Ideas of Blog Posts

[paulpiotrowski]

If you'd like me to write a Blog post on a specific topic, please use this forum to post your ideas.

Anything you'd like me to clarify from past Blog posts?

Any topics you haven't seen me cover?

Anything specific about being an Inspired Money Maker / Entrepreneur that you'd like me to cover?

[Aida]

Paul,
perhaps you can write an entry to recap/finish 2009. Successes/ improvements/ gray areas... What were some things you did well? What are areas you want to improve on? What are your goals for IMM for 2010? How did you do in the areas that you wanted to do better at: saving, health/fitness, spiritual development?

[paulpiotrowski]

Hmmm... good idea... I normally don't look at the past, just to the future, but it might be a good idea to do think.

Thanks, I'll go through my journals and see if I can formulate a post that I think would bring value to my readers.

[Evan]

How do you find where your readers are likely to hang out.

For me it's people interested in self-development. The big fora (forums) are mostly fans of gurus. Don't know if these are much use as you need to agree pretty much with the guru (though maybe that's not a problem).

All ideas welcome.

[Aida]

Speaking of journaling, I did a quick search on IMM for a post on journaling only... If you've written in depth about it then nevermind. If you haven't, however, it would be great to know your tips and tricks for journaling, do you recommend any journaling software, or do you prefer notebooks, how often you go through your journals, what kind of insights do you get, what and how can we get the most out of our journals, how many should we have, (ex: day to day, planning, etc)?

[paulpiotrowski]

Speaking of journaling, I did a quick search on IMM for a post on journaling only... If you've written in depth about it then nevermind. If you haven't, however, it would be great to know your tips and tricks for journaling, do you recommend any journaling software, or do you prefer notebooks, how often you go through your journals, what kind of insights do you get, what and how can we get the most out of our journals, how many should we have, (ex: day to day, planning, etc)?

Cool, I'll write something on that for sure.

[Adara]

The best blogs and feeds are those that contain unique, fresh, compelling, content. So where do these prolific posters get their ideas? I talked to a handful of bloggers to determine where their inspiration originated for their content. Not surprisingly, ideas for blog posts or RSS feed items originate or are influenced by other web content. The following are venues for finding your online muse.
Monitor Google News for keywords related to your industry. If you find a story you disagree with or wholeheartedly agree with write about it. Add your thoughts, and editorialize the content. This does not mean you should just repost Google news summaries. The value is not only in the news aggregation, but in the commentary that you provide. Tie news items to specific events, conditions, or the impact of specific news on the industry. Adding a view point or reference to a news article adds genuine value. Look at your websites "long tail", and examine your web logs. Find phrases that are relevant to your website and write in-depth information about those subjects. This is particularly helpful if the blog or RSS feed is used as a marketing tool for the website. By focusing on obscure or less popular search terms and phrases that are found in your web logs, you will not only find that you provide content of interest to your readers, but you will attract additional web traffic.
Many bloggers have established themselves as "experts" by simply amassing and organizing a large collection of information that relates to a specific field. Use the blog or feed to announce and organize information, new products or services in an unbiased way within a specific industry. Most people assume that there is information on every subject on the Internet, but that is not necessarily the case. If you stumble on an area where there is minimal content, consider it an opportunity. Continue developing content. Chances are if you were searching for the content someone else is as well, develop a blog post or RSS feed for information that find inaccessible.