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How to Use Google’s Wonder Wheel to Find Topics to Write about

Posted By Darren Rowse 31st of July 2009 Video Posts 0 Comments

Stuck for ideas to write about? Here’s a quick and easy to use tool from Google to help you identify topics within most niches.

View this video at full size to get all the visual details in the video here on Facebook.

PS: a number of people have been asking about how I made this video and what microphone I am using. The mic is a Rode Podcaster USB microphone which I only recently have received. It’s not a small microphone but the quality it has produced is excellent.

The software I used to record the video and screen capture is a Mac tool called ScreenFlow. This is the first time I’ve used it and I there’s a lot more I could have done with it – I’m still learning to use its features.

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Darren Rowse is the founder and editor of ProBlogger Blog Tips and Digital Photography School. Learn more about him here and connect with him on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
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  1. Jobsadda.com says: 09/02/2009 at 8:17 pm

    Thanks for the video. Checking it now!
    http://www.jobsadda.com

  2. fahad says: 09/02/2009 at 9:25 pm

    that a very handy tool Darren It really would help me when i am stuck!!!!

  3. Rockon says: 09/03/2009 at 8:52 pm

    Hi…
    The video looks great for being the first time you used the software. I would like to do a couple vids like this but I use PC. Thank you for sharing this.

  4. Astryd says: 09/05/2009 at 12:52 am

    Thanks for this, Darren. As a beginning blogger, your posts have been very informative and interesting.

  5. 2Lincolns.com says: 09/05/2009 at 3:55 am

    Darren,

    Excellent advice. It’s amazing how many untapped resources there are out there. This should really help me find more specific topics to write about.

    Jeff
    2Lincolns.com

  6. Sarah says: 09/05/2009 at 8:54 pm

    This is the first time I heard about Google’s Wonder Wheel and naturally, I am curious about it.

  7. Roman Castro says: 09/06/2009 at 3:32 am

    Darren,

    I have a couple of blogs going now and your site has been a great help. Thanks for yet another great tip.

    Roman

  8. Vincent Isles says: 09/06/2009 at 12:36 pm

    If I could drag the terms around, I would have been much happier…

  9. John The Plumber says: 09/08/2009 at 4:33 am

    Darren,

    Another great post and it’s true – wonderwheel does really help with finding terms. Especially the ones that you would have never imaged were related in the first place.

    John.

  10. Commission Blueprint 2.0 Bonus says: 09/08/2009 at 6:00 am

    I love Google’s Wonder Wheel. I use it all the time to get ideas and new info to write about, but also information for PPC campaigns. It really is a awesome tool.

  11. floydmagee - residual income mentor says: 09/09/2009 at 3:46 am

    I am always looking for a way to brainstorm blog post ideas, and this video was fantastic! Thanks so much for taking the time. You obviously know what you’re doing and I appreciate the tip.

    Cheers!

  12. The Niche Think Tank says: 09/09/2009 at 8:27 am

    Thanks for the info Darren! Thats pretty nify and I am definitely doing a post about this tool. this is neat even for the graphical effect, hahaha
    Larry
    Thanks again bud!

  13. ASIM says: 09/09/2009 at 8:36 pm

    I love Google’s Wonder Wheel. This is the first time I heard about Google’s Wonder Wheel and naturally, I am curious about it.

  14. photographer Toronto says: 09/10/2009 at 12:44 am

    useful staff! thanks

  15. Nina Greaves` says: 09/10/2009 at 8:41 pm

    Good ol’ Google, always providing us with something new.

    Keep us updated boys

    Best regards
    http://www.remind4u.com
    The UK’s favourite Personalised Greetings Card website

  16. MichaelR@VoIP and Tech Blog says: 09/11/2009 at 10:58 am

    Wonder wheel?! I can see this post has been for more than a month now but its the first time I’ve heard of wonder wheel. Thanks for sharing and cool video/screen capture clip.

  17. Singapore Professional SEO Services says: 09/12/2009 at 9:15 pm

    I noticed this Google’s Wonder Wheel new feature few months and has used it occasionally. its brilliant and even brought about some keywords which I did not detect using normal keyword tools.

  18. web Gift says: 09/13/2009 at 11:25 am

    yes,I love Google’s Wonder Wheel :)

  19. Explosive List Profits says: 09/14/2009 at 7:56 am

    The wonder wheel, a.k.a., a mind map is an awesome tool. Great video on how to use it. So simple but I never would have thought to use it for both writing content or for checking out what competition is doing. Very cool.

    I have book marked this site (and I will Digg it too). Also, I reference it on my Optin List Profits site so that you get the back link.

    Nice job!

  20. edinson says: 09/14/2009 at 8:45 am

    I highly recommend TwitterCash to anyone interested in getting hits to their site which leads to increased revenue.

  21. Michael says: 09/14/2009 at 10:02 am

    I have never tried Google wonder Wheel…
    Never tried it and its kinda very interesting…

  22. Steve says: 09/14/2009 at 7:52 pm

    Never heard of the Wonder Wheel before but appears to be a great tool.

  23. JackB says: 09/15/2009 at 6:45 am

    This looks like it will be a great tool and your presentation was spot on. I’m just getting started in blogging and can see that the Wonder Wheel will be very helpful in searching out, not just ideas, but also finding information in general.

    Thanks for the post and the video.

  24. China Doors says: 09/15/2009 at 11:00 am

    Google’s Wonder Wheel is very helpful to me. Thanks for the details about how to use it

  25. Michael Ca says: 09/15/2009 at 7:50 pm

    Nice tip, problogger!
    I have been using google trends so far, but the link wheel looks much better option for keyword research.

  26. diggma says: 09/16/2009 at 8:20 pm

    Wow this is awesome, never knew you could do that! Great post!

  27. Mike from Drop Ship says: 09/17/2009 at 12:46 am

    Thanks for sharing the great tool in this amazing video. Nice tip.

  28. freisprecheinrichtung bluetooth says: 09/17/2009 at 9:25 pm

    I have actually using it last night. It’s very interesting. I can actually see how my sites ranked from keyphrase to keyphrase. Microhoo will never catch up.

  29. Wesley Craig Green says: 09/18/2009 at 3:08 am

    Many thanks for informing us of this great tool, Darren! I had never heard about it till I watched your video. I have already used it couple of times and it is a very handy tool for us bloggers!

    Wesley Craig Green
    The Geek Entrepreneur

  30. Bookmark says: 09/18/2009 at 11:12 am

    Thanks for the video.

    Checking it now!

    :-)

  31. Interpersonal Communication Skills says: 09/18/2009 at 3:30 pm

    Thanks for the nice tip. Has provided many related topics for posting.

  32. Dantanner says: 09/20/2009 at 3:23 pm

    Gosh! Why I never thought about using Google to give me hints? Maybe I was lazy till I saw this video that opened a NEW DOOR for me. I am gonna be using this on our Stock Market blog and finding keyword content… Thanks Darren

  33. hokya says: 09/21/2009 at 9:56 am

    i usually look up Google BlogSearch :-)

  34. arun kumar says: 09/21/2009 at 2:34 pm

    awesome video, wonder wheel . liked the concept

  35. tours in singapore says: 09/21/2009 at 8:12 pm

    Very cool tool by google…Really appreciate that you shared it out here…needed something like this to help me find topics…

    Thanks again…you are a legend

  36. Chris Papandropoulos says: 09/28/2009 at 10:10 pm

    I mostly use comments and discussions that I follow in various blogs. I will try google’s wonder whell and I’ll provide my review :)

    Thanks,
    Chris
    http://www.tipsonconsulting.com

  37. Ray Cassidy says: 10/03/2009 at 9:09 am

    I’ve just been reminded about the wheel of wonder from Google. The video was a very clear exposition of how to get into it. I am still a little unsure of how to recognise the best pathways to follow. Maybe another little video about that would be good.

    Great effort Darren

  38. Kim Nesbitt says: 10/18/2009 at 5:05 am

    Thanks Darren! This is a really neat tool. I will definitely check this out. Thanks for the video.

  39. diggma says: 10/18/2009 at 4:12 pm

    That’s great, thanks for sharing. I sometimes use Google trends and twitter trends to find topics. Nice tool though.

  40. ugg boots says: 10/20/2009 at 2:23 pm

    I am always stuck for what to write about and have not heard about the wonder wheel. I have another one of your posts on how to plan your blog topics printed out and reference that as well.

  41. sales tsunami says: 10/25/2009 at 7:45 am

    Wow.. Amazing Tool. Thank you very much for sharing this. This will really change things around for me.

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