Re-purposing old content can be a lot of fun or it can be a tedious chore. This depends entirely on your outlook and technique.
Some of your old content may be so awesome that you feel the increasing number of your readers should see it. Or maybe some of your old posts did not get the exposure they deserved the first time around.
Here is a checklist of things that you need to remember when you use your old pieces:
1. Preferably use content a year old . Not less than 6 months.
2. Carefully go through it to look for typos and grammatical errors.
3. Check for relevance. Is the issue still important?
4. Update any facts or statistics quoted in the post.
5. Refresh, replace and optimise images
6. Change the format e.g if it is in paragraph form, change it to bullet points or better still turn it into a list article.
I hope you found this list useful. I have written several pieces in response to writing prompts. I now intend to re-purpose and rework them.
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Great idea!
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Thank you.
I drew up this list for myself then thought it might be useful for others too.
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Good idea!
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Thank you so much
😍💥😍.
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You’re most welcome!
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Yes, I’m careful what I repost, but I do have lots to choose from. Good advice!
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You are such a prolific writer that I am sure you can think up a new post faster than retrieving an old one.
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Hah! You have a point 😂
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Hi Tanya,
Yes, your check list is valuable because the tips to some articles you wrote in the past may be outdated. Or perhaps, there were spelling and grammatical errors you didn’t see when you first publish the post. That is why it is vital to keep updating old post. I recently updated one of my posts only to find that some sources I linked to are no longer functioning. Hence, I had to replace them with current links.
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Thank you for that comprehensive comment.
I didn’t think about the old links.
I will add that tip to the checklist.
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Hmm. Writer’s block? SOLVED! How awesome! 🙂 I’ll certainly put your list into practice the next time I’m stumped for something to ‘say’. Plus there are quite a few of my old blogs that I think were excellent and could use another turn in the spotlight! Thanks!
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You’re welcome.
I look forward to seeing your stellar posts again.
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I find grammarly helps me make sure I have weeded out the grammatical errors 🙂
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That’s really good.
And thanks for stopping by.
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