Assalam Aleykum Warahmatullahy Wabarakatuh
Hello everyone!
Whether you’re starting out in the blogsphere or have been
in it for a while now, but are still struggling to find blogging ideas, you need
to know that that is a perfectly normal phase in the development of a blogger
or a writer. In the writers' world this would basically be termed as writer’s
block, which is known to be quite natural.However staying in that zone is definitely not recommended.
When I first started blogging I was highly inconsistent and most of the time, posting simply for the sake of posting.I was not keen on my content nor intimate with it. However, I was extremely fascinated by the aspect of blogging and I knew deep down that this was a sphere I wanted to be included in.
When I first started blogging I was highly inconsistent and most of the time, posting simply for the sake of posting.I was not keen on my content nor intimate with it. However, I was extremely fascinated by the aspect of blogging and I knew deep down that this was a sphere I wanted to be included in.
Hence I kept on with blogging, posting once or twice in
three months because I simply had no idea what to post!If you read my post on why I started blogging, you would remember me saying that I looked to what everyone else
was doing and tried to mimic that.However it just was not happening because I was
not being authentic with the content I was putting out.The worst
part about taking this route is that writing or blogging, however you want to
look at it becomes more of a chore than a hobby.Little by little the thought of
posting something on your blog becomes a dreaded and exhausting issue, like
school assignments.However, if you keep at it, you will find your way and your
voice just like I did.
The first tip I have to ignite the magic of coming up with
blog post ideas is to:
Explore.
Honestly, there is nothing wrong with checking out what other
bloggers are doing.There is however something wrong with copying because that’s basically
plagiarism, however no one said you couldn’t try something new that you discovered
on someone else’s blog.Moreover, that’s how you find your voice.By exploring
new and different avenues, you get to discover more about yourself and the
things you’re good at and enjoy.When I first started blogging, I could never
see myself doing fashion and beauty posts, blogging to me was more of a diary
style type of thing. But while I still enjoy posting my 'honest to God posts', I am
also posting more fashion and beauty related posts and I’m absolutely loving
it!Through this, my photography skills on my blog have also greatly improved (atleast i hope so!) because
now I am also keen to learn new things in order for me to produce content that I
am proud of.So don’t close yourself in, allow yourself to explore and grow.
Find inspiration in the world around you.
When I first read this on Lily Melrose’s blog, it was like
the words came to life simply to slap me back into existence.I had never
imagine finding blogging ideas could be so interesting and fun. When I say finding
inspiration in the world around you, I mean look around you and ask yourself, what’s going on around me?
What’s going on today?Are you making breakfast? Maybe you could make a recipe
post.If you’re having exams, you could make a study tips post.Or maybe you
could simply rant about how you feel.Write about the new café you went to with
your friends or the drama that went down at school yesterday and your thoughts
on it.When you think of blog posts ideas in such a manner, you realize that
inspiration is all around us and there’s so much to write about!So there you go, whatever category of blogger you are,
find inspiration in the world around you.
Learn from the best.
Do you have any bloggers that you admire, who blog about the
things that interest you? Why not take a page from them and mix it up with your
own personal twist. If you try to copy someone else’s art you will only end up
frustrating yourself because no two people can make art in the exact same
way.You have to make your own art.Learn from the people you admire and then do
it the way you do it because no one can do it like you . No one can make art
the way you make art.Also, strive to create work that you are pleased with first
and foremost before pleasing anyone else.
Lastly, Be Patient
I know how frustrating it can be when you feel like you are
putting so much effort and not moving an inch.Furthermore, you look around you
and see all these people doing great things and you simply sit there wondering why
things are not happening for you.Be patient and be vigilant.You smart girl, you
loyal.Don’t give up because you’re not creating content like so and so. Or your
content isn’t getting as much traffic as nani’s blog.Everyone’s journey is
different and sacred.So trust in your journey and enjoy the ride.
I hope these few tips helped you understand the magic of coming up with blog post ideas.As always, I love hearing from you guys and thank you for stopping by!
