How to generate Blog Contents to write about
If you were only writing content for search engines, you would only care about the following items when deciding on topics to blog about:
–How many searches the keyword phrase you are targeting gets per month
–how much competition there is for that phrase
–how high the adwords cpc (cost per click) is for that phrase
The difference between building a low quality blog and building a high quality blog is that if you were building a low quality blog, you would only care about the above items. You wouldn’t care about building and retaining an audience. You wouldn’t care about creating content that people actually want to share on social networks. You wouldn’t care about anything except getting drive-by search engine traffic. Low quality blogs are for low-lifes. Now, I’m not saying that you shouldn’t pay any mind to things like the average cpc and search volume of a keyphrase. In fact, you should absolutely consider those factors. What I’m saying is that those factors shouldn’t be your sole consideration when deciding on topics to blog about.
So, how do you find keywords to target with high search volume and low competition? How do you determine the perfect keyword phrases to go after? You need to use a keyword research tool. There are so many tools available on Google.
Here are ten effective methods:
1. Read other blogs in your niche for inspiration. You can use their articles as springboards for your own ideas.
2. Try out BottleNose.com for an advanced look at what’s trending across social networks. You might be able to connect some trending keywords to your niche.
3. Read books that relate to your niche.
4. Read highbrow publications like The New York Times, Forbes Magazine, Time Magazine and The New Yorker. Reading highbrow publications will place you in a highbrow state of mind–the state you’ll need to be in if you want to dream up amazing article ideas and build one of the top blogs on the Internet.
5. Ask your readers what they would like to see stories about. Pose a question on Facebook or Twitter.
6. Exercise. Workout in a room with no access to television or go jog outside. As you are exercising, think about topics to blog about. Exercising increases blood flows to the brain, thus increasing your creativity.
7. Drink green tea or an extremely caffeinated cup of coffee. This works wonders to make you sharp as a whip, and it fills you with creative energy.
8. Use recreational drugs. Rumor has it that Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman created the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles after a long night of casual drinking. Alcohol puts you in a relaxed state of mind, a perfect state to brainstorm article ideas if you ask me.
9. Listen to music. Listening to music causes your brain to release dopamine, which regulates your mood. If you are in a pleasant mood, you tend have a higher state of attention.
10. Ask random people on the street what they think you should blog about. Introduce yourself to them. Say, “Hi, my name is Pat Stevens, and I run a blog about agriculture called MeSoCorny.com. I assume you’re at least somewhat interested in agriculture. What topics relating to agriculture interest you?”
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