Getting Ideas for Writing Articles

Article ideas can be found almost eveywhere.  Of course the first source is article ideas are your very own thoughts.  Your very own thinking.  What are you thinking about?  Can these thoughts be turned into ideas for articles.  Some people have article ideas all the time.  Others must search for them.  Jot down your thoughts.  How can these be turned into ideas for articles?

Ideas can be theme-oriented.  For example, what are you hobbies?  These can be the source of good ideas.  For example, if you're an amateur astronomer or a coin collector, and you're somewhat of an expert, then your ideas can certain around these hobbies.  Jot them down whenever you have them.  When you're working on your hobby or hobbies, jot down whatever ideas you have.  You can jot them down in the form of a sentence, a descriptive paragraph, or in the form of  an article title.  If writing for the internet, such as web content, make sure the title has the type of keywords that readers look for in a search engine.  If writing for print magazines, make sure it's the type of article that would attract the readers of print magazines.  Study the differences.  For example, an article in the print magazine Selling Power on Donald Trump is entitled "The Shy Guy."  For an internet article, this would have no meaning.  What does this say about Donald Trump?  In fact, people don't think about Donald Trump as a "shy guy."  Or maybe the "shy guy" doesn't refer to Donald Trump at all.  You must read the article to find out.  Therefore, for an internet search engine you'd have to include the name.  For example, you might say "The Selling Power of Donald Trump."  This might be the subhead of a print journal, but not the main title for a web content article.