Contently vs. Olapic

It's helpful for top of marketing funnel writing that we can sometimes lose sight of because we are so ingrained in the product day to day. Contently is also helpful for long written pieces and ebooks that will take a significant amount of employee time to put together. I avoid using Contently for mid to bottom funnel marketing writing because my team will often have greater insight into the product function or use-case or product release, making them more adroit to the tone of the written piece and able to produce the content quickly.

Incentivized

The concept of Olapic- being able to pull in user-generated content and use it in your marketing and website tools is very exciting; however, the software is not ideal for businesses who do not sell direct to consumers via e-comm.

Incentivized

• Consolidating my work in one place to make my work life easier
• Contently is unique from other content marketing organizational tools in one key way. It hands you a network of freelance professionals eager for delegated work.
• You can search through a database of professionals to find the perfect person for your given project. Find individuals in your budget offering the exact skills and experience you need.

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• Allows you to tag new content.
• Keeps track of mentions and consent to repurpose content for a brand.
• Provides insights and trends based on social performance.

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• There are only two layouts you can choose from. I wish there were a few more choices for this, as the options are simple, but lacking.
• Sometimes when I paste a link, it doesn't pull the correct picture or description from the page. It has pulled weird things I've never seen before and I have to go back in and manually fix them.
• The option to purchase a domain without the .contently at the end?

Incentivized

• So far we haven't leveraged their seeding program to generate more content, I'm not sure how well it would work.
• Moderation can be somewhat tedious since our brand name is similar to words that generate unusable content on Insta, though Olapic does offer moderation services at an additional price to take away the false results.

Incentivized

I'm giving them a 10, but honestly, I've never reached out to them. I do see them putting out regular content on social media, so they might be responsive to questions there as well as regular customer support. In their posts and communication, they do seem to value their community, so hopefully, they have good customer support. And I've seen them asking for pitches from their community to publish well-paid articles during this stressful coronavirus time, and I really appreciate that.

Incentivized

I also opened an account with Skyword in 2019, which is a similar service. The person that recommended it was a travel writer, and since I've done that as well, I thought it might be a better fit. To this point, I've received no work from it either, and don't hold out a lot of hope. As previously mentioned, where I think Contently does well is by giving you an online portfolio, additional resources like a blog for learning, and a rates database for publications.

Incentivized

We had not implemented Salesforce previously, so we went with Olapic due to cost and ease of use. We are implementing Salesforce shortly, though, so we may need to reassess Olapic if they have conflicts or do not work optimally with Salesforce. We would like easier cooperation with Instagram since TapShop implementation can be rough in EU markets.

Incentivized

• Contently contributors have produced some great inbound marking posts and creative materials saving our marketing team significant time allowing them to focus on more strategic plans for the business.
• The amount of time Contently has saved our internal creative writing staff has more than paid for itself!

Incentivized

• Increased engagement on website and app
• Attribution to eCommerce revenue

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