Comments on: What to Blog About When You Have Nothing to Blog About

By: Terilyn Goins

Terilyn Goins — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:39:23 +0000

Great ideas. Thanks!

By: Clarityx

Clarityx — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:49:43 +0000

thank you for your article. I agree with Robin Ferrier that “the best way to counter this is to plan, plan, plan”.

By: joelogon

joelogon — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:28:41 +0000

Robin: Commenting on current events relevant to your business is always a good thing (and it's even better if you add something truly original to the commentary).

Though if you're truly in a dead zone, there may not be a business dustup or blog kerfuffle for you to fall back on. Those are the times that drive writers to drink…

By: Robin Ferrier

Robin Ferrier — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:48:49 +0000

I think the best way to counter this is to plan, plan, plan. (Which is, of course, the shortcut version of what you posted.)

As you mentioned, every time you have an idea, write it down somewhere. And just because you have an idea and write a post, you don't have to actually upload it immediately… especially if you posted something earlier the same day, or even the day before.

Another trick: Instead of coming up with a new idea of your own, comment on your blog about someone else's recent post. After all, if you're a good blogger, you're reading as often as — if not more than — you're writing. And you must have an opinion on what someone else said.

By: What to Write When You’re “Dry” « Portalfuze’s Weblog

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:38:02 +0000

[...] It has to do with a situation that I find myself in today … What to blog about when you don’t know what to blog about. That make sense? It’s about when you run into proverbial writer’s block, when it comes to subjects for your blog. Here’s the original post. [...]