How do you know what to blog about? 4 things to think about when choosing your topic.

This is a question I have pondered many times. While I love to write, in order to gain readers I know I need to have a theme that readers will find interesting.

To help me decide which theme I should stick with, I just took a look through the number of people who have viewed each of my blogs over the last several months and there is a clear spike in readers when I focus on one particular topic.

That topic is my Rant Wednesday posts.  Based on this I am thinking what I may do is start a new blog instead of continuing to post Rant Wednesday under this current blog. This way, I have a blog that is searchable, in title, that people like to read.

The whole theme behind Rant Wednesday is, "Even the positive girl gets irritated sometimes."

I originally started this theme when I used to write for the Yahoo Contributor Network, under the theme "Micha's Corner." I started blogging after this network was closed.

Here are the top 4 recommendations I would give someone who is deciding what they will blog about:

1) If you do not know what to choose as a theme, then just start writing about whatever is on your mind that day. I have been posting about many different things over the past few months. It has helped me see what people look at the most.

2) What do you get excited to write about? If you easily become passionate when thinking about a certain topic, chances are good that this passion will come through in your blog posts. Chances are also good that you will remain consistent in writing about it.

3) Is it sustainable? There will always be fashion trends, health topics, sports, etc. This is great because there is a never ending supply of things to discuss. Make sure your topic is a never-ending story of sorts. (Ex. Giving tips on a certain new diet might work for a while, but eventually the trend will change. Instead, give some room and make your blog about all diet trends)

4) What do THEY want? We all have things we love to talk about but if we want readers we have to find something we like to talk about that others also want to read about. If you are unsure of what that may be, refer back to suggestion number 1, or watch the social media trend lines for a few days.

I hope this helps someone. I will continue posting to this blog even after I create the separate blog for future Rant Wednesdays posts. If you missed any of them please go to http://michaidana.blogspot.com and scroll through for the words 'Rant Wednesday.'

Wishing you all much success! Remember, there is room at the top for all of us. Be confident and be consistent.

How is your New Year's Resolution going?

Hi Everyone,

If you already defaulted on your resolution, do yourself a favor and start again.

Do not quit. You got this! Keep going.

My resolution this year is to learn Spanish and Sign Language.

I have been using the Duolingo app every day to learn the basics for Spanish. I have not started learning Sign yet but I will refresh myself on the few things I know already, before learning more.

How are things going for you?

Any advice or comments to share with everyone as we are on our respective journeys?