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Hidden Content Sources for Your Website
As I travel through the Google search engine, there
is one element that defines almost all of the top-ranking
websites. It's great content. People come online for
information and those that offer the best content
reap the greatest rewards. I consider interviews to be one of the best sources of quality content for your site. Simply interview industry professionals and post the recording and transcript on your website. This allows you to create original content very quickly. Don't be afraid to ask for an interview, most experts would be delighted to speak with you. Remember, this is probably one of their greatest passions. If you ask them politely, your chances for landing an interview are good. You can conduct an interview in person, over the phone, or even through an e-mailed questionaire. RSS Feeds RSS is changing the way we consume information online. In addition, it has also provided thousands of new content sources for the online publisher. RSS is simply a file format similar to XML that is used by publishers to make their content available to others in a format that can be easily understood by web publishing software and content aggregators. By using RSS feeds, you can enhance the content on your site without ever writing a single word. And remember, on the Internet, content is King. Want to put Amazon products on your site, updated news from the New York Times, financial advice from Motley Fool, or press releases from PRWeb? This is all possible with RSS. No matter what type of information you are looking for, RSS can provide you with a constant stream of updated content for your web site. To search for an RSS feed to enhance your own website, go to http://www.syndic8.com . You can even mix and match a variety of rss feeds at http://www.rssmix.com/ . Facts & Statistics Looking for facts or figures to put on your website? Take a look at some of the sources below. You'll likely be surprised how many facts, figures, and definitions are available in the public domain. https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html : The CIA World Factbook provides a number of statistics on countries, territories, and dependencies. Each profile tracks such demographics as population, ethnicity, and literacy rates, as well as political, geographical and economic data. http://www.census.gov/ : One of the largest repositories for data and statistics related to the U.S. http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Main_Page : One of the best encyclopedia's ever written was published over 90 years ago. Search over 40,000 articles, all of which are available for publication on your own site. http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/257/frameset.html : A searchable interface of the 1913 public domain Webster's dictionary Private Label Articles Private label articles can be bought for pennies per article. This is possible because they are sold in bulk. Many people criticize these articles and have declared them as worthless. However, I am here to tell you that private label articles can be very powerful when used appropriately. Unless you have hours of free time every day, it is unlikely that you are going to be able to create the amount of quality content that your web site deserves. This is where private label content enters the picture. You can use private label articles to: However, the key to using private label articles effectively is to optimize them. Straight out of the box, these articles are near worthless. To give them value, you must add your own touch. Inject your personality into the article. Combine multiple articles and do some additional touch-ups to ensure that the article is in top shape for your readers. Once you are finished you can add your resource box and send it off to article directories and website publishers. If you are looking for one of the top private label article providers, go to http://www.infogoround.com Images Quality images can make your content much more inviting and keep people at your site for longer periods of time. Fortunately, there is a site that offers thousands of pictures completely free of charge. Check it out at http://www.sxc.hu Quotes Quotes can give your website a special touch. Quotes provide interesting content in addition to an element of credibility. I often like to add related quotes to my web site simply to engage the reader's attention. To find some quotes for your website, go to http://www.quoteland.com In the end, you always want your content to be unique. Not for the search engines, but for your visitors. With quality content comes quality links. Once you have built up a reputation for delivering unique content, you will never have to worry about having an audience eager to visit your website.
Kim Roach is a staff writer and editor for the SiteProNews and SEO-News newsletters. You can contact Kim at: kim@seo-news.com
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