Check out these tips on how to get the creative juices for your blog flowing again.

1. Getting Rid of Your Blogger’s Block
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K. Smith
Coming up with interesting topics to write about on a regular basis can
be hard. That’s why you’ll find hundreds of severely neglected and
orphaned blogs.
Blogger’s block happens to the best of us. No matter the niche, at a
certain point you hit a wall and become void of all creativity.
So, how do you get past it? Here are a few things I like to do to get the
words flowing again.
Read Somet hing
Take time and click through your blog roll to catch up with some of your
favorites. You’re bound to latch on to a topic where you’d like to provide
your own commentary. I also like to unplug and read, touch and feel an
actual book (Very old school, I know.) It might sound weird, but after
reading a couple of chapters, something is sparked and I’m able to find
my own rhythm.
Scan Headlines
I get several online newsletters sent to my inbox. Every morning, I take about 30- 45 minutes to scan the top headlines in
my industry so that I know what I should be caring about that day. I’m not necessarily reading the entire article (unless it’s
a brand new topic I have yet to come across.) I’m really just getting a high- level snapshot, a lay of the land if you will. I
jot down the headlines, I’d like to pursue. Don’t worry about whether or not it’s been done before. Bringing your own
style, your own voice, your own opinion around a particular topic is what makes it different and worth reading again.
Do Somet hing Act ive
Take a walk, a jog, go to the gym- anything active. According to new research out of Leiden University in the
Netherlands, exercise might be the best way to get rid of writer’s block.
Go t o Your Archives
Look at what you wrote a year ago to the day (or week) and see if it warrants any updates or a part two. Maybe you feel
completely different from how you felt back then and now need to address the topic all over again. Either way, you can
surely find something new in the old.
Crowdsourcing
Ask your readers and followers what they’d like to see. That’s partly why you’re blogging already, right? To provide a
source of useful information, to be of value in your network (Yep, I know it is.) Not only will this help you come up with
topics to write about, it’ll take the guesswork out of what you need to do to keep your site fresh and engaging for your
audience. Because in the end, that’s what keeps them coming back for more.
How do you push past your writ er’s block? Share your ideas wit h us in t he comment s sect ion below.
About K. Smith

2. About K. Smith
Keisha Smith is an online media consultant specializ ing in blogging and content marketing. She
lives in Washington, DC with her husband and daughter.
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