coming up with blog post topicsNo, really. How do you come up with blog post ideas? I want to know!

You know how I come up with blog post ideas, so I turned the table and asked some of my fellow Blogathon bloggers how they find inspiration. I got some gems. Pure gems.

“Over the past year, I’ve found that I (being a homeschool mom of 8 children) need STRUCTURE for my blogging. I generally blog Monday through Friday so I have a theme [for each] day.”
–Kate Megill of Teaching What Is Good

Walking around a city or neighborhood helps me think of ideas. In Philadelphia, I stumbled on America’s oldest residential street and, because a biscuit maker used to live there, I turned that into a post.”
–Jennifer Walker of My Morning Chocolate

“I post about my family, which is the most important thing to me. May is the anniversary month of my parents who are both deceased, so I will do a post about my parents falling in love and marrying in 1964.”
–Mimi of mom2blmgn.blogspot.com

“‘Ten ways to do something’ are great posts, and you can turn each of the 10 into its own post.”
–Michelle Amethyst Mahoney of Amethyst Tarot

“Because I write about health topics, I check out the national or international health awareness topics for the month/day/week. Some months, like May, are just chock full of topics.”
–Marijke Vroomen Durning of Med Health Writer

“A plan or editorial calendar is good. In fact, there’s a WP plugin for that.”
–Jane Boursaw of Reel Life with Jane

“I have a huge mindmap (using Mindmeister, which I highly recommend). Each of my general blog categories (ten or so) has a node. What this has done is create a huge battery of ideas that would last me months if I didn’t come up with any new ones.”
–Sarah Moon of Clear Eyes, Full Shelves

Brainstorming about your blog’s audience can also help. Who’s been reading your blog? What are they saying in the comments? Are they asking about something? Do they particularly like a post? Why or why not? What are your top five most visited posts?”
–Jackie Dishner of Bike with Jackie

“I use my photos as a way to come up with posts or to remember something I wanted to write about. It’s been a very effective tool for me, and it sort of forces me to organize pictures when I return from wherever it is I’ve been that day.”
–Joan Lambert Bailey of Popcorn Homestead

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Your turn. How do you come up with blog post topics?

Sara Lancaster

About Sara Lancaster

Sara is The Condiment Marketing Co.’s founder and creative director. She oversees client relationships, strategic marketing plans, as well as a bit of copywriting and social media management.