Writers block? There is nothing worse than staring at a new post screen in your blog than drawing a complete blank about what to write about. A content calendar goes a long way towards making sure you are blogging strategically but you still need to know what to put in the calendar.

1. 15 Ways To
Find
Content To
Write About
For Your
Blog Posts

2. questions from clients
save email questions (and your responses) into an Evernote folder or in your blogging file
#1

3. set up Google Alerts
that relate to your industry
#2

4. Subscribeto
Industry blogs
Industry feeds
Industry newsletters
#3

5. EDUCATE (not promote)
your readers about your products
or services
#4

6. solve challenges
you know your
readers face
#5

7. use case studies to
show how you have
solved customer’s
pain points
#6

8. what’s
trending on
social media?
#7

9. TIP: This is a great way to let your readers know about
available tools and how they can improve processes.
comparison or versus
posts about tools your
readers use
#8

10. Save ‘how to’
guides or
instructions you
send clients.
Great blog
fodder!
#9

11. #10
GoogleAnalytics
Look at which articles
have attracted the
most readers in the past
Write more articles
about these popular
subjects

12. turn an existing post
Into a series
#11

13. #12
REVIEW
a product or service
of interest to your
readers

14. Look at sites like Quora to see what industry related
questions are being asked that you could answer in a
blog post.
#13

15. Read comments on popular blogs to find what your readers
are thinking about, challenged by, interested in and use
these comments as topics for your blog.
#14

16. ask
Ask your customers directly
what they’d like you to write
about.
Invite their feedback using a
survey with a draw for a prize
Go to social media groups
and again, offer a freebie to
thank them for their feedback
#15

17. For more tips
and tools for
your small
business …
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