How to come up with a content for your website

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Dear WA friends!

Today I received a question from a new WA member about the content creation! Here is the question: ..."
how do you come up with content for you site ..."

It is a great question and that is why I decided to write this blog post! Please, read below my answer and some addtional thoughts below it.

"Hi, Strive!

Your question is a very common and usual question from newbies. Believe it or not, the biggest source of content is you. Your skills, knowledge you have already and all the ideas you might come up with.

When speaking about the content you can acquire online, then I could name at least 20 ways of getting content right now. In fact, you motivated me to write a post about it.

I could also write a post here at WA about it. There are also many tutorials on WA on how to create content. Search the database and you will easily find some great training about it.

It is actually easy to come up with content.


Before I answer the question myself, you may check this training here at WA:

https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/training/online-entrepreneur-certification-getting-started-level-1/understand-website-pages-creating-your-first-3

The keywords are one great source for creating content. Define your targeted keywords and start brainstorming about related content. You may also check and read through the other sites about the relevant content. Read some books about it, watch some videos. In particular, do the same as you would do when creating content offline for an essay or for another offline article.

Online way of content creation is easier and faster because you have access to various content per mouse click, and the database is huge. Do some researches, create a mind map, et cetera.

To help you out and give you some instant ideas, here are some suggestions for content creation:


1) I mentioned already online research
2) Offline research
3) Create a Survey
4) Write reviews
5) Quizzes
6) Create various short videos
7) Engage in forums and discuss various topics
8) Describe product features
9) Write checklists
10) Educate others (use your skills and knowledge you already possess)
11) Write ebook
12) Follow trends and write about it
13) Write about plugins
14) Questions posted on WA Live chat are the great resource for content as well
15) Even PLR products have great content (although there is a myth that such content is not valuable. I convinced myself many times that even such products have often great content. You just need to read it first before doing something with it to be sure the content is fine)
16) Did you experience something significant in your life so far? It is a great topic as well to write about it. Sharing experiences can be a very appealing content topic ...
17) Outsource your content
18) Read other content and create your own according to the knowledge you acquired by reading it

... need more...?

I am a member of WA constantly already for one year now. I came across WA in 2013 but didn't understand properly the power of WA and the platform because I didn't take the needed time to engage and additionally educate myself about online marketing.

Then, I was "wandering around" online for a couple of years always wanting to create my online marketing website. Please, notice that Online Marketing niche is a very broad niche and it takes time to get substantial results with it.

Finally, after "inspecting and examining" many programs, reading many online marketing books, and acquiring my website creation license in Macromedia environment I decided to stay with WA because of many reasons.

There are really many great websites, programs, authors, experts in online marketing aren out there, but WA has something more to offer than that, which is the whole system for online marketing activities (as I call it: "round trip system" for an affordable price) in place and the great community to engage with.

I don't want to say you can't make money with other programs as well, but with WA you can do that as well, all from one place, and above that you can use all the benefits you get along with your Premium membership.

And, as with any other affiliate marketing program and making money online opportunities, having a great program at your side to promote it without any risks (in all aspects) and massive promotions are the key to success.

The result is my website. I have some articles related to your question on it as well. You may check them below:

https://getmarketingtoday.com/how-to-write-good-content-for-website
https://getmarketingtoday.com/the-web-content-marketing-and-its-relevancy
https://getmarketingtoday.com/how-to-attract-people-for-your-blog

There you will find some additional information about creating relevant content for your website. Basically, almost everything can be a source of content. Entertain, educate, convince, discuss ... the content will flow.

Although my answer turned to discussion and it is not just a comment any more, I hope it will satisfy your expectation and I would be glad to receive your reply about it. Thanks for asking me such a great question.

I will probably write an article or blog post here at WA about it. Stay tuned for it.

Best regards,
Igor

Stay Well, Market Better, Convert Best!"




Continuing with my blog post ...

As mentioned above there are many possible ways of getting great content. The only "issue" related to coming up with great content is the creation itself. It takes time to create high-quality, appealing and informative content for your website.

Sometimes I need one, sometimes two and sometimes a couple of hours for creating my piece of content. It depends on the content itself and the preparation made for it.

One of the strategies I use very often is that I collect various content and store it in different maps where I can find it, later on, every time I need it.

The whole internet is full of great content. The offline world as well. Depending on your desire, motivation, intentions you can use this content for your purpose. If you don't have time to do it then you can outsource it.

The main issue with content creation is, as you all have already learned here at WA, its uniqueness, originality, and helpful context! Besides, it needs also to be up-to-date.

Even if you are writing or creating content using somebody else's content, you have to make it original and unique. You see, even during the whole learning process and time spent in all attended schools, universities or other educational institutions, you always learned from somebody else's content.

You didn't write that educational content! It was already there. Prepared for you. After finishing schooling you absorbed a lot of someone else's content (knowledge). And this goes from one generation of the pupils or students to another one. And so on. Over and over again, with some amendments in between.

But, after the accumulation of such knowledge, you are able to come up with your own content, explained and written in your words. It is original and unique.

You can apply the same as a strategy for your online content creation. Even better, come up with something special and totally original, which can not be found anywhere else and you will be the king of content creation for the web, and elsewhere as well.

Having said that, it is easy to conclude that great content is actually stored in our mind, in our heads and around us. Use these sources to your benefit and come up with your unique and original content people will read with pleasure.

To help you out with some ideas about content creation sources, below the list of some possible content sources you can implement in your daily content creation strategy:

  1. The WA itself (plenty of lessons and ideas about how to come up with your content)
  2. Online libraries
  3. Offline libraries
  4. Various live discussions
  5. Live Chat
  6. FAQs of various programs
  7. Wikipedia
  8. Techopedia
  9. Other educational websites
  10. Various Forums
  11. eBooks
  12. Whitepapers
  13. Attending webinars and taking notes
  14. Reading articles
  15. Reviews of products and services
  16. You present skills and knowledge
  17. Watching TV
  18. Reading newspapers
  19. Watching YouTube videos
  20. Various online courses
  21. Some other ideas mentioned above in my reply
  22. Different Events
  23. Case Studies
  24. Guides online
  25. Your imagination is the limit
  26. As you can see tons of valuable sources for content creation.

Wow, what a "yuicy"list came up in no time! I am sure you will find some sources valuable for yourself as well!

Your task today: create your own "yuicy list" of valuable sources for your content creation and store it in a place you can find it easy. Let me know when you created it. Maybe I will use some ideas as well.


The most important part of the whole story called "content creation" is that created content must be relevant to the topic of your article and website, niche, unique, original, up-to-date, and needs to resolve some problems of your reader.

Besides resolving problems, the content can also entertain, inform, educate, convince and ask the reader to undertake kind of action. That way you will ask the reader to engage with you what is a great way of keeping recurring readers constantly.

There you have it for now.


Although WA is teaching you all about content creation as well, I hope that with this blog post, I could also contribute and help to understand the content creation problem better. I am sure that many starters are having sometimes problems with it. I did have as well. If you stay active and practice content creation, you will master the skill in no time.

In that sense, I salute you and wish you happy content creation.

Your friend,
Igor

Premium WA Member
Active Contributor

Stay Well, Market Better, Convert Best

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    Great post-Igor very fascinating information I have been doing it on my own without even knowing this information. All this time I felt that I was doing something wrong but now that I know I haven't so that makes me feel better.

    I have some ideas for my site that I have to research out but I will make it original and unique content though.

    Thank you for letting us know about this information. I really appreciate that.

    Mary

    Hi Mary!

    Sorry for not answering yet! I was somehow missing it, being too busy!

    I am glad the list helps. There is really a vast of great content anyone can write about and share.

    Best regards,
    Igor

    Wow!
    I didn't know all this!
    Really helpful post.

    Have a nice day!
    Ingrid

    Hi Ingrid!

    Sorry too for not answering yet, was to busy!
    Glad it helps!

    Thanks and best regards,
    Igor

    Hi Igor,

    Great Post.
    I believe every newbie should be aware of the countless resources when it comes to article creation.
    Cheers
    Mike

    Hi Mike!
    You are right. I have to apologize not to answer yet. However, I am glad you like the post!

    Wish you nice article creation.

    Best regards,
    Igor

    Hi Igor, thanks for a great post. I don't have time to read it all at present, but have bookmarked for later.

    Valerie

    Hi Valerie!

    I am glad you like it. I am sure you will find some idea out of it.
    Sorry as well for the late respond.

    Thanks and best regards,
    Igor

    Thank you, Igor, and no worries about time factor regarding response.

    Your post is extremely helpful. Although I have been doing affiliate marketing for a number of years I've never overcome writer's block. Every so often it stops me from progressing. I do realize it is up to me to overcome this issue, and your post is one I will refer to when times get tough!

    Many thanks.

    Best wishes,
    Valerie

    Hi Valerie!

    Thanks for your reply. I am very glad to hear my post is helpful. It tells me that it was worth writing.

    Related do your writer˙s block, after my opinion, having a topic list can definitely help to create the needed content.

    I am happy to hear that you will use my post as a reference.

    Wish you nice writing,
    Best regards,
    Igor

    Great tips for all of us to follow.
    Jerry

    Hi Jerry!
    Thanks for the reply! Sorry for answering a bit later. However, I am glad you like the resource!

    Best regards,
    Igor

    Hi Igor, excellent post, I don't know if anyone that struggles for content ideas at some stage.

    Some great advice and tips,

    Alex

    Hi Alex!

    Yes, you are right. There is literally tons and tons of content creation possibility. With a bit of imagination, good will and time invested, great content can be created in no time.

    Thanks for your reply.
    Sorry for being so late in answering. I hope next time to be faster!

    Best regards,
    Igor

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