Contents

FOREWORD BY BRIAN CLARK, CEO, COPYBLOGGER MEDIA

INTRODUCTION

PART 1
STARTING THE JOURNEY

CHAPTER 1
BEGINNING WITH THE END IN MIND

CHAPTER 2
THE CONTENT INC. OPPORTUNITY

PART 2
THE SWEET SPOT

CHAPTER 3
KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL + PASSION

CHAPTER 4
ADDING AUDIENCE TO YOUR SWEET SPOT

PART 3
THE CONTENT TILT

CHAPTER 5
UNDERSTANDING THE POWER OF THE “TILT”

CHAPTER 6
DISCOVERING YOUR CONTENT MISSION

CHAPTER 7
WAYS TO UNEARTH YOUR CONTENT TILT

PART 4
BUILDING THE BASE

CHAPTER 8
SELECTING YOUR PLATFORM

CHAPTER 9
CONTENT IDEATION

CHAPTER 10
THE CONTENT CALENDAR

CHAPTER 11
CONTENT STAFFING

CHAPTER 12
THE COLLABORATIVE PUBLISHING MODEL

CHAPTER 13
PLANNING FOR REPURPOSING

PART 5
HARVESTING AUDIENCE

CHAPTER 14
THE METRIC THAT DRIVES THE MODEL

CHAPTER 15
BUILDING FOR FINDABILITY

CHAPTER 16
STEALING AUDIENCE

CHAPTER 17
SOCIAL MEDIA INTEGRATION

PART 6
DIVERSIFICATION

CHAPTER 18
THE THREE AND THREE MODEL

CHAPTER 19
BUILDING OUT EXTENSIONS

CHAPTER 20
ACQUIRING CONTENT ASSETS

PART 7
MONETIZATION

CHAPTER 21
WAITING FOR REVENUE

CHAPTER 22
BUILDING THE REVENUE MODEL

PART 8
NEXT-LEVEL CONTENT INC.

CHAPTER 23
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

CHAPTER 24
JOIN THE MOVEMENT

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

APPENDIX A: CMI’S CONTRIBUTOR/BLOGGING GUIDELINES

APPENDIX B: AN INSIDE LOOK INTO CMI’S PUBLISHING PROCESS

INDEX