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BE USEFUL
These useful blog post ideas will endear you to your market and establish you and
your business as the authority in your niche.

LIST POST HOW-TO-POST CASE-STUDY PROBLEM/ SAQ POST RESEARCH POST

POST SOLUTION POST
List posts are The How-To Post The term ‘case This type of The Should Ask Conducting your
everywhere and is another staple study’ carries post has an Question Post is a own primary
for good reason… blog post idea. more perceived easy format: variation of the research around a
they flat out work. value than the FAQ post. This is topic in your niche
Describe how to term article, blog -Define a problem a question that is one of the best
Create a list of execute a process post or video. -Present the solution customers or ways to build blog
books, tools, and use images, prospects don’t
content that
resources or video or audio to Outline and This post can ask — but
any other thing enrich the post unpack the cross over into they should. gets attention.
that your market and make it as details of the territory of
will find useful. easy as possible something like a other blog
for your visitor to project, event post types
take action. or process. such as the FAQ
Post, How-To Post
or Checklist Post.

CHECKLIST POST ULTIMATE DEFINITION SERIES POST STATS POST FAQ POST
GUIDE POST POST
If the content you The ultimate In niches where Look for This post (like the If you get repeat
are delivering can guide post is just the market needs opportunities to Research Post) questions from
be broken into a what it sounds to be educated break a topic into works best when customers or
“checklist” it will like — a detailed, the definition a series that can you can use prospects there is
often perform comprehensive post is an be released each statistics that you a good chance
better. post on a topic in absolute must. day over the have produced. they are typing
your niche. course of a week these same
People like the Consider creating or every Monday That said, questions into
checklist format Don’t skimp here a series of posts over the course consider curating Google and other
because it’s easy — take your time that define of a month. and pulling search engines.
to digest and and deliver the aspects of together stats
take action when definitive post on your niche. Link these articles from multiple Create content
the content is the topic. together as you locations to around
itemized publish them. create a good these topics.
in this way. statistics post.

BE HUMAN

INSPIRATIONAL POST HOLIDAY POST GUARD DOWN POST

Some of the most effective content on
the web is neither informational or
entertaining — it simply inspires.
This kind of post can work well as a
Story Post, Profile Post or Quote Post
among others.
Some blogs go dormant on popular
holidays while others use the opportunity
to deliver well-wishes to their audience
and display their humanity.
Some of the best content on the web is
created by a content creator that lets
their guard down by delivering a
deeply personal experience that the
audience can relate to.

BEHIND THE SCENES POST OFF-TOPIC POST RANT POST

If you have a loyal following they will
want to see what goes on behind the
scenes of the content that you can create.
This can be risky, but if you have a loyal
following that has become accustomed
to you covering a specific set of topics —
this kind of post can shock them and
receive a great response.
Test it.
The rant post shows your human side by
revealing your passion and anger about
a topic that is relevant to your audience.
It’s not for everyone but the right blog
and the right audience will respond
well to a rant.

BE GENEROUS

One of the easiest ways to grow your blog is to be generous by promoting

other people. When you promote others they will promote you.

PROFILE POST CROWDSOURCED INTERVIEW POST LINK

POST ROUNDUP POST
Write a profile of an Bring multiple influencers It’s surprising how willing This type of post can work
influential person in together to answer a even the most influential well as a series that
your niche. single question in people are to give you an publishes once a month or
short form. interview — even if you have once a week.
Be sure to notify them via a small audience on
email, phone call or social When you get 10 your blog. Curate, link to and provide
media that you have influencers to give you 100 a description of multiple
profiled them — this way words each on a single Remember that the easiest pieces of content that your
they will have an topic you’ve got a way for an influencer to audience will
opportunity to share it. powerful blog post. give you an interview is find valuable.
through audio — all they
have to do is call you and
start talking.

QUOTE POST BEST OF THE PICK OF THE PEOPLE TO

People love quotes from
influential people. Pull
together quotes from
multiple influencers across
a specific topic to create a
‘Quote Post’.
Again, if applicable — be
sure to notify those that
you quote that you have
included them in
your post.
WEB POST
The Best of the Web Post
often includes content,
tools and other resources
that you have curated,
linked to and described.
WEEK POST FOLLOW POST
This is a popular type of Curate a list of influential
series post and is usually a people, describe them and
relatively short blog post provide links for your
that describes a single audience to connect with
piece of content, tool or them through their
website, social media
other resource that you
have curated, linked to channels, events,
and described. books, etc.

BE PROMOTIONAL

Some organizations use their blogs in a promotional way. This can work
very well for the right company.

COMPARISON POST PROJECT INCOME COMPANY

SHOWCASE POST REPORT POST UPDATE POST
Create a post that Use your blog to outline Open the books and show Use your blog to let your
compares the features a specific project you or your audience a customers and prospects
and benefits of your your organization is breakdown of the money know of new employee
product to competitive working on currently or you and your organization hires, acquisitions or
solutions. has completed. are making. major contracts.
For best results and to Show the process and
build trust, include cases share results if possible.
where your product IS
NOT the best solution.

PRESENTATION POST BEST OF POST PRODUCT PRODUCT TIPS POST

UPDATE POST
Publish presentations Create a blog post that If you have rabid fans of This post type is both
given by employees that pulls together the most your products and services promotional and useful
contain interesting and popular blog posts you you might be surprised at and is very powerful for
valuable content for have published over a how well a post on new the right blog
your audience. period of time. product/new feature and audience.
announcements will do on
your blog. Create content that helps
your customers be more
successful with your
product or service.

BE CONTROVERSIAL

You can get a lot of action on controversial posts — just make sure it fits
with your brand.

WHAT IF POST DEBATE POST ATTACK POST PREDICTION POST REACTION POST

This type of blog post Use your blog to Be careful with this If you take a Use your blog to
speculates on what present one side of a one but picking a debatable and react to content
would happen if… debatable fight with the right speculative created by
argument… person/organization/ approach, a someone else.
The success of this event, etc will force prediction post can
type of post rests on Or find someone that your audience to get a great response. For example, the
your ability to disagrees with you choose sides and content might be a
choose a “what if ” and present both draw lots of attention. blog post, book
that is interesting sides in the or presentation.
and debatable. same post. This type of post,
when done right, will
create enemies of
some and die hard
fans of others.

BE ENTERTAINING

Creating entertaining content can be difficult but, if you can make it work,
it can be a very effective type of blog post.

STORY POST SATIRE POST CARTOON POST MEME POST PARODY POST

Create content that Be humorous through This type of post Meme’s are Create a post that
tells a story that the use of irony or works well as a humorous pieces of imitates a
would be entertaining extreme series. content that spread well-known person
to your market. exaggeration. virally across the or media property in
Create weekly or web. your niche. Be sure
Some blogs only This kind of post monthly cartoon to exaggerate their
produce this type of works well where posts that make your Create your own strengths and
content and others there are timely audience laugh and meme’s or pull shortcomings in
create a series around issues such as think about issues together a curated your content.
this type of blog post. politics or sports. and events in set of meme’s from
your niche. across the web.

BE TIMELY
It takes a commitment to stay timely in some niches but if you can pull it off —
timely information is among the most effective blog content you can create.

REVIEW POST SURVEY POST NEWS POST TREND POST ISSUE POST

Review a product,
event or anything else
you have access to
while it is newsworthy.
For best results, be as
honest as possible in
your review rather
than painting
everything you review
in a positive light.
Choose a Look to create
newsworthy/trending content on your blog
topic and survey your about events as they
audience about it are happening.
using email, social
media or in-person You don’t need to
events. “break” the story but,
for best results, be
Then, pull the results sure to add a
together into a perspective that your
blog post. audience will find
valuable
or entertaining.
Some content
creators are able to
predict trends as they
are happening.
If you’re a
trendspotter, create
content on your blog
that rides that trend as
it becomes popular.
Choose issues that
affect your audience
and create content
about them while
they are timely and
relevant to them.

BE ENGAGING
While engagement isn’t necessarily the end goal, it pays to create an engaged
audience on your blog.

QUESTION POST ANSWER POST CHALLENGE POST

Curate and answer questions your
audience asks in social media, on
forums or in the comments section of
your blog.
The Answer Post is the sister of the
Question Post.
In this post type, you will simply ask a
question and allow your audience to
answer it in your comments section. This
type of post is generally very short,
allowing your audience to create the bulk
of the content.
Use a blog post to pose a challenge to
your audience.
This post can work well as a series with
updates being made that feature
audience members that are
participating in the challenge.

FREEBIE POST CUSTOMER SHOWCASE POST CONTEST POST

Use a blog post to allow your audience
to get access to a relevant giveaway.
This blog post type is partly Announce a contest on your blog.
promotional but also builds
engagement. This post can work well as a series as
well with updates being made featuring
Use your blog to feature a customer contest results.
or a project you have worked on with
the customer.