Comments on: 10 + 9 Ways to Find Great Post Ideas for Your Blog

By: Get Connected Through Other Peoples Blogs » Business Analyst » Blog Archive

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 06:03:33 +0000

[...] It’s a revolving web trend where bloggers now get their ideas from other people’s blogs. Darren Rowse even had this tip in his list for developing topics or ideas for conversation. In a blog he authored at problogger.net, Rowse further discussed the idea of snooping around for ideas not only through current posts but, also from blog archives. [...]

By: John

John — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:56:31 +0000

Of course you can purchase posts, or hire a writer. Places like Constant-Content allow you to buy post and requests articles. Guru and elance allow you to bid out writers for hire as well.

By: Blogging Blues? 10 Tips for Dealing with Blogging Burnout | Working Blogger

Blogging Blues? 10 Tips for Dealing with Blogging Burnout | Working Blogger — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 03:05:41 +0000

[...] Be prepared. When you have a few moments and you’re nowhere near feeling burned out, jot down ideas for future posts. Brainstorm a list of posts you’d really like to write for your blog. There are great ideas for getting ideas at Problogger, Successful Blog (and here) and SEOMoz. [...]

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怎样保证BLOG总是有的写 at 博客报–Bokeebao.com — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 01:52:06 +0000

[...] 而ProBlogger 则在”10 + 9 Ways to Find Great Post Ideas for Your Blog “一文中为其增添了9种获取blog写作内容的方法。 [...]

By: CrazyKinux

CrazyKinux — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 00:45:34 +0000

Hey May C,

Then you might be interested in HitTail (http://www.hittail.com/) which lets you manage these keywords in an effective and very practical way.

I use often to get new ideas for posts.

By: May C

May C — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 22:24:34 +0000

I find that looking at the search words that readers type in before they landed on my site is a good idea for me to figure out what people are interested in reading about. Then I go about writing about the topic. Great ideas as usual here.

By: My Hot Image

My Hot Image — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 00:15:01 +0000

It depends on the mood too

sometimes you don’t have the mood to blog even if you have 100 sources of new ideas

however, this post is useful – if i get 1 idea from every source – that’s 19 days of 1 post blogging – you have to think more to get to day 30 :D

By: Joe Rawlinson

Joe Rawlinson — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 16:03:50 +0000

Most of my inspiration comes from daily experiences. I just have to pause for a moment and see if there are any good lessons I can share from my daily interactions with businesses and people.

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 03:47:21 +0000

I usually try to carry a small pad notebook around. It comes handy when ideas suddenly just pop up and you wouldn’t want to miss it. I find that some really good ideas come when your mind is relax and not thinking of a specific subject matter in mind.

By: Blog Building Tips » Blog Archive » Adding to the List of Ideas

Blog Building Tips » Blog Archive » Adding to the List of Ideas — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 02:48:26 +0000

[...] Last night I read the post over at Seomoz with his list of 10 Web tools to Help Generate Blog Content Ideas. Today Darren Rowse over at Problogger listed nine more ideas. So I thought I would help continue the list and see how far it can go. [...]

By: Gdog

Gdog — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 02:44:00 +0000

I get my post ideas by venturing around the city. I see so many interesting things I never run out of ideas on what to post on. Seoul is a fascinating city!

By: jhay

jhay — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 02:07:47 +0000

Great ideas, especially the sudden crazy ideas that suddenly pops up when least expected. Since I don’t have a Macbook or laptop myself, my old pen and notebook has always come handy.

The hardest part is actually putting it all in writing then to posting.

By: bill perry

bill perry — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 23:20:52 +0000

Sometimes I seem to get my best post ideas while driving. I’m not sure if it’s the relaxing or meditative quality of driving, since I like driving to keep my head clear.

I have been playing recently with simple meditation/visioning. Simply sit and clear your mind. If I have two topics that I’d like to somehow relate to each other, I ask my mind, “How can I write a blog post that ties these two ideas together?” Then I let the thoughts flow freely.

Bill

By: Scot Newbury

Scot Newbury — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 23:13:16 +0000

In addition to the ones above I find newsletters often give me material for posts as well as postings on topic related forums. In some instances they lead to a full posting, other times (especially if it’s news) I copy and paste the material with an appropriate credit (always give credit where it’s due).

I would also have to echo the comments about time as there never seems to be enough of it! For myself I’m just now getting the blog juices rolling again after taking a couple months of downtime to deal with off-line issues so getting back in the rhythm is the hardest part.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 22:09:15 +0000

I get serveral of my ideas of that Darren had already listed in his rundown on his posting. Like many, I’ll search Google News for ideas, read other blogs, I hang around in and even those middle of the night crazy idea pops, get written down on a notepad next to my nightstand or a 20 foot walk into my office across the hall and jot them down on the computer desk.

I blog and write full time nowadays. Finding hte time to write takes practice and patience, but, you can set an hour a day to write if you write partime, you’ll actually set a routine each day or night, before bed or work and something is done and published to your blog, either way, its good timing!

By: John Mallon

John Mallon — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 19:32:53 +0000

Today an idea sprung on me for my career/job search blog from an email I received from Blockbuster regarding what I thought was a great service change, believe it or not.
Ads from unrelated areas can give you ideas. Read outside of your industry and think, “How could I use this in my industry, in my blog?”
Application of seemingly unrelated areas can provide great material.
Then again, my blog is still only two weeks old, so ask me how the fountain is working 6 months from now.

By: brem

brem — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:23:35 +0000

Deb: I have about 100 drafts in my wordpress admin panel. Of which, maybe 10 are worthy. Sometimes, I just paste a link, thinking about something I could write on the topic, then time goes by…. ;)

By: CrazyKinux

CrazyKinux — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:23:35 +0000

Brem, you hit the nail right on the head with your comment on Time.

Actually, that would be a great question for your readers Darren. I mean when do they find the time to right. Since most of us have day jobs that may or may not be related to our blogs, when do we tend to write our posts; early in the day, before heading to work, at work, in the evening?

I for once, have split my time in two: I come up with an idea or subject to write about, put my thoughts down in a draft during the day (breaks) or late in the evening, and then I’ll publish them early in the next morning. The only problem I find with this schedule is that by the end of the day, I’m too exhausted to do so and end up never publishing that piece.

What are your thoughts guys (and gals)? Do you post whenever you have an idea, or are you on some sort of schedule?

By: Deborah

Deborah — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:20:23 +0000

I agree with Brem, finding the time to write is where my stress comes into play. I have a notebook that I keep handy and fill it with ideas on a day to day basis. I currently own 22 blogs, and also help write for at least 10 of my clients for their blogs and that leaves very little time at the end of the day. I think it falls under organizing.
I do get a lot of ideas though from the alerts I receive from google.

By: Grokodile

Grokodile — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:19:44 +0000

I hear you. I will have trouble coming up with good ideas and I’ll have trouble finding the time to write about them when I do.

I have recently created a blog that is specifically set up to let me write about things I don’t necessarily know anything about… which greatly expands the topics available! ;)