Finding Content
They say content is king, but what if you don’t have anything to write about? Since starting this blog I have developed a few select sources that I use for information that I thought I would share with you. Just remember, the point of these sources is mainly to inspire you, to help you along - most of the heavy lifting should be done by you.
If something big is happening, it’s bound to be on Twitter. People are continually posting links to cool stuff. A lot of the time people link to interesting or “outrageous” in some cases articles that you might want to add your opinion to that of the blogosphere. Be warned, if does become very popular, then the chances are the “big blogs” will be covering it and might have a head start over you.
The Archives
Sometimes I read through other blogs’ archives and come across what is now old and not so relevant. There is nothing wrong with taking that basis and rewriting it to suit the changes that have been made since and adding your own opinions to the mix. If it’s good quality and isn’t a total rip-off then you shouldn’t have any trouble.
Life
No matter what you blog about, the topic is very likely to be intertwined with your daily lifestyle. Take your daily experiences and talk about them. What went wrong, what went right. If it happened to you it can happen to others - there may be that one Googler looking for your post. In my case I have done this a few times here, here and here.
Where do you find inspiration for your blog’s content?
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Jonathan,
Great post. I find inspiration from many places, similar to yours. First of all, technology. Technology is what fuels me, and my mind.
Twitter is HUGE! I click on so many links, I once had 73 tabs open in Safari, and it didn’t crash
(Go Apple!)
Another big source would have to be comments on blogs, other blogs, and reader feedback. I get a lot of inspiration from comments on my blog, like yours, that inspires me to blog about it.
There are more, but my fingers hurt
Great post!
Daniel Brusilovsky
April 27th, 2008 at 6:19 pmhttp://www.danielbru.com
I’m finding most of my inspiration from articles on websites/blogs (just like yours)… not only archives. I’ve curently 5 articles in writing…. Not yet finished, and soon to be published
June 3rd, 2008 at 11:22 am