Any great piece of content has to begin with a great idea . You can be an amazingly talented writer -- but without a strong idea, your post isn't going to resonate with people. So, where do you get your ideas? If you're like most bloggers, you probably sit down in front of a new document and stare blankly at the screen, wondering what to write about. If you're lucky, a great idea pops up -- but often, you'll end up writing nothing at all, or you'll come up with a topic that doesn't really work. I strongly recommend setting aside time just to come up with post topics/titles. There are lots of great ways to do this, but here's one of my favorites. It's very simple -- but very effective. Use the "Popular" Posts on a Large Blog Many big blogs have sidebar listings of their popular posts. (If you're reading this on the DailyBlogTips site, rather than in a feed reader, you'll see the "Popular Articles" list over to the right.) The great thing about this process of idea-generation is that you can repeat it again and again. You might get multiple ideas from just one headline -- but even if you go through all the popular posts on one blog, you can just head on over to another blog and start again. So -- it's your turn! Pick one of the headlines from the "Popular Articles" list in the right sidebar of DailyBlogTips, and come up with