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 5 surefire idea's for better blog posts

Starting a blog is easy – keeping a blog interesting and fresh is a whole other matter.

While many marketers have no trouble beginning a niche blog, the sheer number of abandoned blogs around the 'net speaks to the fact that many marketers don't know what to do to keep a blog going.

The key to keeping a blog going is to post frequently. This means that you're going to need an ever present stream of content coming into your blog.

You may be intimidated by the thought of having to come up with lots of topic ideas. Finding topics for your blog posts are easy if you use the following formula.

1. CAPTIONS.

Your blog should be active and timely and there's no better way to get attention than to tap into some ongoing news. No matter what your niche is you can find news stories and breaking information that will help fuel timely blog posts.

Look for captions, or headlines, to stay on top of things. Sign up for Google Alerts (it's free) and set up alerts on important words in your niche. This way you'll be able to see the news in your niche and blog about current topics.

2. COMMENTS.

The comments section of your blog can be a great source of writing inspiration. Let's say you have a post on your  blog about keyword research. Within the comments section, a few people start asking about how to use keywords in content. Voila! You have your next blog post. Look through your comments section to identify topics that you can write about or questions you can answer in the form of a blog post.

you could also use this method on forums, facebook groups and from your email. All you just need to do is a little digging.

3. Resources.

Are there some websites or other resources that your niche needs to know about? Write a few resource list posts. Resource lists posts are very easy to write and they provide maximum value to your readers because they can get the information that they need easily. When you can't think of anything else to write about you can pull together a helpful resource list for your readers.

4. Pulse.

Keep your finger on the pulse of your niche. Watch other blogs, social media, join Facebook groups and see what they are talking about. You can take a different angle on the same topic, or cover an area of the topic that others may have missed. If you disagree feel free to go ahead and express you own opinion on your blog. 

5. Tips.

Start collecting a list of quick tips you'd like to share with your niche. These can be inspired by your personal experience or from other blog posts you've read or from other sources you are involved with in your niche. When you find yourself stuck for blog post ideas, you can write a quick tips post.

These tips just scratch the surface of where you can find ideas for blog posts to populate your blog. Start keeping a notepad file with blog post ideas and you'll never be at a loss for material.

What do you think?

There are many ways to keep track of your idea's while you are doing other things. That is when the light bulb likes to turn on for myself, when I am busy.

Do you have an idea strategy?

 If not you may need to get the idea factory by Valerie Parv. This is a great resource for bloggers and writers. I highly recommend it.