May Article Ideas: Holidays & More

May 7, 2010 By Lisa Angelettie 5 Comments

Need a few article ideas this month? Well Mother’s Day is not the only holiday there is to write about in May, believe it or not. In fact, there are a ton of other holidays that you can use to write great content and tie into your business. While there are many week-specific holidays that you can celebrate in May, I believe that there are enough month-long holidays to keep you busy and writing the entire month. These are also great if you are an affiliate article marketer.

American Bike Month
Write about biking, bike racing, leisure biking, buying a bike, choosing a bike for your kids, adjusting your bike, bike safety, biking as exercise, famous bikers. good biking courses, biking accessories, etc.

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Write about Asian Pacific American culture, favorite foods and recipes, history of Asian Pacific American’s in the US, contributions of Asian Pacific Americans to the US, famous Asian Pacific Americans, etc.

Asparagus Month (I wrote this recipe my kids love here)
How to grow asparagus, types of asparagus, asparagus recipes, nutrition facts on asparagus, origins of asparagus, etc.

Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month (Worse year ever! Ok, I say that every year:)
Write about signs and symptoms of asthma and allergies, treatment options, asthma triggers, types of allergies, new medicine reviews, natural cures and prevention, how asthma or allergies affect the body, asthma in children, allergies in children, etc.

Better Hearing and Speech Month
Write about the hearing and speech connection, getting tested, getting your children tested, picking a good speech therapist, hearing and speech careers, all about hearing aids, types of speech and speech therapy, signs your child needs to be tested, hearing, speech and the autism connection, etc.

Flower Month (I love peonies or hydrangeas if you are sending me some:)
You can write about all the the different types of flowers (roses, peonies, daisies, etc.), annuals vs. perennials, how to care for flowers, what kind of flowers to send, etc.

National Bar-B-Que Month
You could go to town on this topic. Barbecue recipes, best cooking strategies, best grills, coal vs. gas, veggies on the grill, chicken on the grill, fish on the grill, etc.

National Egg Month
Types of eggs. Brown vs. White eggs. Egg substitutes. Breakfast egg recipes. Eggs for lunch and dinner.

National Duckling Month
Write all about how ducks live, reproduce, how ducklings are born, how long they stay with their mother, primary source of food, do’s and don’ts on feed ducklings, etc.

National Hamburger Month
Who invented the hamburger? History of McDonald’s. Best places to order a hamburger. Hamburger recipes.

National Mental Health Month
You could write plenty of articles on the many different mental health disorders that people suffer from. Take a look at list of them over at GirlShrink. Write articles on what they are, treatment options, living with loved ones with the disorder, etc.

National Salad Month
Salad recipes. Health benefits of salad eating. Organic salads. Growing your own salad ingredients.

National Photo Month
This is a great affiliate option because you can write about different cameras. Photo printers. Photo printing companies. Photo software for your computer. How to take a good photo. Elements of a great photo. Taking the perfect headshot, family portrait.

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
Talk about physical fitness of the country. Individual fitness stories. Great gyms or gym franchises. Favorite sports. Sports and children. Sports and teen. Sports and higher academic achievement. Professional sports. Good exercises or total exercise regime for men, women, teens, pregnant women, disabled.

National Strawberry Month
How to grow strawberries. Types of strawberries and where they are from. Great strawberry deserts. Other strawberry recipes. Strawberry flavored stuff and strawberry scented items (like candles).

Older Americans Month
Write about the various issues facing older Americans in the U.S. including: medicare, social security, long-term care, pensions, wills & trusts, working longer and retiring later, diseases such as cancer, dementia, alzheimers.

Transportation Month
Write about future transportation options, or alternative fuels. Write about different types of cars, trains, trucks, buses, bikes, etc. How to travel economically this summer. The history of different modes of transportation. The different costs to travel particular ways across the country (example: bus rides in Georgia, Washington State, Vermont ).

February Article Ideas

February 4, 2010 By Lisa Angelettie 7 Comments

Looking for a little inspiration to get your juices flowing? Hey, I’ve been there a zillion times. On those days where the article ideas are just not coming to you, here are some February article ideas (holidays) you can write about and/or tie-in to your business.

February is American Heart Month – it’s important especially to write about heart disease in regards to women. It is the #1 disease for women, but many doctors have been trained and are still focused on heart disease in men.

February is Black History Month – you can write about so many historical and current figures who have made an impact in U.S. history.

February is National Children’s Dental Month – this is a big topic in my house because of my daughter who is on the autism spectrum. Dentist visits are especially hard for kids on the spectrum and so we focus a lot on better dental health.

Holidays Include:

Feb 2 – Ground Hog Day (we missed it but save it for next year or you can write about what it means that they groundhog did or didn’t see his shadow:)

Feb 6 – Pay A Compliment Day

Feb 8 – Kite Flying Day & Table Manners Week

Feb 12 – Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday

Feb 14 – Valentine’s Day (great affiliate article marketing holiday!)

Feb 15 – President’s Day

Feb 17 – Ash Wednesday

Feb 20 – Love Your Pet Day (you know I love my doggie Pepperz:)

Feb 22 – George Washington’s Birthday

Article Ideas: Valentine’s Day Article Ideas

February 2, 2010 By Lisa Angelettie 4 Comments

This is a great time to write all about LOVE, and I promise you that you can tie in love, relationships, marriage, dating, attraction, lust, sex, weddings, or something close to it to your niche. No matter what you sell.

Also, if you are an affiliate marketer then this is a great niche for you. You can easily monetize your content with a variety of affiliate products. So take the time to get a nice traffic surge to your articles and site(s) this month and write a few valentine’s articles. Here are a few ideas to get your juices flowing:

1. Write an article on the history of marriage.

2. Write an article on what modern marriage looks like in different countries. *Oprah covered this topic recently.

3. Write a Valentine’s article on instant attraction. How to know when the other person feels the same.

4. Write an article about love and dating someone with pets (that you hate!)

5. Write an article about how career and love can be hard to mix OR how you can find true love at work

6. Write about all these hilarious love-themed reality shows like The Bachelor or For The Love Of Ray J

7. Write about the economics of Valentine’s Day. How much money is spent annually on this holiday?

8. Write about the origins of Valentine’s Day to support or challenge the theory that it is a “Hallmark Holiday”.

9. Write top ten lists articles such as the top 10 romantic getaways, top 10 romantic songs, top 10 romantic movies, etc.

10. Write an article on your favorite couple in history.

Monetize Your Valentine’s Day Articles
Also, if you are publishing these articles on your own blog, site, or in a directory that permits affiliate links, make sure you that you monetize your articles. Valentine’s Day is a great holiday for affiliates. Want to start with the easiest and highest-converting affiliate programs?

Check out Amazon. They recently sent out an email asking me to show my Kindle some love featuring red Kindle covers, lights, and other red (Valentine) themed accessories for my Kindle.

Check out Clickbank.com if you want to feature digital content in your articles such as Get Your Ex Back, The Women Men Adore And Never Want To Leave, or 500 Lovemaking Tips And Secrets.

*Hot Tip – While it’s not too late to see some sales now, remember that you can create a Valentine’s Day or Love-Themed related WordPress blog and continually add monetized content to it so that by next year you will see a definite increase in revenue .

Article Ideas: Steroid Use In American Baseball

January 11, 2010 By Lisa Angelettie 1 Comment

We thought the baseball steroid use story had finally died down, but we were wrong! Now another baseball player, Mark McGwire, has finally admitted to his use of steroids during his career.

Since reporters and commentators on all the sports stations, newspaper columns, radio shows etc. are no doubt discussing this story — there will probably be a surge in the searches for steroid use on the web.

Here are a couple of article ideas to capture some of that search engine traffic if you are in general news, sports, health and wellness, or some other related niche:

1. The Steroid Era: Famous Baseball Players And Their Records During The Steroid Era

2. What Are Steroids And How Are They Manufactured?

3. Steroid Use: Has It Been A Witch Hunt?

4. Steroid Use In High School Sports

5. Can Your Child Buy Steroids On The Internet?

6. The Myths Vs. The Truths About Steroids

7. Why Do Baseball Players Admit To Steroid Use?

8. How Did Professional Athletes Begin Using Steroids?

9. A Look Into Mark McGwire’s Career In Baseball

10. Where Is Sammy Sosa?

11. What Happens To Your Body When You Stop Using Steroids?

Article Ideas: Talk About Great Inventions!

December 28, 2009 By Lisa Angelettie 2 Comments

If you look at the bottom of my blog, you will notice that I say that my site is powered by Pepsi, Chips, and my company Grow Your Self Inc. That is soooo true:) As I sit here writing this article, I am sipping on a cup of cherry Pepsi through a straw that I probably swiped from a past visit to Wendy’s. My kids love their nuggets:) Which brings me to me next thought.

If you are looking for an article idea to get your juices flowing for the new year, I was doing a little research and discovered that the sipping straw was patented on January 2nd, 1888. I hope that guy died wealthy! Haven’t we all used a straw? I love to hear those types of patent stories. Sometimes you forget that the things we use in everyday life, at one point, had to have been invented or created by someone.

Consider your niche. Write about something that was invented in your niche that changed the face of your marketplace. Write about something that is rarely discussed. For instance, everyone talks about the invention of televisions, but what about the remote control?

Writing about inventions or re-inventions in your niche will get your readers interested and inspired. It’s an article that they will remember. Which means that they will remember you.

And of course don’t forget to find a way to tie-in the article and/or relate it to your business. Relevancy is important as well. Also key…

Have Fun!

Article Ideas: Writing About Breast Cancer

October 3, 2009 By Lisa Angelettie 7 Comments

I was searching through a magazine website and saw ABC Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts on the cover of a Women & Cancer Magazine. While unfortunate, it is pretty clear that there is a pretty big audience of women who have survived cancer, have been recently diagnosed with cancer, or have loved ones who are going through a cancer diagnosis. The existence of this print publication is proof of that. No one will incur the cost of publishing a magazine without knowing that there is audience for it.

That’s why if you are in a niche that can serve this very special community of women, then right now is a great time to write about breast cancer for these readers. October is breast cancer awareness month and major media outlets will cover it. Therefore if you write content on the topic, you have a good chance of being used as a resource or reference for a reporter.

It’s also a good idea to write content for family members of breast cancer survivors, because they are often overlooked and forgotten about.

We often mention ovarian cancer when we talk about breast cancer because of the tendency for some women to have genetic markers that predict that if they suffer from breast cancer that there is a chance they will get ovarian cancer. So you can write about these two cancers in tandem.

If you have read tons of basic information on breast cancer, breast cancer prevention, and breast cancer treatment — chances are you don’t write any more of the same. Especially if that’s not your expertise. That’s why it may be a good idea to give a more personal twist to your articles.

1. 10 Foods That You Can Eat After Chemotherapy

2. Should You Have Your Daughters Genetically Tested

3. Getting Your Sex Life Back After Treatment

If you’ve written something during breast cancer awareness month that you’d like to share so that we all can read it and pass it along to others, feel free to add the link to your article in the comments section below…

Steve McNair: Article Writing Ideas & Writing Prompts

July 13, 2009 By Lisa Angelettie 12 Comments

The story surrounding the brutal murder/suicide of pro football player Steve McNair and his girlfriend Sahel Kazemi is sensational yet very sad. Perhaps that is why the term “Steve McNair” is the second most popular search (after Michael Jackson) for last week.

If you are interested in writing a “magic bullet article” this week, then I suggest you write one on some aspect of this big news story. While you will probably not beat out the major news outlets such as CNN for the term: Steve McNair, it doesn’t matter. The term is getting enough traffic that you could pull in a good amount of traffic and attention by using his name in long-tail keywords.

Article Writing Ideas & Writing Prompts:

1. Write about gun violence in the US. with a tie-in to McNair’s murder.

2. Write about the cost of Steve McNair‘s infidelity to his wife, kids, family, friends.

3. Write about the general cost of infidelity in a marriage.

4. Write about signs of suicidal behavior. Were there any in Sahel Kazemi?

5. Write about pro athletes and gun violence. Is there a connection or is it coincidence?

6. Explore the age difference between McNair and Kazemi and ask if that could have been a factor in the deaths.

7. Write a feature about Steve McNair’s football career. Talk about other players whose careers or lives he touched.

8. Write a “tomorrow is not promised” type of article citing McNair as an example.

9. Write about the effects of the deaths on both McNair and Kazemi’s families.

10. Write a profile on Sahel Kazemi, her name was a top advanced search term according to Ask.com

11. Write about the devastating effects of the loss of a father to a family. McNair had a wife and 4 sons.

The key with articles on hot subjects like this is to somehow tie in the topic into your business. It has to make sense, but you’d be surprised how you can merge two very different topics into a interesting article.

Of course these article ideas and writing prompts will work a lot easier for a general news site, relationship coach, marriage and family therapist, or an organization dedicated to ending gun violence — but of course that’s part of the challenge. Making the “hot topic” relate in some way to your business.

Writing Prompts: Michael Jackson Tribute Articles

June 25, 2009 By Lisa Angelettie 2 Comments

As many of you, I was shocked and saddened when I heard the news that Michael Jackson died of a cardiac arrest today. While I was watching CNN and several other news shows all day, I realized that this is a great opportunity for those of you who write on pop culture, society, news, or celebrity articles to get a surge of traffic while paying tribute to a legendary music icon.

I did the research and last month 24,900,000 people searched globally on Google for “Michael Jackson“. That’s just one month, and of course that was a month before his death. This month the numbers will probably triple.

Now while you may not be able to rank in the search engines for the term Michael Jackson, there are literally dozens of long-tail Michael Jackson keyword phrases that you could absolutely rank for if you get writing like yesterday!

Here’s your writing prompts…

- The first time I heard a Michael Jackson record I was…
- I bought my first Michael Jackson album…
- Michael Jackson was an inspiration to my life because…
- Michael Jackson was a great example of…
- What we can learn from Michael Jackson’s life is…
- What we should remember about Michael Jackson is…