Blogging TIPS #3
Before I get to showing you the examples of highly effective blogs I promised last week, I have been asked to expand on last week's topic a little more ... - Starting your blog is fairly easy ... But keeping it interesting and fresh is a whole other matter. So how is it done? 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 don’t know what to do to keep it going. According to blogging experts, the key to keeping up a successful blog 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. Brainstorming great topic ideas for your blog posts are easy if you use the following: - News in your niche ... Your blog should be timely and there’s no better way to attract attention on your blog 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. 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. Example of timely blog: FSB4 Financial. - Comments section ... The comments section in your blog can be a great source of writing inspiration. Let’s say you have a post on your blog about Rugby. Within the comments section, a few people start asking about how to use the up and coming World Cup in articles for blog marketing. 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. Example of comments blog: Panelworks Ltd. - Resource lists ... 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 list for your readers. Example of Customer Resources page: TSC Customer Resources ( This could include games, you tube videos and any other appropriate tools you can find ) - Other blogs in your niche ... Keep your finger on the pulse of your niche. Watch other blogs in your niche and see what they are writing about. You can take a different angle on the same topic, or cover an area of the topic that the original author missed. If you disagree with the author, feel free to go ahead and express your opinion on your blog. Other bloggers can be a great source of information so be sure to get involved in the community. Find other blogs in your niche: Google Blog Search - Quick tips ... Start collecting a list of 'quick tips' you'd like to share with your niche. These can be inspired by your personal experience with the niche, from other blog posts you've read or from other products in your niche. When you find yourself stuck for blog post ideas, you can write a 'quick tips' post. Example of Quick tips: NZ Mac Community These tips just scratch the surface of where you can find topic ideas for your blog posts. Start keeping a notepad file with blog post ideas and you'll never be at a loss for material. If you have any questions or need any assistance please feel free to contact me at any time. I will be glad to help. Until then ...
Kind Regards, Daniel Moore
The Sales Creator Community.
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