Sometimes as a writer you find yourself unable to find that spark to fire up the fingers and produce the kind of content that your readers come to expect each day. Writers block! The bane of any writer, and yet, in a small way it can add power to your social marketing strategies.
If you are a regular reader of those in your social marketing circle, I am sure they have written articles that you have found not only interesting, but useful as well. I can hear opportunity knocking.
A simple cure for writers block. Steal their content! Of course not. However, I am sure you could add your little blurb to their thoughts. Perhaps even copy a little chunk – properly referenced of course – and then add some comments.
What does this have to do with social networking. First, if it is done properly, you will be continuing the conversion started in the original content. Secondly, the original author will appreciate the link and most likely appreciate the fact that someone thought their article worthy of reprint.
One aspect of social networking is the circle of creating content and watching as it permeates around the web, each author adding their views on the subject. It can be interesting to watch as topics go viral.
The next time you get writers block, have a look around you and see who’s content you can build on. It is interesting to note some of the top bloggers and their posts. They are often simply rehashes of articles from their networks of friends.
