1. Participate in chat rooms related to your subject audience. Watch what type of questions people are asking and ask others what information they are interested in.
2. Examine what information in being broadcast on Television, news and talk shows. That information is usually on hot topics.
3. Hang out in similar message boards. People leave questions for information they are seeking. That is a strong indicator of topics to write about.
4. Survey your web site visitors or current customers. Ask them what type of information they need and required to be published on your web site or in your ezine.
5. Regularly check your site's guest books. People some times leave questions or comments that would help you generate high readership articles.
6. Check online bookstore's best sellers list. They are every good resources for finding winning subjects and ideas to write about.
7. Use the time of year to come up with good topics. You could relate your content to the holiday, season,things that happen years ago during that time, etc.
8. Subscribe to related email discussion lists. Explore the questions being asked and the topics people are discussing.
9. Relate your article to a current situation that is going on in your specific industry. The topic is usually interesting to your target audience.
10. Make a list of visitor or customer questions you receive via email or phone. Usually, others have the same questions, but never ask.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
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