So you've been reading blogs left and right, absorbing tutorials on internet marketing, taking notes about this or that Adsense tip, and getting inspired to try problogging. You've mustered the guts to learn WordPress, and even resolved to start a free blog in Blogger or Blogspot. You have everything... except for content.

What will I write about? You're at your wit's end. Stop. Relax. Now read the rest of this post and find out where to find content for your blog...

1. First Thing's First -- Relax.

Go ahead and put up a site. Yes, even if it will be a free Blogspot blog. Just go right ahead and create one and post whatever you feel like posting. No pressure. Simple, relaxed writing. Write about your day, or what you ate, or what you think about this or that news item. Anything that suits your fancy.

Just. Sit. Down. And. Write.

Now, that wasn't so hard, was it? Afterall, there was no strict outline, no formal Goals/Objectives, no grammar police. You simply started writing.

2. Write For Yourself.

Don't worry if no one will even read your blog. There's no pressure. There's no rush. All you're after is the chance to publish words (and perhaps even images) online. That's all. Before you know it, you'll get pretty bored with the usual mundane stuff about how your day went. You'll go beyond the bland enumeration of your meals, or how someone irked you, or the how you almost slipped on a wet floor.

Pretty soon, you'll start noticing a curious thing: You'll start writing longer entries. You'll end up publishing 250 to 500 word posts. Effortlessly. Again, no pressure as you ramble on in your general or whatever blog.

3. Start Observing and Remembering.

As you lengthen your articles, you'll end up remembering more things. You'll also find yourself jotting things down on scraps of paper or even a notebook. Your blog posts will grow, and so will the topics you cover. You'll recall conversations, whether with others or those you simply overheard while taking a break at Krispy Kreme or Starbucks, or even at Jollibee. You'll remember questions thrown to the air.

And then... you'll discover that you actually have the answer to the question, or the solution to the problem. And when that happens, you'll...

4. Start Writing For Others.

You'll start posting those solutions online. Again, effortlessly. Afterall, you've by this time gotten so used to tap-tap-tapping on that keyboard and blogging online. It will feel like you're composing an email, only this time it will be longer. It will seem like you've having a conversation online, only with just one person. A single person whom you're trying to reach through that single rectangular area where you type your words.

And once you start writing longer pieces for the benefit of others, that's when you'll notice that your site traffic begins to increase. From one visitor a day, it will grow to five, then 20, and even perhaps up to 100. The more you help others, the faster you answer their questions, the higher your traffic will grow.

So, where will you find content for your blog?

  • From others. Speak with people and find out their problems. Then search for the solutions and blog about it.
  • From conversations. Sometimes, a casual email will reveal a problem or question, even if you were not searching for it. In certain cases, you might already have the answer right there in your mind, without you needing to conduct research. Go ahead and write/blog about it.
  • From your problems. Have you ever faced a problem which you ended up solving? Well, guess what? You're not the only person with that problem. So look at your own life and share your solution with others through your blog.
  • From print media. Read newspapers and magazines, or even comics. Believe it or not, but not everything in the printed world is already on the web. Just check newspapers and you'll see how a lot of it is not found in the online edition. That will give you tons of ideas on what to blog about.

In the end, you will realize that we are all swimming in a sea of Content. Even while we sleep, we dream. And when we awake, we will have something to write about. For example, I once wrote about my OOBE.

You will find that there are stories locked in each one of us, even if we are quiet introverts who would rather keep to ourselves. The very fact that you are here, reading all this because you are interested in blogging, is proof that you have things in you bubbling and waiting to be published online. So go ahead and take the first step. Go and create a free blog today. Go and take that first step, towards making money online.

(This post was inspired by a short message sent in Facebook. Imagine that. Thanks, D!)

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"Where To Find Content For Your Blog"
First Posted: September 9, 2008 | Filed in: Make Money Online

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