Day 9 of my goal to write every day, document my freelance writing journey, and share the knowledge with others who want to become a freelance writer. Today’s topic: generating content ideas when you have writer’s block.
I chatted with a friend yesterday. He told me he had writer’s block and was having trouble generating content ideas for a client of his.This is a common problem for many writers and blogger. I told him I’ll share some resources – I use and have used – in a blog post. Here it is.
1. Buzzsumo
With Buzzsumo you analyse what content performs best for a specific topic.
Type the keyword into the search engine. For example, “health trends”.
It then shows you what content has the most shares across social media channels.
With this knowledge simply think how you can approach the articles from a different angle.
2. Hubspot Blog Topic Generator
Hubspot’s Topic Generator works differently.
Type three nouns into the given field and click Give me Topics.
The tool generates a week’s worth of content i.e. five blog post ideas.
Results aren’t always perfect, so simply click try again until you’re happy.
3. Blog Title Generator
I used Blog Title Generator extensively for one client of mine as she would send me a list of keywords the company wanted to rank for.
On their landing page, choose what you want to write about e.g. architecture, and hit next.
You’re then taking to a screen where you need to fill in blanks.
Save the titles you like to the online notepad or simply refresh to continue the rollercoaster ride until you’re happy.
Once done, email them to yourself by clicking on Email Me My Titles.
4. 6 Months of Blog Post Ideas with ProBlogger
Coming up with fresh content ideas can be difficult, especially when your blog grows. Luckily, Darren Rowse of ProBlogger has a solution.
He’s gone to the effort of creating 6 months of blog posts ideas. Use the titles as guidelines and tweak according to your individual needs.
Follow this link for your free copy. Below is the page you’ll be taken to.
That’s all for today.
If you enjoy writing and are serious about improving your writing skills, becoming a freelance writer, and want to earn more, I can help! Feel free to email me at nick@nickdarlington.com.
P.S. No, I’m not selling you anything. I’m not going to ask you to buy my book or even sign up for my course (I don’t have one) or weekly newsletter, I’m simply offering you help.
But remember while I can offer you assistance and support, you have to put in the work. No action = No results.
Cheers
Nick D