Guest Post By Delia Rusu
So you just started your own business, congratulations! You have your website up and running and it’s nicely updated with who you are, how you can help people, and what services you have to offer.
You also heard about how blogging is so important for your business, so you decided that your website will also have a blog. Might as well, since you want to start on the right foot with everything.
Only… you have no idea what to write about. Your business is so new that you don’t have many products yet, or clients to ask them what they suggest.
Top 5 Blog Ideas for Startups
Remember, you can use the same idea with some variation for many posts. Really with these ideas you’ll be all set for about 50 posts, which, depending on your blogging schedule, will keep you busy for a year!
- Write a Top 5 Post
You can write about your own experience, or you can find a list of interesting articles and briefly describe, while linking for more reading.
Possible ideas: Top 5 mistakes to avoid when you start your business, Top 5 resources to create a business plan, Doing it all? 5 tips to deal with overwhelm. - Share a Resource
Either talk in more detail about a resource that you use, or share from a trusted source.
Possible ideas: Check out my cool calendar system, 3 web sites my business cannot live without, The notebook to take in the shower. - Write a review
You can pick your own product or similar ones that do the same job. Or you can review a product that complements your business. Just be sure to write an honest review.
Possible ideas: Granola bars review – Harvest Crunch vs. Nature Valley, See what the Sony Cybershot camera can do to your photos, TweetDeck or Hootsuite for your social media scheduling? - Write a How to Post
As with the product reviews, it can be directly related to your business products or something that complements your business.
Possible ideas: How to get more things done in a day, How to start meditating 1 minute a day, How to schedule Facebook updates. - Ask a question
You can write up a post as a question and let your blog readers comment on the post with their advice.
Possible ideas: Share your top world places you’d like to visit, What would you do with 1,000,000 dollars for your business? Your favorite business book and why?
Your turn!
As you can see, the possibilities are endless, go ahead and try them out! Share in a comment, leave your tips, or share this post on your favorite social media channel.
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About the Author
Delia Rusu helps women bloggers stay in their genius zone by showing them how to take their blog from dull to sparkle, so that readers can hear their blog’s message! Visit her website, Blog Formatting and connect with Delia on Facebook and Twitter. You can also find her sharing social media tips at EosGrafx (http://eosgrafx.com).