5 Easy Ways to Find Good Blogging Topics

Are you having a hard time thinking of topics to blog about? Or are you struggling to find good topics to build blogs/sites around for blog flipping? That sometimes happens and you need to use a some creativity to come up with a list of great blogging ideas. Below are five easy ways to do exactly that:

1) News headlines

No matter the subject of your blog, chances are there are a handful of headlines that would pertain to it every week. These don’t have to be breaking news alerts, but rather think about new product announcements, industry news, and even slightly related news subjects. Take a few minutes to visit bigger news portals online each morning and skim through the headlines. Not just the big national headlines, but also finance, technology, entertainment, sports, and more. Do any of these stories relate to your blogs topic? Write about it!

2) Google alerts

Google offers a fantastic alert service that will send you an email every time it comes across news, blog entries, videos and more, when they relate to a keyword (or keyword phrase) that you specify. Create Google alerts for your main keywords, long-tail keyword phrases, and even product or company names that relate to your blog topic. You may want to set up a filter or a separate email address for these alerts, or just set them up to come through once a day or once per week.

3) Article directories

Busy article directories are great places to find ideas for your own blog posts. Visit the categories that match your blog topics, and start making a list of ideas. You can also check out other categories that may not be directly related but still contain plenty of ideas that you can apply to your own niche market.

4) Other blogs

Do you read other blogs on your topic? If not, you should be! Create a separate folder in your favorites and bookmark as many related blogs and websites as you can find. Spend a few minutes each day browsing through them, and keep a running list of ideas that are sparked by what you see there. Obviously, you don’t want to directly copy anyone else’s ideas but use them as a starting point for your own.

5) Discussion forums

Discussion forums are loaded with excellent questions, insights, ideas and more that you can use for your blog. Every time you see someone asking a question, jot it down and later write a post about it. In fact, keep a notepad handy while you participate in forums and jot down all of the great ideas that are sparked as you interact with others, and find a way to use them in your blog.

Using those 5 simple resources should give you plenty of topics to write about on your own blog or to use for building site flipping blogs. You shouldn’t have any trouble coming up with post ideas ever again.