Blog Post Idea Generator
This is the first part of a series of posts to help you find and create blog post ideas so you won't get stuck and suffer from writer's block.
The goal of this page is to help you create more content (so you
can make more money) and spend less time staring blankly at
your computer screen.
The first thing you need to do is have a place to store all
of your brilliant blog post ideas.
My favorite place to save ideas is NetVibes.com. Store your
ideas and access them from anywhere. Create a tab
to store your ideas and another tab to read your favorite
blogs or news sources.
You may prefer to go use a simple spiral notebook or Google Docs.
Use your cell phone to save ideas or record ideas with your audio
recorder if you have one.
Buy a small notepad if you prefer. Keep it in your pocket
and write ideas and transfer them to your main idea bank
later. Personally, I like the artsy Moleskine notebooks (see below for link).
Once you have your blog post idea recording system
in place, it's time to start creating ideas. The best
thing to do is set aside time specifically to create ideas.
I recommend getting out of the home or office away from
potential distractions. Go to a library or coffee shop.
Once you are settled into your creative nest, it's time
to start creating ideas. Start writing whatever comes
to mind. Fill up your idea bank until satisified. Sort the good
ones from the bad ones and start a section to list your
top favorite ideas out of all the ones you have generated.
Write about areas of your life that need fixed... goals
you would like to accomplish, etc. Write what you want to learn.
Write about your struggles - hard things you have been through, survived...
disease or traumatic events - death, tax nightmares, bankruptcy, lost
love, etc.
Write about one of your recent travels. Do a review on where
you went, how your hotel was, good and bad restaurants, bars, shops, etc.
Visit the bookstore - I've often found that browsing around a bookstore
will give me a ton of ideas. Bring something to take notes with and be
sure to visit the magazine section.
If you have a laptop and Internet access with you, here
are a few starting point web sites to help you find idea
starting points... or trigger similar ideas, spinoffs, etc.
9 Steps to Better Blog Post Ideas
Nine steps to create better blog post ideas. Visit: 9 Steps to Better Blog Post Ideas
101 Great Posting Ideas That Will Make Your Blog Sizzle — I Help You Blog
Visit: 101 Great Posting Ideas That Will Make Your Blog Sizzle — I Help You Blog
Big Huge Thesaurus: Blog post ideas
This blog post idea generator was built by Big Huge Labs and gives you random blog post ideas as submitted by other people using it. If you have an idea, add it to the queue. Visit: Big Huge Thesaurus: Blog post ideas
604 Blog Post Ideas For When You're Stuck
This is an awesome yet simple post that contains links to other posts that have lists of how to come up with ideas. There's no excuse this time... here are 604 ways to generate blog post ideas! Visit: 604 Blog Post Ideas For When You're Stuck
Come up with 10 Post Ideas [Day 11 - 31DBBB]
How to come up with ten blog post ideas by the one... the only Problogger Darren Rowse. Visit: Come up with 10 Post Ideas [Day 11 - 31DBBB]
Twitter Search
Twitter Search is one of the best places to see what everyone is talking about. View trending topics or search for just about anything to see what's being said. Take a look at duration between tweets to judge popularity. Visit: Twitter Search
Brizzly / A simple way to experience the social web
Brizzly is a site that explains what some of the trending topics mean on Twitter. Visit: Brizzly / A simple way to experience the social web
Discover - Recent Activity
StumbleUpon is an awesome site where you can randomly "stumble" around on the Internet and view sites that others have enjoyed. Hit a stumble button with their toolbar and a random site will be displayed under the topics of your choice. Visit: Discover - Recent Activity
Mahalo Answers Home
Mahalo Answers is another great starting point to find blog post ideas. Here you can see real questions asked and answered by real people. Best answers chosen are tipped in Mahalo Dollars. Visit: Mahalo Answers Home
Facebook | Search
Browse groups on Facebook for ideas. Look for groups with a lot of members to judge how popular an idea may be. Visit: Facebook | Search
TweetMeme - Search and Retweet the Hottest Stories on Twitter
Tweetmeme displays the hottest links on Twitter in a Digg style format. Visit: TweetMeme - Search and Retweet the Hottest Stories on Twitter
Topix: Your town. Your news. Your take.
Topix is an awesome online forum site with discussions on local events as well as world news, current events, etc. Find threads with a lot of comments and this is likely a hot area to write about. Visit: Topix: Your town. Your news. Your take.
popurls® | the genuine news aggregator for the latest web buzz
PopURLS gives you a snapshot of some of the current top stories, links, videos, photos and more around the Internet. Visit: popurls® | the genuine news aggregator for the latest web buzz
Yahoo! Answers - Home
Online question and answer site. See what other questions people want answered. I've seen some people answer other questions and include a link to their web site or blog... but not sure how often this is frowned upon. Visit: Yahoo! Answers - Home
Google Trends
Search Google Trends for the latest hot topics being searched for on Google. Visit: Google Trends
Moleskine ® - Legendary notebooks
The official site where you can buy Moleskine notebooks. I believe you can also buy these at Barnes & Nobel and other bookstores, too. Visit: Moleskine ® - Legendary notebooks
Netvibes (36)
Netvibes.com is an excellent place to store your blog post ideas and access them from anywhere. Visit: Netvibes (36)
100 Ways To Find Ideas For Your Blog Posts | LifeSnips
100 Ways to Find Ideas For Your Blog Posts - fill that empty head of yours with ides for blog posts with these 100 tips. Visit: 100 Ways To Find Ideas For Your Blog Posts | LifeSnips