Comments on: How to Generate Post Ideas When You Are Stuck http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/ Build your business by sharing what you know Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:51:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Ed Noctor http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-6972 Ed Noctor Sun, 23 Dec 2007 02:32:39 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-6972 Hello Chris, A special thanks to you for the great subscrition on blogging content. You truly are a master in you field. I downloaded your FREE ebook on the art of blogging, and I find your instruction esay to follow. I will begin very shortly on my own Blog, after I read the steps and the ideas you have provided. It now seems so easy, after reading your ebook. I hope to one day, to be the master that I find you are. I hope you will enjoy my photo,as the photo will be my start of my flagship content. Your's truly, Ed Noctor <a></a> Hello Chris,

A special thanks to you for the great subscrition on blogging content. You truly are a master in you field. I downloaded your FREE ebook on the art of blogging, and I find your instruction esay to follow. I will begin very shortly on my own Blog, after I read the steps and the ideas you have provided. It now seems so easy, after reading your ebook. I hope to one day, to be the master that I find you are. I hope you will enjoy my photo,as the photo will be my start of my flagship content.

Your’s truly,

Ed Noctor

]]> By: Ed Noctor http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-18372 Ed Noctor Sun, 23 Dec 2007 02:32:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-18372 Hello Chris, A special thanks to you for the great subscrition on blogging content. You truly are a master in you field. I downloaded your FREE ebook on the art of blogging, and I find your instruction esay to follow. I will begin very shortly on my own Blog, after I read the steps and the ideas you have provided. It now seems so easy, after reading your ebook. I hope to one day, to be the master that I find you are. I hope you will enjoy my photo,as the photo will be my start of my flagship content. Your's truly, Ed Noctor <a></a> Hello Chris,

A special thanks to you for the great subscrition on blogging content. You truly are a master in you field. I downloaded your FREE ebook on the art of blogging, and I find your instruction esay to follow. I will begin very shortly on my own Blog, after I read the steps and the ideas you have provided. It now seems so easy, after reading your ebook. I hope to one day, to be the master that I find you are. I hope you will enjoy my photo,as the photo will be my start of my flagship content.

Your’s truly,

Ed Noctor

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-6908 Chris Garrett Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:25:37 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-6908 @cheryl - A new category can work wonders provided it makes sense to be on that particular blog @Nikole - Yes reading is a great source of content, especially when you connect otherwise disconnected concepts @jesie - Hope it helps :) @cheryl – A new category can work wonders provided it makes sense to be on that particular blog

@Nikole – Yes reading is a great source of content, especially when you connect otherwise disconnected concepts

@jesie – Hope it helps :)

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-18371 Chris Garrett Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:25:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-18371 @cheryl - A new category can work wonders provided it makes sense to be on that particular blog @Nikole - Yes reading is a great source of content, especially when you connect otherwise disconnected concepts @jesie - Hope it helps :) @cheryl – A new category can work wonders provided it makes sense to be on that particular blog

@Nikole – Yes reading is a great source of content, especially when you connect otherwise disconnected concepts

@jesie – Hope it helps :)

]]> By: jesie http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-6841 jesie Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:44:52 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-6841 I tend to be lost on what to blog. I'm glad this post to gives me some insights. I tend to be lost on what to blog. I’m glad this post to gives me some insights.

]]> By: jesie http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-18370 jesie Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:44:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-18370 I tend to be lost on what to blog. I'm glad this post to gives me some insights. I tend to be lost on what to blog. I’m glad this post to gives me some insights.

]]> By: Nikole Gipps http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-6839 Nikole Gipps Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:43:10 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-6839 I'd vote for "Read" being on this list. There's no way that you can read every day -- newspapers, blogs, mailing lists, a book in your field, etc -- and not find inspiration for something to talk about. My problem is finding too much inspiration and then I have to decide what to do with all those ideas ... write it now, save it for later, skip it, etc. I’d vote for “Read” being on this list. There’s no way that you can read every day — newspapers, blogs, mailing lists, a book in your field, etc — and not find inspiration for something to talk about. My problem is finding too much inspiration and then I have to decide what to do with all those ideas … write it now, save it for later, skip it, etc.

]]> By: Nikole Gipps http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-18369 Nikole Gipps Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:43:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-18369 I'd vote for "Read" being on this list. There's no way that you can read every day -- newspapers, blogs, mailing lists, a book in your field, etc -- and not find inspiration for something to talk about. My problem is finding too much inspiration and then I have to decide what to do with all those ideas ... write it now, save it for later, skip it, etc. I’d vote for “Read” being on this list. There’s no way that you can read every day — newspapers, blogs, mailing lists, a book in your field, etc — and not find inspiration for something to talk about. My problem is finding too much inspiration and then I have to decide what to do with all those ideas … write it now, save it for later, skip it, etc.

]]> By: cheryl http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-6831 cheryl Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:35:55 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-6831 Hi Chris! Thanks for the great article. Your critique of my site gave me a lot of things to fix as I was thinking about just doing #10 until you mentioned that you still thought the site's technical problems could be overcome. By implementing most of them that I could, there has been a slow rise in the PR. Now as for topics, I found that adding to existing discussion to be a great way for me to find new things to comment on, and twists I would not have come up with otherwise. Also talking to people who are consumers in my niche about what they are looking for and what they've done is also helping. Finally, for the past few weeks, I've thought about creating a new category. That category would allow me to explore something I wanted to do anyway and have fun writing it off. So...thanks again for the great article. There are too few blogs that are actually worth reading. My goal is to become one of those. Be well, cj Hi Chris!

Thanks for the great article. Your critique of my site gave me a lot of things to fix as I was thinking about just doing #10 until you mentioned that you still thought the site’s technical problems could be overcome. By implementing most of them that I could, there has been a slow rise in the PR.

Now as for topics, I found that adding to existing discussion to be a great way for me to find new things to comment on, and twists I would not have come up with otherwise.

Also talking to people who are consumers in my niche about what they are looking for and what they’ve done is also helping.

Finally, for the past few weeks, I’ve thought about creating a new category. That category would allow me to explore something I wanted to do anyway and have fun writing it off.

So…thanks again for the great article. There are too few blogs that are actually worth reading. My goal is to become one of those.

Be well,
cj

]]> By: cheryl http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-18368 cheryl Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:35:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-18368 Hi Chris! Thanks for the great article. Your critique of my site gave me a lot of things to fix as I was thinking about just doing #10 until you mentioned that you still thought the site's technical problems could be overcome. By implementing most of them that I could, there has been a slow rise in the PR. Now as for topics, I found that adding to existing discussion to be a great way for me to find new things to comment on, and twists I would not have come up with otherwise. Also talking to people who are consumers in my niche about what they are looking for and what they've done is also helping. Finally, for the past few weeks, I've thought about creating a new category. That category would allow me to explore something I wanted to do anyway and have fun writing it off. So...thanks again for the great article. There are too few blogs that are actually worth reading. My goal is to become one of those. Be well, cj Hi Chris!

Thanks for the great article. Your critique of my site gave me a lot of things to fix as I was thinking about just doing #10 until you mentioned that you still thought the site’s technical problems could be overcome. By implementing most of them that I could, there has been a slow rise in the PR.

Now as for topics, I found that adding to existing discussion to be a great way for me to find new things to comment on, and twists I would not have come up with otherwise.

Also talking to people who are consumers in my niche about what they are looking for and what they’ve done is also helping.

Finally, for the past few weeks, I’ve thought about creating a new category. That category would allow me to explore something I wanted to do anyway and have fun writing it off.

So…thanks again for the great article. There are too few blogs that are actually worth reading. My goal is to become one of those.

Be well,
cj

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-6821 Chris Garrett Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:46:31 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-6821 @Sharon - I love doing roundups but they do take time, not just in the editing and writing but the time between having the idea, gathering links and finally posting :) @Randa - I love the "what have I learned" idea, if it made an impact on you then you can guess others would also find it useful @Ashish - Yes looking at the gaps can be useful too, having a bunch of question-asking friends is probably a gift for an IT blogger :) @Jon - Thanks Jon :) @K Stone - It's an approach I have used quite a few times and it really works :) @Sonia - Nice, article plus added traffic - cool :) @heather - Forums are an excellent source, especially as you can often link between them so win-win. I have posted about authority blogger forum threads a few times here. @Michael - Saying something nice is a great idea, I never thought of just complimenting someone to form a post - great stuff :) @Jeremy - Remember they don't have to be your readers ;) @Innovation Catalyst - Working up ideas in advance is a good idea and how I am ending this series :) @Lucy - Heh, take no prisoners indeed :) I did meet someone once who liked to interview himself for publicity :) @Sharon – I love doing roundups but they do take time, not just in the editing and writing but the time between having the idea, gathering links and finally posting :)

@Randa – I love the “what have I learned” idea, if it made an impact on you then you can guess others would also find it useful

@Ashish – Yes looking at the gaps can be useful too, having a bunch of question-asking friends is probably a gift for an IT blogger :)

@Jon – Thanks Jon :)

@K Stone – It’s an approach I have used quite a few times and it really works :)

@Sonia – Nice, article plus added traffic – cool :)

@heather – Forums are an excellent source, especially as you can often link between them so win-win. I have posted about authority blogger forum threads a few times here.

@Michael – Saying something nice is a great idea, I never thought of just complimenting someone to form a post – great stuff :)

@Jeremy – Remember they don’t have to be your readers ;)

@Innovation Catalyst – Working up ideas in advance is a good idea and how I am ending this series :)

@Lucy – Heh, take no prisoners indeed :) I did meet someone once who liked to interview himself for publicity :)

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-18367 Chris Garrett Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:46:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-18367 @Sharon - I love doing roundups but they do take time, not just in the editing and writing but the time between having the idea, gathering links and finally posting :) @Randa - I love the "what have I learned" idea, if it made an impact on you then you can guess others would also find it useful @Ashish - Yes looking at the gaps can be useful too, having a bunch of question-asking friends is probably a gift for an IT blogger :) @Jon - Thanks Jon :) @K Stone - It's an approach I have used quite a few times and it really works :) @Sonia - Nice, article plus added traffic - cool :) @heather - Forums are an excellent source, especially as you can often link between them so win-win. I have posted about authority blogger forum threads a few times here. @Michael - Saying something nice is a great idea, I never thought of just complimenting someone to form a post - great stuff :) @Jeremy - Remember they don't have to be your readers ;) @Innovation Catalyst - Working up ideas in advance is a good idea and how I am ending this series :) @Lucy - Heh, take no prisoners indeed :) I did meet someone once who liked to interview himself for publicity :) @Sharon – I love doing roundups but they do take time, not just in the editing and writing but the time between having the idea, gathering links and finally posting :)

@Randa – I love the “what have I learned” idea, if it made an impact on you then you can guess others would also find it useful

@Ashish – Yes looking at the gaps can be useful too, having a bunch of question-asking friends is probably a gift for an IT blogger :)

@Jon – Thanks Jon :)

@K Stone – It’s an approach I have used quite a few times and it really works :)

@Sonia – Nice, article plus added traffic – cool :)

@heather – Forums are an excellent source, especially as you can often link between them so win-win. I have posted about authority blogger forum threads a few times here.

@Michael – Saying something nice is a great idea, I never thought of just complimenting someone to form a post – great stuff :)

@Jeremy – Remember they don’t have to be your readers ;)

@Innovation Catalyst – Working up ideas in advance is a good idea and how I am ending this series :)

@Lucy – Heh, take no prisoners indeed :) I did meet someone once who liked to interview himself for publicity :)

]]> By: Lucy Dee http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-6813 Lucy Dee Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:38:05 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-6813 I almost want to be embarrassed to say it, but I actually took Tip #4 literally. I actually have a conversation with myself, which can actually be cheaper than Tip #8 "Phone a friend", although the neighbors might want to know what's going on if they know you live alone, don't have a pet, nor a phone. Whatever, you have a blog to update. Take no prisoners! Thanks for the hot tips! I almost want to be embarrassed to say it, but I actually took Tip #4 literally. I actually have a conversation with myself, which can actually be cheaper than Tip #8 “Phone a friend”, although the neighbors might want to know what’s going on if they know you live alone, don’t have a pet, nor a phone. Whatever, you have a blog to update. Take no prisoners! Thanks for the hot tips!

]]> By: Lucy Dee http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-18366 Lucy Dee Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:38:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-18366 I almost want to be embarrassed to say it, but I actually took Tip #4 literally. I actually have a conversation with myself, which can actually be cheaper than Tip #8 "Phone a friend", although the neighbors might want to know what's going on if they know you live alone, don't have a pet, nor a phone. Whatever, you have a blog to update. Take no prisoners! Thanks for the hot tips! I almost want to be embarrassed to say it, but I actually took Tip #4 literally. I actually have a conversation with myself, which can actually be cheaper than Tip #8 “Phone a friend”, although the neighbors might want to know what’s going on if they know you live alone, don’t have a pet, nor a phone. Whatever, you have a blog to update. Take no prisoners! Thanks for the hot tips!

]]> By: Innovation Catalyst http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-6812 Innovation Catalyst Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:45:54 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-6812 I usually try to generate a How To column a couple of times a month. I did one called "40 Uses For A Brick" that illustrated how to use creative thinking techniques to proliferate ideas. In fact, you can use those same techniques to proliferate ideas for posts. It might be a good idea to start each month by coming up with a list of potential post ideas based on a quota of 10-15, using some of tools I mention. I usually try to generate a How To column a couple of times a month. I did one called “40 Uses For A Brick” that illustrated how to use creative thinking techniques to proliferate ideas.

In fact, you can use those same techniques to proliferate ideas for posts. It might be a good idea to start each month by coming up with a list of potential post ideas based on a quota of 10-15, using some of tools I mention.

]]> By: Innovation Catalyst http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-18365 Innovation Catalyst Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:45:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-18365 I usually try to generate a How To column a couple of times a month. I did one called "40 Uses For A Brick" that illustrated how to use creative thinking techniques to proliferate ideas. In fact, you can use those same techniques to proliferate ideas for posts. It might be a good idea to start each month by coming up with a list of potential post ideas based on a quota of 10-15, using some of tools I mention. I usually try to generate a How To column a couple of times a month. I did one called “40 Uses For A Brick” that illustrated how to use creative thinking techniques to proliferate ideas.

In fact, you can use those same techniques to proliferate ideas for posts. It might be a good idea to start each month by coming up with a list of potential post ideas based on a quota of 10-15, using some of tools I mention.

]]> By: Jeremy Williams http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-6809 Jeremy Williams Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:57:43 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-6809 I've had that issue myself a bit lately, so this is quite a helpful post. =) I'll be looking into trying to use some of these over the next week or so. I find 3 and 4 to be the ones I've used the most in the past. 6 Would be the best if only my readers would generate me some. ;P I’ve had that issue myself a bit lately, so this is quite a helpful post. =)
I’ll be looking into trying to use some of these over the next week or so.
I find 3 and 4 to be the ones I’ve used the most in the past. 6 Would be the best if only my readers would generate me some. ;P

]]> By: Jeremy Williams http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-18364 Jeremy Williams Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:57:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-18364 I've had that issue myself a bit lately, so this is quite a helpful post. =) I'll be looking into trying to use some of these over the next week or so. I find 3 and 4 to be the ones I've used the most in the past. 6 Would be the best if only my readers would generate me some. ;P I’ve had that issue myself a bit lately, so this is quite a helpful post. =)
I’ll be looking into trying to use some of these over the next week or so.
I find 3 and 4 to be the ones I’ve used the most in the past. 6 Would be the best if only my readers would generate me some. ;P

]]> By: Michael Martine http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-6807 Michael Martine Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:49:39 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-6807 Some great ideas here. They must work well, since you are so prolific. :) One method that I came up with that always seems to work is that you can simply <a href="http://www.michaelmartine.com/2007/11/26/break-out-of-bloggers-block-say-something-nice/" rel="nofollow">write up something nice</a> about another blog or blogger. It makes their day, which in turn makes yours, and you wrote a post when you thought you had nothing in you. Some great ideas here. They must work well, since you are so prolific. :) One method that I came up with that always seems to work is that you can simply write up something nice about another blog or blogger. It makes their day, which in turn makes yours, and you wrote a post when you thought you had nothing in you.

]]> By: Michael Martine http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-18363 Michael Martine Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:49:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-generate-post-ideas-when-you-are-stuck/#comment-18363 Some great ideas here. They must work well, since you are so prolific. :) One method that I came up with that always seems to work is that you can simply <a href="http://www.michaelmartine.com/2007/11/26/break-out-of-bloggers-block-say-something-nice/" rel="nofollow">write up something nice</a> about another blog or blogger. It makes their day, which in turn makes yours, and you wrote a post when you thought you had nothing in you. Some great ideas here. They must work well, since you are so prolific. :) One method that I came up with that always seems to work is that you can simply write up something nice about another blog or blogger. It makes their day, which in turn makes yours, and you wrote a post when you thought you had nothing in you.

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