How to Generate Ideas for a Great Steemit Post

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How To: Ideas for Consistent Content Creation

While there are plenty of strategies for writing, publishing, & marketing good content * check out my 7 Days to a Better Steemit Blog post: https://steemit.com/steemit/@stevecronin/7-days-to-a-better-steemit-blog * generating ideas is another beast all together.

I've been making content on YouTube since 2008 and blogging (on and off) since 2001, here are some methods I use for generating ideas.

1. Mental Occupations - Listening to your internal voice

Consider the silent moments that exist between focused tasks during your day-to-day life. For example: the drive to work, the walk from one class to another, sitting on the toilet. Assuming you're not listening to a podcast or watching a YouTube video (silent moments) you may begin to notice a trend after a few days of drawing attention to these moments. You might say to yourself: Man, I'm really pre-occupied with a problem at work - or - I don't know how I'm going lose these last 5 pounds in time for vacation.

Furthermore, drive attention to  the thoughts that my keep you up at night (these might be more noticeable if you have fewer quiet moments to yourself during the day.) I often keep a notebook by my bed so I can jot down thoughts that are keeping me awake so I can release them and fall asleep.

The takeaway: any issue or thought-structure that is occupying your mind for several days is something worth writing about! Not only will it be a therapeutic process for you, you'll also find the act of writing about it is easier than you may think - because you obviously have a lot to say!

2. Recognizing Sudden Inspiration

Often times while I'm browsing Reddit, listening to a podcast, watching a YouTube video, at the movies, etc., I find myself jumping at a specific idea conveyed. "Wow!" I'll think, "that's really cool and I'd like to know more about that!" For example, when watching the film Logan's Run, I suddenly became fixated on the Egyptian symbol of the ankh and became interested in learning more about its use in history in order to better understand its relevance in the film. These sudden inspirations are worth tracking via a blog post (or a series of posts) as your passion will be conveyed to the reader. This brings us to the next point...

3. Log the Learning Process

Do you have a desire to learn something new? Are you about to start a class? Track  your progress as you learn in the form of content like blog posts! For example, I'm interested in learning more about wine and am considering taking a wine theory class. Not only will blogging about my experience help me retain and understand information better, but it's attractive to audience to follow along with an individual who is learning something for the first time - as they feel as if they're a part of the journey.

4. Use Musing.io

Often times, specifically with Steemit, if I can't think of something to write for the day, I'll hop onto Musing and scroll through the questions people have. Because of the deep variety, I'm sure to find something I'm suddenly interested in answering. Because Musing allows us to automatically copy our reply to our Steemit blog - boom, you have yourself an inspired blog post!

Do you have any other methods for coming up with ideas for content creation? Let me know!

Steve Cronin