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Need Article Ideas?
Writer's block...need I say more? Every writer experiences
writer's block at one time or another. For a writer using the
marketing with articles technique the block often starts with
trying to generate a new article idea. There are many creative
ways to discover article ideas no matter what your topic and
we'll cover several of them below.
Your first step in finding article ideas should be to create a
"swipe file." Copywriters initially used swipe files for
collecting examples of outstanding copywriting techniques. Swipe
files included clippings from magazines, direct mail pieces,
copies of e-mails, web site copy, etc. For the marketing with
article techniques our swipe file consists of a file in your
favorite word processing program. In this swipe file you will
collect article ideas for future articles. Begin by typing in
any article ideas that you may have already. Then build your
swipe file using the following suggestions:
Chat Rooms - Participate in these online forums where you can
chat with others by typing messages, which are instantly
displayed. Choose a chat room in your topic area that is
frequented by your target audience and discover the hot topics
everyone is discussing. You can find chat rooms by visiting:
http://chat.yahoo.com/
http://web.icq.com/icqchat/
http://chat.msn.com/
Forums/Message Boards - Users communicate with each other in
these web based message centers by posting text messages that
can be viewed using a web browser. Some forums and message
boards allow you to follow a topic by asking for e-mail
notification when a new posting is made. Find threaded
conversations on hot topics in your niche by visiting:
http://messages.yahoo.com/index.html
http://www.ivillage.com/boards/
http://www.delphiforums.com/
Newsgroups/Discussion Lists - Classified by subject matter these
communication driven groups are categorized by topic and can be
read on-line or via an e-mail newsreader (often included in your
e-mail software). Hot newsgroups and discussion lists can be
found at:
http://groups.google.com/
http://groups.yahoo.com/
http://www.topica.com
Article Directories - Sites that archive article submissions by
topic are gold mines of ideas for article writers. Read articles
written for your target audience to obtain ideas but never
plagiarize the actual articles. Ideas can be gleaned from the
list of the most popular or newest articles (if offered). My
favorite article directories are at:
http://www.opportunityupdate.com
http://www.goarticles.com
http://www.articlecity.com.
Newspapers - You can obtain a wealth of article ideas by reading
your daily newspaper. Keep a notepad with you while you read and
jot down topic ideas. Many newspapers offer on-line versions
that can be found by visiting:
http://www.allyoucanread.com/newspapers/
http://broadcast-live.com/newspapers/
http://www.localfreepress.com/
Calendars - There are hundreds of holidays and special occasions
every year. Search through:
http://www.holidays.net/dailys.htm
http://www.earthcalendar.net/_php/countrysearch.php
http://www.madmanmike.com/us_events_dates.html
Using holidays tied to your niche will impress your readers and
show that you are current and up-to-date with your article
topics.
Surveys - Conduct surveys with your web site visitors or
newsletter readers. Ask them what topics they would like you to
cover and always have a field asking for questions. Surveys can
provide you with a wealth of topics that are sure to please your
audience. Use free survey generators such as:
http://www.ezquestionnaire.com/
http://www.surveymonkey.com/
Hoaxes - There are enough hoaxes and old wives tales in just
about any topic that can give you plenty of article ideas.
Explain or dispute the hoax or tale and relate the story to your
topic area. You can find hoaxes and old wives tales at:
http://www.snopes.com
http://www.stiller.com/hoaxes.htm
Conferences - Meeting planners are charged with the task of
bringing in speakers and arranging roundtables on the hottest
topics for their target audience. You can take advantage of
their hard work by checking out conferences in your field and
making note of the workshop and keynote topics. You can find
conference listings organized by topic at:
http://www.tsnn.com
http://www.allconferences.com
and by searching http://www.Google.com.
Get started today building your swipe file and add to it on a
daily basis. This will help you become more organized and will
ensure that you never run out of article ideas!
About the Author
Bonnie Jo Davis is the webmaster of the Articles That Sell
Center. The ATSC site offers free articles, newsletter and
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When a blogger revealed this week that Microsoft Corp. wanted to pay him to fix purported inaccuracies in technical articles on Wikipedia, the software company endured online slams ...
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