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Stuck? If you are blogging regularly, this may be a complaint that surfaces A LOT. But it doesn’t have to! Don’t feel pressured to grab topics out of thin air. This makes your writing process much harder and may deter you from blogging at your full potential.

Instead, venture off your blog for inspiration on what to write about on your blog.

1. Follow and read posts by your fellow bloggers. Take to heart what they are saying and use their ideas to generate your own blog post.

2. Following links and comments on competing blogs or even blogs you are just plain interested in. Make the most of them.  Comments take you to places on the ‘Net that you may not have discovered yet. Use them as an asset and resource in keeping your creative juices flowing.

3. Forums are another untapped resource for inspiration. Nosey around a related forum to see what’s being asked or how things are being answered. From this you can take part in the discussion on the forum (which means more visibility for you) and also get good post ideas from current problems people are having or good/bad advice people are sharing.

4. Use Social Media to spark your imagination. Twitter. Facebook. LinkedIn. YouTube. Spend some time finding and subscribing to users in your niche. Check their status updates and recent uploads for ideas. (The given site list is in no way exhaustive!)

5. Lastly, stay current on the news in your niche. Use feedreaders like Bloglines and Google Reader to subscribe to feeds of all kinds. Check these feeds once a day or every other day and save the articles that you find thought-provoking. When it’s time to write, you’ll have a plethora of content to choose from.

Hope this helps and good luck writing!!

~Andrea

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Internet users are lazy. So how do you write for lazy people, that is, the Internet as a whole? Remember these easy steps:

1) Use appropriate line length. This means 12-16 words per line. You don’t want people have to move their whole head to read across your post.

2) Use paragraphs abundantly. Short lined paragraphs… I’d say no more than 4-5 lines. Trust me, it’ll look better and be more appealing to the eye.

3) Use headers and subheaders. This will allow user to more easily follow where you are going.

Ex.

Header 1

Subheader1
abcdefg

Subheader 2
abcdefg

Header 2
Etc…

OR

Header 1
abcdefg

Header 2
abcdefg

4) Use lists and bullet points often… ‘nuf said.

5) Use bold and italic typefaces. It’ll help discern or draw attention to your most important points.

6) Use images!! Create an appealing post or use it to separate areas.

Good luck and happy writing!

~Andrea