Why mediocre content isn’t the right answer to your business’s problems

Aditya Mishra
Optimized Copywriting
3 min readAug 16, 2018

Figuring out how the search engines work and how the internet works is important. Without this knowledge, you can’t possibly think of successfully running an online business.

That’s why business owners begin looking for ‘how to SEO my website’ or ‘how to attract visitors’. The internet is a great place to learn this subject, trust me.

However, there are so many blogs present in the market, one might feel overwhelmed. Start-up founders and business owners try to mitigate costs by choosing to learn SEO and content writing.

In my freelancing experience, I have realized that if you don’t commit to the work, you won’t be able to make any progress. The same thing goes for online content writing. Due to lack of knowledge or ‘arrogance’, some believe they have a better understanding of the market.

They begin generating content by themselves, which leads to a number of problems. They don’t realize they are releasing mediocre content.

Mediocre isn’t the answer

The internet is one of the best inventions of the mankind. It has connected the entire globe and the masses to one another. But you know the world has 7 Billion+ people. Thus, not every piece of content becomes successful.

The internet has raised the stakes.

You have access to the content of the best writers, best artists, best musicians, and best SEO professionals. Most of the great blogs on the internet are free to read. Similarly, there’s a plethora of great content available in the market.

When there is so much great content already available, the question arises, “Why would someone read mediocre content?

The answer is- No one would read the content in the first place. Plus, numerous other content creators are reaching the ‘great’ level. This is a big reason why businesses fail to attract customers online.

You can’t grow if you don’t know how to serve your audience properly. And mediocre content only makes the situation worse.

Strive for the best

When you know you can’t match the prowess of the experts, what can you do?

My advice is to keep learning and improvising. There’s always so much room to improve. You can’t say that you know everything about the craft if you can’t write an attractive headline.

It’d be smart to turn to the experts. This way, you’ll be able to avoid many problems.

First, your content would be of high-quality. This will increase the credibility of your online brand. Second, you’ll avoid the embarrassment mediocre content faces. Being mediocre isn’t wrong. But when you’re mediocre, you can’t expect great results.

Plus, finding good content writers for hire isn’t a hard task. You can easily find one by searching online, going through job boards. As I stated earlier, the internet has made every process easier.

What if you can’t afford a writer?

Before you reach the conclusion you can’t hire a writer, you should consult at least a number of them. There’s always an affordable content writer present.

Still, there are cases, where a business doesn’t want to hire an expert. For a temporary solution, you can choose to focus on your content quality.

Make sure you revise, edit and optimize your content properly. Never publish online without revision.

You should also focus on improving the readability by keeping the sentences short, and word choice conversational. This way, your content would be according the requirements of the market. It’s a temporary solution though.

The conclusion:-

If you want to get ahead in the market, make sure you create great content, otherwise it’d be too hard for you to succeed. The market doesn’t need mediocre content. Like sports, arts, dance, finance, the internet market also demands perfectionism. No one can be perfect but you can strive to become one.

And if you require, you should look to hire a content writer online. It’s the best solution to your problem.

Tired of mediocre writing? Connect with me.

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Aditya Mishra
Optimized Copywriting

I’m a freelance content writer. I help websites create engaging, attractive and compelling content. For any enquiries mail me at 4dity4.mishra@gmail.com