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82 Blog Post Ideas to Help Overcome Writer’s Block!

Are you struggling to come up with new blog post ideas? Check out this list of 82 topics that will help you get the creative juices flowing!

There’s nothing worse than a case of writer’s block! 

When you have the urge to write, and the words just won’t come. Or when you feel pressured to produce quality – or any – content and just can’t come up with an idea!

Ugh.

This is why I’ve compiled this list of 82 Blog Post Ideas to inspire your blogging, ESPECIALLY if you’re in a creative funk or are new to blogging and need some ideas for content! 

And if you don’t have a blog, don’t let that stop you. Grab your journal, laptop or notebook and start writing!

82 Blog Post Ideas to Help Overcome Writer’s Block!

Personal

  1. What is the BEST piece of life advice you have received?
  2. Write a ’99 things I love’ list! Here is one of my previous lists
  3. What do you love about what you do?
  4. The one moment in life I will never forget is…
  5. Are you an introvert or an extrovert?
  6. Write a gratitude list
  7. Who or what inspires you?
  8. How has having kids changed your life?
  9. What advice would you give to your teenage self?
  10. How do you keep your relationship exciting? Share your top tips
  11. Talk about a time you failed at something and share what you learned as a result
  12. Reflect on the year you have had so far. Has it gone to plan? What are you looking forward to in the next few months?
  13. What is the kindest thing someone has ever done for you?
  14. Do you believe in new years resolutions? Why or why not?
  15. Write a thank you letter to someone who believed in you even when you didn’t believe in yourself
  16. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
  17. Tell us about something you have done that completely changed your life? You could have quit your job, moved countries, taken a chance on someone you had initially disregarded, rescued a dog, taken a punt on something…
  18. What is the gutsiest thing you have ever done?
  19. Share your story. It could be as simple as ‘5 things you don’t know about me’

Business & Professional

  1. The pros and cons of working in your field are…
  2. What is your greatest professional accomplishment?
  3. Discuss an industry trend
  4. How did you get started in your career or business?
  5. What is your Sunday night routine for a great start to the week?
  6. Compile a list of the most influential people in your industry/niche
  7. Share the best career advice you have ever received
  8. What makes a good leader?
  9. Profile a cause or an organisation close to your heart
  10. What are your top business tips for people just starting out?

Motivation

  1. What are you passionate about and why?
  2. When life gets tough, what picks you up?
  3. What is your ‘word’ for the year?
  4. Do you have a mantra? What is it, and how does it guide you?
  5. How do you stay motivated when things get difficult?

Health & Beauty

  1. How do you look after your mental health?
  2. How do you de-stress at the end of a tough week?
  3. Set yourself a challenge to complete a digital detox. At the end of your challenge, reflect and write about how you found it
  4. What makes you feel beautiful or sexy?
  5. Share your ultimate self-care tips
  6. Is there too much pressure to have the perfect body?
  7. Explore your top beauty or fashion hacks

General

  1. A day in your life as a …
  2. Write a list of FAQs
  3. Share your Random Acts of Kindness ideas to inspire people to make the world a better place
  4. Run a contest or host a giveaway
  5. What do you wish you had known before you started your blog, career, business, family, etc?
  6. Write a round-up of your favourite products
  7. Interview someone and write a profile piece on them
  8. Curate a list of useful resources, apps, links, etc.
  9. Compile your favourite quotes or affirmation and share them on your blog. Be sure to cite the source if you can find it.
  10. What does your culture, faith or traditions mean to you?
  11. Publish a ‘tip of the day’ or ‘tip of the week’
  12. Interview an influencer
  13. What are your top tips for surviving the holiday period?
  14. Is there a common misconception that drives you crazy? Bust that myth and use your blog to set the record straight.
  15. Share your top tips and tricks on a specific topic, i.e. blogging, marketing, podcasting, gardening, parenting, etc.
  16. Comment on the latest trends. You can even interview experts for their thoughts

Blogging and writing

  1. Why did you start blogging?
  2. Write a list post. Here are some ideas
  3. Share the love and write a round-up of your fave posts from other bloggers – be sure to let them know you linked to them!
  4. Blogging mistakes to avoid making
  5. Revisit your first-ever blog post and reflect on where you are now, how your writing style has changed, and what you think of it. Here is one of mine!
  6. Create a roundup of blog posts on a particular niche topic. Niel Patel explains that the roundup could be a collection of tools, strategies, statistics, or other related items.
  7. If you were to write your autobiography, how would it start?
  8. Why do you write?
  9. Repurpose an old blog post from your archives – tweak it, add up-to-date information, and republish the post on your website

Creativity & For Fun

  1. Write a book review
  2. Share your top creativity tips
  3. Write a movie review
  4. What are the most impactful books you have ever read?
  5. Create a photo diary to inspire your readers on a visual level
  6. Write a beginner’s post to guide people on starting a hobby. Include some visuals!
  7. Interview your favourite fictional character
  8. If you could have a superpower, what would it be and why?
  9. Try a new experience and write about it
  10. What are you currently listening to or watching? Do you rate them?

Travel

  1. Reflect on the first time you stepped foot in another country. How did you feel? What did you see and experience? How did it smell? Was it a positive or negative experience? Would you go back there?
  2. Create a mini travel guide for one of your fave places
  3. Write your bucket list
  4. Write your reverse bucket list – things you have ticked off your bucket list already!
  5. Reflect on your favourite place in the world. It could be a room in your house, a café, a city or country…
  6. Explore your home town for a day. Pretend you are a tourist, take photos and video footage, and profile your town on your blog.

Need some more blog post ideas?

Here are 105 prompts to guide you in self-reflection and self-discovery!

And then, there are 23 Insightful Journal Prompts for Self-Reflection.