Comments on: How to Choose a Topic for Your Next Blog Post http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/ Make Money Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:37:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mr. Oh! http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/comment-page-1/#comment-4279678 Mr. Oh! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:11:00 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/#comment-4279678 I've been following this series and things have been going great! www.oraloh.com has gained traffic like crazy since its start a few weeks ago. I always reference back to this page when coming up with a new post. Thanks again ProBlogger! -Mr. Oh! I’ve been following this series and things have been going great!

http://www.oraloh.com has gained traffic like crazy since its start a few weeks ago.

I always reference back to this page when coming up with a new post.

Thanks again ProBlogger!

-Mr. Oh!

]]> By: $2.1 Million in Year http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/comment-page-1/#comment-4253471 $2.1 Million in Year Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:06:13 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/#comment-4253471 Thanks for the tips and nice video. Thanks for the tips and nice video.

]]> By: Nick Grimshawe http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/comment-page-1/#comment-4194280 Nick Grimshawe Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:11:20 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/#comment-4194280 I can see that getting more organized will be a big help. I often browse around on Digg for ideas. It's a great place to see what people are interested in and talking about. Once a week or so, I like to just browse around, letting one thing lead to another, I find this random approach puts me in touch with things I might not otherwise have found. But I also get, "where the hell did I see that...?" so the tips on organizing this stuff are great. Nick I can see that getting more organized will be a big help. I often browse around on Digg for ideas. It’s a great place to see what people are interested in and talking about.

Once a week or so, I like to just browse around, letting one thing lead to another, I find this random approach puts me in touch with things I might not otherwise have found.

But I also get, “where the hell did I see that…?” so the tips on organizing this stuff are great.

Nick

]]> By: Oral http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/comment-page-1/#comment-4189645 Oral Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:05:48 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/#comment-4189645 I have a decent friend base that comes to me for advice, help, or tips on performing better at a specific task, which will go un-named here. ;) Nonetheless, as friends come to me with these queries, I come up with topics to talk about. While pondering ideas on blogs is something I'll do from time to time. I'd much rather have a discussion about the topic with someone, write down notes afterwards, then shape my blog post around that conversation. This way it is fresh in my mind and I feel in the groove. Blogging about the dialogue of my advice to someone helps keep my readers engaged. Also it is easier to see the full issue, reasons behind it, steps to overcome it, and how the end result should feel. That's my 2cents, -Oral I have a decent friend base that comes to me for advice, help, or tips on performing better at a specific task, which will go un-named here. ;)

Nonetheless, as friends come to me with these queries, I come up with topics to talk about. While pondering ideas on blogs is something I’ll do from time to time. I’d much rather have a discussion about the topic with someone, write down notes afterwards, then shape my blog post around that conversation. This way it is fresh in my mind and I feel in the groove.

Blogging about the dialogue of my advice to someone helps keep my readers engaged. Also it is easier to see the full issue, reasons behind it, steps to overcome it, and how the end result should feel.

That’s my 2cents,

-Oral

]]> By: Stephen Lee http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/comment-page-1/#comment-4178652 Stephen Lee Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:48:10 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/#comment-4178652 I get a lot of my post ideas by checking out the top posts of other blogs in my niche. From time to time, I also check out Google hot trends, what's hot in Squidoo, Hub Pages and ezinarticles, buzzle etc I get a lot of my post ideas by checking out the top posts of other blogs in my niche. From time to time, I also check out Google hot trends, what’s hot in Squidoo, Hub Pages and ezinarticles, buzzle etc

]]> By: Charlie Gilkey http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/comment-page-1/#comment-4166954 Charlie Gilkey Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:52:41 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/#comment-4166954 I've found that planning ahead is the best way to produce quality content and relieve a lot of the pressure bloggers have to continually crank out "the next great post." I designed some a post planner and calendar and am making them available for free at <a href="http://www.productiveflourishing.com/more-free-planners-the-blog-post-planner-and-calendar/" rel="nofollow">Productive Flourishing</a>. I'd appreciate feedback, and I hope some of you find it helpful. I’ve found that planning ahead is the best way to produce quality content and relieve a lot of the pressure bloggers have to continually crank out “the next great post.”

I designed some a post planner and calendar and am making them available for free at Productive Flourishing. I’d appreciate feedback, and I hope some of you find it helpful.

]]> By: Sara http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/comment-page-1/#comment-4140201 Sara Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:39:17 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/#comment-4140201 That's actually a great idea... I've been jotting things down in a pen-and-paper journal that I keep in my purse, and coming back to it later always helps. Also, I've been reading up on blogging (BooksOnBoard has a series of useful <a href="http://www.booksonboard.com/index.php?BODY=viewbook&BOOK=93977" rel="nofollow">ebooks about blogging</a>). I really enjoy your tips... your blog is definitely a must-read! That’s actually a great idea… I’ve been jotting things down in a pen-and-paper journal that I keep in my purse, and coming back to it later always helps. Also, I’ve been reading up on blogging (BooksOnBoard has a series of useful ebooks about blogging). I really enjoy your tips… your blog is definitely a must-read!

]]> By: Ray Harvard http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/comment-page-1/#comment-4137995 Ray Harvard Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:15:04 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/#comment-4137995 Choosing content is one of the hardest things for me. Like the others I tend to jot things down in a "to-do" list file and I'm pleased to see that others also either use the ideas or they don't. Its probably a good filtering technique. If the idea doesn't hold water the next time you come to it, maybe it wasn't such a good idea after all. I also record ideas using my phone recorder when I'm out and about ot if I wake up in the night with that brialliant idea. How sad is that !! I also use Google Alerts for research on particular topics, I've also got a couple of other ideas for using Google Alerts on my blog. Choosing content is one of the hardest things for me.

Like the others I tend to jot things down in a “to-do” list file and I’m pleased to see that others also either use the ideas or they don’t.

Its probably a good filtering technique.

If the idea doesn’t hold water the next time you come to it, maybe it wasn’t such a good idea after all.

I also record ideas using my phone recorder when I’m out and about ot if I wake up in the night with that brialliant idea. How sad is that !!

I also use Google Alerts for research on particular topics, I’ve also got a couple of other ideas for using Google Alerts on my blog.

]]> By: Bill Kruse http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/comment-page-1/#comment-4102156 Bill Kruse Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:38:09 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/#comment-4102156 Hi, All this used to be a problem for me too; so I built myself a handy resource :-) It's at http://www.kruse.co.uk/article-research.htm and I hope people find it useful. And link to it. No, really, I do! It is useful if you're stuck and some of the resources on there are just plain interesting in their own right. BB Hi,

All this used to be a problem for me too; so I built myself a handy resource :-) It’s at

http://www.kruse.co.uk/article-research.htm

and I hope people find it useful.
And link to it.

No, really, I do! It is useful if you’re stuck and some of the resources on there are just plain interesting in their own right.

BB

]]> By: Lance http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/comment-page-1/#comment-4101129 Lance Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:18:15 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/#comment-4101129 Great post. Really helped me to see that I need to discipline and formalize my brainstorms (more like brain drizzles, but you get the idea). Great post. Really helped me to see that I need to discipline and formalize my brainstorms (more like brain drizzles, but you get the idea).

]]> By: Mel Menzies http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/comment-page-1/#comment-4092038 Mel Menzies Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:52:53 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/#comment-4092038 One of the points you say works for you,Darren, is choosing a blog post title. I find when I'm writing a book that choosing a title for it before I begin keeps me on theme. For instance, Healed Within was the biography of a young woman who was struck down with a brain tumour and ended up being a quadriplegic. She lost everything: her marriage, her lifestyle, everything. But she had a faith. And that was what I was commissioned to write about: the way her faith healed her - not physically, but inside - her mind, emotions and spirit. That title meant that when the storyline looked like going off at a tangent, I was pulled back into line. Great idea. Sometimes, though, when blogging (and I'm very new to that) I find that a title comes to me from the first draft rather than the other way round as with a book. I'm beginning to ramble! It's bedtime here. Night. Mel Menzies One of the points you say works for you,Darren, is choosing a blog post title. I find when I’m writing a book that choosing a title for it before I begin keeps me on theme. For instance, Healed Within was the biography of a young woman who was struck down with a brain tumour and ended up being a quadriplegic. She lost everything: her marriage, her lifestyle, everything. But she had a faith. And that was what I was commissioned to write about: the way her faith healed her – not physically, but inside – her mind, emotions and spirit. That title meant that when the storyline looked like going off at a tangent, I was pulled back into line. Great idea. Sometimes, though, when blogging (and I’m very new to that) I find that a title comes to me from the first draft rather than the other way round as with a book. I’m beginning to ramble! It’s bedtime here. Night. Mel Menzies

]]> By: Bad Credit http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/comment-page-1/#comment-4063379 Bad Credit Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:29:32 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/#comment-4063379 As you suggest, I especially think that it is important to focus on your reader when you choose the subject matter for a post. As you suggest, I especially think that it is important to focus on your reader when you choose the subject matter for a post.

]]> By: mspennylane http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/comment-page-1/#comment-4046303 mspennylane Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:05:54 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/#comment-4046303 Really great advice here. The editorial calendar link is also really useful for me. I think it's a great way to write better posts if you plan them. Thanks! Really great advice here. The editorial calendar link is also really useful for me. I think it’s a great way to write better posts if you plan them. Thanks!

]]> By: Roschelle http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/comment-page-1/#comment-4044715 Roschelle Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:59:15 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/#comment-4044715 I've seen lots of the echo chamber you mentioned. It seems that in the world we affectionately call the Blogosphere people lose their individuality trying to pull a bit of this, a piece of that, etc. from other blogs. I find that if you stick to (like you said) what's important to you (the blogger) and what the reader wants to spend time perusing, you'll earn a respectable following I’ve seen lots of the echo chamber you mentioned. It seems that in the world we affectionately call the Blogosphere people lose their individuality trying to pull a bit of this, a piece of that, etc. from other blogs. I find that if you stick to (like you said) what’s important to you (the blogger) and what the reader wants to spend time perusing, you’ll earn a respectable following

]]> By: green blog http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/comment-page-1/#comment-4038646 green blog Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:44:36 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/#comment-4038646 Usually what I do is try to focus on making a continuation of my previous blog post and that way I can ensure that the readers would want to come back for more. Usually what I do is try to focus on making a continuation of my previous blog post and that way I can ensure that the readers would want to come back for more.

]]> By: Moon Loh http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/comment-page-1/#comment-4035993 Moon Loh Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:45:40 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/#comment-4035993 I agree with you that sometimes the post ideas end up evolving into something that is quite different. To avoid out of the topic, recently I found a way to keep me rich with blog post ideas. I outline the topics that can be covered based on my blog's taglines and write it down and plan ahead. I agree with you that sometimes the post ideas end up evolving into something that is quite different. To avoid out of the topic, recently I found a way to keep me rich with blog post ideas. I outline the topics that can be covered based on my blog’s taglines and write it down and plan ahead.

]]> By: Ann - One Bag Nation http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/comment-page-1/#comment-4032302 Ann - One Bag Nation Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:08:21 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/#comment-4032302 I always have a bunch of draft posts ready to be fine-tuned, although sometimes I just have the title. Even that is a help if I feel stuck. I always have a bunch of draft posts ready to be fine-tuned, although sometimes I just have the title. Even that is a help if I feel stuck.

]]> By: Hamdani http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/comment-page-1/#comment-4029506 Hamdani Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:17:24 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/#comment-4029506 <i>"There are times where in most niches you’ll need to cover a story that doesn’t really ‘matter’ to you so much - or where you write about something that does matter that is not topical - however somewhere in the mix of all of these things a post’s topic will emerge. "</i> I agreed and quoted. When I post my <a href="http://www.streamxy.com/?p=186" rel="nofollow">latest post</a> initially the idea is about how web hosting provider make money but then it skewed a little bit how you could lose some money and the same time probably your domain name. It suddenly connected with other earlier post about domain name management. <b>All due mind mapping.</b> If I don't have an idea, I go to <a href="http://secondworld.stumbleupon.com/home/" rel="nofollow">my stumbleupon</a>, get the inspiration from my friends, fans or my fans and write that on a notebook and after that start mind mapping. “There are times where in most niches you’ll need to cover a story that doesn’t really ‘matter’ to you so much – or where you write about something that does matter that is not topical – however somewhere in the mix of all of these things a post’s topic will emerge. “

I agreed and quoted. When I post my latest post initially the idea is about how web hosting provider make money but then it skewed a little bit how you could lose some money and the same time probably your domain name. It suddenly connected with other earlier post about domain name management. All due mind mapping.

If I don’t have an idea, I go to my stumbleupon, get the inspiration from my friends, fans or my fans and write that on a notebook and after that start mind mapping.

]]> By: Amanda http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/comment-page-1/#comment-4029408 Amanda Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:57:11 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/#comment-4029408 As a foodblogger, many of my post topics come from something I've cooked--it's turning a simple recipe-with-picture into an interesting post that I find challenging. Finding a way to connect a story to the food is easier said than done. As a foodblogger, many of my post topics come from something I’ve cooked–it’s turning a simple recipe-with-picture into an interesting post that I find challenging. Finding a way to connect a story to the food is easier said than done.

]]> By: matt http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/comment-page-1/#comment-4029376 matt Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:49:49 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/14/how-to-choose-a-topic-for-your-next-blog-post/#comment-4029376 If you don't really have anything to say - it's okay not to say anything. If you don’t really have anything to say – it’s okay not to say anything.

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