How do you generate content ideas?

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Hi makers! Long time no see, I was so busy last weeks... And that is fine! As everyone knows content marketing is super useful and I wonder how do you generate content ideas? Let's inspire each other!

Fabian Maume · Accepted Answer

Well I might be biased but Quora is a nice place to get content idea. If people are asking about something it might be a blog article topic. A big part of the features I'm building at QApop are to leverage Quora for content ideas generation.

Alexa Vovchenko · Answer

I found a website called AnswerThePublic. You type a keyword in there and their search analyses what people are looking for in this field.

Zach Wright · Answer

I would start by identifying what you are uniquely qualified to speak about. What is your niche or expertise? Then apply this to relevant trends in the broader industry, current events, etc.

Example: I work at a company building an app to help people enhance their focus throughout the day. Most of the team are neuroscience PhD's and we're funded by the NIH.
So, there's our niche. Now we'd look to identify relevant consumer/industry trends and generate content around those themes.

Hope that helps!

Emily Boaile · Answer

@fabian_maume Great idea, thanks

monika gonzalez · Answer

Brainstorming!! Magic happens every time with brainstorming

Chandan Das · Answer

Reddit,twitter,quora,buzzsumo,google news

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Hey, it's Smriti. Your article is a good one. I must say not everybody knows how to write blogs and make them look professional. Being a law student I always look for data points like charts, analysis in articles. Yours seems to give justice to the topic. My personal style includes a lot of graphs, numbers and informative videos. I write on !!!www.successmantra.com for law related exams.

Fermin Ashford · Answer

If people are asking about it its worth writing about. Plus you get to see a different perspective from what you would have.

Anna · Answer

Quora, Reddit, Ahrefs if you already have keywords in mind + competitors research :)

How do you generate content ideas?

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