How to do research on a topic for writing an article?

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by bushib, Apr 30, 2007.

  1. #1
    Hi there,

    I want to know that how to write a highly researched article and how to do research before writing an article on any topic.

    Any help will be highly appreciated.

    Regards
    bushib
     
    bushib, Apr 30, 2007 IP
  2. barretina

    barretina Member

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    Hi Bushib
    I type in my related keywords into google and read four or five articles/pages related to my topic. The information gathered then of course becomes my personal knowledge, and I write an article from what I have learnt from my head.
    Helps of course if you know a bit about the subject to begin with.
     
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    dougadam Active Member

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    I also use http://www.webopedia.com.
     
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  4. napoleonfirst

    napoleonfirst Well-Known Member

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    Well, we suggest you must get a subscription to Wordtracker find niches and then write an article about that keyword.
     
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    kenbiz Well-Known Member

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    you can try nicheaday.com whereby they will send you a targeted keyword everyday and base on the keyword they did for you, you can start writing article based on that keyword.

    This mean you will be getting 30 keywords for each month absolutely free, rather than doing it yourself to save your time on researching.
     
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    ez-online-money.com Peon

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    Before writing my articles, I tend to read other articles to get some ideas on how to present myself.
     
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    CraigslistGuy Banned

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    Use Wordtracker. See which keyword is both popular and has few competitors, then write about it.
     
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    First I do my keyword research, and decide the number of articles I'm going to write (though this can change). Then I open up the number of word windows I'll need and type the headlines of the articles. This helps me focus my mind when I'm reading.

    The next step is to read. I'll read multiple articles and websites on a subject. Then I'll often outline an article, especially if it's something like The Five Best Ways to...Then I write. If I need to look up a specific fact, I just take a note of it and worry about it after the first draft of the article is written.
     
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    tradeya Notable Member

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    find keywords. search google fo info. try to understand it. arrange it in your own words. publish. ^^
     
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    jhmattern Illustrious Member

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    If you actually mean researching for the content of the article (and not just keyword research), then you can do a few basic things:

    1. Use the same Web research everyone else uses (your articles won't be worth as much to readers, buyers, etc. b/c you'll probably only be able to sell it to the SEO market for articles).

    2. Choose to write on what you know. Specialists almost always earn more money from their writing (read the latest article at www.sixfigurewriters.com to learn more about that), and if it's for your own site, that's a better way of building trust and a reputation with readers.

    3. If you still want to be a generic writer for all topics, then learn how to use primary sources instead of just looking for what's already written on the Web. Avoid sources like Wikipedia, and instead use things like official reports and documents or direct interviews. I said this same thing in another recent thread: think about what a college professor would accept as a legitimate source (primary sources, trade journals, etc.), and use things like that instead of the often incorrect info you'll just randomly find on the Web.
     
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    hahaha professional writer come to give a tips herself. learn from jhmattern and sure you will be a good content writer.
     
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    If i'm looking for facts I often use Wikipedia because normally thats credible. If i'm looking for opinion's from other blogs I find technorati is a good place to start as you can also use the trackbacks from these blogs.
     
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