Running out of things to blog about? #BlogSomething2012

One of the most common phrases I’ve heard when it comes to generating content is, “I don’t know what to write/blog about!”

Well, while I can’t offer a permanent, ongoing service or solution for that sort of thing, I can offer at least one week’s worth of exercises, and maybe that will give you a habit or method you can use for the future. Let’s call this #BlogSomething2012, and here’s how it will work if you want to play along.

Over the next week, on the days listed below, I’ve selected a photo about which you should blog. The photos are all from one of the local museums and you have permission to embed them in your posts (click through to each link to get the embed code). To give you even more focus and/or challenge, I’ve provided a theme and description that each post should be about. Note that the topics are all marketing and sales related, even if the photos are not – a neat way to get out of a rut and think outside the box a little. How can you tie the photo into your post? How can you make both relevant and work together?

If you participate, please tag your post with the hashtag #BlogSomething2012 and share it. I hope you play along – let’s see what new marketing and sales ideas you come up with!

Day 1: Monday, April 30

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Theme: Growing audience
Description: How do you grow your audience, get more people to find you and become interested in you?
Reminder: Click here to add this to your calendar (ICS)

Day 2: Tuesday, May 1

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Theme: Finding prospects
Description: How do you find a steady stream of “just looking” into people who will raise their hand and say, talk to me?
Reminder: Click here to add this to your calendar (ICS)

Day 3: Wednesday: May 2

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Theme: Converting qualified leads
Description: How do you pull qualified, “ready for more” leads out of a pool of prospects?
Reminder: Click here to add this to your calendar (ICS)

Day 4: Thursday, May 3

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Theme: Closing the sale
Description: How do you finish the dance, get someone to sign on the line or swipe the credit card?
Reminder: Click here to add this to your calendar (ICS)

Day 5: Friday, May 4

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Theme: Turning customers into evangelists
Description: How do you turn satisfied customers into loyal customers, and loyal customers into raving fans that can’t stop talking about you?
Reminder: Click here to add this to your calendar (ICS)