Blog Posts — 10 Tips For Generating New Ideas
Before you do anything else, take a break. Lie down and rest a bit. Go for a walk and get the blood flowing. This alone can clear the cobwebs so that you can convince your mind once again to generate excellent ideas for blog posts. Below are 10 more ways to help the process along.
1. Read some of your favorite writers on other blogs. This can trigger ideas of your own.
2. Also, read back through some of your first blog posts. Can you expand on one or two, or rewrite them from a different perspective?
3. Go to your readers. Write a short post that briefly reiterates your “niche subject,” and then ask them what posts THEY would love to see you write.
4. Search through a bunch of your readers’ comments to see if anyone has questions or suggestions there on which you can write.
5. Brainstorm on paper by writing prospective titles appropriate to your niche. Don’t worry if they seem far-fetched. This is only to act as a trigger, so be crazy. Be creative. Be off subject even.
6. Call or IM friends, family members, or fellow bloggers. Do a mini survey by asking each of them to give you two or three post ideas.
7. Thumb through several magazines, even if they aren’t related to your niche. An article, an ad, or a picture could be just the prompt you need to get the juices flowing again.
8. Take a mind-break by idly surfing the web. Given all that it contains, something is bound to catch your eye and cause an “aha!” moment for an excellent post to write.
9. As you strive to generate ideas for a new blog post, take notes. If you don’t already have a notebook full of post ideas, this can be the start of an “idea generator journal,” which is a great tool for every writer/blogger.
10. Bravest of all, think outside your niche. Post something unrelated and then create a tie-in that makes it perfect for your niche.
What can you add to this short list of tips for generating new blogging ideas?
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