50 Business Blogging Ideas For 2010

Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 by Mickey O'Brien in Business Tips

Are you looking to up your involvement in social activities this year? If you are asking yourself “what should I blog about today?” then here are some of my top tips to help you get going in 2010. This will give you a head start on potential blog topics for your small business blog.

Focus on your Business/Industry

1. Create a list of the best industry resources
2. Attend industry events and blog about them
3. Your best marketing tips
4. How your industry is like Your Favorite TV Show [I like competitive shows like Top Chef.]
5. People in your industry you want to meet
6. Comment on an industry-related conversation going on in Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or Google Groups
7. Give a solution to a industry issue or problem
8. Interview someone well-known that your readers would care about and profile them
9. Publish a presentation, article, seminar, meetup, etc. that you gave
10. Have a chat with a competitor and blog about it (make sure to get permission)
11. Create a list of the 10 books you recommend reading.

Start Talking With & Building Relationships Online

1. How you’re using Facebook, Twitter & other social media to increase earnings
2. Post a video or picture that you think people would enjoy.
3. Share the who’s HOT in social media and the tools they are using
4. Hold a contest and have people compete against each other
5. Create a poll. (Use SurveyMonkey) Blog the result.
6. Invite a guest blogger to post on your blog
7. Search Delicious for popular posts on your topics and switch it around to mean something new.
8. Post photos from your company party, event, seminars, workshops
9. Create a list of the Must Follow Twitter people in your industry

About You & Your Business

1. What is your niche is.
2. A video tutorial showing your product or service in action
3. The problems you or your team hears about most
4. The answer to the most common questions you get
5. Look at your site blog posts and answer customer questions
6. Give 10 reasons to sign up to your email newsletter/free report
7. What you’re doing to adapt to the new economy
8. Share a case study or testimonial
9. Share something that was not working in your business and how you changed it
10. 25 reasons why someone should hire you

Talk About Your Raving Fans

1. Talk about those who comment most on your blog
2. Give praise your best customers
3. Post a question and let the community to answer it
4. How customers can get secret giveaways you offer
5. Feature a video detailing a customer’s success with your product or service
6. Publish a customer testimonial
7. Hold an event for Twitter followers to meet and blog it
8. Explain the benefits of being a customer
9. Share local organizations you support and ask customers to share their favorites
10. How customers can connect with you on social media

Open Up & Let People Get To Know You

1. Tell what you have read lately that inspired you or that you did not agree with
2. Introduce yourself or your team
3. Share your greatest successes in your business
4. Your biggest challenges as a business owner
5. What you love and are passionate about in business
6. The perils of doing everything by yourself
7. Who has helped and mentored you in business
8. How to remain effective working at home
9. Describe your company culture, what is it like working with or around you
10. Share your or your company’s story

These are just a few things to talk about. Have fun, be passionate, be yourself!

What Are Your Favorite Blogging Ideas?