Mike Paetzold back again for day 4 of my visit here at New Breed Marketer as part of the Old Bald Guy’s Blog Tour.
This stop I am talking about WordPress and here is what has been covered so far…
Today makes a great day to cover this topic because if you read the first post in this series you would know that it is Thanksgiving Day here in the US and I do not plan to write anything just eat and relax. Hope you are having a great holiday too.
That is because I created this whole series and just scheduled them on Sunday so I could have the week off to enjoy the holiday.
That being said there is always the time that you know your blog needs content and your brain is totally blank. Then you need to go find inspiration. I am usually good once I have a topic and that is one reason I am always asking my readers for their questions on the WordPress blog.
Here are 3 tools from Google you can use to find ideas and it does not hurt that they will usually be a hot topic too.
- Google News
- Google Insights
- Google Wonder Wheel
Google News will let you find the latest news on your topic. Often times this is all you need to find that little germ of an idea for content. Just go there and add your topic and you will see all the latest news for it.
Google Insights will let you see what is hot on your topic. Add your topic and scroll to the bottom and you will see the topics getting increased searches. Like below for WordPress.
This shows me the top items being searched for but more importantly the items that are rapidly increasing in search volume.
Wonder Wheel is a relatively new addition to Google Search that will show you exactly what topics Google thinks are related to your main topic.
First you need to find the access to Wonder Wheel as it is not out in plain sight. Go to Google and do a search then click the show options on the left.
Then scroll down to standard view – Wonder Wheel
Once you click Wonder Wheel you will get a result that is a wagon wheel.
You can then click on any of the spokes to dig further for related topics. It is a great way to find related sub topics you might not have thought about. I click WordPress Themes and got this result.
You could continue digging down until you hit a topic that you wanted to write about today.
So there are three resources to help you answer the question of what do I blog about today?
Tomorrow we will discuss understanding what is working or not working so you can improve your results. Enjoy your Thanksgiving Day if you are in the US and have a great Thursday to everyone else.
About the author
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Mike Paetzold has been online since 2000 and runs numerous blogs. Currently you can find out what he is up to at Mike Paetzold Recommends. You can also find out and keep current with WordPress at his blog WordPress Made Easy. |
