You Can’t Force Great Content Writing
Written by Angela Wills
If you’re like me, you write for a living. When you write for a living, sometimes you can’t afford to wait for inspiration to strike. You need to write now!
So you sit in front of your computer trying to force the content out of your brain and onto that screen.
What happens? … Nothing!
You just can’t force good or great writing. We all want every piece to be a representation of our best work – so how do you write creatively in a hurry?
There are plenty of ways to get around your ‘writer’s block’. I’m going to share a few of my favorite ways to be creative in my own writing while keeping the content flowing.
Content Tip #1: Plan Ahead
Yes I know you’re in a hurry right now, but what if you didn’t have to be because you always have content on the back burner? I often think of ideas that I’m not ready to really get into yet. Maybe I need more experience, maybe I need some inspiration, maybe I just need time to gather facts and stories. Whatever the reason if you keep a reserve of notes, point form summaries, topics and ideas you’ll always have something to pull from when you’re in a rush.
Content Tip #2: Get Back to Basics
You wouldn’t believe how many people need basic information on some of the most common topics. You see it’s often our tendency to show the most complicated parts of the topics we understand, leaving the essential basics for the reader to figure out. By getting back to basics we help meet people where they are most likely stuck. THEN they will follow you farther to the more detailed stuff!
Content Tip #3: Write a Case Study
I’ve found that people love case studies. Whether you case study yourself and show what you’ve done or you find others to talk about you are likely to get a great reaction from your readers if you show them by example.
Content Tip #4: Define Stuff
This is another tip along the ‘back to basics’ lines. Many businesses have their own terminology that can be confusing to someone who’s new. Writing an article, a report or a series that gives away clear definitions can be a gold mine resource for someone new to the business.
Content Tip #5: Give Them What They Ask For
Do you get the same questions on a regular basis? Take note and write about it! Or ask your website visitors to take a short survey and write content based on their answers. Also check your website stats to see what pages are most popular. If you have an email list check your stats to see which emails get the most response from your readers. Giving them what they’re asking for is a sure way to create fantastic content that will get read.
So there you have a few more tips for writing content when you just don’t feel like it. The most important thing is you get moving, now! Time ticks on and you don’t want to waste it waiting for inspiration to strike.
FEED your inspiration and you’ll be pumping out great content in no time.
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Fran Civile says:
I enjoyed that article Angela, you lay out each point so clearly it’s easy to see how to further develop some of those ideas.
I want to explain why I was happy to sign up to Alice’s offer to start at $1.00 for the first week of Better Content and then canceled my subscription before I got charged again.
I got a wake-up call on Tuesday reading Jill Chivers article on Copyblogger about how we take in information … she says:
Data gatherers have an insatiable desire for new information and a seemingly unlimited capacity to take more on board. For them, the more data there is to take in, the better. The internet is nirvana for data gatherers — a limitless expanse of information on any possible topic to be explored. They’re in their personal utopia.
I recognized myself right there … I like to say that I never get tired of learning but the other side of that compulsive learning drive is that I have undeveloped projects on my HD that I don’t find time to turn into income … As Melody knows I recently had a HD crash and asked several webmasters to replace products I had bought this year – I promised myself that I would keep my nose to the grind and work on these before buying anything else but I couldn’t help signing up to the Contentrix Content Course,once again eager to get more information!
The problem was not paying for the subscription but using
my limited working hours on more learning instead of working my plan which happens to be to produce good content
with the help of APLC and now maybe All Custom Content too!
I need to get to a level of income sufficient to pay for outsourcing so I can reach a more comfortable level.
Angela, I hope you don’t mind me bringing in a different
subject … I just had to get that off my chest and hope
Alice understands.
Fran
Alice Seba says:
Hi Fran,
No worries at all. I just saw this comment as the notifications go to Angela, since she is the author…otherwise, I would have responded earlier.
I agree with that Copy Blogger post and everyone has to look at themselves and decide what they really need. We have tried to structure this course in a way that it’s practical and has students working on their business each and every week…mainly because we know people buy information and never do anything with it.
Best of luck to you and I hope that this is a turnig point for you. Less consuming information and more applying it!
Fran Civile says:
Thanks for understanding Alice! I was aware that your course would tend to be helpful in a practical way but
then I decided to really focus on creating income …
I’ve been following you for a few years now and I keep on gravitating back to your way of doing business… you have
a great team!
Fran
Angela Wills says:
Sorry for the slow reply ladies! I’ve been on the go for a couple of days now as I’m on vacation.
I’m glad you enjoyed the article
Yes I’m like that too – love to gather info! I find I’m a bit of a combo data gatherer and a doer too. I love to create new things and sometimes that gets me into trouble too.
Thanks for referencing that Copyblogger article, will have to check that out. And of course no problem brining another idea to the post, that’s what this is all about.
Great to hear you’ll be focusing on getting more great content out to the world on the net.