Should You Explore User Generated Content?

Scott Maxwell

December 4, 2009

Should you be trying to develop an approach to user generated content as part of you content marketing strategy? It seems easy…get your target customers to post their content and/or participate in a community. Your (free) content will grow, your target customers will want to come to your site, your organic search ranking will go up, and your inbound marketing results will surge. What could be better for creating a competitive advantage through customer-based influence marketing, right?

Dara Solomon has a great post on the pros and cons of user generated content on the Junta42 blog.

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As the founder of OpenView, Scott focuses on distinctive business models and products that uniquely address a meaningful market pain point. This includes a broad interest in application and infrastructure companies, and businesses that are addressing the next generation of technology, including SaaS, cloud computing, mobile platforms, storage, networking, IT tools, and development tools.