Do you get everything you could out of the Internet searches you conduct or do you limit your potential for information, understanding, resources and perspective?<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re an author, you conduct research. Even novelists need to know whether camellias grow in Alaska before putting their main character in a charming home in Anchorage surrounded by lush camellia bushes. If it is 1997 and you say that Sunday falls on September 7, you better make sure that is correct. How? Through research. Maybe you want a character to suffer from a certain illness. What are the symptoms? Sure you may be writing fiction, but you\u2019d better base the trackable details on fact. What? \u201ctrackable\u201d isn\u2019t a word? According to my spellcheck, no. But research shows that it is. So it stays in today\u2019s post. Yes, even fiction needs to be believable\u2014at least fiction that\u2019s based on reality as we know and live it. <\/p>\n
This post is dedicated to website research. So often, we only skim the surface of the websites we visit for research purposes. We stop at the home page and maybe click on \u201cabout us\u201d and then leave. And often, in so doing, you\u2019ve missed some valuable leads to other sites on the topic. Many serious sites have resource pages, for example. And if you are researching a particular topic, you could be remiss by not checking and printing out some of these pages. These pages found, sometimes, deep within the recesses of a website could be a goldmine to your research efforts. You might find directories of sites related to your topic, lists of recommended reading material (articles, books, reports\u2026), etc. But if you neglect to dig, you won\u2019t discover the pearls you are seeking.<\/p>\n
Some websites are easier to navigate than others\u2014that\u2019s for sure. While some are a bit lame\u2014they aren\u2019t designed to do much other than promote a product or idea\u2014others are absolutely rich in materials and information. But you have to be willing to search for them. Get used to searching beyond the obvious. You could be rewarded many fold.<\/p>\n
Tomorrow we will talk about using Internet search tools to conduct research<\/p>\n
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