Proven Blog Post Ideas That Work For Any Business
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Google Wants Answers
Have you ever wondered why your website may not be getting the traffic you think it deserves? It could be because you aren’t answering the questions your prospective customers are asking.
No one wants to be sold to online. We all seek answers first, and if we feel good about the answer, then, and only then, will we take another step to call, shop online, sign up, or buy.
Self-promotion — that is, telling people how great your company is — will never get you where you want to be in the eyes of customers, prospects, and especially Google. Google is looking for a few good websites (get it?) to offer up answers to THEIR customers (people who search the internet). If you fall short of that, Google will never do you the favor of promoting your content to the top of search rankings.
How do you do that? By creating compelling content than is interesting enough to read and adds value to the reader. You can get started with any of these ideas for blog post headlines.
Blog Post Ideas | How-Tos
Don’t be afraid to give away knowledge. Good blog post ideas are a dime-a-dozen, but if your fear is that people will take your knowledge and make you obsolete, that is a myth that never comes to fruition. Use your knowledge to help others. That alone will help elevate you to an authoritative position in your industry. Here are some ideas for How-To blog titles.
Explain how to do something in a step-by-step tutorial.
Surely there’s something you are really good at. Break it down and write a step-by-step tutorial. Others will appreciate your effort.
Explain how to become an expert at something
How did you get really good at something? Explain it to others.
Explain how something complicated works
You’ve probably taken the time to figure out something that is complicated. Explain it to others so they won’t have to make the same mistakes you did.
Create a comprehensive guide
As blog post ideas go, this is a great one because it ranks. Write an in-depth post about a topic exhausting any and all questions that could be asked.
Blog Post Ideas | Personal Experience
If you are in business, or just run a blog, you’ve surely encountered issues, concerns, obstacles, and successes that could help someone else. There may not be a better topic than one that comes from your own journey. Here are some ideas.
Write about how you got started in your business
Even if it seems mundane to you, others may find interest in how you got started — especially if there are tips and tricks that save time or heartache.
Share the mistakes you made doing something
Ever wish someone had shared the mistakes they made so you wouldn’t have to? Sure, we learn from mistakes, but it’s better if we can minimize them — especially the dumb ones.
Write an event recap
If you went to an industry or trade event that everyone didn’t get a chance to attend, create a recap that will interest others. It’s the next best thing to being there if you write it well.
Share a personal accomplishment (or failure)
Another one of the great blog post ideas. Your website visitors like personal experiences because they are more authentic. Be honest about something you accomplished (or failed at), and the process you went through.
Blog Post Ideas | Practical And Useful
This goes straight to the core of answering questions, and Google will reward you for creating content that is useful and answers questions people searching the web may have. By creating information on practical topics (especially topics that may not be common), you position yourself as someone who is not only smart and authoritative, but also helpful. Check out these ideas.
Create a useful checklist
The web is full of checklists, but if you are a frequent doer of anything, you may have it all figured out, and better than anyone else. Create the perfect checklist for others to use.
Create a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
FAQs are common but useful. Create a list of frequently asked questions that you get about your industry, business or expertise.
Provide industry statistics on something relevant
Everyone loves to see actual, well-researched numbers pertaining to something of interest. If you have them, share them.
Share productivity tips for your industry or profession
If you have figured how to be really productive or efficient in your job, others will appreciate how you do that. Don’t worry, no one will steal your job, because you’re the pro.
Other Ideas
Talk about something new that may affect people
If you’ve gone through a new process and learned the ins and outs, share your experience with others to help them save some time and effort.
Create a best-of roundup
Everybody loves a best-of list. If you are a junky about something in particular, create a list of the top things.
Be the first to write about something new
In the age of immediate news cycles it might be hard to outrun the throngs of journalists who already do this. But, if your readers or customers follow you, make sure to stay up on current events and maybe you can break one first.
The Bottom Line
Hopefully, by now you have the general idea of creating interesting blog post ideas — titles and topics. By using the simple ideas you can create literally thousands of topics and never run out of ideas to create content for your blog. So, don’t wait. Get started now!
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