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Writing what you know is important in blogging, but relating the content to your strengths and interests will keep it personal and engaging.
[Build a Business Through Blogging - with C.C. Chapman]
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So now we're going to talk about how to actually create the content
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that you're going to populate your blog with.
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My first bit of advice is to play to your strengths.
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Not everybody can create epic videos or take beautiful photography.
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Figure out what you're good at and start with that.
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There are going to be days when you're not going to want to create content—
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it's just human nature.
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You're not going to in the mood to do it, and you're going to have to.
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And if you're creating content that you're good at, it'll make it a lot easier.
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So for me what that means—I think in images.
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I think with photography. It's in my DNA. It's how I roll.
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When I'm stuck and I don't know what to do one day,
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I'll go out and take a picture of something.
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I'll take a photo of something on my desk or something in the yard
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or something wherever I am on the road, and I will share that
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and find a story and write about that photo.
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It sounds cliché—it may not sound that easy to you, but that's how I think.
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Perhaps with you it's going to start with words.
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If that's how you start, start writing—create something.
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Maybe it's off topic—it's okay.
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But if it's from your heart, if you're inspired by it,
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and you're passionate about it, I can guarantee others will as well.
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