www.inkthinkerblog.com — I need to find some way to get Chris Garrett to pay me every time I link to his blog, because I would be making a full-time living from it. He is just so good at what he does — and more important to me, good at what I do, which makes me better at it!
Take today’s post, for instance, which offers 10 things to blog about or ways to get ideas when the well is dry. It’s the beginning of what looks to be a series on generating blog post ideas. Here’s the quick summary, but go read the whole thing so you can get all of Chris’ wisdom on the topic:
- Vary your type of post (eg, list post, Q&A post, etc)
- Seek inspiration in magazines and newspapers
- Springboard off of other bloggers’ posts
- Cull your archives for ideas
- Talk about your “joys and frustrations”
- Answer a reader question (check the comments if you think you don’t have any)
- Imagine a specific audience member to write to
- Talk to a real audience member, not imagined
- Think of another topic area to write in
- Get back to basics and write a primer on your topic
This is the in-my-own-words version, so like I said, read the original post.
Are you doing any of these things? Leave a comment and tell us which.
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