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52 Instantly usable Blog post ideas to have your year covered [Works for ANY niche]!

December 23, 2019 by Jane Sheeba 15 Comments

A New Year means a new opportunity. And for content marketers this means a lot.

If you are an online business owner or a content marketer, creating content is something you do regularly.

Planning your content ahead gives you an edge definitely. And I’m a fan of planning ahead.

When you plan your content ahead, preferably in bunch, you can batch process a lot – which is an efficient way of doing repetitive stuff and stuff that can be combined to similar categories.

Also, you can be sure you publish consistently when you plan ahead.

So how about planning ahead for a year?

There are many obstacles to publishing consistently. I discuss about some in this video here:

One of the main challenges you face when you plan content in advance is to come up with content ideas!

That’s a big, big challenge. And to help you with that, I have come up with 52 blog post idea templates that you can use to brainstorm for ideas.

Now, when I say brainstorming, I don’t mean you start from scratch.

I’ve done all the heavy lifting for you!

You just have to fill in the blanks, and voila you will have 52 content ideas that you can work on.

Assuming you publish one post a week, this should have you covered for the year.

And yes, before you ask let me tell you – these idea templates work for ANY niche, all you need to do is fill in the blanks!

Go on, plan your New Year’s content ahead and make the most out of your content marketing efforts.

Plus publish content consistently like a pro!

How to do _________ better than the others
How ________________ has changed over the years
Why ________________ is so hard and what to do instead?
_________________ is not as hard as you think if you follow these tips
Why ____________ is better than ___________ and how to choose
____ Ways to __________
How to master the art of _______________
_____ Things to know if you are a _________
How _______ plays a crucial role in _________
Why _______ is so important for your ________________
How to fix ________ before it ruins __________
Advanced guide to __________________
______ Things about _________ no one told you
______ Working tips for busy ________
________ Handy tricks to make _______________ easy for you
The beginners guide to _________________
Simple, yet effective ways to __________________
How to position yourself as a ____________________
How to make _______________ easy for you
_____ instant fixes for _____________________
What is the importance of _____________ in _____________
___________ Tools that will make ____________________ a piece of cake!
How being blind to _______ makes you a _______
How to get rid of _________ in your _________
Why you must learn to _______ to succeed in ______
_______ Inevitable traits of _________________ you need to know about
______ Ways to use ________ to improve your __________
How to eliminate ____________________ from your ________
How can you benefit from ________________
_______________ Vs ______________: A Faceoff
The DIY way to ________________
All you need to know about ____________!
How to be patient and persistent to succeed in _________________
_____ Ways to be a pro in ___________________
How to beat __________ with your ___________________
_______________ Unconventional ways to do ____________________
Why ___________________ is intimidating and what to do instead
A complete guide to _____________: Look no further!
________ Mistakes that are killing your ________________
________ Pitfalls to watch out for to succeed in _______________
How to beat _________________________ with your ______________________
How to develop your _____________? A step by step guide
______________ Handy resources to help you with ____________________
The pros and cons of _______________ you need to know!
How to make the most out of _______________________
________________ Free tools for __________________
Here’s the secret to _______________________
Major ________________ mistakes that might destroy your __________________
How I ___________________________
_____________ Crucial factors that contribute towards _________________
______ Reasons why you should ____________________
______________ Myths associated with ___________ and here’s a reality check!

How to stay stress free and create content for your blog?

June 10, 2019 by Jane Sheeba 1 Comment

At times, it seems content writing is sucking the life out of us.

You don’t want to write the next article or blog post because you feel stressed and drained.

Your brain is hammered. But your readers are always impatiently waiting for your next piece of writing. They want more content.

It happens to most content writers – even the best of us.

But content creation doesn’t have to feel like this. There are always better ways to do things.

There are smarter ways you can use to create content endlessly – without feeling stressed.

I create a lot of content myself – articles, blog posts, sales pages, email copies.

So, I have spent a lot of time pondering over my writing process and how I can make it feel friendly and easier for myself.

There has to be a systematic approach.

The demand for more content is only picking up more steam every year. It’s time to step up your game like I did.

So, without much ado, here is a list of tips I have compiled for myself to remain stress-free throughout the content creation process.

If you’re anything like me, you too should find these useful.

Here’s a related video that you might find useful:

Pick a Time and Place to Write

Before you start writing, you need to find a time and place to write.

You simply can’t expect to write great stuff when you don’t feel like writing or sit in place where your thoughts are interrupted.

Variety, as you know, is the spice of life.

When you feel like writing is becoming a routine task you can’t handle anymore, the first thing you should try is to pick a time when your productivity is at its height and a place where you feel fresh.

The best part about writing is that you can write just anywhere. It just has to be a new favorite.

Step out of your home or office and try new places.

You may like to write in a park, library, bookstore, art gallery, bar – or your aunt’s house.

Find out your best hours for writing and try writing in a new place and hopefully, you’ll fall in love with writing all over again.

Set Realistic Expectations

Many time, content creation overwhelms you simply because you set unrealistic limits for yourself.

Evaluate your content writing goals.

If you’re a one-person army, you should really check out whether the writing goals you have set for yourself are realistic.

Creativity is an important part of the content creation process. If you put too much pressure on yourself, you may lose the spark to create great stuff.

So, don’t be afraid to reduce the amount of content you are creating now.

Instead of focusing on pushing out more content, you should pay more attention to the quality of content you create.

Most people believe that users on the web have a great appetite for content, and so the more you give them the better.

Whatever niche you operate in, your audience is looking for content that can change their lives for the better.

If you believe you’re compromising the quality of content in order to publish more, you need to slow down.

Follow a Writing Template

Using a writing template makes the content creation easier and faster. You can create and use a writing template each for blog posts, sales pages, emails, press releases etc.

For example, a blog post writing template will be your base structure to build upon.

Every time you write a new blog post, you can revisit that template and get the job done without getting stressed.

A typical format for a blog post should include elements like headline, hook, image, body and conclusion.

Based on these fundamental elements, you can create a detailed template which outlines all the important parts and points of a good blog post.

Likewise, you can create a writing template for each content type that you create or plan to create for marketing purpose.

Talk (Rather than Write)

Talking is a lot easier than writing. At times when you are in a mood to talk (rather than write), just record as you speak.

Recording is an excellent technique to create all kinds of content – blog posts, sales pages, checklists, courses, quizzes etc. Use a recording app on your mobile phone to record.

Later, when you are done talking, you can easily transcribe the stuff as text.

There are multiple tools that you can use to convert your speech into written content or document file.

Using the recording technique, you can also repurpose your existing content and create new write-ups. It’s a lot of fun.

Hire Professional Help

Sometimes, the best way to deal with content creation stress is to hire someone who is ready to do it for you.

There are plenty of good content writers you can choose from. And the best thing is that hiring a writer is not dependent on location.

While you are in one country, you can hire and work with a content writer from any corner of the world. Or, you can decide to work with a reputable outsourcing agency.

When you work with someone who is open to your content ideas, you can also ask them to share their own suggestions and instructions.

They’ll be more than glad to join in and grow together with you.

Just remember to take the time to look in good places and vet the content writers well before you hire one.

Your own professional circle or group of friends is where you should start the search from.

Keeping pace with the content needs of your audience can be stressful, but it doesn’t have to be so.

Provided you make a couple of changes to your approach and apply these tips, the process of content creation will become easier and more enjoyable.

You’ll be able to create more content in less time. And you won’t have to worry about stress anymore.

How do you avoid blogging burnout and work smartly?

November 29, 2018 by Jane Sheeba 2 Comments

Creating content in and content out is no joke right? If you are running an online business, having a blog is SO important.

I can go on talking about the benefits of starting a blog. A blog helps you to reach out to your customers.

You can build your brand. Serve your customers by giving them useful information in areas related to your business!

And it also helps improve your search engine presence. The more content you have on your blog, the higher the chances for you to appear in search results!

When your target customers are looking for information relevant to your business, your blog posts will come up in search results and they can be helpful to them.

This way, your blog helps build connection between you and your target customers.

Depending upon the quality of the content you share, you can easily impress your audience and make them your customers!

Having said that, running a blog is not an easy thing. You have to be creating content on a regular basis.

Right from coming up with content ideas to finalising the content and publishing it – there is a lot of things to be taken care of.

If you don’t have a right system in place it is highly likely that you will be easily burned out.

A burned out blogger is no good for running and maintaining a blog that will in turn serve as a marketing tool for your business.

So let’s find out how you can avoid blogging burnout, and yet create content consistently for your blog!

Have a smart system in place!

Yes you heard me. This is one of the most crucial pieces of advice I can give you if you want to avoid burnout.

Doing things in a random manner will yield you no useful results. It will only make you work harder for very little ROI.

This will in turn make you feel burned out quite easily.

Blogging involves a lot of repetitive tasks.

Say for instance, idea generation for blog posts, researching for content creation, outlining your blog posts, creating the actual content, finalising your blog post, promoting the same after publishing and so on.

These are the most common stuff involved in blog content creation and they are quite repetitive.

Having a system in place will make things a lot easier for you to carry out these repetitive tasks in an efficient and easy manner – hence avoiding burnout.

So how can you have a system for this? You can have a template for outlining your blog posts.

You can have a system in place for idea generation – refer to this video where I talk about the system that I use to generate content consistently for my blogs

How to create content for your blog(s) consistently? Here’s the system I use!

This suits for almost all tasks involved in blogging.

Without a system, you will be working on random stuff at random timings.

And you will most probably be reinventing the wheel with most of the tasks if you don’t have a system in place.

Result? Burnout!

Batch process

Batch processing is grouping similar kind of tasks into a batch and getting them done in bulk (or as a batch) by carving out a reasonably big chunk of time!

This is a very efficient way of handling blogging tasks – as I already said, blogging mostly involves similar tasks done in repetition.

With batch processing you will see how efficiently you are able to complete big chunks of work just like that.

It gives you a feeling of accomplishing a lot in one go.

I’ve talked a lot about batch processing in my earlier blog posts. I truly understand its effectiveness for me as a blogger.

With batch processing you don’t have to switch frequently between different kinds of tasks which results in energy drain in the brain.

Rather when you batch process a big chunk of your work, you focus on one kind of task for a longer period of time and get a lot of it done!

This is so refreshing, motivating and it works without making you feel burned out!

Work smart

Well this is a very generic piece of advice that you would have heard over and over again. And it works in various contexts.

The context I am talking about working smart here is that you need to put in effort and time only on stuff that helps move the needle!

When you face a day, you get to see a lot of tasks – tasks that seem highly important. But in reality, are all tasks important to attend?

The honest answer is NO!

You don’t have to attend to all the tasks when and as they come in.

Certain tasks require you to attend to them right away.

And there are certain tasks that you can snooze for a later time when you are really working on something important right now.

As I said earlier, if you switch back and forth between tasks, your brain will easily get burned out.

It takes a lot of energy to unhook the attention from the previous task and engage yourself in the new task.

And when you have to come back to the original task again, it takes quite a few minutes for you to re-engage from where you left off!

This results in a lot of energy drain making you feel exhausted quite soon. In a word, burnout!

So only attend to tasks that help you directly move the needle in your business with utmost urgency. The rest can wait!

Learn to say NO

As a blogger you already have a pretty full plate.

And it is very likely that you will receive more and more requests everyday from your audience, peers and random bloggers, advertisers etc.

It is very important that you only choose to accept what you can handle and boldly say NO to the rest of the requests.

You cannot of course please everyone and you need not actually. So be wise and choose only what you can handle and leave the rest.

To conclude…

All it takes is a smart working blogger to avoid burnout. You might be inclined to work hard on your business.

But working hard will only make you tired.

Working smart, on the other hand, will not only help you work without losing your cool, but also will help you enjoy your work.

In addition, only by working smart you can actually make a lot of progress in your blogging career (in any career, to be honest) rather than working hard.