Coming up with great blog post ideas for your site is one of the keys to becoming a successful blogger. So how do you go about this? We will try to answer this question by discussing various tactics that are commonly used by some of the successful bloggers or online content creators and which you can use too to create best blog ideas for your blog.
Google’s Keyword Planner is a great tool to help you check search volumes for specific queries which lets you know if they are worth pursuing and if they have any competition. It also displays related keywords which is very useful especially when you are coming up with even more relevant topic ideas.
To help you remain on top of your game by providing quality content to your audience, that is current and relevant, you can check out your competitors or even fellow bloggers in your niche. Find out what they have written in the past, and what they are presenting right now. You can use this as an inspiration to improve on your ideas. This does not mean you copy exactly what they are doing but you can learn from them by checking what has worked for them.
Check out Google Trends frequently to see what people are talking about online, and if any of those trends fall under your interest.
Most of the time, bloggers who have subscribers will send on regular basis exclusive content to them. If you are one of the subscribers you will definitely benefit from this content, and you can pick some ideas from it.
Various online communities can be a good source of potential topic ideas in any niche provided you join the ones that are relevant to what you are blogging about. Checking communities that cover same topics as your blog is an excellent way to come up with new ideas. These communities can be Facebook groups, Twitter lists, Forums or Q& A platforms like Yahoo answers and Quora.
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Consider following the top contributors on social networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn in your field. You will notice that they occasionally share information that can be a source of good ideas for your blog.
Your audience or readers often will ask questions or just give their views with regard to a given topic. This can also be a valuable source of new ideas for your blog.
Hubspot Blog Topic Generator can help you come up with new ideas for your blog posts related to specific keywords that you fill in.
Your demographic data can be used to help you find blog post ideas that are relevant to your target audience.
You can target a previous post to a new audience. This can be the same content but with some few changes say in the Title to suite this new audience.
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If you aren’t sure of what topics to write about, why not consider asking your audience directly? You can engage with them through the comments sections, or even on social media or through emails to help you put together your ideas for the next post.
Books whether printed or in soft copies can be a valuable source of ideas to write about. Check out for books that cover same topics as your blog, for blog post ideas, am sure with some good research you can come up with something good that your audience will love.
Keep an eye on news outlets that are related to your field to stay up to date with the latest developments. If you are blogging about Technology, then you wouldn’t want to miss out on the latest development in that field.
Coming up with ideas for your blog posts can be a bit challenging if not tackled well through a plan. Brainstorming for ideas might be hard to some people, but when you know how to do it, everything works well for you.
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Coming up with blog topics can be frustrating at times. These are really great tactics! Checking out a rival's content and using current topics are really good ideas.
Hi Sam, true. Sometimes you have to think out of box, to get good ideas for your new blogs.
I like the idea of looking through your analytics. It does help to review what your readers enjoyed the most.
Hi Fatima, yes, getting Ideas from your audience is the best way to writing a high engaging post.
these are all excellent ideas for generating content topics. I like looking to trends for what's popular
Hey Jasmine, thanks for visiting.
LOVE these tips. So creative, sneaky (in a good way), and genius at the same time.
Hey Debra, thanks!
I'll have to look into using some of these approaches. I wasn't familiar with all of these and it's good to have a strategy. I definitely want to check out Google trends!
Thanks for your feedback!
These are all really great tips. I have never really thought to check competitors archived posts. Great idea!
Hey Sara, thanks for visiting.
I usually like to brainstorm with other bloggers. I find that it helps me and helps them.
True, that is one good way to get blog post ideas.
I never thought about checking google trends - thanks for the heads up
Welcome!
Thanks so much I am always looking for post ideas
Hey Sophia, thanks for visiting.
Great. I definitely needed to see this post today. I am in need of some blog post idea for February so thank you!
You are most welcomed.
Hi, am glad to have been of great help to you. Thanks.