Are you a blogger who’s ran out of blog post ideas? You’ve turned your brain upside down looking for inspiration but nothing seems to come out?
Well don’t worry. I’ve got the answer to all your content idea prayers.
In today’s post, I’ll be sharing 40 of the 100 blog topic ideas on my new FREE Ebook, just to get you a bit excited. If you want to get access to the entirety of the Ebook, please sign up below:
On this free Ebook, you will have access to 100 (yes, you read that right, one hundred!) blog post ideas from the following niches:
Blogging and Social Media
Fashion
Lifestyle
Productivity and Organization
The ideas are equally divided between the four niches, meaning you get 25 ideas for each category.
Most of the ideas on the freebie are ones that I’ve tried and know for a fact work. I wouldn’t give you something crappy, you know?
To gain access to the Ebook and all the 100 post ideas, sign up below!
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Want to know how to update old blog posts to bring tons of traffic to your blog? You’ve come to the right place
One of my goals for the first quarter of 2021 is to a “content upgrade”. That means I want to update and upgrade ALL the old blog posts here on The European Closet by the end of March.
I’ve already updated about 30 old blogposts and let me tell you, I already see a HUGE difference. My traffic has increased quite a bit in a short amount of time and I know it’s from these upgrades.
You might be asking: “Why would you want to do that?”
The answer to that question is easy: updating your posts makes them relevant. What good does it do to you and your readers if you have out of date information on your posts?
Updating your posts also helps you to get more traffic to your site. Having your old content up to date and SEO optimized will surely help you get more eyes on your posts – new or old.
HOW TO UPDATE OLD BLOGPOSTS
Create a Spreadsheet Of All The Posts You Want To Upgrade
If you’re going to start a major blogpost upgrade on your blog, then you need to be organized. To do so, create a table or spreadsheet where you can keep track of the steps you need to take to upgrade on each post.
I do this in Notion as you can see in the image below:
I created a table where I add all the posts I want to upgrade and tick off the boxes as I do them.
If Notion doesn’t suit you, I’ve created a checklist of all the steps I think are important when you want to upgrade your old posts. You can sign up to get it below!
1- UPDATE IMAGES
The first thing you should update is the images on your post.
When I first started out, I had no idea stock photos were a thing so I just took my own photos using my shitty phone camera. They weren’t good. At all.
When I discovered stock photos and Canva it changed everything.
If you’re not comfortable with using Stock Photos then take new photos.
Images are the first thing people see when opening your posts so having a good picture or graphic can be the difference between them continuing to read or leaving your website.
Since we’re in the topic of images, MAKE SURE YOU CREATE GRAPHICS FOR YOUR POSTS.
Having a good graphic that people can share to Pinterest (link) will increase the chances of other people then seeing your graphic and clicking on it. Traffic!
If you’re not sure of how to create good graphics, I have 5 FREE templates you can use to create images for your posts. Sign up below to get them (I promise I won’t spam you with emails)!
2- ADD LINKS TO YOUR OTHER (RELEVANT) POSTS
Interlinking is extremely important for SEO. It will actually help you rank higher on Google search. It also helps you decrease your bounce rate. If people see there are other posts related to that one they’re reading , they are more likely to click on it, thus staying longer on your site.
This goes back to what I talked about in the beginning of the post. having outdated information on your blog won’t help anyone.
Always make sure the information on your posts is up to date, easy to understand and digest and can be understood by beginners as well as pros.
Maybe the information you have on your posts is still up to date. The what can you do?
There’s always something new you can add, whether that be a relevant article from another blogger, a quote, a statistic, anything. Make sure you add it.
4- OPTIMIZE YOUR POST FOR SEO
Having your old content SEO optimized can and will do wonders for your blog traffic. Doing that for old posts is just as important as doing it for new content.
If you are self-hosted (if you’re not, I highly recommend you do so – EasyWP is the self-host I personally use and love – you can use my link to get started and get a free month of hosting) then you can use YOAST SEO.
YOAST SEO give you pointers as you’re writing your posts to make them SEO friendly.
If you want a course that will help you optimize your website content to get the highest rankings and traffic online in 2021, maybe you should try out “Ultimate SEO Boss” (affiliate link). It’s super affordable (only 16.99$) and gives you a ton of useful information!
5. USE HEADINGS
Breaking your text with headings is super important. Why? There are a few reasons:
It makes your posts easier to scan. If the person reading your blog post doesn’t want to read it all and just wants to see what you have to say about a certain thing, they can go straight to that point.
It’s visually more appealing than having a huge block of text
Google picks up up keywords from your heading to understand what your article is about. It thus increases the chances of you ranking higher on search.
These are the top 5 things you should do when updating your blogposts, but there are a lot more you can do. If you want the complete list, sign up below to receive my free checklist in your inbox!
If you want to schedule your new posts on Pinterest easily and quickly, I highly recommend Tailwind (af). Also, How to Be a Highly Successful Content Creator (af) is a great resource for bloggers.
For most bloggers, Pinterest is the main source of the traffic to their blogs. So, logically, spending a lot of time creating Pinterest graphics for the platform is a priority.
Having templates ready to go seems like such a small thing, but trust me, it makes a world of a difference. You don’t need to worry about creating pins from scratch for every post you write because you have something always ready. You just need to make a few tweaks each time and you’re good to go.
Alongside that, having templates Pinterest graphics will ensure you’ll have a consistent image. People are more likely to recognize your blog if you use the same templates (again slightly modified each time) over and over.
One of the easiest and fastest ways to create pins is by using platforms such as Canva. I know there are other platforms out there but, in my opinion, Canva is the best. You can create templates for everything you can imagine and personalize them to fit your taste in an easy and fast way.
Now you might be thinking “Okay Rita, Canva might be easy but how can I make them click-worthy?”. Well, worry not my friend as I’m here to teach you!
How to Create Click-Worthy Pinterest Graphics
Make sure your text is big enough for people to read without having to open the image
When creating list pins, make sure the number is the main feature of the pin
Have consistent colors throughout your templates
Use cursive fonts moderately, as they are harder to read. With that being said, you can still use them to highlight a few words
Use images that relate to the topic of your blogpost
All your pins should have a 2×3 ratio (I personally use 1000×1500 as it’s Pinterest’s recommended size for pins)
Stay away from dark images that take the focus away from the text
If after these tips, you’re still not 100% confident in creating your own Pinterest graphics from scratch I have the solution for you. Sign up below and get 5 free Canva templates to get you started!
If you want to schedule your new posts on Pinterest easily and quickly, I highly recommend Tailwind (af). Also, How to Be a Highly Successful Content Creator (af) is a great resource for bloggers.
Some people think writing a blogpost is easy: you just get an idea, open your blogging platform of choice and write it down.
If you’re an actual blogger, you know that doesn’t cover even a third of what we do every time we sit down to write a post.
Writing blogposts is not easy and having a system to guide us through it makes things a hundred times easier.
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So, what exactly is a workflow?
According to the dictionary, a worklfow is “the sequence of steps involved in moving from the beginning to the end of a working process”.
In other words, a workflow is a series of steps you follow every time you want to achieve a certain objective.
Having a worklfow you can follow facilitates your work. You don’t have to think about the next step to take: it’s all laid out for you. You just have to follow all the steps.
Why should I have a blogging workflow?
There are two main reasons why I think you should have a blogging workflow:
1- It saves you time
How many times have you put off writing a blogpost because you didn’t know where to start? Probably one too many.
By having a worklfow, you will know exactly where you should start. Image how good it is knwoing exactly what to do and when to do it. There will be no need for you to strees over it: it’s all laid out for you.
2- You’ll be much more productive
Don’t we all want to be more productive? With a worklow that’s actually possible.
When you save time writitng your blogpost, you will automatically have more time to do other things that will help you grow your blog.
Besides that, after breaking through that resistance wall of getting to work, everything will become easier. The hard part is starting, right?
The more you refer to your workflows, the more you internalize them and the easier it will be to actually choose to work instead of scrolling mindlessly through instagram.
If you want to take your blog to the next level, I highly recommend you check out Ultimate SEO Boss (af) as well as Mastering the Art of Social Media – Scale, Grow and Monetize Your Business (af).They will help you a lot!
Sign up below to get access to my free blogpost workflow checklist
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