Everyone has some sort of unique way to develop a writing-topic.  There are websites, such as “skribit.com/ “.  These sites offer ideas and present the information based on what people are reading and/or seeking.  I got a couple of great ideas off of this site, but, I found I wasn't really interested in following-through on the topic.  I just didn't have the interest.  I can't write about something I have no interest in.

 

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One of the main sites I pull ideas from is Google News.  Google News offers a collection of up to the minute happenings in the world and national news arena, as well as entertainment, science and tech, health, sports, business,  and top stories, generated new about every nine-minutes.  You can design Google News to your liking through customization.  Should you have a topic which is on-going, such as a court trial, or any other topic you can possibly think of, you can put a tracker on the subject and along with all the other news Google News will provide, it will provide you the latest updates on your selection to track.  It cuts down on researching by a lot.  You don't have to dig because Google News will present it to you.  It gives you something to start with.

 

I have actually started reading on one subject and through the linking process (meaning you go to a particular article to read, and in the links on the article page something else catches your eye) you end up on an entirely different subject.  

 

So, Mr Abmox, pay close attention here, as, this is the process I use in setting up an article:

 

Hopefully, by now, I have given you an idea where to pull a topic from?  Next, you'll want to set the article up, creating an even flow of information using who, what, where, when, and how.    

 

I'm going, as, example, to use the topic “Cranberries.”  With the topic now selected,  I can spend a few minutes brainstorming or storyboarding.  What do I want to tell people about cranberries? So, I write down things (sub-topics) relating to cranberries that pop into my head...Here's what I came up with in about five-minutes: (a) growing seasons (b) growing regions (c) harvest process (d) processing (e) medical research (f) health benefits (g) products (h) varieties (i) origins (j) recipes (k) festivals.

 

When I lay out a paper I do my searches using Google.  I take a sampling of relative sites, 2 or 3 on each one of  my picked sub-topics.  Here's how it works: I like to keep search terms down to three or less words.  In the case of our example, “cranberries,”  Our first word in all the searches of each subtopic will be “cranberries.”  Then using each sub-topic separately as your second word you initiate a search.  Here's how a search lays out:  We're using two words  “cranberries & growing seasons.”  What returns on the search will be all the pages relating to these two words.  And don't forget the “&” sign between words.  Glance at the first page sites that come up -- pick two that interest you -- copy and paste them back to your layout, spreadsheet, or write them down on paper, whatever media you choose to use.  

 

Don't go to any of the sites, not now, your just laying the paper out.  Once you've brainstormed your words lay them out in some sort of flowing order.  In the article for the cranberries I flowed the article from “growing to harvesting to processing to medical research to health benefits, and so, on, ending with festivals, which usually occurs at the end of the season.

 

 

You can see in this diagram how to layout your work.  The blue URLs are where you can start your research on each part.  The other good thing about looking at what you're going to write on in this type of layout is you can see if there might be more there than you want to write about.  Sometimes ideas can be combined, sometimes you can delete by loosing information not that important.   And, since I collected URLs (web page addresses) from a selection on each I have a starting point for each “sub-topic” you choose to be part of your overall story.

 

Once I finish an article I check it through the Google Keyword Tool, list my article on URL-Channel tracking within my Google Adsense account, and bookmark my article.

 

I recommend using a spell-checker.  Bad grammar, spelling, and punctuation will only degrade your work.  I recommend proof-reading your work out-loud to yourself.  This way any off-flow of the wording will have the best chance of being caught before you publish.

 

Keep “tags” in focus with your content.  Use pictures when you can.

 

The longer you continue this whole endeavor (writing, studying Adsense, community, making associations, and get the right feeling for what people are reading) the better your gain will be, both in Adsense Revenue and quality of your product and its content.

 

Welcome to the world of online writing. It's much more than words and type.  And, one last word about Google Adsense.  It's a peculiar science, an ever changing science, hard to contain in notes and mind.  But, Adsense-fever is a lot like gold-fever in the sense that once you've experienced the results, you want more.

 

And, never be disappointed if an article flops.  Pick yourself up and get back to work. Be consistent and write often!