Article Surfing Archive

1. Participate in chat rooms related to your targetedaudience. Watch what questions people are askingand ask others what information they're interested in.

2. Examine what information is being broadcasted ontv, news and talk shows. That pieces of information are usuallyhot topics.

3. Hang out in similar message boards. People leavequestions for the information they're seeking. That is astrong indicator of subjects to write about.

4. Survey your web site visitors or current customers.Ask them what type of articles they would like to seepublished on your web site or in your e-zine.

5. Regularly check your site's guest books. Peoplesometimes leave questions or comments that wouldhelp you generate high readership articles.

6. Check online bookstore's best sellers list. They'revery good resources for finding winning topics andideas to write about.

7. Use the time of year to come up with good topics.You could relate your content to the holiday season,things that happened years ago during that time, etc.

8. Join some related e-mail discussion lists. Explorethe questions being asked and the subjects people arediscussing.

9. Relate your article to a current fad that's goingon in your specific industry. The topic is usuallyinteresting to your target audience.

10. Make a file of visitor or customer questions youreceive via e-mail or phone. Usually, others have thesame questions, but never ask.