Full disclaimer: This blog post has been prepared in advance, as the CMAEON blog mistress is off this week to do a wacky internet charity fundraiser. Oh those crazy Gen Y kids.
Every internet expert will agree that blogging according to a set schedule is very important. But sometimes the idea well runs a little dry. Not that this is the case today. Oh no, not at all. (*ahem*) But this is an important topic! Lots of people write blogs, and that means they need a lot of blog post topics to keep them inspired and writing. So, to help you in this regard, we’ve done a round-up of our favorite suggestions for blog post topics.
- List 30 or more online resources for business people in your industry
- Make a list of the top 10 blogs in your niche
- Collect the best blog postings in your niche and compile a best of-list
- Link a topic from everyday life back to your business “10 Ways SEO is like Base-Jumping”
- Analyze the current climate in your industry and explain the ramifications
- Identify leaders in your area and ask them to guest post on your blog or write for their blog instead
- Compare the new vs the old ways of doing your business
- Write an allegory about your idol doing your business like “The Bruce Lee Method of Business Blogging”
- Use humor to lighten up a boring topic “I Can Haz Pay Per Cat? The Lolcats Way of PPC”
- Check in your stats which post is the most popular one and write a follow up
- Make a donation to a good cause and blog about it
- Check Reddit, StumbleUpon or Technorati to find out what’s most popular right now and find a new angle to it
- Ask questions of your readers or customers, then post the answers on your blog
- Highlight your office and employees to let others know what goes on in your business
- Try making a video blog post – upload a fun video of events/customers/the production process
- Type up a list of the the best tips & tricks for your product/industry
- Describe a common problem in your industry, and how your product can solve it
- Write up a short case study talking about a success story for someone who used your product/services
- Write a review of a book relevant to your industry
- Tell people about some life lessons you learned and how they relate to business
