When a blogger or a content provider can’t come up with a new idea, it may be time to reuse an old idea.
I love my new high-speed Internet. So, the other night after a day of blogging and of doing what content providers do I gave myself a treat. I began surfing the web. And since I’m re-reading a book on the life of Jim Morrison, I did a search for videos of The Doors. I must have watched and listened to ten videos of The Doors. “Love Me Two Times” gave me the idea for this article.
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There comes a time in the life of every blogger and content provider when we are stuck for an idea. I mean mud up to our butts stuck. That’s a bad feeling. But the Old Soldier has a solution for you. Now I know this solution is older than the Old Soldier. All of you already know the solution. The Old Soldier just wants to make sure that you keep the solution handy because you never know when you’re going to need it.
You can re-work some of your old content and make it new again. Add this. Take away that. Put in a twist and bingo! Now you have brand new content.
I don’t even try to re-work my old content. My blog has over 1,000 pieces of content on it. When I’m blogging and get stuck for new content I just grab something from the archives, give it an introduction that’s well over 100 words and I post it. The introduction contains new information that my loyal readers can use so that they still have a reason to read the post; and the intro is over 100 words so that the search engines will pick the post up. Search engines don’t like duplicate content. My method does work. The search engines do pick up my posts if the intro is new content.
So, there you are. Even though you probably know this about blogs and content, it never hurts to review your options. And after all these years I’m still fascinated by The Doors.
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February 12th, 2010 at 5:49 am
Wonderful tip! I keep my old articles and re-use them. I remove some parts and add new infos.
February 12th, 2010 at 5:54 am
Thank you Guy for this share. Really useful
February 12th, 2010 at 6:36 am
excellent share…well written friend..tnx for sharing this useful post…
February 12th, 2010 at 7:09 am
I love the doors stuff its brilliant in my opinion, my ex wife stole the double dvd I had! such is life good article, I’m on the verge of reusing stuff. The ole grey matter is getting streched for ideas now and again. LB
February 12th, 2010 at 7:40 am
this is a very nice, informative and useful article….
February 12th, 2010 at 8:10 am
That is very interesting, since many of my articles are on health, and as time changes so do doctor and holostic practioners solutions or recommendations.
Great Idea.
February 12th, 2010 at 8:11 am
excellent
February 12th, 2010 at 8:24 am
useful information. I want to reuse some of my articles
February 12th, 2010 at 8:30 am
Great article, 1000 posts eh! wow. If you could send me a link to your blog id appreciate it! I like your interesting articles.
February 12th, 2010 at 9:03 am
Nice one Guy
February 12th, 2010 at 9:48 am
Recycle, reuse are the catchwords today, and old wine in new bottles are the best. A very motivating articl for us..
February 12th, 2010 at 10:51 am
Another very useful tip, thanks Guy.
February 12th, 2010 at 10:53 am
Good idea. I think we all get in the “stuck” mode from time to time.
February 12th, 2010 at 11:36 am
You seem to know more about blogging. Me? I’m still pushing my way through lol. Thank you for the tip, sir!
February 12th, 2010 at 11:46 am
Ineeded to read that. I am presently SO stuck.
February 12th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
this is very useful article and informative
February 12th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
i have to admit i’ve learned a great deal from your postings Thank you Frank
February 12th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
Wow…that’s a great idea. Let me try this. To tell you the truth, I’ve learnt lot about blogging from your posts. Thnx a ton.
February 12th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
some useful points you have shared with this post…for reusing Old Content
February 12th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Another good sense article. Thanks for keeping me motivated
February 12th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
I have recently been practicing some article spinning to do the same thing. It can certainly be useful.
February 12th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
great one! Thanks!
February 12th, 2010 at 4:12 pm
Really good article – rate it even better as you are a Doors fan!
Excellent advice x
February 12th, 2010 at 4:32 pm
Thank you I’ve been toying around with that idea for aa while. Thanks for the green light.
February 12th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
Lol…I like that, “Love me two times” Great idea! That is what they are doing in music industry, sampling old songs!
February 12th, 2010 at 6:47 pm
Great Tips!
February 12th, 2010 at 8:23 pm
It is a good idea to take a central theme and work around it again and again.
February 12th, 2010 at 9:53 pm
Great share
February 13th, 2010 at 2:59 am
hmmm… I thought it is illegal… hehe
February 13th, 2010 at 7:56 am
Another great share my friend.
February 13th, 2010 at 10:40 am
Great idea!
February 13th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
Wonderful Idea
February 13th, 2010 at 12:18 pm
Great post! I love reading your articles Keep it up
February 13th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Thank you for the helpful blogging tip.
February 13th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
THanks, this is good advice
February 13th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
I have never done that but it seems like a good idea.
February 13th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Hehehe…I’m pretty good at digging through archives, selecting a broad topic and writing about same…excellent idea Guy Hogan
February 13th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Dude… that’s diabolical. If I don’t have anything to write about I just don’t write.
February 14th, 2010 at 1:45 am
That’s a good idea Guy. I might try it when I ran out of ideas. Meanwhile, it keeps on coming. Nice write, by the way.
February 14th, 2010 at 1:59 am
clever. thanks for sharing
February 14th, 2010 at 5:34 am
thanks for the insight
February 14th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
Excellent!
February 14th, 2010 at 11:07 pm
Thanks for the good advice on reusing content with a twist.
February 15th, 2010 at 12:44 am
It is so real that sometimes you are stuck with a blogger’s block. Refurbishing old content with a fresh approach is a good idea. Thanks for sharing.
February 15th, 2010 at 2:10 am
thanks for the tip
February 15th, 2010 at 2:33 am
I wouldnt “reuse” content, that just seems weak for a writer, but many times you can update or create a complimentary piece.
These are things one shoud think about when they write, How can i add to this later? is this a closed topic? those things.. often time reading through arrchives will remind you of something similar that was more recent and then have two pieces you can link together.
February 15th, 2010 at 4:16 am
cool, sound, and highly rewarding
February 15th, 2010 at 7:01 am
i like your tip
February 15th, 2010 at 11:15 am
great tip, thanks
February 15th, 2010 at 11:29 am
good tips, thanks
February 15th, 2010 at 11:42 am
Guy, thank you. I will have to give this a try. I thought you had to rework the entire blog post, and sometimes I just don’t have time for that.
February 15th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Good tip as always Guy!
February 15th, 2010 at 10:25 pm
Nice! And congrats on making the hot list with this one.
February 16th, 2010 at 2:39 am
Another great article, so good, in fact, I think I’ll ask my son – in -law how to set one up.
February 16th, 2010 at 4:18 am
Thanks for the tips on how to re-fresh some old content. I like what you said about writing a new introduction for what’s already an ‘archived’ article – sometimes we can put a new spin on things and make it new. I’d not have bothered trying to work with my old content in this way without your suggestions.
February 16th, 2010 at 11:00 am
Great ideas. When I am an old soldier here, I will keep it in mind.
February 16th, 2010 at 11:54 am
I am at that crossroad at the moment and have considered doing what you said.I just wasnt sure it could be done but now I will dig through my archives and do just that.Alot of great written pieces is collecting dust and need to come back out.Great idea and something to keep in mind in a situation like that.
February 16th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
I never run out of ideas, just time. Great post though.
February 16th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
Great idea as usual.
February 16th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
Thanks for that!
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February 17th, 2010 at 6:04 am
Thank you for your useful tips.
February 17th, 2010 at 6:21 am
brilliant advice.
February 17th, 2010 at 10:05 am
Infact, i’m satisfied.thanks!
February 17th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
such a nice article keep going on…..
February 17th, 2010 at 6:51 pm
I have been stuck lately for material for my blog. Thanks for sharing the great tips with us.
Blessings,
Chris
February 17th, 2010 at 10:45 pm
Thanks for the tips. I have to admit that I have done this a few times in the past. Great idea
February 27th, 2010 at 9:28 pm
Recycling is a way of life. Great tips.
March 22nd, 2010 at 10:10 am
Thanks for sharing. I like to read you because I am new to writing and you seem to know everything about writing.
April 1st, 2010 at 12:38 pm
Though I have notebooks upon notebooks full of new material,I have considered rewriting my older work and resubmitting it.I did write some neat trilogys that can be rewiten.A good idea for a moment when nothing is coming to you.
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