To create a new post every day, or more than once a day, requires a constant stream of words. Coherent ones! Where in the world do you find that kind of inspiration, day after day?

The first thing you have to learn, is to observe, and take note! There are potential topics swirling around you all the time.

The second thing is to find a way to keep track of what you think of. Typically, I’ll think of an idea, and then consider a title. If I can record the title, I generally remember the concept, though sometimes I add a few notes to clarify my thoughts, especially if I’ve written something similar recently but want to cover a different facet.

I use Notesbrowser (http://www.notesbrowser.com). It is a free program that lets me keep track of all kinds of info, with virtually infinite capacity for storing tidbits.  I write down ideas as they come to me, as long as I can reach my computer.

When I’m out of the office, and get an idea, I repeat it to myself several times, and key to remember it when I get back to the computer. That works well, unless I get an idea for three or four at a time, and then I tend to have a difficult time remembering them all. I’ve learned to not let that bother me though - good ideas are like deals on eBay. Though we fear there won’t be another one, there always is! And generally, whatever triggered the idea in the first place, will reoccur - or something near enough like it that the idea comes again.

It takes practice to learn to notice the things around you that are potential triggers for article topics, but after a bit, you get to where you find yourself thinking about blogging in the middle of other tasks. At that point, you know that you won’t have trouble coming up with ideas in the future!