Repurposing Routes
Lesson Recap: Turning 1 Insight into 15 Pieces of Content
Overview
Two methods to repurpose content: Cut Process and Extend Process .
Repurposing helps create a content ecosystem across multiple formats and
platforms.
Goal: Ensure insights are accessible, repeated, and top of mind for your
audience.
Repurposing Methods
Cut Process (Start with Long-Form Content)
Create long-form content (e.g., blogs, newsletters, long YouTube videos).
Slice it into multiple short-form pieces (e.g., LinkedIn posts, Reels, Shorts).
Benefits:
Easier to organize, structure, and scale.
Faster and simpler to delegate (e.g., using templates).
Efficient: One long-form piece can produce multiple short-form pieces.
Extend Process (Start with Short-Form Content)
Create short-form content (e.g., LinkedIn posts, Tweets).
Extend or combine pieces into long-form content (e.g., newsletters, guides).
Benefits:
Faster time to publish.
Stronger feedback loop from audience (analyze likes, comments, sales).
Flexible: Focus only on high-performing content for expansion.
Examples
Cut Process Example:
Long-form content: "How to Build Your Content Strategy in 4 Steps."
Repurposed into:
LinkedIn posts.
Substack newsletter.
YouTube video + 10 short YouTube videos.
Maximizes effort spent on the original long-form piece.
Extend Process Example:
Short-form content: LinkedIn post about "B2B Marketing Playbook for
2024."
Good engagement (e.g., likes, reposts).
Repurposed into:
Newsletter (extended version of the post).
YouTube video (script based on the newsletter).
Series of YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels.
Illustrated guide as a newsletter welcome gift.
Monetization potential: Could lead to courses, services, or conference
material.
Repurposing Routes
Twitter (X) as an Innovation Lab:
Publish 7 posts weekly (tweets, threads).
Turn best-performing posts into LinkedIn posts.
LinkedIn as Starting Point:
Route A: Write 5 LinkedIn posts → Combine them into a newsletter.
Route B: Write 5 LinkedIn posts → Extend the best-performing post into a
newsletter.
Iterative LinkedIn Route:
Write 5 LinkedIn posts → Analyze performance.
Focus on the best-performing topic:
Create 5 more LinkedIn posts using different angles (e.g., story,
opinion, how-to).
Combine into a newsletter.
Successful newsletter → YouTube script.
YouTube First:
Start with a YouTube video based on keyword research.
Repurpose into:
LinkedIn posts.
Newsletter.
Shorts/Reels from the YouTube video.
Newsletter First:
Create a newsletter on a high-value topic.
Repurpose into:
5 LinkedIn posts.
Combine LinkedIn posts into a YouTube script.
LinkedIn + Substack Notes → Ecosystem:
Weekly best-performing LinkedIn/Substack posts → Newsletter.
Monthly best-performing newsletter → YouTube video.
YouTube video → Shorts/Reels.
Final Tips
Build a content ecosystem :
Different formats for various platforms (blogs, posts, videos, guides).
Insights accessible in multiple ways to suit audience preferences.
Repetition strengthens memory :
Repeated exposure across formats keeps you top-of-mind for your
audience.
Use feedback loops to prioritize high-performing content.
Focus on scalability and monetization potential.
By applying these processes and routes, you can efficiently repurpose and scale your
content creation while staying relevant to your audience.