10 Ways of Getting Content for Your Site Part 2

By Derick Yung

Some websites may sink into oblivion because they don't have quality content. Or they merely duplicate content from other sites and provide nothing else of value.

Here are five more ways to get content for your site.

6. Provide news
News can keep you informed of what's happening in your chosen area. Go to a news site and search for information about your site's topic. If there's a lot of news out there, weed out the duplicate stories. Think of your visitors and what would benefit them the most. Think of what they would want to read about. Provide your own comments on the news stories you feature.

7. Use RSS
Websites use RSS to easily share their content. With RSS you can receive headlines from news sites and other sites like blogs. If you have a news service or blog you really like, consider displaying its RSS feed. Some people use RSS aggregators to combine various RSS feeds.

8. Hire writers
Everything doesn't have to done yourself, unless you really want. Go to a service like elance.com or rentacoder.com and have others write articles for you. The quality of the articles can vary a bit, so try to make sure you get a good writer. Hiring writers can save you time and cover areas in which you are lacking.

9. Rewrite content with your own spin
Take a piece of content from anywhere, like a book, a newspaper article, a magazine, or a website. Use it as a base article. Read it over, get ideas from it, and analyze it. Look at other sources of content. After you've digested everything, write content that combines what you've just learned. Add in your own spin and your own unique knowledge.

10. Article directories
Article directories are great since they're free content. But they're not absolutely free. You usually have to leave the resource box intact. It's a win-win situation though. The article writer build up his or her reputation and gain inbound links. On the other side, you can gain content which gives a chance to get more search engine traffic.

However, some people worry about a duplicate content penalty. They worry that they'll get a lower search engine ranking for using content that is available elsewhere. It's utterly impossible for every good page to be unique. For example, if a news story breaks out, there are many sources that report it. But these sources may add their own slant to the story.

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