How Many Angles Can You Come Up With For One Topic?

Remember that old word game where you write down as many smaller words as possible from one larger word? Whoever comes up with the most words from the one larger word wins the round. Take that same concept, twist it around a bit, and you’ve got a great content strategy. Here’s how it works. Let’s say you have a site about cupcakes. We’ll pretend you are writing blog content about... read more

Think Your Idea Is Worth 10000 Dollars? It Could Be!

Several months ago, over on my SEO Scoop blog, I wrote about a cool site, Ideablob, that gives away $10,000 every month to someone who has an idea that others like. Ideablob is like a social network for people with ideas. And like any good social network, people vote on those ideas. Sounds familiar, right? Think Digg for ideas. But the kicker is that the person with most popular idea each month wins... read more

Jumping on New Ideas

Many people, when attempting to make a living online, will concentrate on one idea and one site only, and that’s ok for them. But some people are what I call “idea people”, and I happen to be one of those kinds. Ideas spring forth like weeds from my brain, and while I don’t act upon every single one, I do tend to act upon at least a dozen or so each year. Some are really bad... read more

Are You an Idea Person?

How often do you say “I have an idea”? Does anyone make a face or groan when you say that? How often do you hear in response, “Now what”? If you are an idea person like I am, you’ll have that scenario play out many times over your lifetime. Some people just have a brain that grows ideas like a unkempt yard grows weeds. We don’t really have control over when or... read more