An Easy Way To Find Blog Post Ideas In Your Niche

Guest Post - Our host is Nathalie Sanderson, in this post Nathalie has some ideas on how to get ideas for blog posts in your niche.See How To Become a guest author on Spice Up Your Blog.

Many bloggers stick with a single method of coming up with blog post ideas – simply writing about whatever is on their mind that day. Although some bloggers may find it easy to come up with an endless stream of interesting, relevant topics this way, almost every bloggers has faced the experience of sitting down at their keyboard and simply drawing a blank.

Rather than simply sitting at your computer trying to conjure up new blog post ideas, an easy way to find relevant topics in your niche is to actively seek out questions, issues, and news that are already being discussed. By finding topics that are already in the discourse, you can not only identify new blog post ideas, but you’ll identify blog post ideas that are relevant and interesting to your readers.

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Things That Go Bump On Your Blog - What Bloggers Can Learn From Horror Films

Guest Post - Our host is Rachel O’Riordan, just in time for Halloween Rachel looks at the how you can use horror films as inspiration for your blog.See How To Become a guest author on Spice Up Your Blog.

It’s the season of ghosts and general spookfulness. The time of year for us all to check for monsters under the bed and wonder what’s out there in the woodshed. But whilst we’re wondering whether or not to go and check what that noise is down in the dark cellar (it’s just a mouse - don’t go down there) is there anything bloggers can learn from the season of the witch?

I’m going to look at some horror films to see what inspiration we can take from their perennial popularity.
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Create A Killer Content Calendar For Your Blog

Guest Post - Our host is Melissa Woodson, here Mellisa has some good pointers on using a content calendar to determine how your posts are published.See How To Become a guest author on Spice Up Your Blog.

Writing is tiring. Pulitzer Prize winner and 2012 MacArthur Grant recipient Junot Diaz recently shared his struggles with writing short stories in The New York Times, saying that he never wants to write a book of short stories again. While many people will be quick to point out that the writing struggles a food blogger faces pale in comparison to the one a celebrated author faces writing a series of vignettes about love, the point remains that writing can often be an uphill battle. For bloggers, the need to generate interesting, informative, engaging, well-written content on a regular basis can be very stressful and stifling, and failing to do so can have negative ramifications for your blog, particularly for traffic. If the struggle to create content that establishes your blog as a captivating go-to resource is overwhelming you, creating a content calendar can give you the peace of mind you so desperately crave.
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17 Very Interesting Blog Post Ideas For Bloggers

Guest Post - Our host is Jack Meyer, in this post Jack has listed 17 inspirational ideas for blog post topics.See How To Become a guest author on Spice Up Your Blog.

After you have written a few hundred blog posts, you start to come up empty on ideas. In fact, your ideas seem to be the same ones over and over again. Why not spice things up? Here are some new, fresh ideas for your next blog post:

1) At Home – Did you know that rubber bands last longer when you refrigerate them? Things for around the house get a lot of traffic. That is because everyone needs help keeping their home clean and in order. Use that to bring new readers to your blog.
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5 Content Curation Tools To Help You Build Content

Guest Post - Our host is Marcela De Vivo, here Marcela looks at content curation and some useful tools you can use for it.See How To Become a guest author on Spice Up Your Blog.

In a world where content is King, it might be said that content curation is God. This is the hottest trend to come out in the years in the marketing and search engine optimization field. At its most simple, content curation simply means collecting the best content on a particular topic and publishing it with edits, additions, and specific advice.

It is an amazing tactic for gaining traffic, backlinks, and a targeted audience. The best part? You don’t have to do a lot of the writing! Now, that is not to say that it is an easy task that can be done by anyone. You need the right tools and the right attitude in order to make a piece of curated content that delivers massive value to your intended audience.
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3 reasons why many bloggers get frustrated and what to do against it

Guest Post - Our host is Saskia Bader.See How To Become a guest author on Spice Up Your Blog.

One reason why I have started to research and write about blogging tips is that I really don't like it when good blogs are taken offline just because the blogger became frustrated. So what are the
causes for blogger frustration and what can you do against it?
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6 Blog Design Tips That Will Get You Better Results

Guest Post - Our host is Abel Velazquez, here Abel has some blog design tips for your blogs.See How To Become a guest author on Spice Up Your Blog.

With most blogging platforms being geared for beginners, blog design can be as simple as choosing from a selection of pre-made templates and uploading a logo for some users. This might work for you, but if you want to take your efforts to the next level, then be prepared to take it up a notch.

Following are six high-level blog design tips that will help you see noticeably better results.
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