1. Brainstorm for new ideas.
Add your brainstormed ideas to an idea file that
you can go back to when you are stuck for a topic.
Also add ideas you get from other sources into
this file so that you'll always have a fresh source of inspiration.
2. Visit forums and message boards.
Look for an interesting topic or thread in the
posts that you can turn into a new article.
3. Check out newspapers and news programs.
Depending on what you like to write about, you
could find some new hot topics.
4. Subscribe to e-zines that reach your target
audience.
You'll be able to get new, relevant information
that could spark an idea for an article.
5. Review your own articles.
Keep your eyes open for things that you touch on
in your articles that you could expand into a full article.
Also look for ways to further educate your readers
on the topics that you've written about in the past.
6. Read other people's articles.
You could look over the submissions to article
announcement lists and article directories, or you could visit a site
that has articles you enjoy reading.
You might be able to come up with an original
slant that the other author didn't cover in her article or a topic that
you could research for your next article.
7. Use questions you get from your subscribers,
visitors, or customers for ideas.
Questions that you get on a regular basis can be
an excellent source of new ideas and topics that will appeal to your
target audience.
8. Go to a seminar or marketing conference.
In addition, to finding more new article topics,
you'll be able to learn new things and gain more contacts.
9. Conduct an interview.
You'll be able to get a new article from the
interview itself.
The person you interview could also bring up
things in their responses that you could do some research on for a new
article.
10. Run a survey.
Ask your participants what topics they're
interested in learning more about in your e-zine or on your site, and
you'll be able to get more new ideas and topics.
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This article was posted on January 01,
2005
