Source for Content Ideas

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Updated 7 years ago

Yesterday I talked about the E-Myth revisited and how I recommended everyone should give it a read. I also mentioned that starting Monday I was going to start writing posts covering the E-Myth and applying the topics it covers to WA. For those that missed the post or didn't read between the lines I want to make a suggestion based on that post. If you're looking for content for your niche, just get a book on it. I know this is the internet age and all, but they really do still put information in books. :)

Here are a couple of cheap ways to get books so that you're not buying a bunch trying to get good info. First libraries still exist for a little bit longer. You can check out a whole ton of books to go through and if any of them are extremely good, buy a copy for your reference.

Second, there is site called Project Gutenberg that collects digital copies of public domain books. Most of these are pre 1923, but there's still a lot of quality books on there. Depending on your topic things may not have changed in the last 100 years. I know that's hard to believe, but for something gardening it's not like new versions of flowers are released every year.

https://www.gutenberg.org/

Finally, there is always Amazon. If you already have a Prime Membership it includes something called the lending library or something. With this you can “borrow” one book from the library every month. If you don't have a Kindle you can just read the book online or download the Kindle app onto your computer. Amazon also has Kindle Unlimited which allows you to check out up to 10 books at a time for $10 a month. You can go through as many books a month as you want, but you can only have 10 checked out a time. Not all books are available through Kindle Unlimited, but there's something like a million of them available. Again, depending on your niche the quantity will vary.

Now, obviously you can't just copy straight from the book and put it right on your site. Even in the case of Project Gutenberg where the books are in the public domain, the content will still just be treated like duplicate content. However, you can take the topics from the book, review the key points, and add you're on commentary. This will give your site extra credibility because your citing an “expert” source and adding your own advice to it. You can also make it more “niche” by taking a book a on a broader topic and applying it to your narrower niche as I am doing by applying the E-Myth to online marketing in general and WA more specifically. As long as you stay within the realm of fair use you're fine.

You can also do this as more of a series of posts rather than just a single review. This will give you a lot more content and depending on the source of the book a lot more affiliate links for the book. Of course, you can include affiliate links for things other than the book. Using the gardening example again, you can include links for where to buy the flowers online or the ingredients to mix some old school fertilizer, or whatever.