Depending on your website’s theme, your main content can be either textual, graphical or video based. Most of the time, the majority of your content will be textual, requiring you to write and have it researched should you need more info. To kill this monotonousness , one can diverse the type of content by adding a rich mixture of content. Some of the popular type of contents include:-
- Text / Articles (Article directories)
- FAQ / Questions & Answers
- Top 10 Myths / Rumours / Solutions
- Compilation of links to resourceful sites
- News
- Etc.
- Videos (Youtube, Metacafe, etc.)
- Presentations (Flash, PowerPoint)
- Podcasts (You can convert your textual content to audio)
- Ebooks
- Diagrams & Charts (Use Gliffy.com or Microsoft Word)
- Create tutorials (Step by Step Diagrams or Videos)
- Games / Wallpapers / Free items
- Images / Photos
- Outline the history of your topic (Google Search Timeline & Wikipedia)
- A collection of links / resources
- Display RSS Feeds on your website
You can also try to rewrite your content using a different approach…
- Write it like a guide, how-to, step by step, etc.
- Question & answer
- Question based, instead of giving answers, question certain fact or other content found on the net.
- Tell readers what NOT to do instead of what to do
- A scenario or a story to convey your main points
- Checklist style
Other than that, should you be so inclined to write a ultra long post / content, it’s always a good idea to break it up into series of articles so not only it would be shorter, more organised and more absorbable, it also creates repeat visitors.