Where to Find Endless Blog Post Ideas

Staring at a blank screen wondering what to write about?

You're not alone. Every blogger hits this wall.

The irony? There are thousands of blog post ideas floating around you right now. People are asking questions, sharing problems, and looking for solutions all day long.

You just need to know where to look.

Let me show you exactly where to find more blog post ideas than you'll ever need.

Why Most Bloggers Run Out of Ideas

Here's what usually happens.

You start a blog with 10 great ideas. You write those posts. Then you're stuck.

The problem isn't that there aren't enough topics. The problem is you're looking inward instead of outward.

You're trying to think up ideas in a vacuum. Meanwhile, your potential readers are already telling you exactly what they want to read about.

You just need to listen.

Listen Where Your Audience Hangs Out

This is the goldmine most bloggers ignore.

Your target audience is already gathering in online communities. They're asking questions. Complaining about problems. Looking for recommendations.

Every single one of those conversations is a potential blog post.

Reddit Communities

Reddit is one of the best places to find blog topics.

Find subreddits related to your niche. For WordPress bloggers, that might be r/Wordpress, r/blogging, r/juststart, or r/Entrepreneur.

Sort posts by "Top" for the past week or month. Look for questions that keep coming up.

Pay attention to posts with lots of comments. That means people care about this topic.

When you see the same question asked multiple times, that's your cue. Write a comprehensive blog post answering it.

Facebook Groups

Join 3-5 Facebook groups in your niche.

Don't just join and lurk. Read the discussions. Notice what people struggle with.

Watch for patterns. If five different people ask about the same thing in a week, that's a blog post idea.

Save posts that generate lots of discussion. Each one could become content for your blog.

Pro tip: Use Facebook's search feature inside groups. Search for "how do I..." or "help with..." to find questions people are asking.

Twitter/X Searches

Search for keywords in your niche plus phrases like:

"how do I..."
"can someone help with..."
"struggling with..."
"any tips for..."

You'll find real people expressing real frustrations in real time.

Those frustrations? Those are your blog posts.

Mine Google for What People Are Searching

Google is literally showing you what people want to know.

Google Autocomplete

Start typing a question related to your niche in Google's search box.

Let's say you blog about WordPress. Type "how to start a WordPress..."

Google will auto-suggest completions like:

how to start a WordPress blog
how to start a WordPress website
how to start a WordPress blog for free

Each suggestion is a blog post idea.

Answer The Public

Go to answerthepublic.com and enter a keyword from your niche.

You'll get a visual map of every question people are asking about that topic.

It's free (with limits) and incredibly useful for brainstorming content.

Check Out Your Competition

See what's already working in your niche.

Find 3-5 blogs that are bigger than yours. Look at their most popular posts.

How? Most blogs show "Popular Posts" or "Most Read" somewhere on their site.

You can also use BuzzSumo (free limited version available) to see which posts got the most social shares.

Don't copy their content. But you can:

Write a better, more updated version
Take a different angle on the same topic
Create a more beginner-friendly version
Add your personal experience to the same topic

If a post worked for them, a similar topic could work for you.

Read the Comments on Your Own Blog

Your existing readers are telling you what they want to read next.

Read every comment on your blog posts. Look for:

Questions people ask
Things they're confused about
Topics they wish you'd covered in more depth
Related problems they mention

Each of these is a potential follow-up post.

Someone asks "But how do I do this if I'm on a budget?" That's a blog post idea right there.

Use Q&A Sites

People go to these sites specifically to ask questions.

Quora

Search for your niche on Quora. You'll find hundreds of questions people are actively asking.

Look for questions with lots of followers. That means it's a popular topic.

Read the existing answers. Can you write a better, more thorough blog post about it? Then do it.

Reddit's r/AskReddit and Other Ask Subreddits

Beyond niche subreddits, there are "Ask" communities where people pose questions.

If you blog about productivity, check r/AskReddit for productivity questions. You'd be surprised what you find.

Document Your Own Journey

What are you learning right now?

What mistakes did you make last week?

What problems did you just solve?

These are blog posts.

Your readers are probably a few steps behind you. What's obvious to you now might be exactly what they're struggling with.

Write about:

Problems you solved and how you fixed them
Tools you just discovered that made your life easier
Mistakes you made so others can avoid them
Processes you've developed over time

Don't wait until you're an expert. Share what you're learning as you learn it.

Pay Attention to Your Customer Support

If you sell anything or offer services, your customer support questions are content gold.

What do people ask before they buy?

What do they struggle with after they buy?

What features do they misunderstand?

Every support question that comes up more than once should become a blog post or a help article.

This serves double duty. You're creating content and reducing future support questions.

Follow Industry News and Trends

Set up Google Alerts for keywords in your niche.

When something new happens in your industry, people want to know:

What it means
How it affects them
What they should do about it

Be one of the first to write about it.

Follow key influencers in your niche on Twitter/X. When they tweet about something, that's likely trending in your community.

Write your take on it. Add your perspective.

Keep an Idea Swipe File

Here's the system that actually works.

Don't try to remember all these ideas. You won't.

Create a simple system to capture ideas when you find them:

Use a note-taking app (Apple Notes, Google Keep, Notion, Evernote)
Create one note called "Blog Ideas"
Whenever you see a potential topic, add it to the list
Include where you found it and why it's relevant

Every week or two, review your list. The best ideas will jump out at you.

You can also organize ideas by category or priority. But honestly, just getting them written down is the most important part.

Turn Negatives Into Content

Pay attention to things that frustrate you in your niche.

Bad advice you see spreading around? Write a post correcting it.

Outdated tutorials that no longer work? Write an updated version.

Overly complicated explanations? Write a simpler one.

Tools that don't work as advertised? Review them honestly.

Your frustration is probably shared by others. Channel it into helpful content.

Seasonal and Timely Content

Some topics come up predictably every year.

For bloggers:

New Year's resolutions and goal-setting posts (January)
Taxes for bloggers (March/April)
Summer productivity when kids are home (June/July)
Getting ready for Q4 and holiday content (September/October)
Year-in-review posts (December)

Plan these in advance. Write them early. Have them ready to publish at the right time.

Combine and Expand

Look at your existing posts. Can you combine related posts into a mega guide?

Can you take one section of a long post and expand it into its own deep-dive article?

Can you update old posts with new information and republish them?

You don't always need brand new ideas. Sometimes the best content comes from improving what you've already created.

The Idea That Keeps Giving

Here's the best part.

Once you start looking for blog ideas this way, you'll see them everywhere.

Every conversation becomes potential content. Every problem you solve is a blog post. Every question someone asks is an article waiting to be written.

The problem stops being "What should I write about?" and becomes "Which of these 50 ideas should I write about first?"

Your Next Step

Pick just one or two methods from this post.

Spend 30 minutes this week actively looking for ideas using those methods.

Write down at least 10 blog post ideas.

You don't need to write them all this week. Just capture the ideas.

Once you have a backlog of ideas, the pressure is off. You can write when inspiration strikes, but you're never starting from zero.

That's the difference between bloggers who publish consistently and those who don't.

It's not talent or time. It's having a system for finding ideas.

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