| What Is Your Blog About? | | | | benefit is that it's quick and it's free, the downside is |
| If you're writing a personal blog, i.e. stuff about you, | | | | that you'll have to include the authors resource box |
| then you have many, many things to write about. | | | | at the bottom. A resource box is just a small box |
| Even if you don't do anything all day you've still got | | | | saying who the author is, what he does, and usually |
| plenty to write about. When you got up, what you | | | | his website address as well. More often than not, the |
| had for breakfast, what the weather was like, how | | | | benefits far exceed the drawbacks, providing you |
| much junk mail you got, what you watched on tv | | | | select a good article to put on your page. No-one |
| etc. | | | | wants to read rubbish articles. Which brings me to |
| However, not many people like reading blogs about | | | | my next point. |
| other people, unless they're famous, so if you're like | | | | No new content, is better than rubbish content. If |
| many other people and have a blog based on your | | | | you can consistently produce high quality content for |
| website, your options can be slightly more difficult to | | | | your blog, and you miss a few days, then it's no big |
| see or imagine. | | | | deal. If the same is true, but instead of posting |
| If You Own A Website | | | | nothing for a few days, you try to fill the void with |
| If you own your own website, you still have many | | | | rubbish, people will notice and you will lose credibility. |
| things you can blog about. For example, have you | | | | Remember it's far better to have high quality work |
| written a new article recently? Post a commentary | | | | from someone else on your site, than rubbish that |
| of it in your blog, with maybe a small snippet of the | | | | you wrote, or anyone wrote for that matter. |
| blog with a link back to it. For example, the title of | | | | Hiring A Writer |
| the article and the first 100 words, then your | | | | I know this will not appeal to some people, but |
| commentary underneath. This also gives other people | | | | others who struggle to write consistently, high quality |
| the opportunity to comment on your articles (If you | | | | articles and content may have to use this option |
| want them to). | | | | (Unless they want to use content from free article |
| Perhaps you write a newsletter, why not talk about | | | | directories). |
| your recent newsletter edition, again with a link back | | | | First of all, hiring a writer isn't as expensive as you |
| to it. | | | | might think. Just head over to and you can |
| Has something interesting happened in your industry | | | | sometimes find writers who will write original content |
| recently? Don't be so quick to say no. Even if you | | | | for $5 a time. Normally they will want you to buy |
| think you know it all, some things might slip under | | | | articles in lots of 10, as this is more efficient and |
| your nose. Go to google and type in whatever | | | | worth while for them. |
| industry you're in and "news", for example " internet | | | | The advantage is that you get fresh content written |
| technology news ". | | | | for you very quickly, you don't have to think about |
| Perhaps you can comment on some previous news in | | | | the writing part yourself, just the topics and you can |
| the past, comment on how it is effecting the present | | | | claim that you wrote the articles. This means that |
| and how it will effect the future. | | | | you can publish your work on other people's site and |
| Something that I like to do frequently, is a brain | | | | article databases (Even though technically it isn't |
| storm. I write down every word relating to my | | | | yours because you didn't write it, but you own it). So |
| website and industry that I can think of and maybe | | | | you get all the credit without any of the hassle. |
| write a word or 2 relating to those words. Eventually, | | | | The disadvantage is that it costs $5 an article (Big |
| you'll have a LOT of words, read through them and | | | | deal). Be aware that some people may charge more |
| occasionally you'll get a spark of an idea, write it | | | | than this, but you shouldn't have much trouble finding |
| down and keep going until you've got several ideas. | | | | people to write for $5 an article. Just post your |
| That should give you a few topics to write about. | | | | project there and people can bid on it, or will contact |
| If all else fails, you can go to some free article | | | | you with their offer if they charge more. |
| directories and take a few articles from there. The | | | | |