
Let's take a look at each of these components individually. Before you begin writing content and posting it or syndicating it across the web, you’ll need to have a plan. This starts by understanding who your target audience is and what their needs are. Think about content as bait and your audience or the fish. If you use the wrong kind of bait or if you throw the right bait in a pond where there aren’t any fish that's no good. You wouldn’t catch what you are looking for. But understanding who your audience is where they hang out and converse online and what they're talking about, will help you to both find your targets and learn what's important to them.