As bloggers we are always on the lookout for ideas or opportunities to produce content. Your mind has become trained to ask the question, “Can I get a blog post out of that?”

This is a natural thing to do, knowing the difficulties of coming up with great ideas and content on a daily basis.

Many of my ideas have come from reading and brainstorming, others from watching television, traveling and everyday life experiences. One thing is sure, once you become a blogger, you are always on the hunt for that next story.

I have for some time now, kept a list in my office of ideas to write about. The list has gotten quite long, which is a good thing. Below I will share some of my ideas from this list, unedited. To avoid putting you to sleep or have you click away, I”ll keep the list to 51.

1. Perform a blog related test and post the experience and findings

2. Select and write about one of your personal experiences

3. Conduct a survey or poll and post the results

4. Write a post about writing a post

5. Write a list of resources for a particular topic

6. Write a list of “Free” resources

7. Write an opposing view on a popular topic

8. Write a “Shout out” post where you thank helpful people

9. Shine the light on bad actors (spammers and scammers)

10. Shine the light on positive people who contribute to the cause

11.  Expose the ridiculous through humor

12. Write a “I screwed up” post, laying out the experience and what you learned

13.  Explain something that many struggle with, even if it’s really easy to do

14.  Explain how you encountered a problem and how you were able to solve it

15. Repurpose a helpful magazine article into your own words (be sure to give credit to the original author)

16. Review a product or industry related tool

17. Write a “If I could start over” post

18. Do a complete post in response to a particular comment on your blog

19. Write a visionary post like “The Future of _______”

20. Write a “I Remember When” post

21. Expand on comments you’ve read related to a particular topic

22. Write a “Bloggers Jargon” post, explaining what many are talking about and what others are ashamed to ask

23. Do a “How to Burn The Midnight Oil” post

24. Write a “Who The hell Is ______” post, highlighting a really good blogger

25. Do a “Things I’ve Read This Week” post, highlighting other blog post

26. Write a “Where Are They Now?” article

27. Review a book or ebook

28. After listening to something that won’t go away, write a “Enough of ” article

29. Do an article on your niche and embed a video from YouTube

30. Identify a really large topic and break it into a series of articles

31. Write a “Tips & Tricks” post showing an easier way of performing a task

32. Highlight a few “A-Listers” and explain why you admire them

33. Share the experience of your blogging improvements

34.  Share the experience of your blogging  failures in a “How Not to” post

35. Introduce your online friends in a series of articles explaining what they do

36. Post about offline happenings and businesses

37. Generate seasonal articles for Holidays, etc.

38. Post about special events (Earth Day, Blog Action Day, etc.)

39. Write a “History of ______ post

40. Write a “Why Are You ______ series

41. Write a “Don’t Be A ______ post

42. Summarize common blogging issues into a series of articles

43. Blog about a really hot current event, even if outside of your general topic

44. Do a feedback post asking people questions and getting their feedback

45. Take the readers answers and make another post

46. Have a little fun with a “Fill in the blanks” post

47. Write a “Reasons to be ______” series

48. Write a “How to be more productive” series

49. Create a list of “must read” articles from around the net

50. After posting an article series, weave the articles together into an ebook and give it away.

51. Use Tweetdeck or Google Alerts to see what people are talking about and write a post

I hope that some of these ideas have stimulated some thoughts for you to continue producing content for your blog. This list represents about 25% of what I have accumulated, but you should start your own listing today.

Begin with 1 or 2 ideas on a sheet of paper, and just continue to add to it as ideas come to mind. Soon you’ll have a couple of hundred and will never have to rack your brain about what to blog about.

By the way, this is certainly nothing new. There are lists of ideas all around the net, this just happens to be mine. If in some small way this helps you get the juices flowing one stagnant morning, then this is a success. It has helped me on more than a few occasions.

The funny thing is, when you scan the list for an idea, you end up adding to the list instead of selecting a topic and writing a post. You have then successfully unclogged the pipeline and gotten the creativeness within back in gear.

If you’d like to add to this list, please do so in the comments section below.

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