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Every blogger will, sometime in their blogging career, hit a writer’s block. There simply will be a time when you think, “I want to update my blog, but what do I write about?” I’ve compiled a few tips that has helped me get my ideas going again. See if they help you. Also, don’t forget, but if you have anything to add to the points below, feel free to add a comment with it and I’ll edit this post!

See Other Blogs in Your Niche
Many times a question will stimulate another question. A great thing about being a blogger is that you can answer these questions that are flowing in nonstop. See other bloggers in your niche and see what questions they are addressing. See what the blogosphere and the readers are curious about. This could really get you going as you will soon find out that as the world is rapidly changing, there are a lot of things to talk about.

Link Out to Quality Posts
I’ve seen quite a few bloggers do this on a designated day every week. If you read an awesome post in some other blog within your niche, don’t just close it, but save those links. Then, on that one day, link out to these quality posts! I know that you want to keep your visitors in your blog, but linking out to a few quality posts can also show that you are really interested and knowledgeable in your niche. Also, when you link to another blogger’s post, a trackback will be left. This forms a new relationship between you and that other blogger. There is a chance that this blogger may link to one of your posts sometime in the future.

Let the Burden of Quality Posts Go
All bloggers want to post these super quality posts that would be contenders for the first page on Digg. However, that is simply not possible with every single post. Are you one of these bloggers? If so, you may find yourself concerned more with the quality than getting your thoughts down. Now, I’m not saying make some crappy posts, but just don’t think like a super quality post is a must thing for every single one of your posts. It certainly won’t hurt it, but when you’re in a writer’s block, it can be a problem.

Forget Your Niche Once
Although the majority of your posts should be related to your niche, not every single one of them have to. For example, you could go to Yahoo! News or CNN and see if a topic interests you. It would be great if the topic was at least a bit similar to your niche, but if not, that’s okay too. Why not put up a random blog post stating your opinions on that topic? Chances are, as long as you don’t do this too often, your visitors won’t mind too much. Heck, maybe some of them might be interested in that topic too!

Take a Break!
Okay, maybe it is just not your day. Take a break that day. Don’t sit in front of your computer all day doing nothing. It’s probably more productive to go outside and shop or meet your friends. Maybe some of these experiences from here might get your head flowing again for another post!

These are just a few tips you could reference. While I was writing this post, I thought, “Well, maybe you can just write up a lot on one day when you’re ideas are flying, and you could use those drafts.” While that is true, this is for those who really have no drafts and nothing to post on a certain day. Personally, I’ve hit days when there was nothing to blog about and I believe that it is a common thing with all bloggers.

If you have any more ideas to add, feel free to make a comment!