There are times when bloggers have nothing left to blog about for some reason. They are either thinking too hard of what to post next, or they just can’t think of what to blog about at all. Here are 10 things you can do when you have nothing else to blog about. If you have more to add, leave a comment!
- Find a great story you found on Digg and write about it.
- Post videos relative to your site.
- Write a post made especially for linking to other sites (like my “Quick Links” for example).
- Write a review of another site that you like.
- Post a “Question to the readers” article.
- Add sites that you like on your blogroll.
- Go back to your old posts and edit them for good SEO.
- Blog about you’re successes in blogging so far.
- Write a paid-post from services like PayPerPost and ReviewMe.
- Brainstorm what you’re going to blog about for the next few days.
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Update: Here are 10 more things you can do when you have nothing to blog about.
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Very interesting… as always! Cheers from Switzerland.
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Rahul Jadhav Reply:
February 22nd, 2009 at 11:40 am
Nice post. Thanks a lot. You have given me ideas for many posts.
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Very interesting… as always! Cheers from -Switzerland-.
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Great tips you have on your site. I am a new blogger and learning to write effective contents. I had started to jot down notes so the idea will not slip out when I sit in front of the com.
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When I don’t have an inspiration to blog, I cleanup my folders in my PC and do defragmentation in my system…
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I use Digg to find stories all the time. It’s great when you don’t have anything else to write about. Nice list.
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nice..huhu…
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I just link some good posts on the net
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Great tips. When I don’t have anything to write about I usually start working on larger essays for when I don’t have anything to write about in the future heh.
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Thanks for the info, I want to focus on computer repair tips for my blog but didnt know where to start.
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Thanks a lot for this info.
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Good ideas there. Congrats on getting linked from ProBlogger! Keep up the good work.
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Very good reasons but there is one Id like to know more about like I told you Im new to tis blogging thing altho I have posted several blogs I still have lots to learn and Im interested in the one that says go back to your old posts and edit them for SEO like what do I edit to make them better any words in particular I should add ? Like I said Im such a dummie at some things and SEO I do not understand thanks your article was interesting.
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great ideas, but how about just not blog for the day you have nothing to say…
quality over quantity!
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Great tips SlyVisions! I run into this problem a lot, and I think I will turn to this list whenever I am sprung for ideas. It is always a good thing to post daily, but sometimes it becomes a challenge when the ideas stop coming.
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Awesome post…
This is a great resource for anyone who blogs!!
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I’m sure this would be amazingly useful for people that blog every day - all of those seem like pretty good ideas for how to spend some time with your site.
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I like number 9. Writing a paid posting is a great way to fill keep posting on your blog even when there seems like nothing to write about at the time… I am sure; however, that there is an almost unlimited amount of things to write about on various subjects as things change everyday!
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Useful tips! they are going to help me when i have nothing in mind to blog about, thanks
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Thanks for sharing these nice stuffs!! I’ll certainly put it into practice!!
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Apparently, I turn to BloggingZoom for inspiration on what to write next as IMO it is more blog-friendly than Digg.
The other 9 are definitely worth a bookmark.
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You could always blog about nothing too, I read a post by a girl who did nothing but describe some belly button lint. She made a production of it, looking at it in her belly button, pulling it out slowly, describing it… the pictures were a blast. Sometimes nothing is lots.
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Quite often I run put off ideas for blogging , but then are are sites like sponsoredreviews and others which helps alot in forcing bloggers to research on some post.
Most of times i end up with movie when i run out of ideas.
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Usually walking my dog when running out of ideas helps me to get more inspiration for my next post.
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i usually will copy a news article and comment on it.
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This is great start for me as a new blogger. Will continue reading on 10 more things post..
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When I run out of ideas to blog I usually log into StumbleUpon and hit a few random web sites until I find one that grabs my interest…. then do a review.
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Thanks to the article, Now there is more reason to comment than ever before! Everyone should participate. I am incorporating what your wrote to our project!
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Hey, these are fantastic ideas. I subscribed to your blog. There is a lot of good stuff here. I will have to put this right by my computer.
Regards, Matt
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this one’s quite nice to be read
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what a wonderful idea! I really like this post than any other because it is a next best thing a noob blogger with no content to post in his/her blog will get benefited.
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I usually check out Google News to see what’s happening in the world. There’s sure to be something absurd or annoying that I’ve just got to post about.
Then there’s Tailrank. That’s a good site because it tells you what the most blogged about stories are, listing the blog posts about them. And if you get in early and post about one of these hot stories, there’s a chance your blog will be listed also. So you get a free backlink for your effort.
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I have set up blog alerts for one topic I blog about, that keeps me updated with the latest news which in turn allows me to think of posts and update my readers.
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nice. what i do sometimes is visit another poetry blog, and if something there catches my eye, i write a haiku responding to that other post.
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I use #1 a lot. I try to find something relevant and then write as much about it as I can with a link back to the original article.
I’ve never understood the whole blog roll theory. Is it to gain reciprocal links by hoping that others will see the traffic and link back to you?
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this is a good post for me. I always want to know what I am going to do.
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Thanks to the article, Now there is more reason to comment than ever before!
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write paid post when nothing to do is great but you will need to have page rank to do that.
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Write about your favourite rockband and how its impacted your life
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I like to add that if you have nothing to do you can try join some contest
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I really enjoyed this, thanks.
I find myself constantly running out of things to blog about, I find that if I sit and think for a few minutes something tends to pop into my head.
Cheers
General
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Ahaaa, why I missed this “Go back to your old posts and edit them for good SEO”
Thanks dude, I’ll do it.
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Wow this list is amazing! I am going to do 3 of the things you mentioned right now! lol
I will do the rest of them later when I have the time, but I really think this list is great.
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Hi all,
I never run out of things to blog about because I have installed blog talk monitor. It is a free application and it is by Jack Humphrey’s (10 year vet)
It monitors the whole web for you and lets you know the minute a new blog or news article has been published on your keywords. It is your personal spy.
Check it out on my blog in the freebie category. I guarantee you will never be stuck again.
ps: don’t forget to comment.
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yeah..I’m used the Digg to find the stories too.
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How about, go for a walk?
Have fun with friends (In the real world)
Exercise
Read a book?
Just a few suggestions.
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Very good list. Writer’s block is a common occurrence when you blog daily.
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Hey thanks for this I’m 16 and blogging how to make money online over at http://www.genxor.com
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Cool. I usually go to digg if I have nothin to write about.
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I don’t know how much I want to go into old posts and mess with the SEO… I guess for posts that arent getting the search traffic they should be, you could tweak… but don’t mess with success for ones getting search traffic.
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Here’s a good one
Check out your competition and see what they are writing about.
See who is linking to them or make a comment or two on their site
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It is great to read this to do list - it motivates you into action. It so many times happen that people do not know where to do what. Mainly because we are not planning to succeed.
The number 1 spot is filled with a blogging action plan that befits the first place. Another one could be looking at social bookmarking sites for the most popular postings.
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Hey - I didnt even think about posting video links - can you really do that in blogs? If so, then why do I not see more of them?
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For me I prefer watch movies online.
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great site, nice post, thanks.
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Excellent tips. I would like to add that you can go to forums & blogs and discuss with people about different things. This way you can learn so many things.
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Good ideas…..I am sure these will help me in future…:)
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I would like to add that N7 is great - something that I do frequently when I run out of article ideas and it has worked great for em so far
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Not sure I agree with going back and editing old posts. In my opinion, you cheat your regular readers by doing that. I mean, how will they have any chance of knowing about your edits?
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Great idea…thanks i will use this..
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When I have nothing to blog on, I go to http://www.telegraph.co.uk and read a couple of articles from there and take inspiration to write on my blog.
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