{"id":2121,"date":"2011-06-10T11:03:20","date_gmt":"2011-06-10T01:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/?p=2121"},"modified":"2012-07-31T11:02:04","modified_gmt":"2012-07-31T01:02:04","slug":"finding-quirky-blog-content-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/2011\/06\/finding-quirky-blog-content-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding quirky blog content ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did I convince you that using <a title=\"Using quirky blog content ideas\" href=\"http:\/\/wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/2011\/06\/using-quirky-blog-content-ideas\/\">quirky ideas (or quirky sources of ideas) can make some interesting blog posts<\/a>?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4555\" style=\"width: 279px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/braille_on_laptop_screen.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4555\" class=\" wp-image-4555\" title=\"braille_on_laptop_screen\" src=\"http:\/\/wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/braille_on_laptop_screen.gif\" alt=\"braille writing on a laptop screen\" width=\"269\" height=\"186\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Braille writing on a screen &#8211; quirky inspiration?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Keeping your blog fresh and interesting can take a lot of thought and effort so why not make it fun at least some of the time?<\/p>\n<h2>So where can you find quirky blog post ideas?<\/h2>\n<p>Well the real answer is anywhere and everywhere! Just look for what is happening around you and you may be surprised at how much silliness and quirkiness there really is!<\/p>\n<p>However, for specific inspiration of a quirky nature, here are a few ideas to get you started:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>find a favourite recipe site and visit it every few weeks. You can post about how delicious something sounds or how complicated a recipe is, the name of a dish may inspire laughter or memories, the layout of the site may spark a post on website navigation or colours, you could get philosophical about food and eating, or you may post about a different type of diet each month.<\/li>\n<li>get yourself a collection of useful sites that you can share. For example, a site that converts <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldwidemetric.com\/metcal.htm\" target=\"_blank\">metric into imperial<\/a>, a <a title=\"Save Time Online\" href=\"http:\/\/www.savetimeonline.com.au\" target=\"_blank\">blog directory<\/a>, a recipe site that gives you meals to suit certain ingredients, a list of <a title=\"paper sizes\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paper_size#The_international_standard:_ISO_216\" target=\"_blank\">paper and envelope sizes<\/a>, or a budget-helper like simple savings. You can post these as helpful tips or use them for inspiration &#8211; maybe the site is an example of something good or bad in your field, you can post about pricing of website information or you can ask for suggestions for a specific site you need<\/li>\n<li>get a regular dose of a funny site &#8211; you can blog about specific stories\/jokes\/images or\u00a0the site itself, or use it to get creative or maybe use the content to explain a concept (for instance, a joke about miscommunication is something I could use in a post about the <a title=\"why clear communications are important\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wordconstructions.com.au\/articles\/business\/whyclearcomms.html\" target=\"_blank\">importance of clear communications<\/a> in a workplace). A couple of examples are <a title=\"Damn you auto correct\" href=\"http:\/\/damnyouautocorrect.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">damnyouautocorrec<\/a>t, <a title=\"think before you send emails\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkbeforeyousend.com\/community.php?c=worst\" target=\"_blank\">thinkbeforeyousend<\/a> and <a title=\"the darwin awards\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darwinawards.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Darwin Awards<\/a><\/li>\n<li>really look at the signs you pass &#8211; it may be the sign looks great or doesn&#8217;t make sense, it may be hung in a silly place or be easily misinterpreted, it may make you laugh or grimace, but signs can give you ideas if you don&#8217;t take them for granted<\/li>\n<li>grab an old reference book and note the differences with modern expectations. Think about a plane company posting about the world being flat or a surgeon posting about the latest hair styles for gentlemen, then see what changes could apply to your industry or humour<\/li>\n<li>read some kids&#8217; books, especially something like <a title=\"Dr Seuss books\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clixGalore.com\/PSale.aspx?BID=119879&amp;AfID=70569&amp;AdID=12568&amp;AffDirectURL=bookgrocer.libro.com.au%2fbook-search%2fsearch.do%3fauthorName%3d%26title%3d%26isbn%3ddr%2bseuss%26all%3ddr%2bseuss%26keywords%3d%26sort%3d%26txtQuery%3ddr%2bseuss&amp;LP=bookgrocer.libro.com.au%2fbooks%2fhome.do\" target=\"_blank\">Dr Seuss<\/a> or <a title=\"Roald Dahl books\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clixGalore.com\/PSale.aspx?BID=119879&amp;AfID=70569&amp;AdID=12568&amp;AffDirectURL=bookgrocer.libro.com.au%2fbook-search%2fsearch.do%3fauthorName%3d%26title%3d%26isbn%3droald%2bdahl%26all%3droald%2bdahl%26keywords%3d%26sort%3d%26txtQuery%3droald%2bdahl&amp;LP=bookgrocer.libro.com.au%2fbooks%2fhome.do\" target=\"_blank\">Roald Dahl<\/a>, or something quirky like a\u00a0<a title=\"Terry Pratchett books\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clixGalore.com\/PSale.aspx?BID=119879&amp;AfID=70569&amp;AdID=12568&amp;AffDirectURL=bookgrocer.libro.com.au%2fbook-search%2fsearch.do%3fauthorName%3d%26title%3d%26isbn%3dterry%2bpratchett%26all%3dterry%2bpratchett%26keywords%3d%26sort%3d%26txtQuery%3dterry%2bpratchett&amp;LP=bookgrocer.libro.com.au%2fbooks%2fhome.do\" target=\"_blank\">Terry Pratchett novel<\/a>. Even if you don&#8217;t get direct ideas for your blog, they are sure to get you thinking quirky and creative things!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What other quirky idea generators do you use?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did I convince you that using quirky ideas (or quirky sources of ideas) can make some interesting blog posts? Keeping your blog fresh and interesting can take a lot of thought and effort so why not make it fun at least some of the time? So where can you find quirky blog post ideas? 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