Here’s an easy list that should help you build content for your blog. It’s nothing fancy and it’s straight to the point.
1. Read Forums in Your Niche
No matter what topic your blog covers, there are forums in your niche. Scan them each day, and take note of discussions, and questions asked. Forums keep you abreast of new ideas. Take the time establish yourself in at least one forum. Becoming a trusted forum member will attract readers to your blog.
2. Keep a Running List of Questions
Whenever someone asks me a question on a blog’s topic, I make a note of the question so I can add it to the content file. Or if I find myself thinking of a question I jot it down and come back to it as a new topic.
Question are useful because they trigger your thinking.
3. Read Your Referrer Logs
Read your blog’s referrer logs at least once a week. What search terms did visitors enter into one of the search engines? Copy the search terms into your blog’s content file.
4. Twitter’s Trending Topics
Search Twitter’s trending topics. If a trending topic fits your niche, research and write about it.
5. Write Series
Series are easy to keep going. On a couple of blogs I read they can span out over a course of months
Here are three ideas for series:
* 100 Ways To ________
* 99 __________ Tips
* 25 Things You Need to Know About _________
Tip: When you start a series, keep track of them in your content file, copying the URL of each new item into your file. It’s easy to forget about a series, even if you only have one blog.
6. Read Comments on Your Own and Others’ Blogs
You do read other blogs in your area, don’t you? Others’ blogs can spark ideas for content. Read the comments on blogs, and comment yourself when you can add to a conversation.
7. Write Draft Posts
At the start of each week, I create several new posts for each blog. Each post may only contain the post’s title, and five or six sentences. I then save each post as a draft. When it’s time to complete the draft, it usually only takes me ten to fifteen minutes, because I already know what I want to say.
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