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14 December 2013

Blog Post Ideas For When You Are in a Rut

Blog Post Ideas for When You are In a Rut

With the holidays here, blogging can seem like such a gigantic box of terrifying whiteness. I put together this list a long time ago, when I first started blogging, to keep myself from quitting. I knew that if I had guaranteed post ideas on hand, then I would be less likely to throw in the towel! So I bring them to you today! 


1. Let your dog guest post

2. Teach us something - What are you an expert at, that most people are not?

3. Pretend to be another blogger for a day - write like you think they would, live their life

4. Something you recreated on Pinterest and how you did it

5. Other titles you considered for your blog and why you ruled them out

6. When in doubt, polyvore

7. Ask another blogger if you can interview them for a post

8. Show some blogger love, share you favorite links.

9. Take #8 a step further, give your favorite bloggers yearbook awards. i.e. Class clown, most popular, cutest couple, most athletic, smartest, biggest nerd (nerd can be a compliment, by the way), most likely to succeed, Miss congeniality, etc.

10. Tell us about a time your were publicly embarrassed

11. Give your opinion on something you love that may be controversial

12. Tell us what really "grinds your gears"

13. Play MASH 

14. Interview your spouse or parent about your blog to find out how they really feel

15. Five things you can't live without

16. Write a post dedicated to your blogging BFF

17. Things you miss from childhood

18. Things you are scared of

19. Why you deserve free stuff

20. Top 10 Guilty Pleasures

21. Write a letter to your 80 year old self

22. Tell a funny story from your childhood

23. Make fun of this site

24. List the ways you have had success gaining new fans in the blog world

25. List things that did not work to gain new followers in the blog world


What would you add to my list?

39 comments :

  1. This is so perfect lmao

    www.thecrackedlensblog.wordpress.com

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  2. Great list girlfriend! Def will be using this as a reference for when I'm stuck!

    › xo fal • falfindshappiness.blogspot.com

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  3. I keep a little notebook and whenever I have an idea, even if it seems stupid at the time, I write it down.

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  4. This is so funny because I just did #1 yesterday! I had a very uneventful week & had nothing interesting to write about, so I let my pup takeover the blog for the day. She handled business! ;)

    Jamie @
    The Growing Up Diaries

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  5. Hey girl I emailed you some ideas for your Saturday Sessions just fyi! :)

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  6. You're totally right, it seems like every post I've published this month was pulled out of a bag of magic tricks! I'm soon just letting my dog take over for the entire month! Great list and thanks for some tips!

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  7. Ah, thanks for all the ideas! I myself have a binder where I jot down random ideas that I can't seem to elaborate on and come back to them months later. Seems to work for me!

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  8. This list is absolutely AWESOME! Thanks so much for sharing, I hope you have an awesome weekend :)

    Whit

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  9. Maybe this list will just be my posts for the first month of the new year… except that would require being organized - and I'm not quite there yet.

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  10. I definitely have a post about playing MASH. hahaha

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  11. this is so great!! if i really don't know I always think of what's bugging me at the moment and usually, it's bugging someone else too!

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  12. This post is amazing! You are absolutely wonderful! Thank you so much for writing this! I know I'm going to use several of these ideas, if not all of them. :)

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  13. Love this! I'm always trying to figure out what I want to write about. lol. Thanks chick!!

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  14. i love this list! i would also add: 10 random things about you, why you love your job/what you do, childhood memories, your favorite products, worst products you've tried...there's so much to write about!

    -kathy
    Vodka and Soda

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  15. These are great ideas. I just spend 10 minutes laughing at Oh So Girly!

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  16. bookmarked this sweet gem, oh my god do I need this in my life right now!

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  17. Can I post about all the things I love about you? er....

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  18. These are great suggestions! I just noticed the Christmas design (I've been out of the loop all week) and I really dig it!
    - Rachel @ With Love, Rachel

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  19. Thank you for these inspirational topics. Will save them for a time when I feel stuck.
    Blog Hug Nina Joy

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  20. This is great ! I write my ideas down on my planner whenever something sparks in my mind or take inspiration from other blogger .
    Noor | Noor's Place

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  21. I love this! The dog post is for sure my favorite!!

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  22. I love this. You're a genius. Especially with the dog one... my kids may be guest posting for me too...

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  23. I love it! I'll definitely be using this list!

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  24. When you see a question for a Q & A on someone's blog that really talks to you use it as the basis of a blog post, pinch ideas from other blogs like I have just done here

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  25. I loved this! Thank you!! I keep a list of ideas when they come to me or posts that I see that I like so hopefully one day when I'm stuck rereading my list will spark a new idea, and obviously I just added all of these to that list!

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  26. With the weather so NOT cooperating for outfit posts I am going to need ALL of these ideas!

    xx
    Here&Now

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  27. This is a great list of suggestions! I pinned the post so that I can revisit it occasionally

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  28. These all sound so great and simply, but for some reason I can never think of them on my own, especially when I need something to write about! Haha! Thanks for these!! You've done the whole blog world a favor =)

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  29. I have some of these in my draft file already, so this MUST be a good list *winkwink.

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  30. I love your list! Number 9 seems so fun! I keep a notebook with me at all times to add things when they pop in my head.

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  31. This is getting put away for the many rainy days I've been having lately. Thanks for the suggestions!

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  32. blog all the things! that just girly things site is the inspiration of so many funny vine videos. i love it!

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  33. This list will come in handy...thanks! :)

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  34. Thanks! Love the ideas. :)

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