By: Sarah Williams
Blog topics are an important part of a successful blog. Some bloggers simply write about whatever is on their mind, creating an online journal of sorts. Successful bloggers know however that to have a great blog, you cannot always write about what you want to write about. You must also keep the interests of your readers in mind when writing. After all, if you want a successful blog, you have to depend on the readers to show up often. To keep your blog as fresh as possible, consider using these five ways to find winning ideas for your blog topics.
Do Your Research
Smart bloggers know that each day there are popular search terms listed on large search sites. Bloggers can use these search terms to help them get more traffic to their blogs. Each day a blogger can look at these popular search terms and creating posts using them. If the blogger is lucky, they will increase their traffic due to more people looking for that term. By researching the topics that are hot with readers each day, bloggers can create things specifically for the readers. Doing research may take a little time and you might never be writing about what you want to write about, but you will likely have more traffic than ever.
Ask Around
If you have been blogging a while you might have began to hit low points where you really have no more topic ideas left. Some writers call this “writer’s block” while others just see it as a small hurdle to be surpassed. When you have come to this difficult point, the best thing to do is ask around. Talk to interesting people you know. You can ask them what topics they find most interesting at the time. If you would rather be a little more subtle, simply bounce a few topics off of them to see which ones they respond strongly to. Use the topics that they respond strongly to in order to gather ideas for posts.
Use the News
The news is a great place to gather topic information for your blog. News teams research and investigate for hours to gather their topics. By using similar topics, you can skip all of the hard research work and still be a success. Never use their ideas exactly, just take them and use them to develop your own. For instance, if there is a major political issue going on in the news, consider creating a post about what you think about it. You don’t have to use the news story, just the topic idea along with your own words.
Follow the Lead of Others
When you are looking for great blog topics, consider visiting popular blogs to see what they are talking about. Don’t steal their ideas, but use the visit to stir up great ideas of your own. Sometimes when you see others working at their highest potential it can spark new potential in yourself. You can see which topics get the best response for their blog and decide if you could get the same response with a similar topic.
Sleep On It
If all else fails and you are still trying to come up with a list of interesting blog topics, consider this interesting strategy. Go to sleep each night with a clear head. In the morning, before you even open your eyes, target the first thing on your mind. Write it down immediately so you don’t quickly forget. Then use these things to develop interesting blog topics. You would be shocked at how inspiring our first thoughts can be. They are so interesting because they are not clouded with any outside stressors from reality. They are simple thoughts typically that can be used successfully on a blog.
These five ways to find winning blog topics are proven to be among the best. A blog topic is one of the basic important aspects of your blog. Be sure that you pay attention to which topics get the best response on your blog so you will know which ones are most effective. Use all or some of these tips to help you get on your way to better blog topics right away!
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Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Friday, October 06, 2006
6 October 2006
I need to update the information that I gave you about SearchBigDaddy.com because I told you that it was free, but they have been revamping their site and adding more features that aren't free. You can still sign up free and I'm still a free member, but to make the most on the site you have to buy 3 keywords at $99 each and pay $30 for the Keyword Sponsorship. It's still a good deal, but it isn't totally free.
I've been enjoying using Big Daddy because I've been piling up the PPC cash that you use to buy advertising on Big Daddy. I have seen more traffic since I joined the site and started advertising through it. I'm going to upgrade my membership as soon as I can afford it. It's going to cost me more when I can upgrade, but it's just not possible for me to upgrade at this time. Right now I'm making $1 PPC Cash for each search I perform on my portal and earn $1 actual cash when someone else performs a search on my portal. I go in and for 30-40 minutes I search one word after another on the portal.
Most of these free sites have an upgrade that isn't free and in many cases is a good deal. Bravenet.com is one of these sites. They have many free services like a forum, a chat room, a calendar, classified ads, cartoons, e-cards, guestbook, guest map, and more. I would like to upgrade on this one as well because I would like more options in the decor of my site. I'm very happy with their service.
I've started looking into eBay. They have an eBay University that is quite informative. I wish all these sites had something like it. I feel more confident that I understand how to use the site. No idea what I'm going to sell, yet. I've heard people say they've made money with eBay.
Dale L. Edwards
I've been enjoying using Big Daddy because I've been piling up the PPC cash that you use to buy advertising on Big Daddy. I have seen more traffic since I joined the site and started advertising through it. I'm going to upgrade my membership as soon as I can afford it. It's going to cost me more when I can upgrade, but it's just not possible for me to upgrade at this time. Right now I'm making $1 PPC Cash for each search I perform on my portal and earn $1 actual cash when someone else performs a search on my portal. I go in and for 30-40 minutes I search one word after another on the portal.
Most of these free sites have an upgrade that isn't free and in many cases is a good deal. Bravenet.com is one of these sites. They have many free services like a forum, a chat room, a calendar, classified ads, cartoons, e-cards, guestbook, guest map, and more. I would like to upgrade on this one as well because I would like more options in the decor of my site. I'm very happy with their service.
I've started looking into eBay. They have an eBay University that is quite informative. I wish all these sites had something like it. I feel more confident that I understand how to use the site. No idea what I'm going to sell, yet. I've heard people say they've made money with eBay.
Dale L. Edwards
Thursday, October 05, 2006
5 October 2006
My daughter sent me this funny story, and I thought I'd share it with you.
If you have raised kids (or been one), and gone through the pet syndrome, including toilet flush burials for dead goldfish, the story below will have you laughing out LOUD!
Overview: I had to take my son's lizard to the vet. Here's what happened:
Just after dinner one night, my son ccame up to tell me there was "something wrong" with one of the two lizards he holds prisoner in his room.
"He's just lying there looking sick," he told me. "I'm serious, Dad. Can you help?"
I put my best lizard healer - expression on my face and followed him into his bedroom. One of the little lizards was indeed lying on his back, looking stressed. I immediately knew what to do.
"Honey," I called, "come look at the lizard!"
"Oh, my gosh!" my wife exclaimed. "She's having babies."
"What?" my son demanded. "Buth their names are Bert and Ernie, Mom!"
I was equally outraged. "Hey, how can that be? I thought we said we didn't want them to reproduce," I said accusingly to my wife.
"Well, what do you want me to do, post a sign in their cage?" she inquired (I think she actually said this sarcastically!).
"No, but you were supposed to get two boys!" I reminded her, (in my most loving, calm, sweet voice, while gritting my teeth).
"Yeah, Bert and Ernie!" my son agreed.
"Well, it's just a little hard to tell on some guys, you know," she informed me (Again with the sarcasm!).
By now the rest of the family had gathered to see what was going on. I shrugged, deciding to make the best of it.
"Kids, this is going to be a wondrous experience," I announced.
"We're about to witness the miracle of birth."
"Oh, gross!" they shrieked.
"Well, isn't THAT just great? What are we going to do with a litter of tiny little lizard babies?" my wife wanted to know.
We peered at the patient. After much struggling, what looked like a tiny foot would appear briefly, vanishing a scant second later.
"We don't appear to be making much progress," I noted. "It's breech," my wife whispered, horrified.
"Do somethin, Dad!" my son urged.
"Okay, okay." Squeamishly, I reached in and grabbed the foot when it next appeared, giving it a gentle tug. It disappeared. I tried several more times with the same results.
"Should I call 911?" my eldest daughter wanted to know. "Maybe they could talk us through the trauma." (You see a pattern here with the females in my house?)
"Let's get Ernie to the vet," I said grimly. We drove to the vet with my son holding the cage in his lap. "Breathe, Ernie, breathe," he urged.
"I don't think lizards do Lamaze," his mother noted to him. (Women can be so cruel to their own young. I mean what she does to me is one thing, but this boy is of her womb, for God's sake.)
The vet took Ernie back to the examining room and peered at the little animal through a magnifying glass.
"What do you think, Doc, a C-section?" I suggested scientifically.
"Oh, very interesting," he murmured. "Mr. and Mrs. Cameron, may I speak to you privately for a moment?"
I gulped, nodding for my son to step outside.
"Is Ernie going to be okay?" my wife asked.
"Oh, perfectly," the vet assured us. "This lizard is not in labor. In fact, that isn't EVER going to happen . . . Ernie is a boy.
You see, Ernie is a young male. And occasionally, as they come into maturity, like most male species, they um . . . masturbate. Just the way he did, lying on his back." He blushed, glancing at my wife.
We were silent, absorbing this.
"So, Ernie's just . . . just . . . excited," my wife offered.
"Exactly," the vet replied, relieved that we understood.
More silence. Then my vicious, cruel wife started to giggle. And giggle. And then even laugh loudly.
"What's so funny?" I demanded, knowing, but not believing that the woman I married would commit the upcoming affront to my flawless manliness.
Tears were now running down her face. "It's just . . . that. I'm picturing you pulling on its . . . its . . . teeny little.
She gasped for more air to bellow in laughter once more.
"That's enough," I warned. We thanked the vet and hurriedly bundled the lizard and our son back into the car. He was glad everything was going to be okay.
"I know Ernie's really thankful for what you did, Dad," he told me.
"Oh, you have NO idea," my wife agreed, collapsing with laughter.
Two lizards: $140.
One cage: $50.
Trip to the vet: $30.
Memory of your husband pulling on a lizard's winkie: Priceless!
Moral of the story: Pay attention in biology class. Lizards lay eggs.
Hope you enjoyed it.
If you have raised kids (or been one), and gone through the pet syndrome, including toilet flush burials for dead goldfish, the story below will have you laughing out LOUD!
Overview: I had to take my son's lizard to the vet. Here's what happened:
Just after dinner one night, my son ccame up to tell me there was "something wrong" with one of the two lizards he holds prisoner in his room.
"He's just lying there looking sick," he told me. "I'm serious, Dad. Can you help?"
I put my best lizard healer - expression on my face and followed him into his bedroom. One of the little lizards was indeed lying on his back, looking stressed. I immediately knew what to do.
"Honey," I called, "come look at the lizard!"
"Oh, my gosh!" my wife exclaimed. "She's having babies."
"What?" my son demanded. "Buth their names are Bert and Ernie, Mom!"
I was equally outraged. "Hey, how can that be? I thought we said we didn't want them to reproduce," I said accusingly to my wife.
"Well, what do you want me to do, post a sign in their cage?" she inquired (I think she actually said this sarcastically!).
"No, but you were supposed to get two boys!" I reminded her, (in my most loving, calm, sweet voice, while gritting my teeth).
"Yeah, Bert and Ernie!" my son agreed.
"Well, it's just a little hard to tell on some guys, you know," she informed me (Again with the sarcasm!).
By now the rest of the family had gathered to see what was going on. I shrugged, deciding to make the best of it.
"Kids, this is going to be a wondrous experience," I announced.
"We're about to witness the miracle of birth."
"Oh, gross!" they shrieked.
"Well, isn't THAT just great? What are we going to do with a litter of tiny little lizard babies?" my wife wanted to know.
We peered at the patient. After much struggling, what looked like a tiny foot would appear briefly, vanishing a scant second later.
"We don't appear to be making much progress," I noted. "It's breech," my wife whispered, horrified.
"Do somethin, Dad!" my son urged.
"Okay, okay." Squeamishly, I reached in and grabbed the foot when it next appeared, giving it a gentle tug. It disappeared. I tried several more times with the same results.
"Should I call 911?" my eldest daughter wanted to know. "Maybe they could talk us through the trauma." (You see a pattern here with the females in my house?)
"Let's get Ernie to the vet," I said grimly. We drove to the vet with my son holding the cage in his lap. "Breathe, Ernie, breathe," he urged.
"I don't think lizards do Lamaze," his mother noted to him. (Women can be so cruel to their own young. I mean what she does to me is one thing, but this boy is of her womb, for God's sake.)
The vet took Ernie back to the examining room and peered at the little animal through a magnifying glass.
"What do you think, Doc, a C-section?" I suggested scientifically.
"Oh, very interesting," he murmured. "Mr. and Mrs. Cameron, may I speak to you privately for a moment?"
I gulped, nodding for my son to step outside.
"Is Ernie going to be okay?" my wife asked.
"Oh, perfectly," the vet assured us. "This lizard is not in labor. In fact, that isn't EVER going to happen . . . Ernie is a boy.
You see, Ernie is a young male. And occasionally, as they come into maturity, like most male species, they um . . . masturbate. Just the way he did, lying on his back." He blushed, glancing at my wife.
We were silent, absorbing this.
"So, Ernie's just . . . just . . . excited," my wife offered.
"Exactly," the vet replied, relieved that we understood.
More silence. Then my vicious, cruel wife started to giggle. And giggle. And then even laugh loudly.
"What's so funny?" I demanded, knowing, but not believing that the woman I married would commit the upcoming affront to my flawless manliness.
Tears were now running down her face. "It's just . . . that. I'm picturing you pulling on its . . . its . . . teeny little.
She gasped for more air to bellow in laughter once more.
"That's enough," I warned. We thanked the vet and hurriedly bundled the lizard and our son back into the car. He was glad everything was going to be okay.
"I know Ernie's really thankful for what you did, Dad," he told me.
"Oh, you have NO idea," my wife agreed, collapsing with laughter.
Two lizards: $140.
One cage: $50.
Trip to the vet: $30.
Memory of your husband pulling on a lizard's winkie: Priceless!
Moral of the story: Pay attention in biology class. Lizards lay eggs.
Hope you enjoyed it.
Monday, October 02, 2006
2 October 2006
My AdSense account actually has some money in it. I took my eye off it for a little bit to do other things, and when I checked my stats I have almost $10. Not much, but better than nothing. Of course I have to wait until I have $100 in it to get paid, so I have a ways to go, but it's encouraging.
I've started a new blog about renewable energy and the fact that the technology is there to generate your own electricity and sell the excess back to the electric company. I really like that idea. They've come up with a solar electric system that mimics roof shingles and can be integrated in with the shingles on your roof. A company is selling smaller wind turbines for home use. Naturally since all this is alternate energy sources, the equipment is still quite expensive. Ohio and other states have programs to help with the cost of installing renewable energy systems to your home.
I've been posting at myLot another site like Helium that will pay you to post on their site. I enjoy this, but not everybody likes this type of thing. If you don't like to write this isn't for you.
AffiliateSeekers.com, a large affiliate program directory, has over 1400 sites offering affiliate programs listed. Searching for "affiliate directories" on a search engine will bring up more sites that list affiliate programs. If you know what kind of affiliate program would fit best on your site you can search for that as well. I searched for "genealogy affiliate programs" and came up with several.
Have a good day,
Dale L. Edwards
I've started a new blog about renewable energy and the fact that the technology is there to generate your own electricity and sell the excess back to the electric company. I really like that idea. They've come up with a solar electric system that mimics roof shingles and can be integrated in with the shingles on your roof. A company is selling smaller wind turbines for home use. Naturally since all this is alternate energy sources, the equipment is still quite expensive. Ohio and other states have programs to help with the cost of installing renewable energy systems to your home.
I've been posting at myLot another site like Helium that will pay you to post on their site. I enjoy this, but not everybody likes this type of thing. If you don't like to write this isn't for you.
AffiliateSeekers.com, a large affiliate program directory, has over 1400 sites offering affiliate programs listed. Searching for "affiliate directories" on a search engine will bring up more sites that list affiliate programs. If you know what kind of affiliate program would fit best on your site you can search for that as well. I searched for "genealogy affiliate programs" and came up with several.
Have a good day,
Dale L. Edwards
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