What Should I Write About? 10 Tips

One issue bloggers may struggle with is finding topics to write about. If you struggle to find good ideas for articles here are some ideas to give you new inspiration.

1. What would be Useful for You?

Are there any questions you would like answered? What do you wish you had known when you started blogging? Don’t worry if these things seem obvious to you now. There will be many who still search for the basic answers. Also, if you can write from personal experience your articles will have more authenticity.

2. Area of Expertise.

Some niches are crowded with similar articles. Think about areas where you have specialised knowledge. What do you know most about? What topics can you write effortlessly without having to research ideas from others

3. Comments.

Sometimes when writing comments on other blogs, I realise I could easily make this comment into an article. Don’t give all your best ideas as comments on other blogs. Expand it into your own post.

4. Get into A routine

I find that if I leave a blog for a week, it becomes harder to find ideas. However, once I start writing a blog entry I find new ideas start to flow. The more time I spend on a niche, the more ideas come.

5. Write A List of Articles to Write

Because I have several blogs, I have a document called titles to write. Whenever a good idea comes I add it to the relevant section. Therefore, I always have at least 10 suggestions for topics to write.

6. Brainstorm

Sometimes I just spend time thinking of good article titles. I may not use all of them, but, when I feel in a creative mood I use it to consider titles. Another benefit of thinking of titles before you start writing is that you have time to crystallise the essence of your article in your mind.

7. Readers Questions

I use this on my economic blog quite a lot. Readers leave economics questions and so I don’t have to think of titles - I just answer. There are several ways to invite questions. Perhaps people have already left questions in the comments of posts.

8. Related Keyword Searches.

Find out how people come to your site, then write on related keyword searches. I often find that statistics can give many good ideas for titles. Another advantage is that these titles tend to be good for attracting search engine traffic. You don’t have to always target search engine traffic, but I don’t think many webmasters would mind a  bit more traffic from Google.

9. Read books on your topics

There is inspiration beyond the internet. Read books / magazines related to your topic. After reading these you will get several ideas.

10. Lateral Thinking.

Just because your blog is about Blogging, that doesn’t mean you have to stick religiously to your niche. Think about recent events can you make a link between a situation and your own niche. For example, What economics taught me about blogging. 

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