|
How do you Find New Ideas for Your Articles?
We all know that writing articles is a great way of generating traffic to your website. But have you found that your next idea for an article has already been written? Not only that, but do you think that somebody far better qualified than you, has already written on the subject? If you want to write articles on a regular basis then this situation is going to arise. You are not alone! I had reached this point - I had written articles whose subject matter I felt confident I knew enough about. Then I realised that the next subject I wanted to embark upon had already been written many times over, and this stopped me in my tracks. 'How could I write about this when so many others had already made such a good job of it?' But when I read these articles, I noticed that each article was different -with a different viewpoint and different emphasis. And the penny began to drop! Remember, you are unique, your ideas are unique, and your way of writing is unique, so whatever the subject matter you choose to write about, you can be confident that your approach will be unique - your view of life is different to that of everyone else. To illustrate my point, here is a simple exercise that is great fun to do with a group of friends. Pick one colour, say, green, and ask everyone to write a couple of sentences describing themselves as that colour. Then notice just how different these descriptions are, for example: 'I am green. I'm deep, dark and mysterious - a forest', or ''I am green, I'm gentle and soothing - I have healing qualities.' See what I mean? Another approach to take when you're looking for subject matter to write about is to realise that the majority of your readers may well be unsure of what they are doing, and they need to know that there are others in the same situation. So write about what you are still learning. Have you noticed that so many writers who are now successful in business, seem to have forgotten what it feels like when we first start out and how uncertain we all are? They assume that we have knowledge that in fact we have not yet acquired. And weren't we all convinced, when we started out, that we are the only ones who seemed to need answers to 'dumb questions'? So talk about the processes in your article as 'baby steps' - mention your own mistakes, and your own frustrations, and your readers will love you for that. Maybe you're not an expert, but you do know a great deal, and your approach may well be more helpful to newcomers to online business than that of the experts. So decide on your next article subject with confidence and know that it will indeed be a valuable contribution to online literature! Linda McGrory is a professional proofreader, potter and textile artist, living in Cornwall, UK, who also runs a successful Internet business. See Linda’s website at http://www.work-from-home-earn-extra-income.com |