It’s been a slow week … Just back from holidays and my brain is still on safari in South Africa. The lions and elephants … hmmm. What I wouldn’t give to be back there ….
In my current state I could not come up with something to blog on so I googled ‘interesting office blog subjects’ and found a rather interesting article(1) on how to address the old blog burnout. There are 8 simple things you can do to come up with new ideas and inspiration:
Read other blogs: Just because you are out of ideas does not mean that others are as well. Read a few blogs and find some inspiration!
Put your blog down and go live life: Step away from what you are doing, refresh your mind and try again.
Have someone else do the blogging for you: make use of guest bloggers’ contributions.
Change something in your environment: It might help to go and blog in another room. Avoid staring at the same objects all the time – there is only so much inspiration you can get from that empty coffee cup!
Ask your readers what they want to see? Use your reader responses to find something to blog about.
Read a lot more news on your chosen subject: Consult press releases and news on other websites. You might find something unique to write about.
Interview another blogger: Interview a colleague or a friend who likes to talk about himselft/herself.
Write something new about the same old subject: Investigate an issue you have written about and blog on it from another point of view.
Hopefully these tips will help both my colleagues and our readers to keep coming up with bright ideas to share with the www community.
(1) Darren McLaughlin . (2006). 8 things to do when you run out of subjects to blog about. Available: http://www.blog-republic.com/2006/06/15/8-things-to-do-when-you-run-out-of-subjects-to-blog-about/. Last accessed 13 May 2009.
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