Give Them What They Want - Popular Content

Finding Popular Content to Write

A big part of writing content is figuring out what to write about, and writing popular content is what sells. Not only do you search for content ideas that you can sell to magazines, e-zines and other publications, but many of us also sell content to Associated Content. If you've been with Associated Content for a while now, you know they usually pay more for "popular content." "How do I find popular content to write about," you ask? Well, it's actually pretty simple if you think about it, and I'm going to share some ways you can find that popular content today.

Message Boards & Forums

One way to find popular content is by searching message boards and forums. First, decide what topic you want to write about. Then your next step is to find message boards and forums related to your topic. Read through the posts to find out what people are asking about the most, and then write about it.

If you write the content for Associated Content go back to the message boards and forums and post a link to your article at Associated Content. Because people were asking about the subject they will also want to read more about it. Leading them to your content will earn you a higher clout at Associated Content.

Research Keywords

Using your favorite keyword tool (see additional resources), enter the name or title of the subject you want to write about. Next, study the results to see which phrases are the most popular, and decide what you want to write using the most popular phrases.

For example, say you want to write a piece about parenting. Using your favorite keyword tool type the word "parenting." If you're using NicheBot it will return the top ten keyword discovery phrases, and one of those phrases is "parenting tips." Now, if you click on "parenting tips" you will get ten more top keyword phrases. You now want to select a phrase from those ten - one of those phrases is "parenting tips for toddlers." That's it, you now have a piece to write, and that piece is "popular content." You could title your content "10 Parenting Tips for Toddlers."