101 Content Ideas to Inspire You

101 Content Ideas to Inspire You
• Tell your blog's story, from the idea of starting one to how it's evolved since you wrote your first post.
• Confess your biggest parenting failure.
• Boast about your biggest parenting success.
• Turn a negative comment into a positive post.
• Unite with another parenting blogger to write a point/counterpoint blog post each week.
• Write about your favorite "me time" indulgences.
• Share your personal story of helping kids through a difficult situation (death, divorce, etc.).
• Explain why you post pictures of your kids on the internet or why you don't.
• Let your child write a guest post on your blog.
• Create a top 10 list of your life achievements so far.
• Vlog once a week.



• Make a list of the people you dated before you got married. Write a humorous post on why each person wasn't "the one."
• Pick a worthy cause or charity and write your views about it.
• Tell your readers why you want another baby (or don't).
• Log how much time you spend a week writing and maintaining your blog.
• Interview with another mom.
• Write your child's birth story.
• Share your wedding story.
• Join a blog carnival.
• Describe your best day as a mom.
• Describe your worst day as a mom.
• Post a picture and ask readers to caption it.
• Share a dilemma that's plaguing your family right now.
• Rehash your first trip to the emergency room with your child.
• Tell your in-laws exactly what you think of them (as long as they don't know your blog!).
• Read the latest weird news and write your own post about it.
• Admit something you said that your kids shouldn't have heard.
• Start a weekly feature (on a hobby, cooking, or another niche topic).
• Share your organizing tips.
• Write about your blogging inspiration.
• Show off your tattoos or tell everyone why you never got one.
• Document a DIY project (painting your kids' bedroom, de-cluttering your closet, etc.).
• List your top 5 favorite activity ideas for kids.
• Review a baby or children's product you own.
• Expose a secret family recipe.
• Post a picture of your child next to one of yourself at the same age. Ask others to identify the resemblances.
• Gather your mom friends and host a once-a-month podcast for parents.
• Tell why the world would be a better place if a mom was in charge.
• Carry your camera with you at all times. Post a funny picture of the week.
• Pose a poll question. Follow up with a blog post announcing the results and your views on the findings.
• Search the Internet and write a "best of the blogs" post for moms.
• Post coupons for parents.
• Explain how you use Twitter to connect with other moms or why you don't.
• Find out what the number one pop song was 10 years ago today. Write a post based on the song's title.
• Take an expert's stance on a topic and field questions from your readers.
• Feature your best blog comments of the week.
• Look at the list of popular posts on other blogs moms write and share your own opinion on the topics.

• Keep track of holidays, events, and other observances throughout the year and blog about them.
• Tell others why you chose your blog design.
• Write a tutorial.
• Pick a celebrity mom you identify most with and explain why.
• Give money-saving tips.
• Take a stand on a controversial parenting subject, such as breastfeeding vs. formula feeding, spanking, etc.
• Write a post about why you work outside the home or why you don't.
• Explain why your blog rocks.
• Host a contest or giveaway.
• Log your child's birthday party, from planning all the way to the big day.
• Write about why you love blog memes (or hate them).
• Make a list of bloggers you'd like to meet. Link to them and send them a note about your post.
• Share your reasons for choosing traditional school vs. homeschool or vice versa.
• Write a post with tips on how you protect your kids from bullying.
• Tell a story by posting pictures.
• Share freebies and good deals.
• Create a quiz for your readers. Post the answers at the end of the week.
• Give your take on the hot parenting news story of the day.
• Share what you've learned from blogging.
• Write an open letter.
• Apologize to someone from your past.
• Dissect the pros and cons of being a mom today vs. being a mom 50 years ago.
• Write a brief memoir as a blog post.
• Name 10 wishes you have for your kids.
• Confess your spouse's dirty little secrets.
• Explain what you hope to accomplish in 20 years.
• Share your kids' latest antics in a post.
• Write about your favorite road trip.
• Tell a true story about your parents.
• Get a free makeover. Describe your day and post before and after pics.
• Compare your childhood toys to your kids'.
• Relive some of the things your kids do that remind you of yourself as a child.
• Chronicle a day in your life with lots of pictures.
• Write about a really great idea you had that turned out to be a total bust.
• Share your favorite family traditions.
• Tell your story of loss and how you got through it.
• Write about your best moment of the week.
• Write about your worst moment of the week.
• Post a picture of yourself in high school and tell others about that year of your life.
• Look at Google's trending topics and write a post based on what people are searching for right now.
• Create a best of the year list, such as the top stories for moms, top products of the year for moms, etc.
• Check your spam box or junk mail at home. The crazy offers you get make a great post.
• Write blogging tips for newcomers.
• Predict where parenting bloggers will be in 10 years.
• Celebrate your blog's milestones - its birthday, your 100th post, etc.
• Write an FAQ about yourself.
• Tell everyone why you ignored a friend request on Facebook.
• Post about product recalls.
• Share your tips on how you balance family life with your time online.
• Explain why you're a PR-friendly blogger or why you're not.
• Start an award and hand it out every week to other bloggers.
• Write about your first love (a boyfriend, car, pet, etc.).
• Pick a project - losing weight, running a marathon,starting a business. Document it.
• Encourage would-be bloggers to stop lurking and start blogging today!