A question that I often get from readers is this: where do you get your blogging ideas from? How is it that you blog almost daily and still have so much to write about? My mind is blank; I’ve got nothing!
Oh believe you me, I get blogger’s block often, more often than I care to think. It feels great when I’m on the roll with ideas for blog posts and I write them out or type them out in a frenzy until my fingers hurt. On the other hand, when I’m dry and fresh out of ideas, it can get really frustrating. I could even go out for a walk or head to the shops and I’d come back without a single hit of inspiration.
I get stuck with zero inspiration every now and then, and that’s why I need to plan ahead with my blog content. I’ll have at least 2 weeks of content ready to roll but on average, I’ll have at least a month’s worth. I don’t have them all written out, of course. When it comes to content planning, I use a blank month-on-two-pages calendar and fill out the titles or topic for each day. These are written in pencil because I like to be able to move my content around when I see fit.
I also have a notebook which I use to write down any ideas for content whenever they strike. It could happen anywhere; in the shower, on the toilet, when I’m out and about, etc and I make sure to write them down as soon as possible.
So, where do these ideas come from? Yours may come to you differently. Here’s how I get mine most of the time.
