Starting a new blog is exciting. You’re full of passion, you have a lot to say, the blog posts seem to come out of nowhere and you’re buzzing along building that stellar content for your important audience. Then… you hit a wall and can’t come up with anything to blog about. The more you think about it, the more blocked you become. So you try a few of the usual writing prompts, get some posts up, then run dry again.

Here are some more unusual ideas to inspire your next blog posts:

1. Have your significant other or a parent (someone who is not an online marketer) ask you 3 to 5 questions about what you do online all day and how you make your income. Answering these in a post not only helps you gain insight into what you actually do with your time, but allows your readers a chance to be a voyeur in your work day, week, or month.

2. Go to the library and pick a magazine not in your niche. Think about how your business is similar to the magazine niche. Compare and contrast. Say you reach for a knitting magazine. What do you and a knitter have in common? You have to pick a project and focus on it, plan ahead to get all the pieces and tools for the project (different colors of yarns and knitting needles vs. video, graphics, squeeze page, etc.), learn the parts you don’t already know as you go, and so on.

3. Do an acrostic poem using the letters from an important word in your niche. Don’t really do a poem; make it a paragraph for each letter. Pack these paragraphs with really helpful information. Tip – don’t pick a really long word or you’ll have a ton to write!

4. Write a ‘What If’ post. What if Joel Comm contacted you and wanted to do a joint venture with you? Or if you write a gardening blog, what if HGTV wanted to feature you on an episode of Yard Crashers? Make it something out of your everyday realm and have your readers join in.

5. Think about one of your biggest screw ups since you’ve been blogging. Now share it, the whole ugly story. Your readers will appreciate your honesty, transparency, and humanness. They’ll also learn what not to do.

6. Pick 5 (or 7 or 10) words or phrases that best describe you and your blog and why. While it’s tempting to just use positive words, throw in some that don’t show you in the best light. For example – good writer, transparent, procrastinator, funny, unfocused, super affiliate.

With these ideas, you should be able to write some good blog posts. They will be informative and have elements of You in them. That’s the winning combo for any blogger.