Looking For Fresh Blog Content?

Written by Susan on April 21st, 2009

So you’ve had your blog up for awhile now. Congratulations! Hopefully you’re well on your way to making an income. Presumably you did your homework when it came to choosing a niche for your blog - and if you didn’t make chasing the fastest buck your first criteria, then you were smart enough to choose a niche you had a genuine interest in. And at first, you had so much to say that you had no problem posting every day. After a while, you began to run out of ideas and couldn’t seem to come up with fresh content. Don’t worry. Every blogger has this problem from time to time.

So how do you keep the blog going - keeping it fresh and full of value? Here are some ideas:

Do a top 10 list. “The top 10 mistakes people do when trying _______ for the first time.” “The top 10 tips for ______.” Lists tend to be easier to write and take less time to formulate. If you can’t come up with 10, perhaps you can make it the top 3 or top 5.

Interview an expert. Approach someone who is very knowledgeable in your niche and you may find they’ll be happy to do an interview, especially if they have a new product just launched and would like the exposure. Put together some thoughtful questions and ask them to write out their answers. The beauty of this blog post is that aside from asking the questions, the interviewee does all the work! And it’s even possible that you could become an affiliate and earn some money promoting their new product.

Answer a recurring question/problem. Go to the forums you frequent in your niche and look for a recurring question that people have. Doing a little research and coming up with answers makes for an excellent blog post. You become the expert, and word will get around that yours is the blog with the answers. More targeted traffic for you - always a good thing.

Blog about other blog posts. Have you read a blog post recently that caused you to stop and think, or offered up a huge glittering gem of priceless information? Blog your opinions, insights, and inspiration you’ve gotten from that person’s post. Be sure to provide a link back (opening in a new window!) so your readers can read the original post.

Use the weather. Look around you at the season and tie it into your niche. Does the hot weather inspire you to share a story on your internet marketing blog about going fishing while your internet marketing business is still making you money? Does the 4 feet of snow outside make you think about reading your favorite books? If so, you can do a niche-related book review with your Amazon or other affiliate links attached.

What’s up in your business world? Blog about what you’re working on now. Using a personal tone, explain what your current project is. Letting a few tidbits escape builds anticipation and helps your readers feel like they’re now on the “inside”.

There’s always a holiday or cultural celebration in the offing. Tie what’s happening in the world at large to your niche. Major holidays are an obvious choice, but consider the less obvious ones too, like Earth Day, Arbor Day, Groundhog Day. In fact, every day of the year is dedicated to celebrating something fun - have a look at the Bizarre American Holidays Calendar website to see what’s on for today. Maybe you can find a fun way to tie your topic into that.

Jump start your blog with these ideas and you’ll soon find your creative juices flowing!