Staring at that computer screen, hopping between tab to tab; wondering why your mind is drawing a complete blank? This is completely normal, most bloggers will suffer from writer’s block from time to time and it can be extremely frustrating. Today we are here to show you ways to come up with consistent blog post ideas without getting completely overwhelmed.

While this situation of being unable to come up with blog post ideas can make you feel as if your blogging career is over, that is far from the truth. Bloggers spend a lot of their day reading other blogs, networking on social media platforms and writing content for their own readers. When you spend countless hours reading topics and writing blog posts, it can reach that dead end point. The point where you simply cannot think about your next blog post idea; but there’s a solution and ways to be more proactive to plan ahead of these writer’s block moments:

  • Keep a blog post idea notebook – Whether you have a Google Doc or Notepad Doc on your work computer, always have on hand ideas that you brainstormed based off reading an article, watching TV or just something that popped into your head. The most efficient way to note a blog post topic idea is to have a mini notebook in your pocket, because you know those ideas can come to you in the middle of the grocery store.
  • Rewrite content you read elsewhere – while you cannot copy someone else’s article, that is a big no-no, you can expand upon or rewrite the topic altogether from your own angle. If you are suffering from writer’s block, start surfing the web for articles that pertain to your niche, read them and watch as your blog post ideas flow immediately to your typing fingers.
  • Expand upon popular old blog posts – look into your analytics data, find some blog posts that are super popular. Have a read of these old blog posts; take a moment to really read your works of art. While reading your blog posts, see if you can’t come up with blog post ideas that expand upon the popular blog posts in your archives. Jot that idea down or start writing the post now if you are inspired.
  • Ask Your Social Media Following – send out a tweet, update Facebook or post an image on Instagram, utilize your social media following to see what blog post ideas they have. When you ask your social media following what to write about, you will be amazed at how helpful they can be to removing that writer’s block for you.

There are many ways to come up with blog post ideas, it is merely a matter of thinking outside of the box, forgetting that you have writer’s block and allowing your mind to pause briefly to rejuvenate by reading other blogs, interacting on social media, revisiting old blog posts or just stepping away from having the PC in front of your face to ensure your mind is at a place of creativity. If all else fails, you can always search “blog post ideas” to find a wide range of topic ideas shared by other bloggers from times they suffered from this same scenario.