| What's the hardest thing about blogging? Coming up | | | | 25. Be provocative. Challenge a common belief or |
| with fresh, new blog content! And you have to | | | | widely accepted idea in your niche. |
| publish new posts frequently - twice a week at the | | | | 26. New idea - What new idea about your blog topic |
| very least - to keep readers interested and earn | | | | or niche have you come across lately? |
| search engine love. | | | | 27. YouTube - Embed a funny, moving or insightful |
| If you're feeling stuck, here is a list of 50 blogging | | | | video on YouTube. You can even have a "video day" |
| ideas that are sure to inspire you to come up with | | | | once a week. |
| new content for your blog. Most of the ideas can be | | | | 28. YouTube version 2 - Make YOUR own YouTube |
| used more than once, so you won't run out of blog | | | | video. Publish it on YouTube then embed on your |
| posts for months to come. | | | | blog. This way, you can attract traffic from YouTube |
| And by the way, if you want to make more money | | | | to your blog. |
| from your blog, Blogger's Paycheck shows you how | | | | 29. Freebie - Scour the 'net for freebies that your |
| to make passive income from your blog without | | | | readers will love. Or create a freebie of your own, |
| spending all day at it. | | | | such as a checklist or special report. |
| 1. Special events - Relate your blog topic to a special | | | | 30. Personal story - Use a personal story to illustrate |
| event, national day of, or holiday. | | | | an important concept or principle in your niche. |
| 2. News - Subscribe to Google news alert on your | | | | 31. Free to publish articles - Check out relevant |
| keywords and write about the latest news in your | | | | articles in article directories such as Ezine Articles... but |
| niche. | | | | don't publish them entirely on your blog. Instead, use |
| 3. Book review - Review book popular or best selling | | | | an article or a group of articles as your take-off point |
| books or even ebooks | | | | for a blog post, or several. |
| 4. Respond to a post on another blog in a niche | | | | 32. Link love - This is a post with links to other blogs. |
| similar or related to yours. | | | | Some bloggers set aside one day a week to publish |
| 5. Blog milestone - Write about your blogging | | | | a list of the best blog posts on their topic. |
| milestones, such as publishing your 100th post, | | | | 33. Photo - A picture is worth thousand words, |
| getting your 1000th comment.... | | | | right? Search Flickr for creative commons pictures |
| 6. Niche heroes -Blog about a person who made a | | | | that your readers will like. |
| positive contribution in your niche. | | | | 34. Hot topics - Look at Digg for hot topics in your |
| 7. Blog memes - Join in blog memes such as | | | | niche |
| "Wordless Wednesday". There's at least one for | | | | 35. Pros and cons - Examine what's good and bad |
| every day of the week! | | | | about something related to your blog topic |
| 8. Product review - An excellent way to work in | | | | 36. Respond to relevant questions you find in 37. |
| some affiliate links. | | | | Guest post - Invite another blogger to write a guest |
| 9. FAQs in your niche - Write a short Q & A | | | | post for your blog |
| based on FAQs about your niche. | | | | 38. Reader's post - Invite blog subscribers to submit |
| 10. Blog comment response - Write a long and | | | | an article or post to be published on the blog |
| expanded response to a comment on your blog. | | | | 39. Inspirational post - Write a motivational post for |
| 11. Predict trends - What do you see happening in | | | | your readers. |
| your niche in a year? 5 years? | | | | 40. Update an old post with fresh ideas, new |
| 12. Historical views - What was your niche in the | | | | learnings and current research findings. |
| past? Or what past event influenced your niche? | | | | 41. Beginner's guide - What do beginners in your niche |
| 13. Top tips on any topic of interest to your readers. | | | | struggle with? Write a post to guide them through it. |
| 14. Best of... - A good year ender, make a list of your | | | | 42. Best list - Patterned after "best dressed lists" |
| best posts for the year. | | | | make a list of the best ___ in your niche. |
| 15. Contests - Organize a contest for your blog | | | | 43. Worst list - Make your version of the "worst |
| readers, or make a list of contests your readers can | | | | dressed list" for your niche. |
| join. | | | | 44. New uses for - Think of new ways your readers |
| 16. What I learned from... a current event, a person | | | | can use gadgets and other stuff. |
| you met, or an experience you had. | | | | 45. Write about a live event that you attended and |
| 17. Definitions - Define terms that are commonly used | | | | what you learned from it. |
| in your niche but a beginner may not understand | | | | 46. Bribe post - Bribe your readers with a freebie in |
| 18. New products - Not a review but simply an | | | | exchange for subscribing to your newsletter or RSS |
| announcement of a new product relevant to your | | | | feed. |
| niche. This is another good opportunity to drop in | | | | 47. Around the world - Compare how people in |
| some affiliate links. | | | | different countries do something related to your |
| 19. Biggest problem - Ask your readers what their | | | | niche. |
| biggest problem is about your blog topic or niche. | | | | 48. Seasonal - Relate the month or season to your |
| They post their answers in the comments section. | | | | blog topic. |
| 20. Biggest problem follow up - Summarize the | | | | 49. Blog carnival - Join or host a blog carnival, where |
| comments from #19 in another post. | | | | several publish posts about the same topic on the |
| 21. Biggest problem follow up series - Write a | | | | same day. |
| separate blog post tackling each question from #19. | | | | 50. Host a virtual "conference" on your blog - Invite |
| 22. Interview somebody knowledgeable in your niche, | | | | "speakers" to publish their post on a specified date |
| or has succeeded in it, or is otherwise interesting to | | | | and time. Q&A happens in the comments |
| your readers. | | | | section. |
| 23. Big list - Compile a big list of various resources, | | | | Now that you've got a steady flow of fresh content, |
| just like this one. The bigger the better! | | | | how do you actually make money from your blog? |
| 24. Reader Survey - Put up a brief survey online and | | | | Visit Blogger's Paycheck for a step-by-step guide on |
| blog about the results. | | | | blogging for profit. |
