How to Choose Blog Topics for Your Next Post
Blogging has grown from the weblog of a person looking to journal regularly to an income opportunity and a how-to resource for families all over the world. With all that change comes a lot of work, for instance you want to decide where you are hosted, do you go with free or do you pay? Should you look into professional web design? Since blogging has become wildly popular, the average blogger may struggle on how to choose their next blog tropic to write about. Brainstorming creative content to get your audience to be engaged can be overwhelming but it doesn’t have to be with these tips on how to choose blog topics for your next blog post.
- Know your Audience – plugins for self-hosted WordPress such as Jetpack are full of useful tools to analyse what your audience is doing. Jetpack helps you see what is bringing readers to your blog, what they are clicking on when during their visit and where you are getting the most return on effort with promotion on social media. Learn to use Jetpack to your benefit – analyse data, figure out what readers are clicking on, start writing blog topics based on what readers are clicking on.
- Research Trending Topics – using tools like SocialMention help you to analyse what topics are trending in social media. Learning to choose blog topics for your next post using data from trending topics on social media will boost your traffic and in turn add value to your blog. Additional tools to use: Reddit, Keyhole and Google Trends.
- Solve a Problem – think about your audience and what they are clicking when on your blog, what topics are popular with your audience from past posts? Can you add more value to the current content? Can you continue to solve a problem or answer how to for a reader? Determine what relevant content you can write that solves a problem for the average consumer and you will have your next blog post idea ready.
- Create Lists – lists are super popular because adults seem to have a short attention span, sadly they don’t want to read a long winded blog post. Your audience is coming to you to read, learn something new and move on. Think about life hacks, popular products or something you can teach your readers using a list format.
Coming up with new blog post ideas can be difficult, especially if you run multiple blogs, but it doesn’t have to be impossible. When you learn to use the tips laid out in this article regularly and efficiently you will start to have your next blog post idea in no time.
What is your top tip on coming up with blog topics?
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These two are great tools to get more readership on your blog. I use Social Mention, however, most of the time, my blog posts are about the stuff that interests me and my readers. Stuff like household hacks, parenting, travels, and pets.
Sometimes I definitely struggle with trying to decide on what to blog / talk about! These are some awesome pointers!
It can be so hard can’t it 🙁 I really do struggle myself from time to time. x
Awesome post. I have learned some great things here. I usually use forums and pinpoint popular threads related to my niche. This has been working for me so far. I also browse through social media to see what looks popular for blog post ideas.
It sounds like you already have a great way to find topics for you going! x
Writers block is the worst to deal with!! Love these tips, it can be hard to refocus when you have writers block.
These are great tips and I am going to have to check Social Mention out. I am going to work on more lists because I have noticed they are really popular.
I really hope it helps you out 🙂 can’t wait to see your lists as well. x
This is great! Sometimes I often sit and stare at the screen. Researching trending topics is such a good idea, a great way to bring in way more people!
Haha I know that feeling there has been so many times I’ve just sat and looked blankly at my computer.
You’re right about the attentions span. If it takes too long to read, unless it’s VERY compelling, I’ll skip it.
I meant to say SKIM it, not skip it.
I have been thinking about doing a blog….. and this was interesting…
Thanks a lot for these tips, sometimes it’s hard to come up with new and better ideas!
It really can be a tough task to do! Good luck. x
After a decade of blogging, I sometimes wonder how I keep coming up with ideas. I literally have a journal sitting next to me where I just jot down ideas and I have pages upon pages of ideas to still post about!
Oh wow a decade go you that is absolutely amazing! Love how you come up with ideas as well 🙂 x
This is a great list of ideas. I have been blogging for a long time and struggle with topics from time to time.
I do as well sometimes I just go completely blank on what I can do and sometimes I’m brimming with ideas. x
This info is so helpful. Sometimes we don’t know what can we post. Thank you!
These is definitely helpful! I often did writer’s block/spend a lot of time trying to brainstorm new blog post topics/ideas. I LOVE making ‘list posts’ and they always seem to get a great response from my readers.
I am such a list maker and I find they can be such fun to put together as well. x
These are some great ideas. I know I’m always looking for new topics for my blog. I will have to check out what is trending.
Definitely worth looking into it 🙂 after all think how many people are looking up those topics. x
Finding new topics to keep the blog fresh can sometimes be challenging. These are great tips for making sure one’s posts are always new and engaging.
It can be so hard can’t it – sometimes I just have a complete blank on what I could do. x
I had taken a break from blogging. Rebranded myself and am getting back into it. I’m having a lot of fun again!
Go you! Sometimes the best thing to do is take a step back, give yourself some time to think and then decide how to go forward. x
I am a list creator. Everytime I have an idea for a topic, I write it down.
This is really good, really handy for when you’re lacking inspiration for a post.
These are all great tips for when we have writer’s block and can’t come up with a blog post topic. It’s hard to think of something to write every day.
It can be awful can’t it and then you push it a bit and it just gets worse. x
I usually end up writing about something that’s happening in our life. There’s always a topic, but some of them I don’t share because my kids would be very upset if they read it.
Sometimes just the writing of such posts can be very helping to you – just getting it out even if it is never seen.. x
I’m always creating blogging lists! I have a long list of ideas just in case I ever get stuck and at the beginning of each month I write a shorter list that are relevant to this month 😀
Ohh you are so on top of things! Totally admire that (from the messy blogger) x
I have the blocking for a long time and there are times when I have writers block. Tips like this will help me get writing when I get stuck like that again.
I have been blogging for six years and am grateful for your list of tips. I do not spend enough time researching relevant ideas for posts, I need this for a day like today when I have nothing to post!
I love my Jetpack! I’ll have to check out Social Mention. Certain times of the year, the topics flow freely, like from back to school until after Christmas. Knowing our audience is really key and I’d also add staying true to yourself. Don’t try to write outside of your niche.
When I’m choosing a topic for my blog, I try to always think about my audience and their needs. When I’m writing the post, I always make sure I’m showing my audience how to solve a problem. I need to use SocialMention to find out what’s trending.