Description
This is a step-by-step guide on how to research a topic and create a comprensive summary article about it
Goal
Requirements
- name of topic
- questions to answer
- motivation behind questions
Outcomes
- Quick Reference
- In Depth Article
- Expertise
Tools
- Sites
- Wikipedia
- AnswerThePublic
- KewordTool.IO
- Reddit Keyword Research Tool
- Type name of subreddit, extract common search keywords from that subreddit
- Create audience personas
- Find low competition keywords to target directly
- Social media
- Facebook
- Facebook Groups
- Slack communities
- Discord servers
- Facebook
- Cloud Storage
- Google Drive
- On Demand Expertiese
- UpWork
Process
Setup Research area
- Create Shared Folder for Topic on Cloud Storage
- Create Topic doc from Topic Doc Template
- Create initial Topic page in Knowledge Base site
Assign Researcher
- Create UpWork post
- “[topic] Expert to Create Research Article”
- Review UpWork applicants
- Shortlist UpWork applicants
- Schedule Interviews for Applicants
- Hire Researcher
Omboard Researcher
- Share folder with Researcher
- Share link to Topic in Knowledge Base
- Add Researcher to chat group
- Add Researcher to PM tool
Identify common questions
- Search for “[topic]” in Google, copy Questions from “People also ask” section in the Google results
- Search for [topic] in KeywordTool & Summarize
- Search “[topic] top questions” & Summarize
- Search “[topic] site:www.reddit.com/r/askreddit/”
- Add Common Questions to Common Questions section of Topic doc
Research Overview
- Search for “[topic] wiki” & Summarize
- Add valuable links to Resources section of Topic doc
Research Terminology, Definitions
- Search for “[topic] terminology”
Resarch Videos
- Search “[topic] best videos” on YouTube & Summarize to Videos section of Topics doc
Research “5 Whys”
- Search “why [topic]” & Summarize
- Search “[topic] benefits” & Summarize
- Add reasons to Why section of Topic doc
Identify Demonstration
- Search Youtube for “[topic] demo”
Identify Communities
- Search for “[topic] communites” & Summarize
- Add Communities to Communities section of Topic doc
Idenfify News Sources
- Search for “[topic] news sources” & Summarize
Research History
- Search for “[topic] history” & Summarize to History section of Topic doc
- Search for “[topic] origin”
- Search for “[topic] timeline” & Summarize to History section of Topic doc
Research Culture
- Search for “[topic] culture” & Summarize
- Search for “[topic] rules” & Summarize
- Search for “[topic] jokes” & Summarize
- Add to Culture section of Topic doc
Identify expertise
- Search for “[topic] experts” & Summarize
- Add Experts to Expert section of Topic doc
- Search Reddit for Experts
- Add Expert Links to the Experts section of Topic doc
Research Interesting Facts
- Search for “[topic] interesting facts” & Summarize
- Search for “[topic] statistics” & Summarize
- Add Interesting Facts to the Intesting Facts section of Topic doc
Research Criticisms
- Search for “[topic] criticism” & Summarize
Research Costs
- Search for “[topic] costs” & Summarize to Costs section of Topic doc
Research Getting Started
- Search for “[topic] getting started” & Summarize
- Create Getting Started action list in the Getting Started section of Topic doc
- Add Getting Started Links to the Getting Started section of Resources
Research Common Problems
- Search for “[topic] common problems” & Summarize
- Search for “[topic] drawbacks” & Summarize
Research Misunderstandings
- Search for “[topic] misunderstandings”
- Search for “[topic] myths”
Research Explanations
- Search for “[topic] explained” & Summarize
Research How to Learn
- Search for “how to learn [topic] & Summarize to Learning section of Topic Doc
Research How to Get Help
- Search for “[topic] how to get help” & Summarize
Research existing tools
- Search for “[topic] tools” & Summarize
- Add summarized tools to Tools section of Topic doc
Research Products
- Search for “[topic] products” & Summarize to Products section of Topic doc
Research Infographics
- Search for “[topic] infographic”
- Search for “[topic] maps”
- Add Infographic to Infographics section of Topic doc
Research Cheat Sheets
- Search for “[topic] cheatsheets” & Summarize
- Add Cheatsheets to Cheatsheets section of Topic doc
Research Future predictions
- Search for “[topic] future”
- Search for “[topic] predictions”
Research competitors
- Search for “[topic] competitors” & Summarize
- Add Competitors to Competition section of Topic doc
- For each Competitor, search “[topic] differentiator” and Summarize
- Add Competitor Differentiators to Topic doc
Research Books
- Search for “[topic] books” & Summarize
- Search for “[topic] book recommendations reddit” & Summarize to Books section of Topic doc
Clean up
- Links
- Find the best link for a topic, remove duplicates
Summarize
- Links & Resources: Look for links that other people frequently reference & praise
- Terminology: When an unfamiliar term is encountered, add the term to the Terminology section of Topic doc
Resources
TEMPLATE: [topic] Quick Reference
TEMPLATE: [topic] Overview
Overview
is… One liner overview
Who, what, where, when, why
Infographics
Common Questions
Why
Interesting Facts
Criticisms
Challenges
Costs
History & Timeline
Communities
News
Experts
- Name, role, specialty, known for
Major Players / Competition
- Player
- Differentiators
Tools
Cheatsheets
Products
Learning
How to Get Help
Getting Started
Checklists
- Situation
Future
How to
- Situation, goal, action, outcome
Sub Topics
Resources
- Wiki
- Communities
- Getting started
- Books