18 February 2008

You'll Never Run Out Of Idea For Blogging

Recently, I don't blog that often because there is a test for my Psychology Development on this Thursday and I've to start preparing right now. Sigh... I am still under CNY mood.. ;(

Anyhow, there is something I wish to share with you here....

Sometimes I'll feel worry when I blog too often and I might ran out of idea for the following post. As a result, my blog might get dull when there are no fresh, yummy, delicious issues to be discussed and my blog visitors will decrease drastically.
(sob... sad...please don't leave me..)

So, each time I will try to blog something interesting in the hope that my readers will come back again... (Sound like I am doing a small business here... lol... anyone want coffee? or tea?)

I believe some of you've the same intention too, don't you?

If the answer is yes, this post will help you in order to be a creative blogger- where you will never run out of idea for blogging. Just take a few bloggers as examples like Cheeserland, Aronil, Esther, David Cheong, Timothy and Pinkster

Cheeserland (Ringo) can blog anything starting from her nails, garments, food, people and finally about travel which will never bored her readers.


While Aronil, Esther, David Cheong, Timothy and Pinkster who almost hit the Innit most popular post ranking every week. What are their secrets? (wei... can share your secrets? hehe...)


Of course, your idea or issue that you wanna discuss should be interesting (anything that will catch the reader's heart-funny,sad,happiness and etc....) However, it's not easy to get juicy post all the time. You might run out of idea, someday, somewhere.

Sometimes, I will just sit in front of my computer, blank with nothing to blog about. No matter how hard I try to force myself, nothing but I get my wet redish eyes (as a result of looking at the LCD screen for too long).

What should you do if you're facing the same problem as mine?

Tips On How To Get Ideas Instantly For Blogging?

1) Read News
Read some latest news from the website or newspaper. You will get something fresh and can blog something related to it. (Remember to put in your point of view. Don't just copy and paste!)



2) Read Magazines
Besides newspaper, try to read magazine instead for example: Cleo, Cosmopolitan, National Geopraphic and etc... There are always interesting topics being highlighted in the magazine in which may be useful for your blog.

3) Read others blog.
Sometimes, reading others blog will give you plenty of ideas spontaneously. If this happens on you, remember to link the blogger's related post in your post to make your blog interesting. Besides, it's also known as 'blogger-courtesy'. This shows that you're showing your respect to other's ideas. (example: I realize that 3point8 did this. Good..)

4) Travel.
I believe traveling will increase one's knowledge and change an individual's perspective as well. And not to forget, you can blog about your traveling moment using photos (just like kennysia and mich!)


5) Play games.
If your mind is blank and have nothing to blog, don't worry. Relax and play some games (either indoor or outdoor games). It's believe that games will help to stimulate and activate the brain. It's preferable to play outdoor games instead of indoor (including Dota, PC games, PS2 games, chess etc...) in order to make your body move. When your body move, your heart rate will increase and this will increase the intake of oxygen from the environment into your body more rapidly. As we know, our brain needs oxygen and it will work well when the quantity of oxygen in our body is high. So, stop that couch-potato life style and start to exercise!

6)Listening to music.
Yes. Relax your mind and don't push yourself too much. Idea will come naturally when you're relaxing.


7)Eat.
Yes. You read the write word. Eat. I get ideas whenever I am eating especially something sweet like ice-cream. It's funny but true. Haha... I believe my sweet taste buds on my tongue stimulate my nervous system whenever I take ice-cream. Lol... I believe, as long as I am not in hunger state, I can blog pretty well... True?


*Cute*
8)Chatting
will help you in gaining some ideas. Maybe you wanna blog about your conversation with friends, or stranger in your blog. However, please put this in mind that you should ask the person's permission before blogging about the content. ACCEPT: You hate the person and wanna back talk him/her. Lol...

9) Secret Weapon
If the above 8 steps are not effective to you, don't worry. I've my last tips. Always remember this whenever you're too struggling in order to blog something...intriguing. Shh.... this is my secret weapon....
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Sleep...
ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz........


What else better than switch off yourself completely and dream of something? haha.... When you have well rested, ideas will come eventually.
Good luck!

;D

24 eggs:

pinksterz said...

haha omg i where got hit the most popular spot every week *paisehgila* only once in a blue moon.

hmmm no secrets but so far posting there with interesting, catchy, relating, NON MISLEADING titles do the trick :D

but most of the times i think it is just my luck :D

Naru said...

haha yeah sleep is the best weapon i agreee i almost got dreams everyday especially really cool night mare! like today i dream of my haunted room in malaysia some ghosts came to disturb me kkekeke and someone pregnant lol wha ha haha that would be horrible if it really happened in reallife yeezz now i thought of bloggin it :P thanks for the tips!

Esther Chin said...

wah! i'm here too!

erm... i beg to differ in a few parts of what you wrote, first, i do not blog to catch my reader's attention or for the sake of them wanting them to come back (of coz i want them to come back but that's not the main priority) the thing is, i blog for my self, my self interest and satisfaction, that's why i never run out of things to write or post about. i do not mean to sound proud or anything here, but till now, i had yet to come to the point where i have nothing to write or either had to force myself to write stuffs. when there are times that i have nothing to write, i just don't post, when blogging becomes an obligation, it's harder to write...hence "the wet reddish eyes"

btw, haha... i don't read news :p if you read my blog, there was once i posted about being a failed mass comm student that doesn't read newspaper and watch tv :p

I never finish ANY of my magazines.

I like blog hopping :)

I've only been to 1 country, Singapore, for the past 10 years.
I dislike online games.

and yeah, my music player is always on.

Eat? nah.. just take many many pictures of your food and post them up, not necessary eat :p

woohoo...chatting really helps, post up some funny conversations :)

erm... i can sleep from 2 - 8 hours per day only :p

curryegg said...

pinkster: Lol... why paisheh gila? True what.. Haha... and true. I agree that "interesting, catchy, relating, NON MISLEADING" titles will attract more reader to nang the post.

Anyway I dont think it's your luck because the way you blog is interesting! Keep it up pinkster!
;D

naru: Gosh.. your dream was like in White House le... Horror...
Haha... Hope that the tips might help... ;)

esther chin: Hello esther. Thank for dropping by. Thanks for your comment and ya. I believe what you've written here is right. Blog whenever you feel like blogging and eventually you will not lose your idea.

Hey! It's same with me, I never finish reading magazine too. Lol...
And wow... just 2 hours for sleep?

maverick said...

nice post...lol abt the britney post under the eat section :D

haan said...

in short, live your life with heart, then the idea will be never-ending.

Falcon said...

i have been reading your blog for weeks and I realize you are very talented..You always come up with interesting topics..And the manner of your presentation is very clear and simple..I rank you top 5 in malaysia..keep it up..

I think the key is the joy of writing...If you love to wrtie and share with others..You will seiza the attention of your readers..That should be the motivation behind a true blogger..

KEEP IT UP!!

3POINT8 said...

OMG! I'm being credited for 'blogger-courtesy'. Thats a 1st time! Thanks!

As for me, I get lots of idea during shower time. I dun know why, ideas just flow.

And about sleep. Just before going to dreamland, I got lots to thing to write. If i write em down, I'll probably lose the mood to sleep. And if i don't write em down, I'll forget by the next morning. Sigh...Blogger's Dilemma..

Choo Hwei Ming said...

sleeping is the secret??

wahahaha..

somehow,. i think, sleeping would not help me...why....

because, as the more i sleep, i realize, the lesser time i got to blog...

so, blog post, just have to wait another day.. X.x...

Paul said...

I agree with what u say here.

Just Me said...

what happens if you are not good in writing? you always wanted to blog, but your writing skill is stopping you from doing so. what's your advice?

hp84 said...

yea lor, sometimes when i don't have photo, i will not be able to blog the thing that i want to blog. I feel that each post should have photo.

Apple said...

Great tips. Sometimes when I run out of ideas, I always browse through my photo folders to see what things I can blog about. If I really don't have any ideas, I will just don't blog for that particular day. :D

ChanRaymond said...

Wrote up an entry in response to yours. Have a great week =)

David Cheong said...

Waaaa, I didn't know I also can appear there. Ganas hahhaha

Aronil said...

Awww i'm in there hehehe. And my dear.. where got every time popular post haha... kan pinksterz..? but If you say so I accept bwahahahha.. hehe

I worry for those blocks too. but i like it most when there is some mutual thing to talk about with others.. rather than just more traffic being chugged into the site ^_^. Nice one curryegg!

johnnykiu.com said...

use the own style of writing and write for your own.
If write for someone, it will be quite difficult.
And lastly SLEEP is the most important weapon! It gives you ideas in dreams hehe

-popjammerz- said...

Hi curryegg!!!Haha sharing your tips on bloggin? cool~! :)

"when there are times that i have nothing to write, i just don't post, when blogging becomes an obligation, it's harder to write"
Quote Esther

Yeap I certainly agree to this. When it becomes an obligation and when you're afraid you have nothing to blog about and people might leave your blog, this will stress you out. :)

I too blog for self-satisfaction. I realise I love to write .. (or should i say type).

Blogging is a mean for me to connect with my friends...But some times also very paiseh when my friends come to me "Hey you know you got grammar error in your posts!!" Haha..well, at least I learned! :)

I also don't get to sleep much at uni....... :( 4-6hours a day nia.

......-_-

sleepy.

Kamigoroshi said...

I think you missed the end point in all this. There is only one way you'll never have an end to what you write.

And that is to live.

Blogging is just a part of that life. But never let your life be all about blogging.

amei79 said...

great post with great comments from other bloggers...

Maybe we need to be more sensitive & alert to the things happen around us so from here we got an idea on what to blog.

curryegg said...

maverick: Haha... looks like the Britney Spear photo has caught your attention? ;)

haan: True. Live life for the fullness and enjoy life. Unconsciously idea will flow in... ;)

falcon: Ahwww..... falcon.. Thank for your inspiring comment. I feel really happy to hear your sweet words... That's a big compliment for me and thank... ;)
Glad that you like what I type here.. ;)
Thank you... ^_^

3point8: Eureka! Haha... shower seems like a good place for finding ideas. Just like Archimedes .. About the blogger's dilemma I think i've it too! Lol.. but I can sleep after blogging my points.. lol..... ;)

choo hwei ming: Lol... Looks like sleeping will reduce your time for blogging. Then I guess sleeping will not work on you... how about eating? Hehe...

paul: Hello paul! How are you recently? Thank for agreeing with my points... ;)

just me: Hello just me. Thank for leaving a comment... ;)
About the problem of writing skill, it shouldn't be a problem since the skill can be practiced and improved from time to time. In order to improve yourself, you should read more articles or books and at the same time write/blog more often.

When you keep on repeating these, I believe writing skill will not be a big problem. (I'm not a good writer and still improving myself)

Don't let grammars and vocabulary stop you from writing out your ideas. Share with us and don't be shy... ;D

Gambate!!!

curryegg said...

hp84: You do feel so? Hey! Me too! I will feel weird when there is no any photo/ picture in my post.. lol..

apple: Really? I did that too apple! Browsing at those photos will give me ideas too! Haha.. looks like we've things in common... ;)

chanraymond: Hello raymond! How are you? Really? You blog something about this issue? Ok ok... coming to your blog soon... ;D

david cheong: adoi... Ganas leh? kekekz...

aronil: hello again aronil. Lol... Of course you're in the top ranking blogger in Innit. Hehe... kah yau for more nice posts oh...
;)

johnnykiu.com: Really? that's mean you blog about your dream, sometimes? @_@

popJammerz: Hi hi! Ya... in uni life just able to sleep between 6-4hours... sob...
And of course! You're a good writer. Sure you love writing don't you? hehe....

kamigoroshi: You are right kamigoroshi.
"Blogging is just a part of that life. But never let your life be all about blogging"
Similarly, we should control our life not and not being controlled. Thank for the comment... ;D

amei79: Hello again amei79. Yes Amei. We should be sensitive and alert to our surrounding. We can gain idea from the environment sometimes... good point amei!
;)

*~*Sameera*~* said...

Wow those were some cool tips dear!

Hope your test went well.Hugs :)

Chris said...

nice entry!
you have some interesting blog posts too. Keep it up, cheers! =D

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