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Open Discussion: How Do You Come Up with Ideas for Blog Posts?

Here’s what I want to engage with you on for this week’s open discussion post: How do you come up with ideas for blog posts?

I’ll reveal my strategies for this later on in the comments. I want to hear from you guys first.

  • Are you reactive to current events, or do you follow a preset plan or editorial calendar?
  • Do you keep an idea notebook, and if so, in what format (WoodPulp 1.0, desktop software, webware, vocal, etc.)?
  • How do you know an idea you have is worth pursuing? What makes you decide to reject a post idea?

I can’t wait to hear from you in the comments!

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121 Responses to Open Discussion: How Do You Come Up with Ideas for Blog Posts?
  1. Jens P. Berget
    February 19, 2010 | 6:23 pm

    I keep a notebook of ideas. I add everything that comes to my mind. When it's time to write, I open the notebook and pick a topic.

    • remarkablogger
      February 19, 2010 | 8:04 pm

      Terrific time-tested way to do it! :-)

  2. Jens P. Berget
    February 20, 2010 | 12:23 am

    I keep a notebook of ideas. I add everything that comes to my mind. When it's time to write, I open the notebook and pick a topic.

  3. remarkablogger
    February 20, 2010 | 2:04 am

    Terrific time-tested way to do it! :-)

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  5. Rosetta Stone
    September 2, 2010 | 7:39 am

    Thank you fou shareing!

  6. guest
    September 8, 2010 | 1:25 am

    also,i forgot to add i like writing comments or submitting articles to give myself a presence online.

  7. Robert Medak
    December 4, 2010 | 2:42 am

    I wish I really knew. I just think about the blog I am writing for and what people might find interesting.

    The subjects usually come from somewhere in the old gray matter.

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