Creating a blog for business today is simple.
You can purchase a great looking blog template design and sign up with a great hosting company for nominal cost.
However, the dilemma I’m seeing individuals have is staying consistent and coming up with great content to publish. One of the key success to maintaining a blog for a long time is content creation.
I analyze a lot of blogs and speak with a handful of individuals that are starting out their business.
There are two issue that always comes up. I’m going to discuss one of them which is not having the capability of coming up with great content.
Let me share with you 5 tips on overcoming content creation dilemma
1. Are you reading? - This is always the first question I’ll ask them. If they answer no, right away I know that is the breakdown. I’m not just talking about reading other blogs. I’m talking about reading books.
If they are reading, then I’ll ask what kind of books are you reading? If the individual is not reading a book that will help them improve themselves.
That is a great place to start. There is something magical about this. The moment you start reading a personal help book. The mind starts working and the creativity starts flowing.
2. Are you stepping away from your computer? This is a problem for internet marketers. For some reason they shut themselves from the outside world.
You need to get outside and mingle with people. Get interactive with people when you are running your errands.
You are probably wondering what does this have to do with content creation.
When the mind starts interacting with another human being it allows you to connect with individuals. Most importantly you start to be conversational which allows you to connect and relate with people.
That is why some bloggers are more powerful than others. They know how to connect.
3. Are you mixing up topics? Let me explain what I mean by this question by using my blog as an example. This blog is all about learning how to generate leads for your business using online methods.
Once in a while, I’ll mix it up with personal growth and business ownership mentality. By adding different topics into your content it starts to open up different doors in your readers mind.
Now, what you’ve done is made them aware of something that they were not probably thinking about. This is a very powerful strategy.
4. Are you mixing up your content delivery method? It is a good habit to mix up the delivery method of your content. Sometimes it is a lot easier to shot a video to explain or demonstrate something than writing it out.
There are times I’ll include other bloggers content into my own content. If I read another bloggers post and it was good. I’m going to find a way to include that into my blog post.
Now, most bloggers won’t do that because they are afraid that they won’t be looked at as an expert in their field. When in reality it does the opposite. It shows that you are an expert in your field and you do research to back up your work.
5. Are you making your old work, new again? If you take a look at some of the old work you’ve done 5-6 months ago. I bet, you have said, “Oh…man, I could have included this and that.”
Use your own work for inspiration to create new post. I’ve taken old written post and created new ones from it because it gave me new ideas.
Keep these in mind and they will help you come up with amazing content for your blog. Blogging isn’t difficult if you are properly prepared.
With that said, I hope you enjoy your weekend!
To Your Success,
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I particularly like your tip of stepping away from your computer for a while and this is one of the 3 methods I use to help get creative:
Remove Pressure – Get into your Creative zone – Write stuff down.
A great article and along with your 202 tips for blogs there is really no excuse now…….best I get writing again!
.-= Dave Chapple´s last blog ..Effective Online Leadership =-.
Hi Dave,
Stepping away does help out clearing the mind and rejuvenating the body. Thanks for stopping by.
Have a wonderful day!
This is one of the problems I am encountering. I do have some stuff I could go back and redo. Thanks for the tip.
.-= Keysha Bass´s last blog ..Let’s get it done todayJust do it! =-.
Hi Keysha,
That is a good strategy go back and you’ll see that you can add more stuff.
Some really good ideas Josh. I have a tonne of ideas for my blog, but if I don’t write them down I’m lost about knowing which ones to write about!
I’ve not run out of content yet 200+ posts in, but one tip I’ve used is write a series of posts. So instead of just writing one, write it over a few weeks. The benefits are that you can use the content for an ebook or short course.
.-= Matthew Needham´s last blog ..Wednesday Wisdom =-.
Hi Matthew,
That is so important to write down topics. There were times I had great ideas for topics and never wrote them down…
Excellent job Josh.. This is an obstacle for most bloggers, but you gave exactly how to overcome it in such an easy to understand way.. I’m sharing this asap
Hi Milena,
Thank you!
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