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Places to get ideas for blog posts
By Sharon Housley

Best blogs and feeds are those that contain unique, fresh, compelling, content. Where do these prolific posters so that their ideas? I spoke to a handful of bloggers to determine where their inspiration came from for their content. Not surprisingly, ideas for Blog posts or RSS feed items originate or are influenced by other Web content. The following are meeting places for finding your online muse: 1. Google News
Monitor Google News for keywords related to your industry. If you find a story disagree with or agree completely with write about it. Add your thoughts, and editorialize content. This does not mean you should just Send again Google news summaries. The value is not only in News aggregation, but in the comment, you grant. Bind news items for specific events, conditions, or the impact of specific news on the industry. Add a point or reference to a news article adds genuine value. 2. Web Logs
Look at your websites "long tail" and examine your web logs. Find phrases that are relevant to your site and write in-depth information about these topics. This is especially useful if your blog or RSS feed is used as a marketing tool for your Web site. By focusing on obscure or less popular keywords and phrases that exist in your web logs, you will not only find that you give your readers the content of interest, but you will attract additional web traffic. 3, assemble
Many bloggers have established themselves as "experts" by simply to gather and organize a large collection of information related to a specific field. Use the blog or feed to announce and organize information, new products or services in an unbiased manner within a specific industry. 4. Search
Most people assume that there is information on each topic on the Internet, but it is not necessarily the case. If you stumble on an area where there is minimal content, consider it an opportunity. Continue to develop content. Chances are if you're looking for content as well as another is, develop a blog posts or RSS feed information, find inaccessible. 5. Untouchable content
Consider tackling all content, many other publishers find difficult or unpleasant. Controversial or content that is difficult to write about often overlooked, look at challenging content as an option.6. monitor authority Blogs
Watch authority blogs for developing countries industry news. Comment to any new or leaders, as you either agree or disagree. This can attract attention from an authority blog and could lead to a link to your comment. Be sure to credit the source of any blog posts that you comment on or quote. 7. Advice
If you are an expert? Consider developing an advice column. Let readers send questions and post questions and answers in your blog or RSS feed. This allows readers to direct your content. 8. Conversations
Many bloggers and publishers discover topic ideas from conversations. Create dialogue with both individuals familiar and know your blog topic, the questions that come up could be good fodder for posts. 9. Forums/newsgroups/Usenet
Forums are great places to find topic ideas. Read topic specific forum posts and then editorialize and summarize positions. 10. Look outside the box
Do not constrain your thinking parameters that exist online. Best RSS feeds and blogs are targeted, clear, consistent and unambiguous. It is okay to occasionally step outside your comfort zone to find appealing content. While breaking news has obvious value to make timeless content and "how to" posts. Don't be afraid to mix it and give your readers a combination of the two. About the author:
Sharon Housley manages marketing for FeedForAll http://www.feedforall.com software for creating, editing and publishing RSS feeds and podcasts. In addition Sharon manages marketing for Note Page http://www.notepage.net a wireless text messaging software company.