It's amazing how quickly free articles can generatetraffic - my traffic sometimes triples within 24 hoursof releasing a new article.
But if free articles are your main marketingtechnique, you may run into a problem - how to come upwith new ideas.
Yesterday an interviewer asked me in an email: "Howdoes someone come up with topic ideas? What do youdo, for example?"
This was my reply:
The key to coming up with topic ideas for your
articles is to be very aware of what you yourself are
learning. As you know, e-commerce is a huge area and
we're all learning new things every day. Every time
you learn something new, write a short article about
it. Because there are almost certainly other people
who are going to have to learn what you just learned
and your article is going to make it much easier for
them to get that information.
The other thing to do is pay close attention to the
questions people ask you. For example, I had a
question last week from a man in the UK who wanted
to know how to use articles to promote an affiliate link.
So I answered his question and then wrote an article
titled: 'How To Boost Your Affiliate Sales With Free
Articles'.
You may notice that I'm using this technique here.Yesterday someone asked me a question and today I'mwriting an article about it. It's that simple!
Here are five great ideas for your next article:
(1) Write a Book/Product Review
This is an endless source of new articles. Every timeyou see a new eBook, write to the author and ask ifyou can have a 'review copy' (this is also anexcellent way to get free copies of the latest neweBooks).
Writing a book review is really very easy - justsummarize the points that most impressed you. You cansee some examples of book reviews at:
http://www.freezineweb.com/article41.htmlhttp://www.freezineweb.com/article44.htmlhttp://w ww.freezineweb.com/article46.html
(2) Do an Interview
Contact a well-known figure on the Internet and askhim or her if you could interview them by email. There'san art to doing a good interview and the best way to learnis to look at other interviews:
http://www.ibizinterviews.com/http://www.ebookinterviews.com/http://www.ebooksnbyt es.com/drevoy.html
(3) Write a Business News Article
Subscribe to one of the Internet News services, clippingagencies, or Press Release services and use the informationyou receive to write articles on the latest developments in yourindustry field.
Here are some websites that specialize in Internet Business News:
http://www.newsbureau.comhttp://www1.internetwire.com/iwire/homehttp://www.newinternetne ws.com/http://www.internetnews.comhttp://www.researchbuzz.com/
(4) Write an Anecdote
Have you had a strange or frustrating experience onthe Internet, or have you made a big mistake that youlearned from (people love reading about other people'smistakes). Write about it!
(5) Write a 'How To' article
These kind of articles are always in demand. And itdoesn't have to be very long - five tips that you'vepicked up in the last month on some aspect of runningan online business. Maybe you learned how to choose aweb host, how to choose a list server, how to dealwith spam, how to get better results from your Newsletter,or how to succeed with affiliate programs? Why not sharethose tips with others?
I hope these ideas have given you food for your next articleand the next surge of free traffic to your website!
------------------------------------------------------------
Michael Southon has been writing for the Internet for over 3
years. He has shown hundreds of webmasters how to use this
simple technique to build a successful online business. Click
here to find out more: http://ezine-writer.com/
------------------------------------------------------------
If you are an article writer, you may have been... Read More
Part 1 of a 2-part series To read Part 2... Read More
A lot of great ideas happen when two or more... Read More
1. Choose A Topic.You need to choose either a hot... Read More
What is Anchor Text Optimization?Anchor text optimization consists of the... Read More
Hey! Who's that I see, typing feverishly as brilliant ideas... Read More
Writers talk about rejection all the time ? just part... Read More
Evaluation of a Home-Run ArticleI've been writing articles and posting... Read More
If you want to increase the amount of visitors to... Read More
Not doing what, you ask.Writing and submitting articles.Writing articles is... Read More
Writing articles for publication on the Internet is, at the... Read More
When I was first advised to start writing articles, this... Read More
Writing and distributing articles on the internet is one of... Read More
Why do so many internet marketers waste their time on... Read More
One great benefit of article marketing is the generation of... Read More
Not every web designer has the time ? or skills... Read More
By now you probably understand how important writing for trade... Read More
Find definitions from H to P... ~~~~~~~~~~~ H ~~~~~~~~~~~ Haiku... Read More
When you have to share what you've created, where do... Read More
A Consultant could be an expert about absolutely anything.Calling yourself... Read More
Most writers I talk with who experience "writer's block" do... Read More
If you write web content, it may be a mystery... Read More
There are many ancient writings, which dive into the importance... Read More
It is important for all webmasters to realize that if... Read More
You, too, can become a recognized expert in your specialized... Read More
family-safe home cleaners Northbrook ..I've been blogging occasionally over the last two months about... Read More
You've already agreed that putting some of your best articles... Read More
The Whole reason you write those articles is so you... Read More
Every time I run a course on Freelance Writing, students... Read More
A revolutionary marketing device that I call article marketing I... Read More
When you have to share what you've created, where do... Read More
One question I get asked all the time is how... Read More
Sharing knowledge on the web can be a very powerful... Read More
Many internet home business owners today have learnt that one... Read More
Need traffic? Write an article.Need sales? Write an article.Need Your... Read More
Content is an important component of your web site. Learning... Read More
Having an article published is one of the fastest and... Read More
You submit it, that's what you do! And submit it... Read More
You want your business to be noticed by thousands daily.... Read More
If you've spent any time online trying to promote your... Read More
Everyone focuses their web marketing efforts on search engines, and... Read More
Feeling uninspired? Like you're stuck in a rut with your... Read More
Back when I was in college, I belonged to one... Read More
You have probably heard that writing articles is one of... Read More
Writing articles for your site and for the use of... Read More
Writing articles related to your business is a great way... Read More
How would you like to have your name and web... Read More
A few years ago as a webmaster with no money,... Read More
The experts are always telling us that getting paid for... Read More
Writing a letter to your newspaper's editor is a privilege... Read More
Article Writing |