stl: Questions You Should be Asking

Questions You Should be Asking

The “Should Ask Questions” (SAQs) is also a great avenue of inspiration. Where FAQs are questions that your visitors are usually asking, your SAQs are the questions that an informed visitor knows to ask.

Much like new drivers who may be ignorant of the basics of car maintenance (i.e.: average annual maintenance costs), your post can help educate your readers on questions they should be asking and why it is important to ask those questions.

29. Twitter Posts

Scour the Twittersphere and see what’s popular. You can embed popular tweets and provide your commentary on them.

Whether you are embedding tweets from your favorite people, most loyal followers, or random people posting on a certain Twitter campaign, you can develop a blog post in a matter of minutes.

30. Contests

Running a contest doesn’t have to be hard work. Just think of a need for your company or blog and offer a prize for the most favored contestant.

The trick for a successful contest is not spending lots of money, but to know both your needs and what is desirable from your readers.

31. Screencasts

The beauty of screencasts is that they are a 2-for-1 gain for you. A screencast can be a simple recording where you walkthrough a feature or you show a cool and new way to use your product.

You can create a screencast in a matter of minutes, through in maybe 30 minutes of editorial work, and you can use a platform like YouTube to host the video. With the benefit of YouTube, you can even begin to get more YouTube subscribers while entertaining and informing your blog readers.