Do you have difficulty thinking of something to blog about?
Tip
Create a resource file of ready-made ideas. Here's an idea to get you started: Ties by Month. I gave parts of this a couple of years ago.
Here's the complete list. Feel free to copy/paste it. When stumped, fall back on lists like this to get you started.
Tie-Ins by Month
January Topics
New Year's Day
January Topics
New Year's Day
Improvement:
of self—physical, mental, intellecutal, financial, emotional
of home environment
of relationships
of parenting
of future fun like vacations and travel.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day including African American history, civil rights, peace and freedom.
February Topics
Valentine’s Day and all that it represents.
Valentine’s Day and all that it represents.
Major League Baseball spring training
Super bowl
Winter's last hurrah
March Topics
International Women’s Day
all about women: women’s health, career challenges, freedom from exploitation, etc.
Easter when it occurs in March along with inspirational relevant topics
St. Patrick's Day
Spring arrives
April Topics
Easter as above if it occurs in April
Holocaust Remembrance with articles about history and heroism in WW2 and new information about that war
May Topics
Cinque de Mayo
Hispanic-American culture and history including books and movies
Mother’s Day and everything to do with motherhood and/or women's relationships and choices
Memorial Day in the U.S.
Vacation and travel
Summer arrives
Weddings etc.
Love, attraction, relationships
Graduations
Graduations
Planning for the future
Vacation
School is out
July Topics
Independence Day in the U.S.
Gardening
Heat
Beach and beach books
August Topics
Summer's last hurrah in terms of beach, vacations, travel, back to the grind
Back to school
Back to school
Labor Day in the U.S.
Anniversary of September 11th—inspiration, politics, history, memoirs, remembrances, changes in the country and the world
Beginning college—including coping with the college environment, roommates, away from home, class demands, emotions, etc. for parents as well as students
Beginning college—including coping with the college environment, roommates, away from home, class demands, emotions, etc. for parents as well as students
Autumn arrives
October Topics
Halloween theme
Horror in books and moviesHalloween: Horror movie tie-in books and new titles in costume, art, graphic novel and other fiction
Thanksgiving in Canada
November Topics
Thanksgiving in the U.S.
Topics of gratitude, history, inspiration, family gathering
November Topics
Thanksgiving in the U.S.
Topics of gratitude, history, inspiration, family gathering
Food and drink
Black Friday shopping
Winter arrives
Hanukkah
Christmas—traditions, religious aspect, gifts, emotions, relationships, family
Hanukkah
Christmas—traditions, religious aspect, gifts, emotions, relationships, family
Boxing Day
Kwanzaa
Food and drink
Family gathering
New Year's Eve
Takeaway Truth
Ready-made ideas ignite your imagination. You may not use the exact idea, but it will lead you to something else that clicks with you.
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