Killer Post Idea - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Posted on January 25, 2008
Filed Under Beginning Blogging |
I was driving home from work today and I had this killer idea for a new post. It wasn’t a brand new idea but a new way of presenting an idea. I thought about it for a minute, got more excited and decided to research and write it as soon as I got home.
I got home and didn’t make it in the door before I had to do this and that. Animals needed tending, the trash can blew over and while I was picking that up, my neighbor stopped by to chat for a minute. It was over an hour before I got inside and could turn on my computer.
I opened Word and put my fingers on the keyboard and…. my mind was a total blank. I remembered that I wanted to write the post. I remembered being excited about it. I even remember that it was a fresh idea but can I remember what that idea was? Nope.
Has this ever happened to you? Maybe it’s age, maybe it’s stress, maybe it’s way too much multi-tasking but it was here one minute big as life and gone the next. Chances are that I will remember it in the morning while I’m drinking my coffee but right now… nope, it’s gone.
So I have come up with a strategy to prevent brain blanking. I have a small notebook that I carry with me all the time. I keep it for writing down mileage, things I put on my check card, to do lists, etc. It’s like a mini inbox.
I am also going to start writing down post ideas which I always seem to get when I am driving. Driving must stimulate something creative in my brain because it is when I have my best ideas. So even if I have to pull over for a second, I am going to make a note of the idea.
Along the same train of thought, I did some research on post ideas today and came up with some interesting posts.
Chris Garrett on Performancing writes 10 Killer Post Ideas. He has some good ideas to stimulate your brain if you are stuck on what to write including a writing a somewhat controversial attack.
Philip Liu of I Help You Blog has created a massive list of 101 Great Posting Ideas That Will Make Your Blog Sizzle If something on his list doesn’t stimulate some brain cells, you may not have a brain. I know it has mine buzzing.
Darren Rowse on ProBlogger marinates his posts. And, oh my goodness, he writes them down in a notebook although his is moleskin whilst mine is but a spiral version.
Digging a little deeper for those better hidden gems, I found
If all else fails, Mista at That IT Girl tells us How to find Blog Post Ideas from Your OWN website. This is actually a pretty good idea. Take a look at what keywords people are using to get to your blog and then think of ways to expand them.
Shamelle from Enhance Life writes about Places to Fish and Find Great Post Ideas. She has some good ideas including increasing your idle time. Your brain can’t think of new things if it’s too busy dealing with the old ones so… go fishing.
** Photo Courtesy of JohnW
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