6 Sources For Hot Article Ideas by Marige O'Brien
By Marige O'Brien, Copyright, © 2005 It's an established fact of internet marketing that one of the most effective forms of free advertisement is to write and distribute articles to newsletters. As Stone Evans of Plug-in-Profits (http://www.pluginprofitsite.com/main-9235) said, "once you get one of YOUR ARTICLES published on someone else's blog or website, that article and the links within it are probably going to remain there FOREVER." But finding ideas that jump off the page can seem a daunting task. Many marketers stare at a blank screen, lost, as if hoping an idea will emerge on its own. Experienced writers know ideas are not created in a vaccum. Ideas, especially article ideas, are like branches of a tree: Each grows from another. Understanding this is the first step in finding the ideas needed. Because the nuclei of article ideas are all around us, in every day life. The trick is to see them for what they are. Below are some excellent sources for ideas, ones that most writers use without even realizing it. 1. DISCUSSIONS 2. FORUMS 3. ARTICLES -- First, by reading others' articles, a writer's own questions and observations can become the seed for article ideas. While reading about ROI, for instance, the similarity between ROI factors and smart shopping practises caught my attention and soon "7 Shopping Tips For Smart Affiliate Marketing ROI", (which can be found at http://www.trackermo.com/articles.html) was born. -- Second, as a writer works on one article, an off-shoot of that idea often develops organically. While it may be too "off-topic" or diverse for the current article, it does form the nucleus of a new one. During the course of writing this article, no less than 10 other ideas have presented themselves. (The value of these ideas and which, if any, will see the light of day are yet to be seen.) 4. EXPERIENCE 5. INEXPERIENCE 6. BRAINSTORM The main ingredient in finding good article ideas is to learn to think in terms of articles. That is, to see the possible ideas when they present themselves and to grab hold of them. Sometimes the newest writer can seize on the hottest article idea, once they know what to look for. With practise, too, it becomes easier.--mo About The Author
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