About one hour ago, I sent out an email to a client, offering ideas to help him generate article topics for his new blog. <\/p>\n
On re-reading the message, I realised others struggling to get started with their writing, may also find its contents useful. <\/p>\n
What follows below are 3 tips you can use, based on excerpts from that message to my client. <\/p>\n
I told him how, I came across some articles I believed could give him at least 2 article topics to write about on his blog.<\/p>\n
In the email, I linked to the specific articles. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n In this article, I ask you to imagine<\/strong> coming across an article(s) in your field of interest, that make(s) you feel like doing a rejoinder.<\/p>\n Believe me, if you do a few searches using your topic or subject, you\u2019ll find some.<\/p>\n Try to focus on those with controversial\/unusual themes, and especially those covered by news bodies. <\/strong><\/p>\n That\u2019s a sure way to arrive at a topic to write on that will interest many people potentially interested in that subject.<\/p>\n Your purpose will be to better inform people about the subject \u2013 providing insights most outsiders are unlikely to have.<\/p>\n If you do this right, it will boost your credibility.<\/strong><\/p>\n You should aim to constantly author articles that you can instantly offer to any person considering your products or services\u2026or those expressing doubts.<\/p>\n You would typically publish your write-up as a blog post, and sometimes as a PDF download. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n You would also send emails with URLs linking the blog post or PDF to others, or even have them ready in print (as photocopies) to give out to those you meet in person (It would be a mistake to keep it all online, and expect all who need it will find it!).<\/p>\n I do ALL of the above \u2013 \u201cas the spirit leads me\u201d\u2026and it works wonders for my marketing and sales \ud83d\ude42 <\/strong><\/p>\n If you do it like I do<\/span><\/em><\/strong>, you\u2019ll find yourself doing MUCH LESS talking to convince anyone to buy from you!<\/em><\/p>\n This is simpler, and yet more powerful.<\/p>\n I recommend you speak (in a video recording) on the any theme you write about above for 2 to 3 minutes.<\/p>\n In case you\u2019re wondering, it\u2019s FREE. Once you have a gmail account, your You tube account comes bundled with it.<\/p>\n Video is one of the most powerful marketing media ever created.<\/p>\n I estimate that over 75% of the sales I make of my Excel-VB driven Livestock Feed Formulation Software<\/a> happen AFTER the prospect has viewed the You tube demonstration video<\/a> I created to promote it. And that's just one of many available on my Youtube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n No exaggeration here. And you know the best part?<\/strong><\/p>\n Virtually all the buyers start by stumbling on one of my cost-saving farm business ideas articles<\/a> during an online seach.<\/p>\n They then click on a link in it to watch the video<\/a>. And it\u2019s from there that they either post a comment on You tube asking for payment details, or they send me an email\u2026and in some cases, they simply call me on my mobile.<\/p>\n You may not see the possibility now. But I can tell you that this approach can win you buyers for ANYTHING you sell, with far less effort than you currently expend!<\/p>\n That's why I'm using these new videos<\/a>, to promote my Poultry Farm Management softwar<\/a>e and the Best Operating Process Management System (BOPMS)<\/a> I recommend farmers adopt.<\/p>\n In case it has not occurred to you, one good way to generate new article ideas and content is to review stuff you write to others.<\/p>\n That includes business proposals, feasibility studies, special reports, emails or letters to friends, family or work associates.<\/p>\n Anything you write - formally or informally - to another person, which you never formally published. Anything you take out time from your busy schedule to focus and write with serious intent to another person.<\/p>\n As long as it is ORIGINAL to you (i.e. you are the sole author), all such material can be creatively converted into an article YOU can publish on your blog \u2013 or elsewhere.<\/em><\/p>\n You see, very often I have to respond to email enquires from visitors to my website, and\/or my blog.<\/p>\nYou can write an analytical article\/rejoinder\/educational piece in your capacity as an expert in that field.<\/h3>\n
2. Use 2 to 3 Minute Video Marketing Series to Promote Your Writing<\/h3>\n
Then publish the video clips on your own You tube channel. Note that I mean YOUR VERY OWN You tube channel. <\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n
3. Use Unpublished Stuff You\u2019ve Written In The Past to Author New Blog Articles<\/strong><\/h3>\n
I estimate that 25 to 40% of the articles I\u2019ve published on my blog in the past 6 months were written like that.<\/strong><\/h3>\n