Cathy Stucker - The Idea Lady

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Blog Post Idea Generators

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idea-generatorsAnyone who has been blogging for a while knows that it can be difficult to come up with interesting, new ideas for posts on a regular basis. Sometimes the ideas flow and other times…not so much.

What can you do when the ideas just don’t come? A lot of people liked the video I did about using the Portent Content Idea Generator, so I decided to share a bunch of other headline and title generators you can use to come up with titles for articles and blog posts.

All of these are free. None require registration or make you jump through any hoops. Just follow any of the links below, enter your topic or keyword and click.
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Guest Posting the Right Way

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guest-postsOkay, stop panicking about guest blogging being dead. That is not what Matt Cutts said. However, let us hope that spammy guest blogging will die a quick and merciful death.

Publishing guest posts on other blogs is a highly effective way to expand your audience. Doing it right requires that you:

  • Identify good blogs in your niche.
  • Approach the blogger with a well-thought-out proposal.
  • Create quality content.
  • Interact with the blogger’s audience when the post is published.

Everyday, I get emails asking about guest posting on my blog. Usually, they read something like this: [Read more…]

Quick Post Idea – Use Infographics

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what-is-an-infographicAre you looking for a quick and easy post idea? Here is a tip for creating useful posts your readers will love and share.

First, find an infographic that is related to your topic. Do a search for your keyword and infographic. For example, if your blog is about vegetable gardening, you might search for “vegetable gardening infographic,” “gardening infographic” or “vegetable infographic.” You might also use related keywords and search for terms such as “organic gardening infographic” or “composting infographic.” There are infographics available for almost every topic you can imagine, so you will probably find at least a few.
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New Life for Old Blog Posts

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Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vegas/ / CC BY 2.0

Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vegas/ / CC BY 2.0

You have written a lot of great posts, but over time the old posts get pushed down the list and buried in the archives of your blog. These posts would be new to readers who recently discovered you, and even your long-time readers could benefit from seeing them again. They may have missed them when they were new and, even if they read them, they may not have acted on them and may not remember them. Linking from new posts to older ones can also have SEO benefits for your blog.

So how do you help readers and the search engines discover (or rediscover) those older gems? Here are a few ideas:
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