I Get Around … How ‘Bout You?
January 9th, 2007 by Chief NutDyan, owner of the Cozy Inn Lakeview House and Cottages in beautiful Weirs Beach, NH commented on my last post …
I first started reading your blog for the tips etc. I still do but now, I love to check out all the interesting web sites you visit…just when do you have the time and where do you find them all!
INDEED, this is worthy of its own post. My process of finding stuff to write about is several fold and has evolved over the course of blogging for a couple of years. I didn’t seek out guidance from other bloggers … it just happened. Here’s my process (just about every morning);
- Read core group of other bloggers in my industry (e.g. Seth Godin, Guy Kawasaki, Tom Peters, Laura Reis, Robert Scoble, Michael Port, John Moore, and a couple of dozen others). Since I only read the newest stuff and most of these people don’t post every day, it only takes 10 minutes, or so, per day to keep up.
- Read what’s new on Digg.
- Read Google News (I have a couple of specific keywords that are searched for; branding, marketing, advertising, etc.)
- Once every couple of weeks I’ll need a mental break and will find myself at a computer NOT wanting to read, research or do any “heavy lifting.” In this case I’ll use the StumbleUpon plugin to firefox to go surf some randomly selected websites in key topic areas or using specific keywords (e.g. marketing). This is a FABULOUS way to find new and interesting stuff. It’s usually not bleeding edge or super fresh, but it’s almost always interesting.
- The most frequent source of blogging material is just having a strong opinion about stuff.
I’d be very interested in hearing from other people how they get inspired for new blog content. Any takers?
