When I first started writing articles, I didn't think
I would be able to think of things to write about. I
would get an idea and get an article out and then
think; What do I write about now? After you get each
one out it seems like you are running out of ideas,
but the opposite is true. As you write more articles,
you are able to identify good article material more
easily and more often.
If you come across a good idea and are a little unsure
of what to include in your article, do some research.
What better place than the Internet for research!
If you are having difficulty coming up with ideas,
there are ways to "train" your mind to recognize
an article in emails, ezines, message boards, and
other places. Ideas for your articles can be found
anywhere!
Message Boards - Make the rounds on your favorite
boards and see what people are discussing. What
questions are people asking. One simple question can
be turned into an excellent article.
http://www.wahmpreneur.com/discus/
http://www.free-publicity.com/cgi-bin alk.cgi
http://www.bizweb2000.com/wwwboard/
Discussion Lists - Same as with the boards. When you
are reading the posts, always ask yourself: Would this
make a good, informative article? Do people want or
need to know about this?
mailto:Newbies911-subscribe@topica.com
mailto:momsbiz-subscribe@egroups.com
mailto:epub-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Emails - You can get ideas just by reading emails
from friends and associates. As when I received an
email from a friend who said she was so stressed out
she was considering quitting her business. The idea
just hit me and my article "Don't Quit...De-Stress!"
was born. Just think of each event as it could be
written into an article. Positive and negative.
Current Events - Keep abreast of what is happening
on the Internet and in the "real" world. Many news
stories can be made into informative and effective
articles.
http://www.newsbureau.com/
http://www.netnewstoday.com/
http://groups.com/
Your business - What are some of the things you do
in your business that are helpful and efficient? Maybe
the way you organize your time and work. Many people
are not too good at this and an article filled with
easy to do tips and ideas would be very successful.
Take other parts of your work that you could write
into a good article. Just about every aspect of your
business can be an article, you just need to write it
down in an informative, organized fashion.
Ezines - Ezines are goldmines of information and can
harvest numerous ideas for articles. If the ezine is
listing some places to find link exchanges, you could
turn that into an article on how to go about doing
link exchanges. The ezine might have some affiliate
programs featured. Write an article on what you
should look for in an affiliate program.
You might think that because you are not a writer,
you would not be able to write articles. NOT TRUE!
All you need to do is write something you know about,
maybe do some research to back up your facts, and
then sit down, start typing as if you were talking
to a friend and in no time at all you will have a
great article. Your mind will become "trained" into
seeing articles in all places. Do not give up if you
do not like your first draft. Just change it around
a little until you do like it. I have submitted a
couple of articles I did not particularly like, but
they did surprisingly well!
Writing articles is a very important part of your
online business. Do not let your doubt stop you from
becoming a successful article author
About the Author
Terri Seymour owns and operates MyOwnEzine.com
MyOwnEzine.com is a website, ezine and service which
provides the resources, tools, guidance and more to help
you start, publish and promote your own ezine. You can
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