Sometimes you run out of content ideas to write about or you’re not in the mood for any of the old generic, stand-by topics. You want to write fresh, new content. Well, there are some solutions to this problem.You could hire someone to come up with ideas for you. You can even hire someone to write the content for you or you can purchase PLR content or grab a reprint article from one of the many article directories.
But, if you’re a savvy marketer, you want your own unique ideas and content that relates to you and your niche.
One great way to get attention grabbing topics is to check out magazine covers. If you don’t have any magazines, just go to your local store and check out the whole magazine section. There are tons of ideas there.
Pay attention to how they do the headlines and see what you can adapt to your niche.
For example, you can fill in the blanks of these types of headlines. And it can be any industry type magazine; health, fitness, business, crafts, etc.
Be sure to take pen and paper with you or use the notepad feature on your smart phone.
Here are a few headlines I found in Women’s Heath and Inc., along with some suggestions: Original headline is in bold. I looked at less than 10 magazine covers to get these.
*How to Find the Perfect Fragrance
=>How to Find the Perfect Webhost
=>How to Find the Perfect Affiliate Program
=>How to Find the Perfect___________
*Makeup & Hair Tricks From Top Pros
=>Traffic Tips From Top Pros
=>Backlinking Tips From Top Pros
=>List Building Tips From Top Pros
*End Stress Instantly
=>End Traffic Worries Instantly
=>End Social Networking Worries Instantly
=>End Procrastination Instantly
*Boost Your Bliss – New Ways to Escape Stress
=>Boost Your Sales – New Ways to Convert Readers into Buyers
=>Boost Your Traffic – New Ways to Get People to Your Site
=>Boost Your Image – New Ways to Brand Yourself
*Easy Steps to a Lean, Sexy Belly
=>Easy Steps to a Lean, Sexy Blog
=>Easy Steps to a Lean List That Rakes in the Money
*Get More Out of Your 24
=>Get More Out of Your Traffic
=>Get More Out of Your Blog
=>Get More Out of Article Marketing
=>Get More Out of Affiliate Marketing
*Six Ways to Save the World
=>Six Ways to Save Your Blog
=>Six Ways to Save Your Market
=>Six Ways to Save Your Brand
*How to be an Extraordinary Leader
=>How to be an Extraordinary Marketer
=>How to be an Extraordinary Blogger
=>How to be an Extraordinary Writer
=>How to be an Extraordinary Affiliate Marketer
=>How to be an Extraordinary Entreprenuer
*The Kid CEO Behind Tumblr
=>The ___CEO Behind ______
=>The _____Strategy Behind_______
*One Big, Scary Business Lesson
=>One Big, Scary Marketing Lesson
=>One Big, Scary Blogging Lesson
*How to Network Your Way to Fame & Fortune
=>How to Promote Your Way to Fame & Fortune
=>How to Market Your Way to Fame & Fortune
=>How to Promote Your Way to Bigger Sales
=>How to Market Your Way to Bigger Sales
*King of the Online Sellers
=>King of the Online Entrepreneurs
=>King of the Online Marketers
=> King of Online Traffic
*Crazy in Love
=>Crazy in Business
=>Crazy in Marketing
=>Crazy in Sales
=>Crazy Ways to Make More Sales
=>Crazy Ways to Get More Traffic
Even More Content Ideas:
=>Get Off Your Butt and Get Some Traffic
=>Get Off Your Butt and Build Your List
=>Get Off Your Butt and Get Social
=>Get Off Your Butt and Learn Article Marketing
=>Get Off Your Butt and Learn Affiliate Marketing
=>Affiliate Marketing Bootcamp – Let’s Kick Some Butt
=>Article Marketing Bootcamp -Let’s Kick Some Butt
Butt kicking, boot camp headlines work exceptionally well in the health and fitness industry, and there’s no reason they can’t work in any other market.
Once you’ve grabbed some headlines that caught your attention, replace the keywords with your own. You can get dozens of fill in the blank style headlines at the magazine rack.
Where Else Can I Get Great Content Ideas?
Go spend some time on social networks. Find out what everyone else is talking about and see if you can relate it to your niche.
You can also read industry blogs and write about things you either agree with or disagree with.
Be sure to read the comments too. You can always find a diverse group of opinions there.
Go through your own blog archives. Are there posts you can update? How about creating a new post and linking to several of your best posts from last year. People often miss the archives and there’s some great content buried in the past.
Read some product descriptions. These can be digital products, sales pages of your favorite marketers, product descriptions at Amazon, etc.
You can get ideas from reading packages too. Lays potato chips has a motto of, “Betcha can’t eat just one.” You can relate that to ebook addictions or marketing addictions. Yes, we all have them. “Betch’ Can’t Read Just One.”
Lists are always good. In fact, many people use lists when they can’t think of anything else to write. Most people do lists of five, seven or ten things. You can make a massive list. Challenge yourself to see how big of a list you can create. That’ll get your creative juices flowing.
Go for a drive and read billboards and road signs. What catches your attention? Can you relate it to your market?
There are literally content ideas everywhere, waiting for you to discover them. Sometimes it takes a little creativity and some inspiration, but the possibilities are really endless.
