Need a Blog Post Idea? Check Out Twitter!

This post was submitted by Dan Keller of Tycoon Blogger.

I just read an amazing article that stated that social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook are now more popular than email.  I am not going to write about why Twitter is great or how Twitter can increase traffic to your blog, those topics are getting kind of stale.  I want to share with you a couple of ways that I have been using Twitter to help me create content for my blog, while engaging my followers and blog readers at the same time.  No, this isn’t a review for the new “Fresh from Friendfeed” plug-in, as I am very against automated blogs.  This is a way to use real relationships with real people to create real content.

If you have been blogging for over a month, I am sure you have experienced a day where you just could not think of a good topic or content for a post.  I experienced this last week and Twitter came to my rescue.  Let me provide you with a little background information, in addition to Tycoon Blogger, I own several other niche blogs and as such I have several different accounts on Twitter.  This example is related to my career blog.  Here is what I did.  I simply reached out to my followers and asked them a question.  I asked them how they were getting through the recession at work.  I received an overwhelming response and I was able to compile and summarize their responses and add some commentary.  The next step I took was to send a thank you “tweet” to all the followers who contributed to the article and of course I included a link to the post.  These combined tactics resulted in providing me with a great article and my highest traffic day ever.

As an added perk, this idea spawned another.  One of my followers happens to be a CEO of a technology company, and the idea popped into my head that it would be great reading to hear a CEO’s view of the current job environment.  He agreed to the interview, but I still haven’t been able to pin him down on a day or time.   I guess you will just have to subscribe to my blog to get an update.

So there you have it, two very simple ways that Twitter can help you create fresh blog content; ask a question and ask for an interview.

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Comments

[harmony]

Thanks for the great tip. I just started using Twitter last week and I am still building my network. Once I get more established I ill put this advice to use and see how it works out.

[Vu Tong]

I've been using twitter as well and I gotta admit it's been a great tool.

[darkfall online gold]

Thanks for the that. I will use and see how it works out.

[VonBytch]

Creative way to use Twitter!

[darkfall gold]

yes,i like twitter

twitter and facebook

[Media Contour]

Twitter, while gaining popularity, is neglected by many who don't understand it or are too lazy to set up an account. What they don't realize is that Twitter can be used in so many different ways and is a very valuable resource for news, information, ideas, etc. Thanks for the post!

[Lorrette@DailyScrewUps]

Wow...simple but certainly effective. Thanks

[Back massage]

Twitter is indeed a greatest thing that have happened to lots of people like me, I do get plenty of ideas from twitter, it's really the best.

[Robert]

Thank you for the post, it's indeed one of the bests.

[logo designer]

Twitter and Facebook is a nice idea to use as it will give traffic to a site

[stop snoring]

I bookmarked this already dude great work

[affiliates]

Great tips, thanks for sharing.