Does your blog ever look neglected? Do you stress over knowing you need to publish a fresh new blog post for your readers, but you're just smack out of content ideas? I know exactly how you feel.

Sometimes the content just flows freely, other times it feels like I'm in an idea drought and just stare at the screen drawing a complete blank. LOL.

When that dreaded writer's block hits, you have to get a little more creative than usual! Fortunately there are plenty of sources and resources to jump start your writing momentum again...

There are a lot of cool ways to generate fast, easy content ideas. In fact, you should make sure you're signed up for my Easy Unique Content notification list. But in the meantime, here are five easy ways to come up with your next article or blog post:

1. Ask Your Market, Or See What They're Asking.

If you have a list or a social media following, simply ask them what they are struggling with most - as it relates to your niche. You can even ask them AS a blog post. example You can also take a question left as a blog comment on one of your posts, and answer that in a new blog post. example Or if you get questions by email, you can do the same. example

If your blog is newer, or you don't yet have a strong following, look at niche forums to see what people are asking or discussing. The threads with the most views or the most replies will be the best for brainstorming blog topic ideas!

2. Come Up With Creative Angles For Hot Topics & News Stories.

What's going on in the world right now? Or what's going on specifically in your niche? Look for creative angles to tie news or hot topics into to your next post. You could even use a great movie as inspiration for a blog post! example

3. Interview Someone Interesting.

Text interviews are super easy, as all you have to do is email a set of questions to someone, then format the questions and answers into a blog post. examples

4. Let Someone Else Write Your Blog Post.

There are tons of bloggers in every niche, so you shouldn't have any problem finding someone to write a guest blog post for you when you don't feel like writing yourself. It's a great way to bring a fresh topic from a new angle to your readers, and gives the guest blogger great exposure and a backlink. example

5. Use Keyword Research To Find Interesting Sub-Topics.

When you're at a complete loss for a topic, keyword research can really spark some fresh ideas! I like to drill down from a basic word in my niche and look for interesting questions or sub-topics. tutorial

Bonus: One Of My Favorite Content Resources...

Most people seem surprised when I tell them how often I use things like PLR or content writing tools. But the truth is, I use them a lot!

In fact, I'll show you some VERY recent examples:

• This post you're reading right now is a Jiffy Articles Template!
• This post on my low carb blog is also a Jiffy Articles template.
• My guest post on itsaWAHMthing.com last week was from Easy Article Starters.
• This post on my own blog was also an Easy Article Starters template.

Read more about Jiffy Articles and Easy Article Starters

Consider the ideas above, check out some of the examples I shared, and look over the inexpensive resources I'm using myself. If you want a successful blog with great content that attracts a strong readership - instead of struggling and pulling your hair out! - these tips & tools are all you need to get on the right track.

Best,

In the last couple of posts we've been discussing easy ways to come up with blog topics and web content.

One of the things you really want to do is create Link Bait, or more importantly these days: Share Bait.

What does that mean exactly? It means your content is so great (informative, shocking, funny, controversial, thought-provoking, etc) that people naturally link to it or share it with their friends and readers.

It's a great way to increase web traffic because your readers will do all the back-linking and social media sharing FOR you! Which means your content has the potential to go viral, increasing your reach exponentially. Not to mention this is exactly what you need to improve your search engine rankings.

I'll explain the image above, and share one of my all time favorite (FREE) tools for coming up with great link bait ideas...

Link Bait Generator

About a year and a half ago I met this crazy guy online named Jon. He actually sent me a FINGER in the mail. LOL. Did that get my attention?? Um, you betcha!

And of course it landed him a feature in one of my videos and a permanent inbound link here on my blog.

Jon runs a free website called Link Bait Generator.

I used it in another post where I discussed the Best Email Subject Lines, even.

I get tons of stuff both in my PO Box and by email, but most of it is just plain junk and boring canned requests. Every once in awhile though, something really gets my attention - and that's exactly what Jon achieved!

Even more recently he responded to my personal video blog with a shocking but hilarious video, which I of course shared on my Facebook Page (lol, it was too funny NOT to share). And speaking of my vlog, that's where the image at the top left came from. Jon posted it on Facebook and tagged me, which of course got my attention!

And look... here I am blogging about him and his website again.

Getting Creative With Your Link Bait Ideas

The website is really FUN to use! Just go to www.LinkBaitGenerator.com and sign up. It's totally free, and you'll get a whole list of post ideas by email when you do.

Once you sign up, you can generate as many fun ideas as you please. You simply type a word or phrase into the box and click "generate". Here's an example where I typed in my name:

Now that would be a fun post, don't you think? LOL...

I may just have to write that one!

Just for fun, I typed in the word "books" and came up with these titles:

8 reasons to love books
8 ways books can be used as a weapon
10 ways books can help you get a date
6 books that almost destroyed the world

Or how about "business"...

15 coolest business tricks ever
Why your business sucks
6 bits of business advice that will land you in prison
8 reasons to fear business

You can just type in anything you please, really...

5 BS facts about pets that everyone thinks are true
5 amazing things you probably didn't know about dogs
My most embarrassing low carb experience - ever!
10 ways parenting can help you get a date
6 Hollywood movies that make blogging look ridiculous
Why blogging sucks: myth vs. reality
15 coolest video blogging tricks ever
The geekiest collectibles of all time
7 bizarre ways you can die suddenly in the kitchen
5 life lessons learned from cooking
8 ways men try using technology to get laid
8 ways technology could help you survive a zombie outbreak
6 shockingly evil things about iPad apps
10 epic fails involving exercise

I could go on and on, but you get the idea. Just imagine some of the humorous posts or videos you could create with these crazy title ideas!

Obviously, as I mentioned above, the key is in creating something so funny or outrageous or shocking or informative... that people just naturally WANT to share it with everyone they know!

Give it a whirl for yourself at Link Bait Generator.

Enjoy!

Best,