THINKing

Top 17 Tips For Developing Compelling Blog Ideas

Sometimes I have to really put on the thinking cap to come up with a blog idea.  Are you struggling with this, too? I’ve put together this post with the tips that have most helped me come up with solid ideas, as well as provided a few related articles you may want to peruse.

Take A Hint. I’m going to develop a post soon about website design based on a question I received from a reader at our Facebook fan page.
Start A Fight. Is there someone in your business who has opinions with which you disagree vehemently? Passion makes great posts.
Talk To The Expert. Is there someone in your business that you respect? Interview him or her. Chances are others would like to know what that expert is thinking, too.
Search The Dusty Archives. I often look at previous posts, pull five or six that have been overlooked and present them in a new post.
Go Serial. At the start of 2010, I began a weekly installment providing links to creativity-related items.
Lessons Learned. Has something happened in your personal or professional life that you learned from and can turn into a post?
Go Random. The link to the left takes you to a random idea generator. I just used it and was presented with these three random thoughts: transparent, musical, sex toy. I’ll get back to you later with the post idea that comes from that!
Be Historic. Write something on a figure from the early days of your profession like this piece I penned on PR pioneer Edward Bernays.
By The Numbers. Write a piece that gives 3, 5, 7, 9 or 11 tips in your area of expertise. As you can see, I like using odd numbers.
Cliff’s Notes. What have you been reading about? Develop a post that summarizes your reading and link off to your source material.
Go Supernatural. Select something from science fiction or horror and marry it with your business. I did it in a post called What Marketers Can Learn From Zombies.
Be Statistical. Look at your analytics to see what keywords are bringing in your readers. Post on a keyword-based topic.
Personal Best. Make a list of your best posts by topic.
What Would ____ Think? Look at your business through the eyes of another. For example: What Would Leonardo da Vinci Think About Facebook?
Reader Favorites. Ask your readers about their favorite resources or tools.
Weekly Riff. Take a topic and write something about it each day for a week.
Steal With Style. Have you read something recently that you really liked? Well, write a piece on the topic giving it your own unique spin.

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