Out of Good Blog Topic Ideas?
Every successful blog is built upon on a consistent flow of good blog topics to keep their content fresh and interesting, readers coming and returning, buzz happening, and income coming in (kerrrching!)
Without relevant topics to post about and interesting subjects to tackle, all those elements tend to dry up like a desert wasteland (cue tumbleweed)
BUT fear not! Blogger’s Alchemy is here with a fool proof set of questions to help you identify good (even great!) blog topics whenever you run out of ideas.
Ask yourself the following questions in relation to your niche, and you’re blogging cup will runneth over in no time at all…
25 Questions for Discovering Good Blog Topics
Each of these questions should be asked in relation to your niche, industry and blog topic.
As always the key source of good blog post ideas is what your target readership want to read about. Nail that and present it to them in an irresistable way (a little dose of SEO and a Great Headline is one good way to do that) and you’ll be well on your way to building a successful blog…
So consider your niche and ask yourself now:
- What’s new?
- What are your readers asking?
- What are they talking about on Twitter (or other Social Media)?
- What problems do your readership or target market face?
- Which tools or resources might help your readers?
- Where do your readers have either/or choices they could do with more info on?
- What concepts or activities need a better explanation?
- Which elements of your niche haven’t you addressed yet?
- Are there any current debates or discussions that you can build upon?
- What activities set the top players apart from the newbies?
- How can a beginner get started?
- Why are certain seemingly unrelated things important to your industry?
- What examples of success can you highlight and share lessons from?
- Are there any changes on the horizon within your industry?
- Who or what would provide inspiration for your readers?
- Do any of your old blog posts need to be updated?
- What could you ask which might stimulate valuable discussion?
- Which search terms is your site being found for (use your analytics!)
- What does everyone assume but isn’t necessarily true?
- Are there any bad products or sites your readers should avoid?
- What mistakes do you see people consistently making?
- What’s worked for you, why, and how can you help others to repeat your successes?
- What mistakes have you made that your readers should avoid?
- Which relevant, targeted keywords can you rank for?
- Heck – What do you enjoy writing about?!
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Hey Jym,
In my opinion bloggers need to write about whatever their target audience would want to hear.
Some sort of value need to be added so the readers actually walk away with some sort of gain or insight.
Excellent post, I had to share it and bookmark it!
Akos
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I agree Akos – ultimately your posts have to be something your readers want to rea, but there are a number of ways to approach that target (hence this list!)
Content always has to be either about giving useful value, or providing entertainment – preferably with an element of both in most niches.
Thanks for stopping by mate
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This is a very thought-provoking list. I think I’ll find myself referring to this on a regular basis.
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Glad to hear it Adam – hope it helps!
Nice to get a comment from a ‘neighbour’, thanks mate
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What a great thoughts about choosing good topics for your blog. When you are blogging it is obviously means that you want to earn money, it is the most crucial part when it comes to blogging because you are going to monetize it. In order to monetize it successfully you have to be more wise in choosing great topics that really attracts. I find your lists very important and I learn a lot!
I mainly create my posts based on search terms, but having 24 more ways to come up with a good post is always handy.
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The more the merrier, huh Nishadha
Building on keyword research is a very good place to start though.
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These should definitely help, if i combine all these questions i’ll have article ideas for the next 10 years, probably.
Great share, thank you!
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That’s the intention Marcus…
Let’s take it a year at a time though – all the best for 2012 mate!
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Excellent list. This is very useful for every bloggers.
Nice post.
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Hey Jym,
Interesting Post, If you’re thinking about starting a blog to make money online through blogging, it is crucial that you pick a profitable blog topic to ensure your blog’s success. This article will discuss a few tips that will help you choose the right topic for your blog so that the blog niche you enter in to is a smart one and your blog is guaranteed profitable.
Thanks
Hi Jym,
This is an awesome post and a great topic for all bloggers. I’m keeping this to refer back to. Thanks for sharing. Sally
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Nice of you to say so Sally – Hope it continues to help!
Thanks for your comment and I wish you a wonderful New Year!
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mate, you just listed a great ways that will help me a lot, when I stuck finding a topic to write a about.
Thanks a lot for sharing
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Glad to know it Faissal, and you’re always welcome.
Happy New Year mate!
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What I did was I decided to write about something I feel passionate about, like a current debate, something I want changed, etc. I want to get my viewers opinions, actually.
Great strategy Jay – as long as your readers are interested in reading about those topics too.
If you’ve found your target readership online, that shouldn’t be a problem.
Also sounds like an excellent foundation for discussion, since you’re looking for your readers to contribute their ideas right from the outset…
Best of luck for 2012 mate!
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Awesome list Jym, I’ve instantly thought about half a dozen post ideas already, great share thank you.
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You’re welcome Fabrizio. Glad to know the ideas are flowing already!
Thanks for coming by and a very Happy New Year!
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Hi Jym,
with these questions nobody should ever run out of ideas, well done. Well, it’s about being creative. I keep my eyes and ears open to sense what people are talking about. As network marketing is a people’s business and not a technical one, we should write about people first and foremost, about their feelings, emotions, ideas, thoughts, actions, fears etc.
I dare to say that we can relate any everyday situation to network marekting, even a short ride on a bus, to only name one example.
As I have my iPhone always with me, I am always ready to shoot a brief video and to embed it in a blog post and write few line in addition to the video.
With that being said, I have rather too many ideas than not enough.
Be blessed and merry Christmas
Oliver
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Nice little package of tips in your comment there Oliver!
Creativity in turning situations around us into relevant lessons or stories is valuable indeed.
Since these days most people have a video camera in their pocket, it becomes easier to catch ideas on the move. I know you’ve been doing that on your blog for some time…!
Thanks for these extra ideas and hope you had a great Christmas – Wish you a very Happy New Year my friend!
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Jym, these are good ideas. I tend to go with tip #25, What do you enjoy writing about? This is probably a strategic mistake, but I had a blast writing my most recent post. At some point I hope to become a more focused blogger. I sure do enjoy your material and the way you write.
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Well… If you’re spending your life writing about things you don’t care about, it may be time to question your line of work I’d say Astro.
Trick is to find a cross-over between what you’re passionate about and topics which have a guaranteed target readership.
Some degree of focus is kinda necessary really, but as you build a readership, people become more interested in what you have to say for it’s own sake.
For example, Darren Rowse could probably write a post about what he ate for breakfast and get huge reader volume without too much trouble…
Thanks for the compliment (and comment!)
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Hey Jym, my most successful post is on technology making us lazy. I have no idea why it is being searched so much, I originally wrote it for Helium and then moved it to one of my blogs. There’s an idea for blog topics; visit a site like Helium and see what they are offering as titles. Those titles are based on trends, so there are thousands of potentially great posts.
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It’s funny how that happens Frank.
I still have a #1 ranking for a term that’s only loosely related to the topics I cover here. It pulls in traffic but the bounce rate is fairly high – a good example of how straying of your central topics doesn’t really work.
Thanks for adding this suggestion. Helium and other sites can certainly be a good source of blog topic ideas – Answers pages such as Yahoo and LinkedIn Answers can provide similar insight into what people are interested in or asking about right now.
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Great tips Jym. As a niche blogger, I basically find any and all long tail keywords that I can and use them to write blog posts.
Of course here and there I use other methods, but I always make sure to have a post using all the long tail keywords in my niche, which usually they are (long tail keywords) questions that people are wanting answers to. So its a perfect opportunity to both please the search engines and provide something useful for readers. Thanks.
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That long tailed approach is the basis for many of my posts too Satrap.
It’s a good idea to identify topics you know people are already searching for, and better still which you are able to rank for too.
Topics with a high search volume are already ‘proven’ – which is a great foundation for a popular post!
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Hey Jym,
Great post here! There are definitely times when I just go blank. I figured that the best way to go around this is by simply asking a question. Doing this, will suddenly light up a bulb on top of my head. You’ve provided some really good questions here that I’d like to try out myself.
Thanks for sharing!
Keep it up!
P.S. Hope you will enjoy the upcoming holidays!
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Seems like you resonate with the imagery here Pete!
Hope these questions provide some inspiration for you mate.
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Hi Jym,
Looking for new hot topic is definitely a good one since it is red hot and will attract extra readers. Also, updating blog post is something I need to look into. as there are just more relevant and updated content/ tool to be added.
Cheers,
Ming
True Ming. Updating is especially relevant when it comes to tools and technology since the very subject itself is changing over time.
For example a post on Google Plus now has to be extended with updates to include the G+ business pages.
Keeping our finger on the pulse of industry news is a great way to pick blog topics people will want to read, but you’ve got to be quick!
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Excellent list, Jym. It’s a good list to review before writing any blog post. I especially like the tip to focus on readers’ problems. It’s our job to connect with others and to do what we can to help them.
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Thanks Lisa.
Focus on reader’s problems is one of the safest ways to guarantee that you’re offering value. Unless you’re in the entertainment blogging business of course
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Hi Jym,
Great post! All the things you’ve listed above are so true. There are a lot of ideas out there like in Stumble Upon and Digg as well as in PopUrls just to name a few. Thanks again and keep up the great work!
-Sonny
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Yeah, those sites and the other big bookmarking ones have loads of content on them to get ideas and inspiration from.
I’m glad you mentioned them actually – checking out the top stories is a good way to learn about what styles of content get massive response and shares as well as providing inspiration for blog topics to write about.
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Great list Jym, number 16 is very useful. I like to go in to my Google analytics account and see which posts are getting the most interest, then either update them (if needed) or create a “part 2″ to expand on it further.
Thanks for sharing. It’s good list for jogging your mind!
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Creating a ‘part 2′ is a great way to pick up where old posts have left off Rachael. Even when a post is complete in itself, we can often find ways to take it to the next level or look at how the topic has developed over time…
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Thanks Jym for the ideas you’d shared! The 25 questions for discovering good blog topics is a great help for bloggers and writers generate new concept for their content. Like your tip # 13. Me, myself love reading success business stories, how they become successful and how they strive hard reaching the peak of their success.
Hoping to read more post from you Jym!
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For many things, there’s no better teacher than the story of someone who’s trodden the path before you Julie.
I’m the same, I love to read about people who’ve made it happen, especially when I can relate their story to my own. Great for inspiration, mindset and often handy practical tips as well…
Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it
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25 points are very short and interesting.keep rocking . but your blog images was looks bad .please redesign the blog
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I love a blogger who isn’t afraid to say what they see Sai.
As it happens I’m getting a complete redesign very soon – just for you of course
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thanks for quick reply
your writing style is really very very awesome and commenting system also nice 
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Reading other people’s blogs gives me a lot of topics to write about. Either I have differing opinions, or I need to share my point of view about the subject matter, I fire up the addthis widget to link back to the blog, then start writing.
Thank you for sharing and have a nice day!
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True Kevin, spending time reading other blogs can always throw up blog topic ideas, or spark discussions which can be developed into valuable posts…
Like the tip to use addthis and link back – always good to put those links in to connect the community and open up the discussion. You’ll often get people linking back in return as well…
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Number 16 – you can add a variation. Pretty much every former blog post raises questions unanswered or begs further explanation. There are usually several new posts lurking in each old one.
However, I usually just apply #25. Works most of the time for me.
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Very true David… There’s always room to explore further, especially in some niches.
Have to agree, and the more we can tune what we want to write about in to what our readers want to read about the better it works out for everyone
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Writing about a problem that readers are looking for a solution to is IMO one of the best ways to drive traffic to your website (especially combined with some good keyword research). Good post!
Sure is Kay. Everyone loves finding solutions to their problems! That’s the whole crux of successful marketing of any kind in fact…
Trick is to work out what language they’re using to think about and search for answers to their problems…
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great list, i’m going to print it out and pin it somewhere i can see it all the time, thank you.
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