You should always write articles on items which you are knowledgeable on. This will make your article more readable as you will naturally write with flare and conviction.
It is vital however that you perform adequate research to fill your article with interesting facts, statistics, and value added content.
The following 10 sources are powerful resources for writing compelling articles that add real value to the reader's lives.
Quality article directories such as EzineArticles.com and GoArticles.com, are a source of quality content. These directories have editorial staff that verify all article submissions and only accept high quality articles.
This will save an article writer a lot of time, because if they were totally dependent on search engines they would spend a lot of time sorting the 'quality' from the 'junk'.
Use the 'search' feature in these article directories to find content relevant to the article topic you wish to write. Read several articles and take note of any interesting points, statistics or resources.
2. Forums and Blogs
You need to 'hang out' in online virtual lobbies where people knowledgeable on your topic congregate. Use Google's search filters to pinpoint suitableblogs and forums.
Google "Blog + your topic" and "forum + your topic", to return highly relevant results. Be sure to include the inverted commas.
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3. Communities
There are myriad online communities for virtually every niche on the internet. Sites like 'ning' even enable experts to launch social networks around their expert topic. Hubpages.com and Squidoo.com are also highly specialized communities that contain expert content on virtually every niche.
4. Copernic Agent
This search tool is a favorite with many top copy writers. It is an excellent source of 'interesting facts' that will fill your article with riveting content. Google 'Copernic Agent' and download their FREE tool bar. It will simultaneously search all the major search engines as well as authority sites, to provide quality search results.
5. Search Engines
Search engines are obviously an invaluable tool for researching article content. As stated previously use search qualifiers such as "blog + your topic" to gainaccurate results. Google 'google advanced search tips" to see keywords and symbols that you can use in your search that greatly increases the accuracy of your results, this will save you a lot of time.
Check out the new search engine 'cuil.com'. This is a powerful new search engine that claims to return even more accurate, quality results than Google.
6. Wikihow
Wikihow is a superb resource of 'how to' information, written by experts knowledgeable on specific topics. Considering that 'how to' articles are some of the most read online, this is a great resource for the article marketer.
7. Yahoo Answers
Sites such as Yahoo Answers and Askville.com are powerful platforms for connecting purveyors of information with those seeking answers. Linger in one of these sites and search for answers pertaining to your topic. You will gain some very useful information from authors knowledgeable on your topic.
8. Wikipedia
Wikipedia often takes the # 1 spot on Google for many search terms and rightly so. It has become the single greatest resource of quality information online. It is in effect the largest 'up to date' encyclopedia in the world. Use this site when you are looking for up to date quality content.
9. Authority Sites
Authority sites are sites where experts for any given niche, frequent and share valuable information. You need to discoverwhere the expert in your niche 'hang out' and join them in the 'virtual lobby' to ask them questions and share information.
10. E-books
There are thousands of FREE quality e-books available online in literally every niche. You could even buy the PLR or MRR rights for many of these e-Books and thus be licensed to use their content.
I trust this has been an insightful article that reveals all the major sources of information that you should explore when formulating your articles. Use a variety of them to supplement your own ideas, and you will be churning out quality articles in no time at all.
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