One fear many business bloggers seem to have is running out of stuff to say. They know blogs are supposed to be updated on a regular basis, so their fear is definitely legitimate.
When blogging expert, Chris Garrett, tackled this issue on Blog Herald, I took notice. He’s a prolific blogger with over 500 blog posts this year so he knows what he’s talking about. He basically gives two principles.
- Be truly interested in your topic.
- Talk to other people about your topic.
I’ve found that most business bloggers are passionate about their topic so the number #1 principle doesn’t seem to be a problem. However, many bloggers don’t do the number #2 principle.
Interacting with other people is great idea if you get a bad case of writer’s block. Chris writes:
Most of my best ideas come from just talking to people. I am mainly in niches where I have a real fascination with the subject so I love to discuss them, and inevitably something inspires a post so I note down the ideas I have.
So, where can you interact with others? Chris gives five places:
- Forums
- Chat
- Real life
- Skype
There’s another great benefit from talking with others. If you’re writing about something other people are willing to talk about, chances are your blog readers will also be interested in that topic.
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I agree with you completely, in fact I think the smartest people are the ones that listen the most.
I seem to get the best article ideas when I am working. I think it has to do with what I am thinking about while working. If I am doing family things even though I still think about work I don’t really get any good ideas and if I do I forget about them. But while I am working I seem to get lots of ideas so I write them down in notepad and work on them when I can. So I think the secret to having to lots to say is just work a lot.
Yes, listening is definitely a beneficial thing.
Also, I agree with you about working a lot. I remember hearing Malcolm Gladwell in an interview. He said it takes 10,000 hours of focused effort to really become an expert in a topic.