Sometimes I spend time just generating ideas for blog posts, and they make it into this list or that notebook (though you couldn’t tell by my current lack of posts ;). While I can’t claim this idea is original, I do indeed want to share this list – I’ll probably not use them in the near term and it may be inspiration to someone to write a great post that I’d love to read.
So without further rambling, here is a list of 50 blog post ideas (kinda heavy on social media), for you to take and repurpose for your needs.
Working your social media juju
Training your ninjas
How organizations can’t succeed with the social web
How organizations can succeed with the social web
Why don’t we "offshore" to middle America?
Looking for the fast buck? Try looking for fast customer satisfaction instead.
Don’t wait for your brand to succeed, make it succeed
Internet Rock Stars and other fairy tales
Like the A-List? It gets even better on the Z-List
Don’t read the news, make the news
Your time is now
Success is defined by those wishing to achieve it
Success doesn’t define you, you define success
Social media is like good BBQ, mmmm
Have a product? Build a community.
Blog your way to a better job
Yes, it’s easy to say…
It isn’t about social media, it’s about being social
Why social media isn’t about selling anything
Building a better branded you
Host an event – here’s how!
Social Media Ninja – Tools of the Trade
Wishing is good – doing is better
Walk tall, blog proud
Taking the work out of blog ideas – 100 topics for your blog
Personal Brand: It is about you
Corporations and Facebook: They do mix
Getting Buy-In from the Mail Room: Why it’s important to include people who do real work
Hosting an event? Check in with these folks.
I’m not dead, I just don’t blog
You’re Dad’s blogging – what do you do now?
Things social medians could learn from an old-time community social
Your Grandparents Were Social Media Gurus – Here’s Why
Busy? Just press pause.
We now return you to our regularly scheduled programming.
Are you a social giver or a media taker? Here’s how to find out.
A bridge to nowhere – the promise of social media that was.
Social Media’s Red Light District – Beware
Following the white rabbit of social media
Brand identification – why your picture is important
When it rains in social media land, do you build an ark?
Giving 100 ideas away
But wait! There’s more!
Things I wish I had known when I started blogging
Things I wish I had known when I started social networking
Corporate social media and other oddities
Changing the focus of your blogs topic
There’s a blog post in here somewhere
Wishing isn’t as good as doing
Social Media Success Stories from the Road
If you don’t mind, I’d love a link back to this post or my blog if you use one of the titles verbatim, if only so I can follow up and read yours. Don’t sweat it if you don’t want to. Have fun!
Wondering when an online-oriented event is going to pop up in your area? Why don’t you make it happen?
While “social media†is every today, it’s as important as ever to get face 2 face with folks you know online. The adage “it’s not what you know, but who you know†is as true today as it was to previous generations. While technology is tearing down the barriers of time & distance, as humans, we crave real-time interaction.
Being an organizer of events in your town or city has some advantages – you get to pick topics that are interesting to you, you get to help get people involved, but mostly you get to meet lots of people. That’s probably the biggest reward of all the work that goes into these things.
The other thing is simply getting things started. Why wait for someone to get things started – you could be that person. It’s not hard, and I know that most everyone that’s worked on getting organizing and hosting events would be happy to share some tips to making it all happen.
Looking forward to the next Social Media Breakfast? So are we! We’ll be meeting at the Best Buy headquarters in Richfield, MN again this time and will welcome the co-founder of Blue Shirt Nation, Gary Koelling who’s going to share some stories and background on Best Buy social media initiatives like BSN, Gift Tag and so on.
We’ll also talk about social media “Purists” vs. “Corporatists” in the enterprise, take a quick look at the SMBMSP social media site on Ning, and hear from ThreeVolts about web video. We’ll see you there!
Location: Best Buy (yes, again – I’ll try to keep the suits out 😉
It’s a new field where there are no experts; no real training for classification or certification, and it’s difficult for folks participating in it to explain how it works. It’s not a lawless field where anything goes, but the cowboys still roam the prairie where social media grazes. Christopher S. Penn describes the problem and the process quite well in his post How to Become a Social Media Expert, comparing social media to the nuances of martial arts training – pretty good analogy in my book.
Since there are no real experts with years of schooling and experience, how does a company find a community manager? Heck, how do they determine what they’re looking for – most companies really don’t even know exactly what they need. Several are starting to here “community manager†more in relation to social media, and I suppose it does make a bit of sense to the average hiring manager.
As I’ve been looking around in this space as a consultant myself, I’ve noticed a bit of mislabeling, and misunderstanding of what these positions do. They can range from being a glorified forum moderator, to the public figurehead of the company in social media circles. The vagueness and inconsistency is frustrating to both those looking to move into these jobs, and the companies who realize they need someone to fill this indefinable niche they have.
Normally, a company would hire a consultant to help define the needs, address the process, and sometimes assist in filling the role. The problem though is… aren’t consultants experts and there really aren’t any social media experts? Catch 22 huh?
Some firms are looking internally and finding candidates in their existing staff. This could be anyone from marketing, to information technologies, to human resources (and beyond). Sometimes it’s easy to get noticed and get in front of the right people. Other businesses are going for the big guns and hiring out consultants from the A-List to assist them in their social web endeavors.
At least, several of the A-List actually have participated in building, shaping, and forming the concepts of the social web through the work of Cluetrain and their own pieces through the years. This is a great place to start, even for organizations with small budgets – many of the thought leaders in social media give away really good information for companies to start from.
So in this nascent “industryâ€, there is confusion on both the side of organizational need and individual growth in social media. The next step for those mastering the dark arts of the social web is to be bold, go forth, do good things, and prove that you have the vision and understanding. Both to the founding concepts of Cluetrain and to the fiscal responsibilities of corporations that want to participate in, not control, the message.
What are you doing right now? Are you moving forward, stagnating or slipping backward? Why wait to launch your biz, your idea, your brand? Why wait to spend time with your family or call your parents back?
There’s no better time than the present to do something.
Right now you could be:
Building something new
Spending time with your kids
Finishing a project
Outside
Helping a friend in need
Building a website
Mowing the grass
Working on a community project
Reaching out to someone
Stimulating the economy
Supporting your local charities
Practicing your golf swing
Taking responsibility
Yielding to pedestrians
Taking your family on vacation
Applying for that position or job you want
Visiting a elderly relative
Taking the stairs
Finishing several projects
Saving money
Getting away from the computer for awhile
Fishing
Building your personal brand
Returning that phone call
Taking steps to become the person you want to be
What I really want to convey is the reality that there is no better time to do something for yourself, your family, your community, your country, or the world than right now.
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