WHERE WILL I GET CONTENT
FOR MY SITE?
Remember how we started off by saying you could convert your passion into profit?
Well, if the topic of your website is, for example, your hometown, then you will have access to a bevy of materials:
!. Government Statistics
2. Photos
3. Business Listings
4. Maps and Travel Guides
If your site is about 'How to Restore a ___ Car Model:'
1. Restoration Photos
2. Product Specifications
3. Product Comparisons
4. Your Own Insider Tips
What are other sources of information for the articles or pages you are about to write?
Reference Books. Please do not attempt to copy a book word for word as you will be in violation of the author's copyright, unless you ask for permission to reproduce the same in whole or in part.
However, reference books can serve as a good guide to the different subtopics you can include in your website. You can pick up ideas from there and expand, using your own words and supplemented by your own research.
Reports. You can analyze reports and publish your findings. This need not be too technical. For example, if you find that there are 200 hotels operating in your hometown, you can expand this into a hotel review section or maybe use the information for the benefit of your readers by telling them how many visitors can be accommodated for a convention and the like.
The Internet. You can research a topic by entering your subject matter into your browser's search box and go through the results. Many useful websites will turn up and each will have a unique approach to the subject.
You can now go one up on the competition by combining the unique information found on each site into one article.
OWN YOUR TOPIC
My point here is, you are the expert on your topic.
Over deliver information and services regarding your topic.
Be the compleat resource for our topic on the internet
And folks will love your site.
WRITE FOR YOUR AUDIENCE
Do not make the mistake of writing for yourself.
"I woke up today, fed the dog, brought the kid to school, got back home and found my husband drunk as a lord!"