The Very Best Writing Inspirations
16 September 2006The first hurdle you are likely to run in to after deciding to begin writing in a blog, writing articles for yourself, or for publication, is inspiration for topics. I thought I’d cover this in a quick entry. Just a few places/things I use for inspiration:
Search Engine Referrals: I use failed search engine queries from each one of my sites to write articles for those sites. Say, I write an article on “improving your self esteem through mantras”, and I see that I got a few hits for “a list of self esteem mantras”, I know people are searching for lists. So I research it, and try to get an article up within a week or two on just that subject. It’s a very easy way to see what people are looking for, and not finding, at your site.
Everyday life: A lot of my articles are quite obvious to most. Thing is, even the most obvious statement I can make, is news to someone. Things you have realized through trial and error, or just logic, at least one reader has not. Writing a quick entry can’t hurt. Your loyal readers that are not interested will skip it, and you just might gain a few.
Mistakes: One sure-fire way for a quality article is one about a mistake I have made. This is good news for me, because I make quite a few. Good news also that, more often than not, other people are making the same mistakes. Or better still, they are trying to avoid making that mistake, and find my article via a search engine.
Other blog entries: Lots of times other blogger’s entries give me inspiration. Either because I feel they did not cover a topic properly, did not present the conclusion or solution that I felt I would come to, or just didn’t answer all the questions. I never, however, copy content or direct topics from other bloggers. Neither should you. If you want to write a followup article, or a similar article, consider linking to the original writer. Consider also what you can add to what was said. If you have nothing more to give, look for another topic.
Just start writing: A lot of times I’ll open up a word processor and just start writing. Nine out of ten times within a few paragraphs I’ll have a great idea for an entry.
Well, these are my ideas. If they help you, I’m glad. If they don’t or you have any of your own, consider adding them in the comments.
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September 16th, 2006 at 9:41 pm
Great blog! I’ve added a link to your blog on Blog of the Day under the category of Blogging. To view the feature of your blog, please visit http://blogoftheday.org/page/112362
September 16th, 2006 at 9:47 pm
Many thanks Rob, I checked out blogoftheday.org. Very cool idea you’ve got there, keep up the good work and thanks again for the link/mention
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