How to write an article which is unique on popular topics

Select a Topic For Your Article

The first rule of writing a unique article on a popular topic, is to write what people want to read.

Keyword Research

Once you have decided on your topic, do some keyword research and see what words and phrases relate to your topic and stand out. But don't make the mistake of being fixed on what you think you reader wants to know.

You can get a lot of tips from your keyword research. This can sometimes surprise you. What you think people may want to know about a topic isn't always supported by the type of searches they enter. Search terms can often be a very valid source for determining just what people are wanting to know. Adjust your keywords according to what your research tells you. Always write for the reader, not to exercise your own hobby horse.

These keywords will tell you much of what people want to know about the topic.

Now that you have a topic, and keywords make an outline or list of what you are going to tell the reader about the topic, and what you think they would want to know that would benefit them, based on what your keyword research has revealed.

Research Article Topic

Using your keyword phrases, do a search online for other articles that are written on the topic. Focus in on what points the author made.

• How could you improve on these points and explain them better?
• How could you impart a different way of looking at each of the points the other author brought out?
• What did the other author miss that you think is of importance to this topic?
• Can you solve problems concerning your topic for the reader?

Review how much you really know about the subject of your topic. Do some research and see what you may have missed that would be important to include in your article.

Add this to your outline, and make some notes of what you have learned in your research.

It is good when doing research to use several sources. This will give you a well rounded background on the topic of your article.

Begin assembling a draft of your article. Take each point on your list and build your content around that point.

Once your draft is finished, read through it and make revisions wherever necessary. Change wording if needed to make the copy more easily understood. Add wherever you feel it necessary to make the most of what you have to say.

Once you feel that you have built a good unique article around this topic, give it a final read. Make sure it reads well and makes sense. Check spelling and grammar.

Write your copy in everyday language. Forget about using big words or fancy jargon. Your article will be more appreciated if you just write in a conversational manner.

Depending on the focus of your topic, sometimes weaving a story into your copy to make a point can make it more interesting.

Summing up:Article writing tips

• Choose article topic
• Do keyword research and refine the focus of your topic if necessary
• Make an outline of your article points
• Research your topic further and add to outline
• Make a draft
• Refine your copy, check spelling and grammar, and give it a final read to make sure it reads well and that you haven't missed anything important.