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‘Huge’? That’s subjective. In my opinion, it seems huge to the average onlooker, but it’s not that big of an industry.Anime Motivation's answer to How many people watch anime?So, if we take these calcs as our base, we have 20–30 million anime fans. Now bloat those numbers a bit, factor in casual anime fans and let’s highball that estimate and bring the number to 70 million.That would be less than 1% of the total population. Fricking Harry Potter is about 7 times as popular.Is it popular? Well, yes. Certainly. But it’s not nearly as popular as other media like movie industries, games, or sports. It’s not the biggest sector, but it can be called ‘popular’, i guess.Now why does anime has such a huge fan following?It’s a media, that’s why. Heck, practically every media has something good to offer. Every form of media has a fan following. Anime is popular , well, because it’s actually good. People watch it, they like it, they become fans and they continue telling others to watch it. That’s how K-Pop has a huge fan following, or first-person tactical shooter games. Heck, that’s how any industry expands....That being said, i’d betray myself if i stopped there. Since you asked, i’m going to put my soul into this answer. It’s close to my heart. If you can, read it till the end....So there’s a film called Koe No Katachi ( English: A silent voice). It’s an anime film which didn’t win an Academy Awards nomination for 2016. Fucking Boss Baby won.It revolves around a former bully Shoya Ishida ( the tall guy on the left) who, in middle school mercilessly bullies his classmate Shouko Nishimiya( the girl on the right)Shouya Nishimiya is almost fully deaf. She uses hearing aids and cannot speak properly. She can only converse through sign language and written words. Her classmates mercilessly bully her , tearing off her hearing aids , pushing her into lakes and refusing to speak with her due to her inability. All bad stuff that bullies do.Shouko’s answer to the bullying is however to keep smiling and endure the pain, and try to make friends with her tormentors. Sadly, things do not work out and she is soon transferred to another school, but not before news of her bullying reaches the school authorities, who severely punish the main bully Shoya.Shoya is now ostracised by the entire school. The world now views him as a terrible bully and a mean person. A vile, disgusting human being who picks on the weak. He gradually becomes more detached from society as he loses all his friends. He is now, in turn, himself bullied. As he sinks more and more into depression, he realises what a horrible human being he was, and tries to commit suicide.He, however, makes one last attempt to patch things up and apologise to Shouko for the way he treates her as a kid. As a high school student, he wants to make amends with his former victim. To say sorry.Shouko, being the kind girl she is, immediately accepts. Thus follows a deeply emotional and heartwrenching tale of friendship and redemption.Shoya attempts to pay back all the wrongs he did to Shouko and tries to be her friend. He is a former bully, who wants to change. To become better. The two characters gradually grow closer to each other, and Shouko begins falling for Shoya, her former bully. In their journey, they gain friends and change their lives for the better.Now, on surface level, this anime looks like one of your generic bullying is bad movies. It’s not. It’s fucking well the most emotional movies of my time and probably one of the only movies where i cried.You wouldn’t believe how a scene of a deaf and almost dumb girl trying to confess to the boy she loves and say ‘I love you’ in her broken language can break your heart.You wouldn’t believe how much you can cry watching these two people saving each other’s lives, both literally and from the deep chasm of their own depressions.You wouldn’t believe how touching a scene of two kids holding each other’s hands on a starry night and telling each other how much they value each other can make you cry.The film is about a bully and his victim. How the bully changes for better and befriends his victim. Tries to redeem himself.In his journey, the victim saves his lives and changes him forever. The bully, who was a social outcast before, gains friends and finds happiness. All the while, the girl is there by his side, guiding him every step of the way with a silent voice.They support each other. They fall. They get back up. They hold each other’s hands and tell each other how much they value their friendship. And they continue plodding through the mess called life. Side by side.It’s the most purest thing in the world: Compassion.I can’t think of how any medium can every capture a feeling so pure, innocent and beautiful , but anime.It touches your heart, and never lets you go. It teaches you moral lessons, while all the time showing the need for having bonds with people.Opening up to people. Finding happinessY’know, only anime can do this.That surge of emotions, the need to have friends. Anime is childish? Yes.It’s the most emotional kind of childish ever.Watch the movie here:Koe no kotachi full movieAfter the movie has ended, close your eyes.Are you crying? Well, then you’ve got your answer.Are you not? Don’t worry. Anime is not for everybody. You don’t NEED to watch it.I’m 99% sure you’ll cry.Then you’ll become a fan. And tell others. Others won’t listen to you. You won’t care.Now YOU love anime....Firstly, anime is cool.It explores a wide variety of themes that are not often explored in other media.Stories and themes, that, sound really, really weird on paper , but can actually teach you a lot about life.Anime delivers hard hitting life lessons and gut-wrenching truths under the cover of looking like a childish cartoon show.Anime may not look like it, but it’s realistic.Not realistic as in ‘Oh-god this shit totally happens in real life’ but more like ‘ Oh God this shit actually resembles real life’.So onto my second example,...Mob Psycho 100 is an anime about a teenager named Mob who has fucking OP psychic powers.He is so strong infact, that he can totally rule humanity whenever he wants to. He is so strong, that the mere action of him releasing his full powers can destroy entire cities. He can be the God to the weak humans. He can be literally anything.And he dosen’t think he’s special.He dosen’t consider himself to be a God. Infact, he thinks his godlike psychic powers are actually useless.Mob’s goal in life is to be socially active. He wants to connect with people. To make friends. He wants to laugh with others, joke with others and so on. But he can’t. Because he always has to keep his emotions in check. Otherwise, his strong psychic powers would make him go berserk and cause destruction.His psychic powers don’t help in any of that. His psychic powers do jackshit in making him achieve his dreams.He wants to be happy.He wants to open up to people.His psychic powers are useless in that respect.In fact, mind you, this is what Mob does,He joins the Body Improvement Club.Godlike psychic though Mob may be, he is physically weak. He dosen’t have stamina and he is skinny and unattractive.So he wants to get his ass into action and actually work hard to improve himself, even though he can literally be the ruler of mankind.In fact, the entire plot of the anime revolves around Mob trying to convince other psychics like him that having a special power does NOT make you special.Psychics in the world of Mob Psycho are people who misuse their supernatural powers to be ‘kings’ of their society. They beat up people they dislike and do whatever the hell they want just because they CAN.Mob, however feels differently.He feels that having psychic powers is nothing more special, than say, someone being naturally atheletic, or someone being good at singing.It is NOT a free pass for you to become an asshole.Having a specialty does NOT make you superior to other people.Mob Psycho 100 is actually the answer to all people with a superiority complex or a God complex.Being born with good looks, good physique or great intelligence means absolutely JACKSHIT if you aren’t a good person.You can be special, but the important thing is to continuously strive to improve yourself, like Mob does.To be human, and NOT a God.Because sometimes, being human is enough.Only anime can do this, ya know....But now, probably why anime is the best thing that ever existed for me, is…...If i had to pin one single reason why i love anime so much, it would be the surge of emotions you feel for people, who, let’s be honest, are JUST fictional characters.If you had told me that a story about a boy with a demon inside him making friends and trying to be a ninja would become the most heartwarming tale ever, to the 7-year old me, i’d have kicked you outta my house.But it’s true.Naruto , atleast for it’s time, did something rare in media. Dealing with Depression. The problem of people being ostracised by society and fucked over by the entire world. That’s what the show’s main lead, Naruto, faced as a child.The anime also gives us a very childish and cliched answer to solve depression.FriendshipGeneric, right? I thought so too.But,Sometimes, simple things like friendship solve the biggest problems in lifeSometimes, just sometimes, it’s nice to have friends you can call family.Sometimes it’s nice to have people who would put their ‘straw hats’ on your head when you’re feeling sad.Anime has a simple mesage:It’s the concept of nakama. Your comrades as your family.It’s something, that, is unfortunately absent from real life.Real life people suck. They cheat you and betray you and fuck your life up. They hurt you and don’t understand you. Most of your friends aren’t really friends. Heck, true friends are rare.And it’s so important that you find them.It’s so important that you have them by your side. Because, the bonds with people help you grow....Anime is childish.It’s absurd how the characters have some of the weirdest gravity-defying hair in fiction.It’s absurd how they transform in this wannabe-badass way.It’s absurd how childish, cartoonish and unrealistic these scenes are:It’s absurd how most anime have main characters screaming the names of their strongest attacks before launching them.It’s absurd how they spew out all this Power Of Friendship crap and expect you to believe something like this works in real life.Anime is absurd.It’s childish,Immature,And idiotic.I don’t want it to ever end.Because after 30 billion episodes of watching fictional characters screwing up and falling in trouble with their friends,They begin to feel like family.It’s absurd, dusturbing, and frankly, scary, how you begun to develop feelings for fictional characters.It’s absurd how much the words of people behind the television screen can affect you so deeply.It’s absurd how it makes me cry....Is all anime like this?No. Absolutely not. Like any other media, truly good anime are hard to find.And a lot of them cover a variety of social issues.Rape, prostitution, slavery, time travel, body swapping, philosophy, science fiction and fantasy.There are a lot of anime out there.Some of them have absolutely crazy good stories ( Steins;Gate or Monster or FullMetal Alchemist Brotherhood).Some of them have dope fight scenes ( DBZ, Bleach)Some of them have exceptional music (Mushishi, Naruto)Most of them are average.Like any media, about 70% of anime is either average or bad.The ones that are good though, cheesy as they may be, have a very simple message.Finding happiness.Connecting to people.Making true friends.Getting into trouble.Enjoying life.That’s the only way to make the world a better place.Anime tries to do that.It tries to bring back that happiness, that purity.To tell the world sometimes that society can go to hell. Sometimes, all you need is your own heart.Sometimes, all you need is for someone to hold your hand.Someone to tell you that you matter. That they care. That you are important to them.That you’re their friend....I owe a lot to anime actually.After watching ‘em, i love my family just a bit more.I treasure my friends just a bit more.Maybe i grew as a person just a bit more.I think i am happy just a bit more.All due to some, stupid, cheesy, childish…Shit, i’m crying....“Why does anime have such a huge fan following?”I guess you’ll have to find it out for yourself.

Are you struggling to generate leads for your business? I’m about to show you a way to do that easily, using high-quality content.In modern SEO, there is a huge demand from users for high-value content for lead generation. If you meet that need, your users will trust you with whatever social media marketing you throw their way.No matter what your business model is, content is still king, thus content marketing must be a primary goal. One research study, completed a few years ago, revealed that many B2B marketers have documented plans to increase their lead generation budgets by up to 50% the following year. That investment is still on the rise, overall.Besides native advertising, blogging is the primary avenue through which B2C and B2B marketers generate leads in various social media marketing channels. WebDAM’s recently shared statistics show that blogging consistently has led to B2B marketers generating 67% more leads than marketers who do not.Different types of content will generate different numbers of leads for you. At one point, in 2014, I generated 17 leads a month, out of over 500,000 monthly visitors. To me, that’s not impressive media marketing conversion.But today, I attract hundreds of potential clients every month, largely because of the type of content that I’ve come to focus on. You’ll learn what that content is and how to create it for lead gen. With the right content, you’ll find that promotion on a social media channel will be a lot easier.Let’s get started with the 7 steps to generate inbound leads with your content:Step One: Extensive Market ResearchWhen something is not fully known, the first step to understanding is to research and study it. Smart decisions are based on in-depth market analysis.For example, if you want to prepare a special meal for your spouse, but don’t know how, do you give up and make reservations instead? You could, of course, but there's another option: learn how to prepare the meal.In the same way, conducting extensive and exclusive media marketing research is not an option - it’s a necessity and it should be the initial stage of product creation. According to Brian Fletcher, “market research centers your business on your consumers.”The importance of market research in lead generation with your content can’t be overemphasized.You want to make sure that there are potential customers for the product that you’re creating. You also want to leverage the existing research that other marketers have conducted, to turbocharge your marketing and reach more prospects.Question: So, how do you know that people will buy your product?Answer: Find commercial keywords.Keywords are a powerful way to know what your target audience wants to learn more about. Commercial keywords, in particular, tell you your prospects intend to buy. This is achieved in demand generation media marketing.Let’s assume that you’re a plumber in California and that you want to attract prospects in your city. Here’s how to find out exactly what these prospects are searching for.Go to Google AdWords Keywords Planner. Plug in your main keyword (e.g., plumber service in California) into the search box. Click “Get ideas.” Demand gen is focusing the words as needs to target that audience. Doing this well results in high lead generation and successful media marketing.You can see how many potential customers you could reach and attract to your plumbing business, using various content marketing strategies. Perhaps you will develop a specialized social media channel for plumbing. By targeting a specific niche with your primary tool - using content aimed at answering the target audience’s questions about that niche - you can develop each individual member of the audience as a lead for your business. This is lead generation from content marketing - not as difficult as we might make it.And, furthermore, by answering questions that potential customers are asking, you’re building up your personal brand. Over time, you’ll amass a loyal audience that will trust you enough to pay money for your products and services because your media marketing focused on demand generation - targeting marketing for higher awareness.It won’t happen overnight, but when you stick to it and keep marketing with this strategy, you’ll succeed like others do - people like Marcus Sheridan, for example, who was once known as a “pool guy,” struggling to generate leads and attract clients, just like you.Eventually, Marcus realized that content and social media marketing was the way to go. And, by tapping into its potential, he wrote blog posts that generated over $2,000,000 in sales. He took his River Pools and Spas from struggling business to multimillion-dollar success story.Market research hasn’t really changed. It all boils down to knowing what your target audience wants and where they usually go to look for answers to their problems (most often, a search engine).Once you understand these two things, you can easily join the conversation and channel attention to your site, where they can get a more focused answer to their questions, instead of wasting time on Facebook pages, Twitter feeds and forums.Step Two: Create High-Converting Landing PagesIf you live and breathe conversion rate optimization the way that I do, you’ll probably agree with me that not all landing pages are created equal. This is especially true in the aspect of lead gen. Most landing pages don’t perform well and they may only occasionally get a few opt-ins. However, others are capable of much more. Example: the one that generated $1 million for Moz.According to Econsultancy, only one out of every five marketers is satisfied with their conversion rate. That’s a lot of underperforming landing pages that aren’t maximizing leads and converting them into customers.It’s your responsibility to understand the reason why you’re creating or using a particular landing page. So, get that out of the way first and then move on with perfecting your page.The first thing that you’ve got to understand is the anatomy of a perfect landing page. It must begin with a compelling headline, have a strong and captivating opening and then build interest as readers move down through the copy. If you do this, you will create more compelling content for any social media channel you choose to release it on.From the screenshot above, you’ll notice that the focus is on usability, not aesthetics. When people click from the social media channel, such as Facebook, you want them to have a pleasant user experience.Unquestionably, a colorful landing page can attract people. But, we’re not just looking for any visitor here - we want qualified leads. That’s why putting the interests of the targeted users first is so crucial for generating more qualified leads.The screenshot above highlights some of the landing page design best practices that will ensure your page is strong, persuasive and professional for all landings from social media marketing efforts.Your landing page also has to be fast. In fact, recent statistics by KISSmetrics show that a one-second delay in landing page load time will most likely reduce conversion rate by 7%. So, take the time to make your landing page insanely fast.A great example of a landing page with all of the elements that will build trust and persuade prospects is this one, from ChrisDucker.com:When you carefully study Chris’s page, you can see the elements that help it convert lots of users:Usability (easy to navigate and find what you’re looking for)Aesthetics (beautiful background)An attention-grabbing headlineStrong bullet points (based on benefits)Social proofs, call-to-action (opt-in forms, testimonials, media mentions)Visual appeal (personal photo)See also: The Definitive Guide to Creating High-Converting Landing PagesStep Three: Create Lead BaitNo doubt about it, email trumps social media marketing, when it comes to customer retention. In fact, email surpasses social by 20%. It’s the single most effect channel for customer retention. And, email is a formidable inbound strategy for generating leads.According to Pardot, 43% of marketers have 2 or 3 people on their email team. Further, 73% of marketers say that email is crucial to their business marketing plans. This doesn't mean they ignore the social media channel marketing - the drives people to subscribe to email campaigns.Before you can successfully add more people to your email list, create lead bait. A “bait” - as we’re using the word here - is just an enticement. Your bait should be any valuable resource or tool that will make the life of your targeted visitor better.Why should you create lead bait to increase lead generation? Your target audience needs a ‘hub’ or ‘resource’ to learn more about you and to discover how awesome you are at what you do. As they begin to learn about you and your brand, they’re more likely to want to work with you.Email has changed over the years. At one time, marketers only targeted desktop users. Today, of course, it’s a whole new ball game, with mobile taking over and showing strong levels of email engagement.Litmus, one of the best sources for email marketing stats, recently released a report showing email’s performance in the previous year.They reported that mobile marketing has grown significantly. In fact, half of all emails are now opened on smartphones and tablets - a 500% growth rate over four years.Tap into this huge email opportunity by increasing your number of subscribers. Start from scratch, if you haven’t started already and nurture a relationship that will help you convert email subscribers to customers.Nurturing your email leads is an integral part of email marketing that can’t be ignored. In the lead nurturing funnel, enlighten and entertain your leads with more free content that will help them make a smart buying decision.According to HubSpot’s marketing statistics, businesses that nurture their leads through email generate 50% more sales-ready leads and they do it at a cost that is lower, by 33%. On average, nurtured leads yield a 20% increase in sales opportunities, compared to leads that are not nurtured.You can create many kinds of lead bait, if you understand your target audience and what they respond to positively. When creating lead magnets, make sure that you focus on what your target audience is looking for. This is vital to your email marketing success.For example, if you’re a makeup artist and want to build a list of potential customers who will eventually buy your book or enroll in your online course, video is your best lead bait bet, because effective make-up instruction requires visual demonstration.If you want to show how to hide acne or wrinkles with makeup, it won’t be as effective to communicate your ideas in articles, no matter how detailed and step-by-step your approach is. A short (3 - 5 minutes) video will do a much better job.In the same vein, if your target audience are truck drivers and transporters, it’s obvious that these people will be driving at all times. Articles, ebooks and videos may be a distraction for them while driving, but a podcast or audio training, with a dose of inspiration, will do the job nicely.Last, but not least, if you want to show people how to install software, videos and infographics are your best bet. Step-by-step articles and blog posts with screenshots for each step could be effective, too.A good example is PopUp Domination, which offers list-building software and uses a short video to entice potential customers.Here are some value-packed ways that you can create lead-generating content:1). Write more case studies: In the past, the words “case study” could send readers running, because they were so boring and uninspiring. Lately, however, they’ve become an indispensable tool for any business.According to a Content Marketing Institute Report, small B2B marketers believe case studies to be the most effective content marketing strategy, both for lead generation and for prospect nurturing.If you want to persuade the right people to perceive you as authentic and authoritative, write more case studies. When you fully understand the use of case studies, you’ll be committed to creating and publishing at least one each week.The audience that you’re marketing to will trust you more, if you take time to study a situation and come out with a proven result, instead of merely voicing your own world view.In other words, writing case studies is the only way to prove the truth of your opinion with facts and figures.The case study is one of the 15 types of blog post that will drive traffic and leads. Here’s how to create a case study of your product or service:When done right, case studies that highlight the key areas where businesses and marketers can improve their sales and revenue attract the right leads to you like magic.http://Dumdumpops.com saw a 91% increase in sales and decided to share the case study, to help others. You can and should do the same.Ideally, include plenty of visual assets in your case study content. Visuals, such as videos, memes, infographics and photos will attract more social shares. For example, recent statistics show that Twitter fans will share a photo URL 35% more than they share a quote.2). White papers and ebooks: Creating a winning white paper is not an easy task. But, it can be done, if you understand your target audience better.But, what exactly is a white paper? If you search for “white papers” in Google, here’s what comes up:Right now, B2B marketers use articles, social media and blog posts to generate leads. But, white papers have a 51% usage rate by B2B marketers, because it’s the ideal tool to persuade customers and warm them up, before you launch your product or recommend it to them.According to a report by IDEmployee, white papers are effective at building both interest and preference for your services or products. In other words, you can use white papers to create strong desire, before asking people to buy your product.When you’re writing a white paper, stick to a linear, logical approach. Then, ensure that your white paper does all of these:i). Attracts an audience: Attraction is the hallmark of lead generation. You’ve got to attract them first, before they will read your packaged information. Make sure that your white paper title is catchy, beneficial and bold.White papers are highly audience-specific. If you want to target a different audience, you may have to create a new whitepaper. Be focused.ii). Engage the audience: Once you’ve attracted the audience, you have to engage them with your content. Engagement lies within the pages of your white paper - make it count.You want all of the pages to sync and deliver the right message to the readers. That’s how to engage them.Use visuals, like images, screenshots, charts and symbols, to appeal to readers. No, this isn't a social media channel meme, but the idea of being easy to read and focuses remain the same, just on a different scale. The human brain is wired to process visual information 60,000X faster than plain text. What’s more, while people remember about 20% of what they read, on average, many will never forget something they saw in image or video form.iii). Informs the reader: Don’t turn your white paper into a bald sales pitch. You’ll chase your readers away and discourage them from making a buying decision.Instead, become a teacher. Use your white paper to educate people on the pros and cons of using your product or service. Don’t push them.White papers should read more like an objective magazine article than a sales brochure. Inform the reader and guide them accordingly.If you do a great job, they’ll buy from you, without you having to push them. Make sure that your readers are relaxed, while reading your white paper - this is the cornerstone rule for converting readers into customers.Make your whitepapers persuasive. In Confessions of an Advertising Man, David Ogilvy said that “the more informative your advertising is, the more persuasive it will be.”Finally, remember to measure your success or ROI when marketing with white papers.iii). Online course: An online course falls into the e-learning model. It’s a proven way to generate more targeted leads.Online learning affords students, interns and marketers the ability to learn anywhere - on their smartphones, tablets or desktop computers.In the internet marketing world, online courses are very popular. Blogging experts, like Yaro Starak, Chris Ducker, and Pat Flynn’s 1DayBB, Chris Brogan, Brian Clark, Derek Halpern and Marie Forleo have all produced highly popular online courses.In turn, these marketers and other teachers, on Udemy and other online learning platforms, have made e-learning tasty and attractive for people.Creating an online course is a bit of an art. You have to think of ways to make your course stand out from the rest, especially in a crowded field or niche. You also have to design a blueprint to follow.It’s also part science, though. You have to study your market, experiment with topics and strategically execute a course of study that will appeal to your target audience. Studying people, events and processes is often the quickest way to uncover mistakes that your competitors are making in e-learning products and to learn how you can outsmart them.Nick Stephenson shared a case study on how he made $130,208 from his first online course, in the first week and generated thousands of new leads. This goes to show that online courses are potentially powerful lead gen drivers.But, you’ve got to promote your online course. Of course, the fact that you’re offering a valuable course doesn’t mean that people will just follow you or become leads.You’ve got to “give people a reason to come onboard.” This is media marketing 101. You also have to make sure that your landing page is well-designed to capture email leads. Use an effective, professional email autoresponder solution, like Getresponse or Aweber.Even when the online course isn’t yours, you can always leverage the success of others, by creating data-driven case studies that will ultimately attract leads. For example, Yaro Starak generated $40,000 from his email subscribers, just by recommending Eben Pagan’s GURU Masterclass program.Step Four: Content CreationContent marketing campaigns perform best when they’re built on a solid foundation of high-quality and data-driven content.87% of prospects say that content targeted ato their industry is more valuable. And, 9 in 10 businesses promote and generate leads with useful content targeted at a specific group of people.So, how do you ensure that you create the right content? Just follow these simple tips:1). Identify the content that users want: No marketer can claim to know, with absolute certainty, what their users want, but you can evaluate certain metrics to avoid wasting time on generic or irrelevant content.According to CMI B2B Marketing Report, 62% of people feel good about a company that delivers custom content. The chance of those people purchasing from that company is high.The best way to identify the content that users want is to look at what they’re currently reading. In other words, find out which of your already-published content generates the most page views, enjoys a lower bounce rate and triggers more comments. Also find out if the are using strict search engine content marketing or mixing it with social media marketing.The truth is that if they don’t like the content, they would simply close the browser window and leave. But, the very fact that they spent time on your web page means a lot.Log into Google Analytics. On the dashboard, click on the Behavior tab > Site content > All pages. You’ll see something similar to this:Of course, a page might receive more page views not because it’s exactly what people wanted to read, but because you promoted it heavily. But, this is a quick and scalable way to get started on a new content marketing strategy.Better yet, just directly ask your readers what type of content they’d most like to read. Any feedback that you get is profoundly helpful. From there, you can expand into related topics to solve their biggest problems.2). Study successful content headlines: According to Copyblogger Media, 8 out of 10 persons who see your headline will click and read it. But, they’ll only continue past that point if the headline persuades them to keep reading.This means that you have to spend adequate time tweaking your headline. Learning how to write powerful headlines will differentiate your content from all of the rest out there.Instead of wasting time, trying to write your own brilliant headlines from scratch, why not learn from the copywriters and A-list bloggers who understand the chemistry behind user behavior and headlines?In short, study successful content headlines. Let me show you two ways to do just that.a). Study online publications: Online publications, such as magazines and newspapers are great resources for hacking powerful headlines. They have the world's most renowned direct response copywriters who test and perfect attention-grabbing headlines.So, where can you find online publications in order to extract headline ideas? Go where other media marketing budgets have used millions to define what works.Go to Magazines.com. In the search box, type in the keyword (e.g., marketing) for your headline. Then, hit the “search” icon.Next, look through the magazine covers for headlines that catch your attention. Remember that if the headline piques your interest, it’d most likely do the same for your readers.When you click on one of the highlighted magazine covers above, you’ll be able to see it clearly:The above headline reads “6 Startup Secrets: What They Don’t Teach In Business School.”Since the headline has been proven to be successful for popular Entrepreneur Magazine, which is read by hundreds of thousands of people, you can model the headline to create yours.So, let’s do it. Depending on your industry or target market, you could craft one like these:6 Blogging Secrets: What the A-list Bloggers Don’t Teach You6 Content Marketing Secrets: What I Missed Out On in May 2015As you can see, the headlines are for a wider audience. But, you can drill down to specific topics:7 Blog Post Writing Secrets: Why Didn’t Authority Bloggers Teach You These?9 Content Promotion Secrets: They're Powerful and Generated 84,737 Pageviews For Meb). Study top-ranking headlines: What better way to gauge the effectiveness of your headline, than by looking at pages already sitting at the top of Google results? After all, if those headlines made it to the top 10, they must be doing something right.Say you want to write about “link building in 2015.” How do you structure your headline to align with modern search engine optimization?Go to Google and search for “link building in 2015.” Look at the top 5 headlines for ideas:The #1 result from the screenshot above has this headline:15 Link Building Tactics That Work in 2015Let’s quickly model this to create some attention-grabbing headlines:17 Link Building Strategies I Will Actively Use in 201513 Effective Link Building Methods That Work in 201510 Proven Link Building Tactics You Should Use in 20153). Gather your data and statistics: Before you create your content, you want to gather data and statistics. Data-driven content will help you generate the most qualified leads.How do you get data and statistics?Well, you could use your own. Check your Google Analytics account and extract the number of users and page views that your site has generated, within a period of time.The keywords that are ranking, bounce rate, exit rate and percentage of new vs. returning visitors - all of these metrics are viable data that you can use to create your content and measure its success on a social media channel.You can also branch out and use other people’s data and results to create your content. Just recently, Brian Dean used the data from two of his readers (or students) to create an in-depth article that generated over 400 comments and close to 1,500 social media marketing shares. Take a look:4). Write your content and make it in-depth: Once you’ve written your headline and gathered all of the data that you need to create your content, it’s time to write your article.This is consistently reported as one of the biggest challenges that businesses face. According to Search Engine Watch, 52% of B2B content marketers are struggling to create content that engages their target audience.You need to have a clear outline that you can follow. That’s exactly how I write my detailed and in-depth articles.They should contain 2000 or more words, because recent observations, studies and experiments show that Google tends to rank content that’s detailed and data driven more higher than shorter content.I’ve seen the same result as well. On this blog, I have been consistent with publishing long, in-depth content. Typically, my articles are 5000 words or more in length and contain lots of data, charts and screenshots. I consistently link out, appropriately, to authority sites, as well. In April, this blog generated over 80,000 visitors.Step Five: Content Promotion TechniquesHaving a variety of content makes promotion a lot easier. It frees you from the constraints of being tied to a particular platform that you’re not terribly excited about.According to Content Marketing Institute, 9% of B2B marketers are challenged by the process of creating a variety of content.So, if you’ve got different content formats - such as e-books, articles, videos, blog posts, whitepapers, online courses, infographics, etc. - what are the best ways to promote them? Because without promotion, those pieces of content are as good as dead.You have to move out of your comfort zone and reach out to the right people. Promoting your blog posts is the only way to get new customers through content marketing and convert them into leads.You don't need to go viral with off-beat content on a social media channel for success. Unless it fits your messaging, stick with your quality content.Here are some of the best ways to promote your content and generate quality leads:i). Upgrade your content with targeted opt-in forms: Content upgrade is a term that was made popular by Brian Dean. He leveraged the content upgrade strategy to increase his conversion rate by 785% in one day.So, what exactly is a content upgrade? You’ve probably already seen it in action on several blogs. Within the blog post, you’re asked to download a bonus, a report or the content that you’re reading in a different format.Here’s how it works: Start by creating a lead magnet for every blog post that you write. This will make your bait attractive and relevant. Instead of having one universal report or ebook that you give away, create a very specific and valuable bonus, each time you write a blog post using this strategy.That bonus or report that you give away to readers within your blog post is known as a “content upgrade.”It’s the quickest way to build your email list. Since the lead bait is targeted at the people reading your blog post, the chances of converting them into subscribers are pretty good.Michael Hyatt has consistently been using the content upgrade strategy to build his email list.The AppSumo Boss, Noah Kagan also uses content upgrades in his blog. Little wonder he has over 700,000 loyal subscribers on his list.If you want to save time when creating bonus packages for your content upgrade, convert your post into a PDF report that readers can download. Don’t be surprised when you find a lot of people downloading the same thing that they just read and submitting their email address in exchange.They do this, because they can’t read your blog offline. But, they can easily download the post in PDF format to read on their iPad, tablet or Kindle reader.There are other things that you can give away as a content upgrade in your post:VideosPodcastsMembership accessHardcover bookLicense for softwareDiscount codeTemplates, WordPress themesPluginsNote: For content upgrades to work for you, you have to consistently create high-quality and detailed content. Let people see you as a strong advocate of useful content and you’ll always attract the right people to grow your business.2). Targeting long-tail keywords: If you want to maximize your headline’s reach and improve its conversion rate, you’d do well to target long-tail keywords.Personally, I’ve found that headlines with long-tail keywords tend to rank higher in Google’s results. To win the SEO game, you have to understand the state of SEO now - not what it was in 2013.A whopping 91% of my search traffic comes from long-tail searches. In fact, within 14 months, I took my search traffic from 88,833 visitors per month to 173,336 search visitors per month, largely through long-tail keyword targeting.It’s all about targeting keywords that your competitors have either neglected or don’t know how to discover and use themselves. So, quickly, let me show you how to research the low-hanging fruit that is a long-tail keyword:i). Go to the Google AdWords Keywords Planner. In the search box, type your seed keyword (e.g., attract clients):ii). Once you click on the “Keywords Tab,” you’ll reveal the keywords that are related to “attract clients online.”From the screenshot above, there are long-tail keywords that you could use as-is. You can take it a step further, by plugging one of the long-tail keywords into the search box and digging deeper. For example, you could copy “how to get more clients” and find the longer variation:You can easily target those long-tail keywords in your headline to improve your search traffic.Most importantly, focus on the user intent - the user’s reason behind the keyword - and optimize for users first, before search engines. That’s how to fly safely in the Hummingbird SEO space.When promoting your content, you’ve got to think outside of your own social media channel. Guest blogging is a great way to reach out to other blogs and hijack some of their loyal audience members to your blog, so leverage it.You may even create ego baits (a type of blog post where you highlight other authority bloggers and link to their blogs) to gain links, generate the right leads to your business and improve referral traffic.Don’t forget to leverage any social media channel. You can get initial readership for your blog posts from Facebook or Twitter, if you’ve got an active fan base. Media marketing today requires a mix of targeting efforts.Social media outreach, as well as answering questions on Quora will help you enhance your personal brand and increase your chances of attracting the right audience.Step Six: Social Media OutreachSocial media outreach is critical to your success in lead generation. According to DashBurst, 24% of brands say they do social listening. MarketingLand found that 20% of CMOs use at least one social media channel to collaborate and engage with customers.No matter what your industry is, you have to connect with others who will in turn support you in reaching more people.This is the chain reaction that a social media marketing campaign can trigger. If you reach 3 social media influencers, that can lead to 10 new connections within 24 hours, because the people that you connected with also belong to a network and have followers on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and so on.A thorough understanding of the 5 steps to social media engagement is critical at this point, as it’ll help you send the right message without being pushy, while still respecting the social media culture.Follow industry experts on social media networks and start communicating with them. You can find top experts on Twitter, using Topsy. Just go to Topsy.com, select the “INFLUENCERS” tab, type in your main keyword (e.g., blogging strategies). Then, click the search icon.To connect with any of these expert bloggers, click on their photo and you’ll be taken to their Twitter feed:There, you have three things to do:Check how many followers the expert has (1000+ followers, preferably)Follow the expertVisit their blog to contact them directlyDepending on the number of people that you want to connect with, you may have to use Topsy several times, to find the right power users who are relevant to your industry. As much as you can, avoid following and connecting with experts who don’t enjoy discussing your topic.Don’t be tempted to evaluate potential contacts solely by the number of followers that they have. It’s far better to follow a blogger with 2,000 loyal Twitter followers than to follow Justin Bieber with his millions of followers.Note: The objective of conducting a social media analysis is so that you can connect with social media influencers and offer a helping hand.You could comment on their blog, share it with your readers, recommend their product and notify them in a friendly manner. The more you give in any one social media channel, the more they feel connected to you. And, that’s when real engagement begins.Step Seven: Lead Nurturing Through EmailAnother problem many bloggers and content marketers face is what to do with the leads once you’ve generated them. In fact, nurturing leads is much more important than acquiring them.It can be a big obstacle to increasing sales. According to MarketingSherpa, 79% of leads never convert into sales, thanks to poor lead nurturing. Sadly, only 34% of B2B marketers communicate with their leads on a monthly basis.The core reason for lead nurturing is that initial contact with a potential buyer usually doesn’t lead to sales. These people need to be educated and informed.An earlier study, by Gleanster Research, found that 25% of leads are legitimate and should advance to sales. But, if they’re not nurtured and given a good reason why they should spend their hard earned money or invest their precious time in reading your content, you’ll lose them. Here are more statistics:Through your email, you can nurture your leads to the level where they can trust you enough to spend money on your product. And, making your email newsletters worthwhile will warm your leads up enough to take the next step.1). Create follow-up emails: When a prospect joins your email list, they should receive a confirmation email, which qualifies them as subscribers. But, 45% of leads will unsubscribe from your list, if you send too many emails to them.Remember that these people on your list are probably on a dozen other lists as well. Appreciate the permission that they’ve given to you to keep in touch with them. Only send high-quality information, not everyday, but once in a while.From there, your subscribers will be expecting to receive regular updates that are richer, more valuable and actionable on a regular basis.Most people send out emails twice a week. Some email marketers and organizations prefer to do it once a week. The choice is yours. But choose a media marketing method and stick with it so you can measure success.But, communicate at least once a week, so that your subscribers will not forget about you. The objective of a follow-up email is to get subscribers to open and read it.And, depending on your industry, this study shows that same day opens are usually higher than any other day. In other words, when you send emails today, the number of people who will open to read it today will be greater than those who will do it tomorrow or the next day.This means that in order to maximize your click rate and open rate, you have to be conscious of time. You have to test the perfect timing for sending out your follow-up emails.Start nurturing by segmenting your email list. Master the art of writing email subject lines that attract clicks and develop a relationship culture that would help you build a loyal list of potential customers who will not be difficult to persuade.ConclusionIt’s easy to start a blog. What’s difficult is attracting a loyal audience that will trust you enough to become your customers. To cut through the noise of social media marketing and blogging and generate more leads, you have to focus more on your target audience’s needs.When properly and consistently implemented, these seven steps will ultimately help you to generate leads with valuable custom content. Keep optimizing for users, because search engines follow the activities of users at your site.Keep creating top-notch content and you’ll double your search traffic and attract more leads.Have you generated any leads with these simple steps?

I see a lot of people with different opinions about why they like or dislike the group, but i sense that the fandom is the main protagonist here and i get it that bts is fairly overhyped and successful and have become “the unreachable megastars”, but hey, hear me out for a second.The toxic fandomOkay, I get it. News here and there saying “Downy has run out of stock”, ”Army have spread y hashtag making x´s life miserable”, “Army has made car company run out of stock too OMG” and many other outstanding headers that make you think “their fans are genuinely crazy and irrational”, “They have gone out of their minds”, “This whole bts fever is a pain in the ass” and others. To be honest, it is the group´s job to become influential to the point that they top the news and social media. It is their job. They dont care what it is, BH just wants BTS´s name all over the world 24/7. Recently, BTS members have grown concerned about showing brands on their v-lives and have been covering the names of the products they use in their lives, don´t know if its a good thing, but anyway. I am informed about the latest craziness and outstanding events that give ARMYs the wrong image, and you guys can come to me saying that ARMYs are the craziest fandom but you guys deep inside know that it´s because of their disgunstingly wide popularity. Big fandoms attract more toxic fans and that is a fact. There is a crazy big number of young fans who beg their parents to buy them their latest album, yet buy them concert tickets, and plead them for bts merch for christmas, there is plenty of still inmature fans who are not conscious of the things they do in the internet and would BASH on everything and everyone who would insult their favourite idols because they are fricking kids. Gosh, I remember the Vocaloid era, and i´m pretty sure i would´ve got pissed if some 22 year old told me Vocaloid was bullshit when I´d spent 6 hours a day on animation programs trying to nail amv songs about Kagamine brothers. Guys, seriously, a portion of the bts fandom are underage insecure kids who would give anything to meet their idols in real person; they´re pissed with life, take it on others, bash on anyone bc they´re mad and they feel like unlucky fans, wishing and posting pictures on their walls daydreaming about bts in every imaginary and creepy way until they realize that this whole bts fever is just a product, it´s just selling an ilusion to everyone at the same time they promote their music. Mature fans know this ain´t new. They know what BTS is really like. They are a group of seven boys who had dreams like any other kpop group and somehow made their way to the top; that doesnt make them gods, superior, more talented than anyone else or anything of the sort. Toxic fans are pissed, they´re jealous, got issues, whatever. But please guys, don´t just throw us all into the same bag because i know armys that are beautiful people, a kind 14 year-old who helped me out of my depression, girls who have proven to me to be better friends than the ones in my city, people from my fanbase who can easily become my alternate family because they are very understanding and kind, and speak their matters with words, not insults or bashing around on everyone because they are unhappy. And if they are unhappy, they don´t spill it on everyone. Please, guys, you are more rational that just throwing us all into the same boat tagging us as “irrational and stupid as the group itself”. The guys already have enough on their own, and have issues of their own. They are not responsible for our fanatic bullshit.As for grown up armys who are still inmature, the same word speaks for itself: inmature. And yes, the ARMY fandom has plenty of inmature fans, but keep in mind that BH´s target audience is the insecure-without-a-boyfriend stereotype so they can picture BTS as their alternative boyfriends instead. Pure psycology. So don´t you shove us all into that “inmature fan” shit because you all know we ain´t all insecure or have no boyfriend. Actually there are plenty of hot stans out there with hot boyfriends who would accompany their gf to their concert for their own sake and relationship. I don´t have a boyfriend, nor girlfriend, and i´m not gonna lie to you, no one enjoys being single that much, but for some reason my motto is “me, myself and I” and i do enjoy it. I repeat, plenty of people like me are also part of the fandom. Not insecure or permanently single inmature fans who would bash on anyone because they insulted the only thing the hang on to because they hate themselves.“They have changed”Oh, god, please. This ain´t new shit to us all. We all know that when an artist/group becomes famous their music becomes commercial because that´s what their agencies would do to keep the money rollin´. So you can shove that argument right up your minds because we all know that´s the way the industry works. Don´t expect that when BTS hype ends all of the commercial thing will be over because it will not be over. They´re no longer kids with dreams, wake up. They´re international popstars with a huge influence on the population. BTS does this, ARMY does this. BTS does that, ARMY does that. Their influential and deep lyrics is just a concept. They put their heart and soul into lyrics because that´s what they were told to do. Or let´s have a look at “Idol”, a song very critizised among ex-armys. Im gonna be honest here: i dislike Idol because their lyrics seem cold and dishonest to me. Just the hit-song to become a bop for the album and gain views on YouTube. No one writes a song like “Idol” because they feel it in their soul. People write and produce songs like “Idol” because they´re told to. BTS interview not many years ago: “WE DISCUSS CONCEPT WITH OUR DIRECTOR”, so please shut up with the “they´ve changed” thing, please im not the type to be rude towards anyone but this really gets on my nerves. No one discusses Ariana Grande or Troye sivan or anyone else, they have concepts. Concepts are everywhere and they are used for albums to promote them among the market. People go on about how we´ve lost bangtan sonyeondan and got bts, well then, sorry to cut it down for you but Becky g started with soft concepts and ended up with booty. Does it make sense now? Okay, now correctly talking and arguing my opinion, let´s start analyzing this statement.Bangtan Sonyeondan was a heart-felt group of talented boys with huge dreams that they werent even sure themselves that they could acomplish. There you go, an initial image. Got tons of fans, trust and love for the group. “They´re different” here, and “They are deep and they write their own lyrics” there. Bingo, they just gained trust from millions of fans. Throughout the years, they did BTS bomb, v-lives people could relate to, songs they could relate to, kind actions they could relate to… etc. Very cute and emotional, good luck those of you old bts fans there, you´re lucky to have lived that phase with the boys, adorable. Now, as the years go on, BH slowly starts to introduce more modern-like vibes and people tag it as “they´re trying new rythms and it sounds good” and people here are starting to work out the truth by themselves, realize how they´re gonna end up like and they leave. More concerts, events and bon voyage, moments to cherish, beautiful songs, army loves bts and bts loves army back, blah, blah, blah. When they reach fame and go to America for the first time, suddenly everything changes (!!). Bts suddenly appears at the billboard performance and everyone asks “Who on earth is bts and how did they win first place?”. Now i have to add something here. Let´s do a mini exercise.Sit down and relax on your coach, seat, floor or wherever you are reading this, and imagine, for a split second, that you are bts. But not in that super dreamy way like “uuuuh, i got millions of fans that love me and concerts are the best thing in the world, i gotta do my best to keep their trust in me”, no, throw away the cheesy stuff and focus. You are part of the most famous boyband in the world. You have got millions of eyes on you, they watch your every move, every word, and it´s creepy, but also every look. (Delusional fans shipped Jungkook with lisa because they happened to appear in each other´s point of view). You have from little fans to 50–60 (yeah, sixty) y/o´s who see you on their TV and you are obligued to give the best image possible to fulfill millions of expectations (yeah, millions) worlwide. You got paparazzis behind your back. Sasaengs who have got hand of your number. Crazy psycopaths that want your head. You have got death threats on social media and you are aware. The entire world is watching you, consuming on the internet from whatever stupid snack you bought yersterday bc you were hungry and obsessed fans who will block you when you try and greet a disabled fan (credit to Jeon Jungkook for that last one). People who will never let you breathe and will ship you with your own friends. Who sexualize your every interaction with the other person they ship you with. You are creeped out by them, but you cant say that. ARMY is your only love and you cant tell anyone whether you have a secret lover or not, because that would mean the end of your image or career. Your life is destined to fulfill the crazy fantasies of people you´ll never consider important in your life just because you get money from it. Yeah, the money is all that matters. With that money you´ll be able to pay a better school for your siblings. With money you´ll purchase a better car for your parents, a house if possible. You´ll take whatever is necessary to get out of the miserable life you had before debut, even if you have to pretend to be happy in front of dozens of strangers you´ll never give a shit about. Even if you get injured. Even if a family member dies (and imbecile sorry asses dare to make fun of this on social media). Even if you wanna have a family and kids and not give a shit about fans anymore. You also have respectful fans, that wish you the best, that would respect you no matter what decisions you take, that have good manners with haters and argue coherently, fans that you would actually want to meet in a fansign because they wouldn´t rip you to schreads because they´re so fucking obsessed. Your mission is to make insecure people feel like they have a hope by purchasing merch and albums like crazy and you still gotta be their hero, because you are the great bts. And still, you´re told to reply their comments through Weverse. Their image of “ooh, Big hit lets them date, they are so permissive, they care so much for us, they had a break so they become healthier, and oh yeah when is the next comeback? Can´t waaaait”.Guys, these seven guys are tired and done with everything. Do you really think they renewed their contracts because they loves us? They renewed their contracts because it´s all they ever known even if it kills them. And that counting the restless practice sessions and injuries and hardships. Its not healthy, it´s sick. They hide a lot of stuff from us because they fight to keep an image. They havent changed. They dont love us, heck, they dont even know us. They can feel some type of affection to the people that made their wishes come true and they truly feel thankful for our support, and that´s the only “love” there is between army and them. Do you really think that when BTS disbands they´ll be like “army, we purple you, love is forever”, no, they´ll be at home fucking their wife and travelling the world as the wealthy guys they´ll be. So drop the “they´ve changed” thing, please.Their music is too commercialAnother one. Now i just feel like im repeating myself. Commercial songs are nothing new. Artists, especially famous ones, do it all the time. They are famous. They know that whatever track they upload, even if its trash, will end up being a bop because its them singing it. Armys, dont get butthurt, we know this. Its nothing new. If you dont like commercial stuff, dont blame it on bts, heck, everyone does this. Don´t blame us for stanning a somewhat “generic” group because today´s music is trash anyway. We just think bts is the best option out there, and i can give plenty of reasons of why they are the best option among the rest of generic kpop groups or western groups in general. Tons of people bash on us for being commercial and go away and listen to other generic groups that they consider to have more talent. Just don´t bash on us. Hating on us doesnt make your group any better or your personality any wiser. Bashing is just pure hate. Bts is succesfull for a wide range of reasons. Butthurt? Go home and cry to your mother. Don´t bash on mature fans for no reason because we have plenty of actual reasons to stan a group that represents lots of healthy things compared to other groups. WE KNOW BTS IS SOMEWHAT GENERIC AND COMMERCIAL. We are not stupid, but we like it. It is our taste. Haters are basically implying our music taste is trash and generic pop is a genre like any other and it makes you wanna get up and dance. Is there anything wrong with wanting to get up and dance? Because i can drop my reasons for you: it secretes endorphines, it makes you exercise, the enthusiasm makes you happy. For a while. Generic pop makes you happy for a while, and we like it. There´s nothing wrong with liking generic pop just because it doesnt sound like 80s music. I like 80s music, i love it. My dad has a record player and we sing a long to the “whitest black” artists and enjoy watching 80s movies (Ghostbusters ost is a blast), and he has already digested that im into bts. And he has 0 problems with it. All kpop groups and western artists are gonna end up the same anyway. And as for artists like Adèle and Ed Sheeran, who put more “effort” into their music have been tagged as real artists and “not like these dumb generic groups”. Okay, give me a break. There are a lot of music styles, i think that only people with real taste in music can judge, and i will say many people are wrong here by comparing bts´s music style to another music style that has nothing to do with it. Just give me a break. There are groups that are truly untalented and are just used to make money based on pointless songs and i also dont like it, but i have an argument in bts´s favor here. Bts is involved in the producing of their songs, and if at least they´re gonna produce “generic pop songs”, its good that they write and compose their songs. What does being “too comercial” mean? Do their songs talk about bitches, booties, parties, bashing on everyone? Are their songs 100% based on boring and pointless beats that anyone could make with a machine? Okay, im gonna have to say you´re right on commercial music not being the best out there, but it isn´t bad either. I repeat, we know what type of music bts produces were not stupid. It´s just the best option we have and you should really respect that if you unlike bts. I get the people that dislikes bts, i would also be annoyed by a pop group spreading all over the world while my favourite indie rock band hasnt reached 100.000 yet. Really, i get it. I dislike stanning pop, a lot. The only reason i dont want to stan Monsta x like a friend of mine told me to, is because i know everyone is gonna end up the same way and this is a fact. Last point, why bts and not any other group that deserves more attention and more likes? Why the generic group and not my talented group? Why is the world so unfair? Answer: image. There you go. Pissed? I like the image they give and i like it how kids look up to people like bts and want to improve. If they are mature, they will learn how to avoid the “spending money on useless stuff just because its bts” thing, avoid inmature fans, avoid the criticism, and to learn that if something makes you happy, then there´s nothing wrong in stanning bts rather than a humble group of the bottom. As a second option, you can become multishipper and help all of your favourite groups. But then there´s the fans that get pissed and that´s a whole other issue i won´t talk about just now.There´s something i wanna talk about here. Many people also stop stanning bts because of their change. BTS´s music has, indeed, changed, and there is nothing wrong about it, but it is even less wrong that people dislike the genre (especially if they put trust into the group and had a subjective perspective and resulted in deceivement). Guys, seriously, stop trying to make their opinions change. It is very annoying when you dislike a group and someone who has no idea about you starts trying to make you change your mind. There isn´t a tactic that could fail more; instead, it just makes you wanna send hate to them, and it´s wrong, but understandable. There are people who dislike bts, for whatever reason you maybe want to argue about. Just let them be, or is it maybe that you dont have solid reasons to state why you stan the group and you feel like you have to convince someone else? If that´s your problem here, let me give you a free explanation for all those hateful losers that could be picking on you for liking bts: it makes you happy! And then you shut up everyone else up. No one argues with anyone about happiness. Happiness is plain and simple. And if arguing is not your problem, just please stop trying to change everyone else´s opinion. It´s cheap and annoying. I met this girl at school who wanted to convince everyone of how good One Direction was. Result: everyone was pissed with her.Their music videosI´ve been watching bts movie videos for a while now. My favourites are the Run era ones, where alternative Taehyung kills his dad and Jungkook is picked on the streets. Compared to Idol MV, there´s a huge gap. Now listen. Read Idol´s lyrics and analyze them, the beat, the rythm. Do you think that the song is gonna have a deep soul video about life problems? It´s a song to roast haters. It´s an anthem for the group, the typical generic bop that reaches 100M and everyones forgets in a couple years. We all know this, even bts. I dont think the purpose of this song was to put heart and soul into it and there´s nothing wrong with it. It´s just different from the type of music you´ve been used to, that´s all. So if the music changes, the music videos also change. Euphoria´s MV isn´t at all that bad. There´s good in the bad and bad in the good. Get over it. Evolution, guys. BTS evoluted and so did their music and so did their videos. Guys, HYYH is over! That doesnt mean BTS wont release good songs anymore, yet music videos. Boy With Luv was the type of bop that Idol was, so don´t expect much from the video either.The vocal line being weak (and some rapper line talking)Let´s have a talk about the vocal line. Compared to the rapper line, it´s actually pretty weak. Not bad. But weak (this goes out to all delusional fans who brag about how they are the best singers out there; give me a break and listen to Stand By Me by Ben E. King and tell me later). Guys, you gotta admit this. BTS wasnt created to become an international vocal revolution. It was made to please fans like us! (And i repeat, there´s nothing wrong, what is wrong is to yell out that they´re the best) Trust me, if some honest fan spoke up about this, the members deep inside would think: this is not the point here… Because being the best singer isnt the point of BTS!)Moving on to the analyzing, Jin seems like he has a little trouble singing. He´s got trouble hitting high notes and seriously needs a vocal coach as well as Jimin and Taehyung. His voice cracks and i honestly think he needs some dedication but with all of those busy darn schedules the man doesn´t even have time to breathe. I´m not even surprised, to be honest. Jimin´s voice has improved a lot, but still needs a vocal coach if he wants a good voice to be proud of. He reaches high notes and that´s good, but it needs work to transmit some emotion in his singing and I honestly barely feel anything when he sings. As for Taehyung, he needs urgent, urgent vocal coaching, because the music he is starting to produce is quite underrated, and he needs a decent good voice to match his music level. If his music is improving, so has to do his voice. Or if not, he shouldn´t make money from music at all. After all, Taehyung is an actor. He has a couple options, I´d say.Seriously, fans need to stop bragging on about how they are the best singers in the world because 1. it´s not true and 2. they were initially a hiphop group with amazing rapping skills. I´m definitely keeping up with Suga if he´ll be releasing songs like he did when he released Agust D. But… RM´s solo career, honestly… it isn´t good. Not at all. Not “Change” or “Seoul Town Road”. Really, it makes me feel like we lost Rap Monster there. But you know what is the problem? If he released good songs like we all know he can release, no one would click the “view” button. It´s the price of the fame, guys. IMAGE.Hoseok hasn´t changed that much though. He is good at dancing, thing which hasnt changed and comed in handy, and despite his good mood being sometimes forced, I don´t really have quite that much to say about him. Honestly he´s the only one who could have told his younger self: “You nice, keep going!”About RM. The second bts was all about singing, which they are very weak at, things kind of lost the point of it all. Or they improve their vocal skills or they go back to rapping because honestly, having RM sing in the newest songs makes me wanna skip his voice. It´s the fucking truth guys! No one enjoys him singing, they can like it to some extent, but not enjoy it. His best lines, in my opinion, was his part in songs like Cypher. This all new RM concept just doesn´t give him more talent. It just takes away from him. His leader role and intentions are a whole another thing, but that´s another discussion.As for Suga, i´m practically scared. He´s got a lot of talent. He produces his music. He is locked in his own room for hours, working while the others are busy with other things. His mixtape Agust D is actually good and i wish he makes music like this for a lot of time but honestly with seesaw and we dont talk together, i´m freaked out. Seesaw is enjoyable to some extent but it´s not his level of good. Suga has a lot of potential and could do big things on his own. Ditch fame and work on your potential, dude. Life´s got big things planned for you if you make the right decisions. But as i said before, success is all about image. We´ll have to see what this guy has in mind.As for Jungkook, I think he was born to become what he is today. He has good staging and his dancing is very good, but the only thing i´ll say about Jungkook is that with some vocal coaching he would nail it. He is very good but he can be even better. He could nail a lot of songs and actually become a good singer. It´s all about work, but judging by his nule solo works (only covers) he´s still having a think about this all. When trying to create something, he gets distracted by other things and i honestly think he needs some sense of responsibility. I don´t think he is drunk in power, but he is careless in this point.They are overratedWe´re nearly done.I think bts is overhyped by some fans. Sure, we all love this bts concept of self-love and we like that they encourage us to be better people…But guys. It´s not like they are the best shit out there. It´s annoying. I am a bts fan, and i have been creeped out several times by exaggerating fans saying that bts are gods or that they deserve the world or “look at them looking like a three course meal” gosh… it´s embarassing even for me. And for the mature fans who think they are this supreme group that are super talented and tops any other category… They don´t. We stan them because a series of factors but most of all because they make us happy. People hate us because inmature fans in our fandom bash on everyone who dislikes bts (because they changed their music style and are no longer “relatable”), but to some point they are right and it´s one thing: it´s their fucking opinion! BTS isnt that good anyways. Hear me out: i didn´t say it isnt good, just not that good. It´s good that a modern-music group encourages things unlike other groups and we should be thankful for that. We can´t change the fact that a portion of our fandom is inmature but we can keep being mature ourselves and realize that BTS isnt the next Queen or the next Beatles. They´re just our version of the Backstreet Boys, just that with modern music. Both had the same point: making money. Music nowadays has changed and we can´t expect groups made to make money to do masterpieces. Boybands give enthusiasm and makes us happy, and we are lucky that BTS is somewhat different from other generic groups, just be happy with that and let the people who dislike BTS be. And don´t try to change their opinion, please. It´s fucking annoying.Do i think they are overrated? By their annoying inmature fans. I wish the best for BTS and i´m excited to attend one of their shows soon… but this whole fever needs to stop if they aren´t that good. And dont come here trying to chop my head off for having an opinion but BTS doesnt have an exceptional talent. They´re just succesful and we are their loyal group of fans that took them to the top and shared memorable moments together. BTS are also humans, they sure felt something the first time they stept onto a stage with fucking dozens of thousands of fans cheering for them. Just stop saying that they are the best and if anyone asks just tell them that they make you happy because that´s the only genuine truth and no one can go against that. There are seven guys and there are actual talents hidden among them. When the time comes, those talents will show up. Just look at Lady Gaga.Period.Edit (10.12.2019)I wanted to add something else. It has to do with why people are always doubting why BTS became so popular and throw random hate to them while asking themselves this.People, you need to know that the language barrier keeps a lot of population from understanding their lyrics and concepts to result in confusion. A lot of things that the group has to offer ends up being muted by the rumours, the wrong actions and the fuck ups. As Jungkook states in a very recent interview, the hardest part of being a superstar comes when you make a wrong decision and I totally agree with this.The tea is basically the main reason BTS has so many fans. The reason they became a sensation. The reason they're on top. Why them? Really, why them? Their songs seems so pointless and they dress in expensive clothes and they sell stuff like cra-Guys. A lot of people can't realize the things that the group has to offer. It's a whole lot; BTS has a whole lot to offer and they are working very hard to be in the level the world expects them to. I used to hate Fake Love until some weeks ago. I listened to the lyrics once, because I was curious, and I've never seen the song the same way again.Let me make this understandable. Let's go to the principles of design: simplicity, less is more, something practical to give people what they need. Right? Okay. Well, that's exactly the point in here. Steve Jobs invented the iPods and Macs, and gathered people to make them and created the company. The owner of Amazon had a storage room and came up with the idea of creating a huge storage room for people to buy online and get it to their homes the fastest way possible. Mark Zukerberg created Facebook, the first social media to let people connect to one another despite the continent. So my question is… What do they all have in common? What made them successful? What got them to the top? The genius. The idea. The fact that they gave people exactly what they needed. Steve Jobs made Apple. Amazon gave people a fast and effective way to buy online. Mark Zuckerberg let people communicate with each other in a form of social media. It's easy to understand.All of these successful people gave the people exactly what they wanted, and they got it.Now that you understand this I want to state that BTS's music is something else. It's not better. It doesn't need to be the best out there; it just needs to give people exactly what they need: something to hold on to. Even today, BTS continues to make relatable lyrics and deep and meaningful messages that surprise me. Honestly. I thought that these guys would pack their things this summer and leave. But no. They know what they have done, it works, and they're going to continue it until the end. Honestly, call me crazy, but BTS could be actually a good business. There could be further generations of BTS along the years. Really. Call me crazy but people would still listen to them. Why? Because BTS's lyrics in a world where people are not too demanding in musical quality gives them exactly what they want and need.And it works. People love them like crazy.