jumpstart your association blog - 20 post ideas
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Jumpstart Your
Association Blog -20 Post Ideas
Why Your Association Needs a Blog
Share information with your communityImprove your search engine rankingPosition your organization as an industry leaderDrive traffic to your association websiteAttract potential new members in your target
market
The Key to a Successful Blog is….
ConsistencyContinually share valuable information
What to do when you get writer’s block? Here are some ideas to jumpstart your articles.
20 Blog Post Titles to Jumpstart Your Posts
1)Top 5 social networks for people in the ____ industry to join 2)10 best practices to maximize the value of a conference about ______3)5 important takeaways from "an important book in a relevant industry" 4)Why "a recent success story in a relevant industry" made the cut 5)10 lies that your "a professional that people in relevant industries have to deal with" will tell you
20 Blog Post Titles to Jumpstart Your Posts (cont)
6)How to "do something relevant to your members' (or potential members') lives" 7)What to do when "a common problem for your target audience occurs" 8)Best 5 companies to work for in "a relevant industry" 9)Why businesses in the “your industry” need social media to thrive 10)Tapping into the business the potential of your LinkedIn contacts
20 Blog Post Titles to Jumpstart Your Posts (cont)
11)"Subject one" vs "Subject 2" which one is better? (compare/contrast two things related to your industry)12)10 biggest problems with "a controversial new law that will affect your industry" 13)20 ways "a controversial new law that will affect your industry" will help you succeed 14)Supply an answer to a controversial or important question that people in your industry repeatedly ask15)What we think about "a recently released product or service related to your association"
20 Blog Post Titles to Jumpstart Your Posts (cont)
16)20 reasons that you should have attended the "high profile industry conference" 17)Behind the scenes at "high profile industry conference" 18)Use your membership management software survey tool to conduct a poll about a relevant or controversial topic and discuss the results 19)10 best "products, conferences or services in a related industry" of "a given week, month, year, decade or century" 20)5 reasons why "a recent post by a journalist or another blogger" was wrong
After the Post
Ask an engaging question to start a discussionGive readers a place to comment or ask follow
up questions
Inspiration for Blogging
“A blog is only as interesting as the interest shown in others.”-Lee Odden
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