Writing hasn’t always been easy for me, nor do I think of myself as a very good writer. I know enough to get by without making a high school english teacher cringe while reading my articles. I decided that I would write about how to come up with things to write in your blogs on a regular basis. I have several blogs that I try to post an entry on at least once a week. When I say “consistently” or “regular basis”, I don’t necessarily mean every single day. Although if you can write that much than you’re probably better or more dedicated to your blog than I am to mine.
Let’s get into it! Shall we? (If you already have a blog with a specific theme then you can skip this part about coming up with the general subject of your blog.) If you’re like me, then you like ’stuff’. Whatever that ’stuff’ happens to be, whether it’s current events, politics, American Idol, pop culture, movies and music, etc. As for me, my main interests are in internet marketing, photography, graphic design, computers and internet, and much more. First thing to do is to find your niche. Think about what you like or know the most about and then start by writing those things down. This is will be our first little brainstorming session. Once you have at least a dozen of ideas written down on that list. Off that list, pick one that you know the most about. That’s what your first blog will be about.
After setting up your blog with a blogging service such as Wordpress or Blogger, then write your first post immediately to just let people know about your blog and what it’s going to be about. Now here comes the easy part. You have at least a couple of options, write the blog posts yourself or hire someone to write them for you. If you choose to outsource the writing expect to pay between $5 and $10 per article. Some will let you order just one at a time but it would be better to order 10 - 15 articles right from the get go. That way you have enough to get a jump start on your blog. Also, freelance writers would rather write them in bulk. As far as writing the articles yourself, I suggest a second brainstorming session. Typically, I come up with the titles of the articles first and try to think of a clever and catchy line for the title. Then just start organizing an outline of what those article titles could be about. Just start writing. It’s not so bad and you’ll get the hang of it. I simply prefer using both methods listed above for content. I will usually write my own articles but if I don’t have enough time during the day then I’ll hire someone else to write them and I’ll always have a few extra articles on hand that I can post when I need to.
by Curtis Armstrong
Curtis Armstrong is an entrepreneur and internet marketer. He has started multiple online companies. Background in graphic design. http://Logohead.biz is one of his companies. Curtis is currently working as an internet business coach. Curtis blogs at http://www.industrialstrengthinternetmarketing.com
