Solutions for the Struggling Article Writer

Are you struggling to come up with new ideas for
articles? Whether you are a new or veteran writer,
this problem can effectively halt your ability to use
this method of promotion. So, to help you overcome
this, I have compiled a list of things you can do to
find new article ideas.

1. Message Boards
Read the posts at message boards to see what
people are interested in. You can then write your
article on topics that people already want to know
more about.

http://homebizlink.com/wwwboard/
http://bkauras.com/internet-marketing-forum
http://www.bizweb2000.com/wwwboard/index.html
http://www.websitepublisher.net/forums/
http://www.ablake.net/forum
http://www.williecrawford.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi

2. Discussion Lists
This is similar to using the message boards. Just
read to see what others are posting about and write
articles on those subjects.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hbj_chat/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ideasbypost/
http://www.o-a.com/
http://www.netpreneur.org/connect/am/default.html
http://www.i-advertising.com/html/join/join.shtml
http://bkauras.com/marketing_discuss_list

3. Surveys
You can use a survey to find out what people want to
hear more about. There are several places to find
people to take your survey. Send the survey to your
net contacts, post to discussion groups, post on
message boards, put it in your newsletter, or put it up
on your website. Offer something of value for free,
like an ebook or ecourse, to those who take your
survey.

4. Newsletters
By subscribing to and reading newsletters, you can
find out what is currently popular. Here are a few
directories where you can find newsletters.

http://www.newsletter-directory.com/
http://www.ezinehub.com/
http://www.cumuli.com/ezines/
http://www.expresslists.com/
http://www.jogena.com/ezine/ezinedata.htm
http://www.list-city.com/

5. Keywords
Get article ideas by studying the most searched for
keywords, which you can find at these sites.

http://www.wordtracker.com/
http://www.metaspy.com/
http://50.lycos.com
http://www.top-keywords.com/
http://www.kanoodle.com/Spy/
http://buzz.yahoo.com

6. Chat Rooms
Find article ideas in chat rooms by looking to see
what questions are being asked and by asking
what information the other chatters are interested
in.

7. Best Seller Lists
Research what the topics of the best selling books
are. Most likely, if there are people buying books on
those topics, there are those that will be interested in
reading articles on them.

http://www.amazon.com/
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/
http://half.ebay.com/products/books/index.cfm
http://www.booksense.com/bestsellers/index.jsp
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books op-50.htm

8. Visitor/Subscriber Questions
If you have a website or ezine, you probably have a
goldmine of article ideas. Pay attention to the
questions your visitors and subscribers ask you.
There might be an article hidden in those questions
somewhere.

9. News Websites
Check some news sites to find out what the latest
happenings are. Then you can research the hot
topics and write articles on them.

http://www.internetnews.com/
http://www.internet.com/
http://news.com.com/2001-12-0.html
http://www.internetnewsbureau.com/
http://www.internetworld.com/
http://www.newslinx.com

10. Article Writing Services
If you have tried all of the above methods and you
haven’t been able to come up with anything, there is
always the option of having somebody else write
your article for you. These can get pretty expensive,
though, so research thoroughly before selecting a
person or service.

http://www.dawnriversbaker.com
http://www.ezineaction.com/other.html
http://www.toupin.com/serv_writing.asp
http://www.writingdoctor.com/
http://www.drnunley.com/copywriting.htm
http://www.writemix.ca/WritingServices.htm

I hope that this list has given you a good head
start on find new ideas for your articles. Good luck!

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