. For example, you can use…
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