{"id":2522,"date":"2018-10-05T13:11:25","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T13:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious-old\/?p=2522"},"modified":"2022-11-24T09:40:37","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T09:40:37","slug":"how-to-research-before-writing-blogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/how-to-research-before-writing-blogs\/","title":{"rendered":"How to research before writing blogs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image source: pixabay.com<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Okay, if you have landed here searching on \u2018how to research before writing blogs,\u2019 then I can safely assume that you are a writer or aspire to become one. Working at a content writing agency for quite some time now, I feel that I\u2019m at a good place to help you start with your research. But, before we get started, let me warn you that research is a game of patience. Don\u2019t let anxiety or boredom get the better of you. The ultimate aim of any writer is to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious-old\/blogs\/Step-by-Step-Process-to-Write-Quality-Content\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">create quality content <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that will capture the hearts and minds of its readers. And this, I bet you can\u2019t half do without proper research. As <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/quotes\/5934-i-ve-learned-that-people-will-forget-what-you-said-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maya Angelou has said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI&#8217;ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, as a writer, you should produce a piece that connects with your readers emotionally. Makes your readers feel your intent. And the stage for these emotions is set during the stage of research. \u00a0Research starts with some of the most basic questions-to-self, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Am I providing the right information?, <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is the flow of the content going in the right direction?, <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have I included enough facts, and so on?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The above questions are definitely important while researching. But, your research can\u2019t start with these. The very first thing you\u2019ve got to research on is your audience. Be sure of your target audience and write blogs accordingly. Once this is done, here\u2019s a broad outline of how to go forward with your research:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Understand the topic<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_2524\" style=\"width: 395px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2524\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2524\" src=\"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Question-2.png\" alt=\"A content writing agency requires your questions to be cleared.\" width=\"385\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Question-2.png 385w, https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Question-2-180x300.png 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clear your questions and have a clear mind before writing!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image source: pixabay.com<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whenever you are given a topic ensure that you have a clear understanding of it. For example, if you are given a topic, say, \u2018Blockchain Vs. Corruption. Who do you think will win?\u2019 Your research on the topic should begin with an understanding of:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is Blockchain (in case you don\u2019t already know that)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can blockchain help curb corruption<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will Blockchain succeed or fail in its mission to finish corruption<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Prepare an outline<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now comes the hard part, you have to create an anatomy for the given topic. Take help from the points you have already identified in the step above. See, how you can arrange the understanding you have gained in the previous step, in a logical narrative. Identify any sub-points or other details that you may want to include but missed out in the last step. Your outline is essentially the skeleton of your article. You need to flesh it out to create the final piece.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jot down the main points on what you will be talking about. Make sure that your introduction hooks your readers. Include pictures, infographics, or smart arts for increasing your reader\u2019s understandability. Ensure you aren\u2019t stuffing unwanted and useless points in your introduction. So, in your introduction, try including \u2018quotes\u2019 or \u2018surprising facts\u2019 or a question to readers to excite them. Researching for trivia related to the given topic so that you can write an introduction that is more engaging. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Fill the outline<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you have the structure ready, start researching for each section header separately. Collect lots of information for each section, determine how you can use the information for your blog, and build your story accordingly. Create a sense of excitement for readers with every sentence you write. Seek help from only authoritative and credible websites. The real potential of a writer lies in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious-old\/blogs\/4-things-to-include-in-your-content\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">creating engaging content<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the driest of topics also. Writing a blog is easy, but writing an impactful blog isn\u2019t. It requires extensive research, high-quality content, and facts to back your statements. So, research is the key.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyway, coming back to the research. For each section header (identified in the last step) research between two to five articles existing online, at least. You can read up as much as you like, depending on the complexity of the given topic and the time at hand. Club the researched facts with your original narrative and build a creative story. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the approach I follow before I start writing a blog. And trust me, it has helped me become a more confident writer, and above all, a more credible writer. After all, what\u2019s the whole point researching &#8211; its credibility! The training sessions conducted at my content writing agency have helped me fine-tune my writing tremendously. And, one of those sessions was on \u2018how to research before writing blogs.\u2019 And now that even you have a fair idea on how to research before writing blogs go ahead and watch some more tutorials or hear some interesting podcasts on the same subject to nail your research skills! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, if you have landed here searching on \u2018how to research before writing blogs,\u2019 then I can safely assume that you are a writer or aspire to become one. Working at a content writing agency for quite some time now, I feel that I\u2019m at a good place to help you start with your research. But, before we get started, let me warn you that research is a game of patience. Don\u2019t let anxiety or boredom get the better of you. The ultimate aim of any writer is to create quality content that will capture the hearts and minds of its readers. And this, I bet you can\u2019t half do without proper research. As Maya Angelou has said,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":2523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[106,160,98,115],"tags":[92,235,229],"class_list":["post-2522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-2","category-content-marketing","category-content-writing-2","category-research","tag-content-writing","tag-content-writing-agencies","tag-content-writing-in-india","category-106","category-160","category-98","category-115","description-off"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2522"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8403,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522\/revisions\/8403"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}