With all the hoopla floating around, how’s a blogger suppose to find newsworthy content that attract readers like bees to honey.

You see… at a glance blogs can appear to be mere child’s play — just trot right over to Word Press or Blogger, slap-up a blog, spit out a few post, and like magic, traffic appears.

Well… it’s not quite that simple, but let’s assume you were able to accumulate a few subscribers the first month you started blogging.  And in spite of all your hard work, after 30 days of publishing your best content, you hadn’t made a dime and you’re fresh out of ideas.

And speaking hypothetically, you’ve managed to get 200 subscribers to sign up for your RSS Feed or Newsletter who absolutely love your writing and want more.  What now?

How do you keep generating newsworthy content to keep people coming back for more, while you figure out how to monetize (make money on) the traffic?

This scenario may seem far fetched, but nothing could be farther from the truth.  Many writers hit a brick wall and start posting rehashed crap that’s splattered all over the web.

Whatever happens… keep this in mind when blogging, most people in a community or niche are following at least three other bloggers in the beginning to see who provides the best content.  Then as time progresses, they eliminate the clutter in their lives and start to follow the most authoritative writer.

Now… in order for you to reign supreme you must dig up content that’s newsworthy and fresh; but remember, you’re stuck, short on time, and out of ideas.

O.k… here’s what you must do to become unstuck, pounce on your competitors, and gain your readers trust and loyalty.

First, find a forum on your topic.  Do a simple Google Search for your topic followed by the word forum, then sign up for a couple forums in your community.

After signing up, participate in the forums at least twice a week to get a feel for what topics are hot in your market.

Note: Don’t be afraid to make post in the forum when you have something valuable to add, and leave a link to your blog in the resource box.  This will help you establish credibility and trust in you community, and increase traffic to your blog.

Next, go to Google and sign up for a program called Google Alert.

Here you’ll be able to receive emails directly from Google on hot topics in your community on a daily or weekly basis.  It’s a real cool way to stay current, while Google does all the heavy lifting for you.

You’ll absolutely love it.

Now it’s time to sign up for Yahoo Answers.

Yahoo Answers is a huge community that shares information on all most any topic imaginable.

It works like this — people leave questions to different topics that are answered by members in the community; as people answer these questions they receive credits and are able to leave links to credible resources.

And you guessed it?

One of those resources could be your blog, where you expand on the topic at hand.

And finally, open an account with Wiki.Answers.

This is similar to yahoo answers in which questions are posted and answered by members of the community; and another excellent way to find hot topics to write about.

If you use the resources recommended for researching topical information in your niche, you’ll always find newsworthy content that real people enjoy reading.

Good luck and happy blogging.