Insurance blogs should end with a bang not a whimper

If you'd like your readers to want to see your blogs again, you can:

• Ask an insightful question that encourages them to think about what you wrote.

• Challenge the reader to respond to an opinion you offered in the post.

• Offer a new way to think about the material you presented.

Make the reader think about the information you provided instead of just reading it passively and moving on. Make them want to interact with you or discuss the topic with others and you have become memorable.

Inspire action – call to action

If you become memorable to a reader, then you have accomplished the first step in creating a successful relationship. The next step is to inspire the reader to perform an action. Using the dating analogy, you may invite your date to tweet you, friend you on Facebook, or ask for another date. For a blog post, you want to:

• Ask readers to share the post on social media.

• Encourage readers to contact you with questions.

• Offer a complimentary service such as a coverage gap analysis or a compliance review.

You don't have to request the same action in every post. In fact, it is better if you use different calls to action, depending on the theme of the post and your goals. Then, the readers will see it as a legitimate request and not a sales tactic.

So be pithy, be memorable and inspire readers to engage with your call to action at the end of your blog posts and you will have a great start to an effective insurance website. 

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