Monday, September 17, 2012

Finding Topics for Writing Articles


Coming up with ideas for your writing can be extremely challenging so a lot of people get stuck in finding topics for writing articles.  In this post, my intention is to get you unstuck and get you unstuck forever.
Here are some great resources that you can use to find topics for writing articles -
1. Alexa - What's Hot - Alexa has a What's Hot Section that features the hottest topics of conversation at any point in time.  If a topic is hot to the public, then it will probably be hot for you as well. The buzz will give you something interesting to write about.  Start there if you really have no idea what to write about.
2. Google your Favorite Hobby - I am a huge fan of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.  So are a lot of other people in the World.  Whenever I Get bored, I just google UFC and may check the new section.  What inevitably happens is that an idea is sparked in my head that will give me something interesting to write about.
3. Create a Top 100 or (1,000 List) of writing topics - This list will force you into creativity on coming up with the topics.  The challenge that so many people have is that they try to come up with one idea or the perfect idea and they get stuck.  If you force yourself to come up with 100 or 1,000 ideas, then you do not have to worry about your ice being perfect.  In fact, even if 80% of the ideas that you have are bad ones, you will still have more than enough to write about.

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