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How to Repurpose Content Like a Pro in Minutes

70% of businesses use content marketing to grow their company.

Are you one of them?

After you’ve published a blog post, it’s easy to think that your job is done, and you can hit the road.

No so fast.

One of the key components to a successful content marketing strategy is repurposing content.

To repurpose means that you take one piece of material, and turn it into another while keeping the same message.

This maximizes the efficiency of content marketing, as one piece of content can be turned into several with low effort.

That’s why I’m writing this guide today on how to repurpose blog posts.

Articles are at the heart of most companies content strategy, so I’ll be approaching this topic as if you’ve written blogs, and wish to repurpose those.

Follow along 🙂


Venngage surveyed 400 public speakers whom presented slide decks at MarTech conferences. This is some of the data they collected.

Source: Venngage

47% said that the main goal of creating a slide show was to summarize information in a digestible manner. 24.5% did so to entertain and inspire their audience, while another 16.7% used it as a way to tell a story.

Repurposing blog posts into slideshows is quick and easy, as well. I recommend using the website SlidesCarnival to find professional looking themes.

Click a category from the top navigation, and navigate through until you find a theme you like.

Click on one, and scroll down the page to find the download buttons.

You can either make a copy directly to Google Drive or download it as a powerpoint file.

Take the original blog post you wrote and begin pasting it into the slideshow.

Separate major points into different sections just like you would with an article.

You may have to shorten up and adjust some areas of an article for it to make sense in a slideshow, too.

It’s wise to add in extra resources or information to make it more enticing for users to check out the slideshow version versus the original post.

Once it’s completed, there are several websites you can share it from, including LinkedIn’s SlideShare.

Sign in and click the upload button from the top right.

Click the “Select files to upload” button and choose the powerpoint file of your slideshow.

Enter the title, description, category, and tags on the final page before publishing.


According to MIT, 90% of the information sent to our brains is visual based.

It makes sense.

Humans interpret the world through what they see.

This is why images are so important in marketing, as they act as visual queues.

They are also entertaining and easy to share among friends and family.

This is why the second format you should repurpose blog posts into is infographics.

I’ve suggested this tool many times, but Canva is extremely powerful for creating infographics in a matter of minutes.

Sign up for an account and click the infographic option from the homepage. If you don’t see it, use the search bar.

Click a template from the left sidebar and it will apply to your canvas.

Use this template as a medium to sum up an article. Include all of the major points and data that readers will find the most important.

Ensure that you cite any statistics to include links at the button as references.

If you click the “Elements” tab on the sidebar, you will also gain access to graphics, cartoons, shapes, and other elements to enhance the infographic.

I personally like pulling up infographics from competitors to get inspiration on how I should design my own.

Click the “Download” button from the top right once you’re finished, and then it’s time to upload this bad boy!

The best place to publish infographics is Pinterest. Sign up for an account, click the red plus button on the top right, and choose “Create pin.”

Upload the file on the next page. Enter a title and description with a link to the original blog post it’s based on, as well.

Hit the “Save” button when you’re ready for the world to see your amazing infographic 🙂


It seems like everyone and their mom has a podcast nowadays.

Do you know why?

Because they’re very easy to make, and audio is quickly becoming one of the most desired forms of content.

You can listen to a podcast while you workout, drive, or study, making it super convenient.

Heck, 64% of the population of America is familiar with podcasting.

Look at someone like Joe Rogan for inspiration. He’s estimated to make $30,000 per podcast episode!

You can begin creating a podcast episode by writing a script first. Seeing as you have blog posts to base an episode on, the script is already 99% done.

I’ve made podcast episodes where I hit the record button, scrolled through an article I wrote, and read it aloud. It’s that simple!

I would suggest throwing in other ideas, cracking jokes, and making it as natural as possible. Try not to sound like a robot reading a blog post verbatim.

Podcast episodes can be uploaded to platforms like:

  1. Soundcloud
  2. Blubrry
  3. Buzzsprout
  4. Podbean
  5. Libsyn


85% of internet users in the United States watch video content on a monthly basis.

It’s no secret that video is taking over.

Similar to podcasts, it’s an easily digestible form of content, and many companies are shifting to video as their go-to content format.

I would argue that video is perhaps the most difficult kind of content to make, as it requires good editing skills and software.

The simplest way to begin video marketing is by producing slidecasts. These are slideshows which are narrated.

Here’s an example I found on YouTube.

If you followed the steps I laid out earlier about slideshows, you’ll already be a pro at making them.

The next step is to record yourself commentating on the points that are presented.

Build a foundation of slidecast videos on YouTube to start attracting subscribers and building a fan base.

Once you get the ball rolling, consider picking up software like Sony Vegas and learning how to edit impressive videos.

Investing into a good microphone and webcam is also a smart idea to improve production quality.


E-book is short for electronic book, which is a book that comes in the form of a PDF file to make reading it convenient.

There were over 266 million of them sold in 2017 alone.

Source: Statista

Whether you decide to sell or give away books for free, they make an excellent piece of content to produce.

There are also no minimums when producing your very own e-book. You can write as many pages as you like, and structure how you please.

I’d like to share some general rules and procedures to maximize the effectiveness of an e-book.

Outline the book before you begin writing

E-books consists of chapters and sub-chapters, among other pages like the table of contents. Since you already have a blog post to reformat into a book, I’d recommend taking the few minutes to map our how you’d like to structure it.

Starting in a Word doc, Google Drive, or another software of choice, create a table of contents to use a guide for when you begin writing.

Set all of the chapters, and the sub-points you’d like to teach readers in each of them.

Include visuals

Some e-books do very well with only text, but it can be beneficial to include images. If you are guiding users through using a tool or something technical, pictures can help them understand the information better.

Graphs and charts are also good to back up statements you make, and give further insight into trends or strategies.

Make it practical

Presuming you’re creating a book that is related to business, you need to make it practical.

Readers should be able to pick it up, learn something, and immediately apply the tactics you’ve outlined.

Guide them through how to execute marketing strategies, use tools you mention, and optimize different processes.

Put time into the design

They say don’t judge a book by its over, but that’s EXACTLY what you need to do.

If your e-book has a cover that looks like a five year old made it in Microsoft Paint, it probably won’t get much love.

You have to go deeper than that, too. The entire book needs to be formatted and designed professionally.

It adds to the production quality, and affect how readers will interpret the material.

These little details also reflect your brand, and how much you care about what you publish for the world to see.


Whitepapers are effective middle or bottom-of-the-funnel content.

They help convert users into leads by showcasing why a certain industry, strategy, or field is important.

If you don’t know already, whitepapers are in-depth persuasive reports on one given subject.

They can make your brand appear more authoritative and credible.

Here’s how to write whitepapers properly.

Re-write it in a professional tone

Blog posts are typically written in a casual and friendly voice. Whitepapers, however, are mean’t to be professional and serious. When repurposing a blog post into a whitepaper, ensure that you edit and proofread the tone carefully.

Create an exciting introduction

The intro to a whitepaper should captivate the audience, and make them interested in reading the rest out of it.

You can achieve this by citing interesting statistics, making a bold statement, or saving something that goes against the grain of your industry.

Have a clear goal

What is your whitepaper trying to achieve? Normally the goal of a whitepaper is to propose an idea, while providing statistics and real data that supports it.

For example, you might be writing a whitepaper on why content marketing is the future, and better than all other forms of advertising.

You would include case studies and further information that shows why this is true. With this in mind, always have a clear goal for each whitepaper.


I don’t think there’s anything easier than repurposing articles into checklists.

Checklists are summaries of the main points that you covered in a blog post.

They are often just a single page, and very easy to make.

Many websites offer checklist as a lead magnet, where they are exchanged for an email subscription.

To make a checklist, simply convert the main points of your content into a nice looking PDF.

Final thoughts

Repurposing blog posts is a crucial step in any content marketing plan.

You can take one piece of content and turn it into several, resulting in further reach and traffic.

I recommend taking blog posts and turning them into the following:

  1. Slideshows
  2. Infographics
  3. Videos
  4. Podcast episodes
  5. E-books
  6. Whitepapers
  7. Checklists

Imagine if you wrote 100 blog posts, for example. That means you’d also have 100 of each of the above pieces of content, too!

This will have a seriously powerful impact on a brand’s inbound marketing performance.

So, what are you waiting for? Start repurposing today!
