[How To] Use Your 'Ideas' Report

This module provides specific, timely writing ideas from JD Supra editors based on current readership trends they've identified in site-wide data and other rich sources.

Use this editorial guidance to develop your own new content based on data-driven evidence of what readers want to know, right now.

Notes and next steps

  • These writing ideas and trend alerts are published by JD Supra monthly, covering 14 subjects/practice areas. Click the drop down menu within the module to see a full list of available subjects. Subscribe to any/all categories relevant to your practice area(s) and writing efforts.
  • Use your account dashboard to access latest writing ideas – updates are available right here, in this report – or subscribe to receive latest guidance by email, as it is published by editors. (Click 'Manage all subscriptions' to confirm you are signed up to receive writing ideas by email.)
  • From your dashboard, click "More" to see additional writing recommendations for your chosen topic(s).
  • In addition to identifying a key topic of interest among readers right now, editors also provide suggestions for editorial framing for each trend. Follow this invaluable guidance to ensure you are producing focused, engaging work that meets reader needs, concerns, and interests
  • Many writing ideas/trend alerts include links to examples of how the media is currently covering the topic. Follow these links to understand how the public conversation is unfolding around an important issue – and use this framing as a departure into your own unique, valuable insight and analysis. 
  • In other words: don't break the news, explain why the news matters to your clients and prospective clients. (These writing ideas help you to do exactly that, with data-driven trend alerts, suggestions for editorial framing, and links to examples of current coverage.)