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No matter how much passion you have for the topic you blog about, there’s going to come a time when you just run out of ideas. After blogging day in and day out for several months or years, it can feel like you’ve said it all. What else is there to write about? You’ve hit a wall, and you officially have blogger’s block.

So how do you overcome it? How do you keep coming up with fresh blog ideas so you can continue to build your blog and reach your goals?

Here are 11 proven tips I use to generate ideas for my blogs.

1. Respond to the critics—If you’re a blogger, you’re going to have to deal with negative people from time to time. Of course, there’s a right way and a wrong way to respond to them. The wrong way is to get overly defensive and sensitive, because you’ll come off as unprofessional and petty. The right way is to turn that negativity into some really great content by addressing their points and clarifying your positions.
2. Tie a major current event into your topic—Being relevant is the key to running a fresh, popular blog. Is there a way to tie some current event into your topic? For example, when the BP oil spill disaster was happening earlier this year, many bloggers in the SEO field wisely noted that BP had launched a PPC campaign to buy certain keywords and do some damage control.
3. Search Twitter hash tags—See what other people are talking about by searching Twitter hash tags related to your niche. For example, if you write a blog about basketball, you could search for “#nba” and other hash tags.

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As a copywriter, I know how frustrating writer’s block can be. It kills your work flow, and it makes you think you’ve lost your touch. But you can work your way through it and surprise yourself if you stick with it.

Web designers face this same struggle. Designer’s block occurs when a designer falls into a rut of building the same uninspired design time and time again or just can’t find the motivation to get the project started.

Thankfully, I’ve come up with a short list of tips that will help you slay web designer’s block the next time it rears its ugly head.

1.    Bust out the pencil and paper—When web designer’s block hits, you could end up staring at a blank computer screen for hours waiting for inspiration to kick in. Or worse, you could easily lose focus and start mindlessly surfing the web. Neither of these is a good option. Instead, take a step back from the computer, and start sketching. Sketch the basics of a bunch of different layouts so you can see what works and what doesn’t. Sketching can be done very quickly, saving you time and getting you back on track to a quality design.

2.    Look at the work of your favorite web designers—If you’re a serious web designer, you probably have a few designers you look up to. When you’re stuck, go take a look at some of their work. What is it they do that you like so much? What things do you think they could do better? This isn’t to say you should just rip off someone else’s web design ideas, but it’s good to get outside of your own head to see what other designers are doing.

3.    Go offline for inspiration—Sometimes, looking at other websites for inspiration just won’t do it for you. That’s okay. You can get inspiration for your website design offline too. Open up a magazine and look at the print ads. Watch TV commercials. This will help you identify color schemes you like, new typography ideas, and other design inspiration that will help add a new flavor to your web design.
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As a blogger, often I find myself staring at a blank white screen, wondering what I should write about. My job as an author is to write content that I monetize towards earning money online. The tools I use are simple. I need a tool that enables me to discover which keywords are profitable. The Google AdWords Keyword Tool is a great example. The second tool is I need a platform to use to publish my writing on line. WordPress is a great example. Inside of that, of course, there are a few other tools needed in my business, but overall I just need to know what is keywords are hot and I need a an online word processor. But what happens when I have that terrible case of writers block?

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