How to Find Inspiration for Your Next Blog PostOnline marketing expert Neil Patel offers some useful tips and resources for determining what you should write about online.

ByJason Fell•Aug 7, 2014

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So, you decided to inject some life into your online marketing efforts byblogging. Great. That's the first step. Now you need to figure out what you want to write about.

Stumped? No problem. Here's some advice.

In this short video, online marketing expertNeil Pateltalks about ways you can find inspiration for the blog posts you write.

One resource Patel suggests isBuzzSumo, a free tool that lets you find out what types of content are most popular on social for your specific market or industry.

For more helpful suggestions, check out the short video above.

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Jason Fell

VP, Native Content

Jason Fell is the VP of Native Content, managing theEntrepreneur Partner Studio, which creates dynamic and compelling content for our partners. He previously served as Entrepreneur.com's managing editor and as the technology editor prior to that.

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