INTERNET REVOLUTION CLUB

In 2008, a wonderful collection of new communication tools took off, and although they are fantastic resources, and can be great business tools as well, they are seriously wasted if used passively.
Twitter has well and truly arrived and is fast becoming a must-have tool for every blogger, internet marketer and small business owner. While it’s [...]

1. News / Current Trends

Look at the news or current trends within your niche. A great source to keep your eye on is http://news.yahoo.com/ On this page you will see headlines sorted by Top Stories, Most Popular and broken down by topic: Politics, Business, Technology, Health, Entertainment, Travel, Sports, etc.

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2. Keyword Research

You dont have to be a rocket scientist or use hundreds of dollars worth of software to do some keyword brainstorming for topics to write about.

Simply go to http://inventory.overture.com and type in words related to your niche. For example, go to that link and type in “dog grooming” (without quotes). Instantly you see ideas for articles or content pages!

The entire web is made up of content. There are other elements too of course, links and shopping carts and videos and audio files and yada yada yada. But its the content that gets you there, and its the content that makes you take action (watch, listen, buy).

It might be an email from a friend, a blog post that you read or something that was recommended on your favorite discussion forum. It could have been an article or a search result at Google or Yahoo. But its all content, linking to more content.

Wikipedia defines content as:
Information and experiences created by individuals, institutions and technology to benefit audiences in contexts that they value.