A big THANK YOU to a few of my blogging chums who shared a blogging tip this month. All four of these shared tips are in italics so you can see all the great stuff that’s coming in from other bloggers. If you have an idea or tip you’d like to share, send it my way. I’d be glad to link to you.
Now, here we go! 31 blog post ideas for August…
1 – Make a series of one-minute videos. Every video could address a frequently asked question.
2 – It’s Cataract Awareness Month, MedicAlert Awareness Month, National Immunization Awareness Month, Psoriasis Awareness Month, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month.
3 – Get outside and play a yard game. What skills do you need for the game that you also need in life and work?
4 – Marijke Vroomen Durning of Nurse Turned Writer looks at the daily news to see if there is anything that would interest her blog readers. You should do the same!
5 – 10 ways working with you is better than going to the dentist. Think about it.
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1 – July 1 is Canada Day. Take the time to observe holidays and events occurring in places around the world. You never know where your readers may come from.
2 – Read a business book. Share the lessons learned.
3 – Take a writing prompt from Mama’s Losin’ It.
4 – What does freedom mean to you?
BONUS TIP!
Amy Schmittauer (pictured here) of Savvy Sexy Social and Vlog Boss Studios looks at the calendar to get her blog post ideas. Here’s what she has to say:
“I’m often inspired by my calendar. With seasons, holidays, current events, conferences, or just anything, I can usually come up with a new piece of content that connects with everyday life. Just writing down those keywords will help me come up with a way to tie my content to relateable subjects.”
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In June I’m challenging you to reeeeeach into the creative side of your brain. Write a mix of the straight-edge business blog posts that you’re used to writing with imaginative blog posts that you may not be used to writing. That means you get to paint pictures or deconstruct your favorite song or…
June Blog Post Ideas Start Now
1 – Images get shared on social media more than any other type of post. Consider taking a 30-day photo challenge and discuss it on your blog. Here is a site dedicated to photo ideas.
2 – What do you want to learn? Go crazy. Why not take up knitting or pickling or car maintenance? Chronicle your progress.
3 – The Webby Awards are announced in May. Find sites that inspire you and share.
4 – Are you a member of an association or do you sit on any boards? Talk about that work.
BONUS TIP!
Tim Esterdahl of TE Creative Services has two great sources of blog post inspiration. Here’s what he has to say:
“First, find a forum related to your niche. Write a post about a forum topic with a lot of comments. If forum posters are talking about it, odds are others are searching for that topic, too. Second, look for the corporate media sites in your industry. I use automotive media sites like Toyota’s Press Site, but heck, even Walmart has a media news page. You never know when a new product or idea will be announced.” Read More »
Most successful business bloggers talk about the people around the office and the inter-workings of the organization. It’s the job of a blogger (or bloggers if you have several people managing your company blog) to connect with the reader, and you’re not going to do that with dry, impersonal blog posts. So…
…let’s get creative! Check out these 31 daily blog post ideas for May.
1 – May 1 is May Day and National Law Day. If you don’t feel like giving your readers a basket of candy and flowers, why not tell them about the laws that dictate your industry or business? Never ever give legal advice, but touch on the laws that matter.
2 – Donate the money you would’ve spent on a week’s worth of lattes to a creative project. Visit Kickstarter.com to find a project you can get behind. Don’t forget to write about it.
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The blog post ideas I’m sending out each month may be geared toward businesses that blog, but other types of bloggers are taking advantage, too. Check out the Urban Moo Cow’s Wordle and the Time-Lapse Blog’s Jargon Dictionary to see what I mean.
And, hey, if you decide to use one of these ideas on your blog, tell me about it. I’ll link to you in an upcoming blog post.
Enough of the chit chat. Let’s get to it! Here are your 30 blog post ideas for April.
1 – April 1 is April Fool’s Day. You know what to do.
2 – Remember that infographic you made earlier in February? Summarize how you created the infographic and how you promoted it. Think of it like a marketing case study.
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