What Do You Consider Quality Content?

ozzy47

ozzy47

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Hey folks,

In the inbound marketing world, we often say/hear. "content is king," but really, quality content is king.

In your own observations and opinions, to you, what is quality content on a forum/blog?

What must a topic or post consist of to be called quality content?

Please feel free to reply to this topic with information relevant to your niche to use as an example. :)
 
Shimei

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According to my niche:

Great content is determined by how truthful the author/and article is. We all have different perspectives while some are closer to the truth than others, making one's interpretation more plausible than other interpretations. Sometimes we as the reader need move from our position and see from the author's perspective in an attempt to understand and receive what the author had in mind. I tend to rate great content by an author's ability to shift our perspective and bring us closer to the truth. I also rate an author highly when they don't make it personal through insult while doing so. Regarding authors or commentators in my particular niche, I prefer dead ones rather than living ones. I like the authors whose writings have stood the test of time, have stood against hundreds if not thousands of years of criticism. I like to know how the author lived, died, and how he persevered until the end. Too many crazy people in my niche that began making false prophecies in their later years.

Contrary to that, I hate it when people attempt to bend my perception. I hate and judge negatively when a person tries to alter my perception through a false narrative rather than through an exegesis - a critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture.

Some people never heard of hermeneutics which is the science of interpretation: Here is an example of great content - defining what a hermeneutic is. A great exegete is not just making this stuff up, regarding proper interpretation:

"Biblical hermeneutics involves many principles of literature that have developed over time. For example, one principle involves first identifying the genre of that particular passage of study. Genesis included much narrative content. Many of Paul's writings are letters. The Psalms are poetic while the Proverbs are wisdom literature. Each genre is understood in unique ways that help readers better understand the meaning of the particular passage.

Three important guidelines related to biblical hermeneutics include observation, interpretation, and application. Observation focuses on what the text says—the who, what, when, why, and how? Interpretation seeks to understand the meaning of the passage along with various controversies regarding particular passages or topics. Application then applies the original, historic understanding of a biblical passage to a contemporary context.

Of great importance in this process of biblical hermeneutics is to interpret Scripture according to its original setting. This includes the historical context, grammar, genre, literary context, and more. Rather than asking, "What do these words mean to me?" proper biblical hermeneutics first seeks to understand what the passage meant when written. Only after this does the reader or interpreter look to discover how the original intent of the writing applies to one's own personal context.

In more recent years, postmodern literary theory has attacked this historic biblical hermeneutic, emphasizing "reader response" more than or instead of the author's original intent. While application and human emotion are important elements to spiritual growth, this does not negate the importance of understanding Scripture from its original perspective. Both inductive study as well as modern application must serve as part of a healthy biblical hermeneutic."
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Quality content? Something informative, creative and original. Copy/paste won't cut it. Neither will paraphrasing. And if it is monetized content, a call to action or at the very least, a couple of related purchase links on the page are essential. Good sites fill a niche; copycat sites only spend their time trying to compete (IOW, outwit the competition with a more catchy "hook" or worse, "clickbait") rather than focusing solely on the content itself.
 
Shawn Gossman

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Quality content to me is engaging readers. I try to make topics that engage readers on a certain topic initiating some form of emotional response, be it positive or negative. I always try to install some sort of 'hook mechanism' into the topic that catches the attention of the reader. I also always asks questions to encourage a response and the questions are usually related to a specific sub-topic within the topic rather than generic questions that are often asked. And lastly, I try to be unique - I research my idea first to make sure it isn't over-asked on other related forums.
 
3phase

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Quality forum content asks a question that readers want to engage in. :cool:

For forum content purposes, I am less interested in information and answers than I am in questions! Straight information and immediate answers kill threads. Members collaboratively searching out and sharing information new to most of them keeps them coming back, keeps them interested and engaged.

A discussion-killer is someone who really does know it all and wants to deliver lectures on their knowledge in response to every posted question. Once they've posted their 300 words, the others say "oh thank you so much for that information!" and the thread is dead before it ever develops any momentum. Participants wander off elsewhere on the internet.

Good new information IS a forum asset. I don't dispute that at all. It's more about how it is incorporated and what effect it has on member participation. Members using the forum as a reference library, based on content already available, don't necessarily keep it alive by posting frequently and returning for answers. :)

I was so happy when the most thoroughly knowledgeable person on the forum decided to stop posting and write a book about her expertise instead. :p The forum questions didn't stop coming, it was just much more fun and took longer for various members to come up with the answers. :D Also, I bought the book - it's a good one! :)
 
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