5 Ways To Snap Out Of Writer's Block
I’m sure by this point you’ve heard the phrase, “content is king”. If not, maybe you’ve been living under a rock, or maybe you are fresh into your online marketing. Either way, providing great content is a key way to drive traffic and sales. This is great news, if you’re a good writer….
What about those of us who struggle to put words together in a cognitive sentence? Or who are constantly bogged down by writer’s block? I’m here to tell you, there are more kinds of content than just textual.
Here are five ways to snap out of writer’s block:
1. Get to snapping: My favorite way to bust loose from writers block is to start snapping photos. Now, you’ve shortened your multiple paragraph blog post down to a simple photo caption. According to HubSpot, photos receive 54% more likes and 104% more comments than text based posts.
2. Caption this: Better yet, let your followers come up with a witty caption for you! People love sharing their two cents. Simply post a photo with a caption that states, “Caption this!” and you are bound to have an inflow of comments. Make mention that you will choose the best caption and repost the photo later with the winner. You just saved yourself the time of coming up with a great caption, while engaging with your followers. Score!
3. Let it roll: If you aren’t adding video to your online content, your media might be a little bland and dry. Spice things up with a quick, fun video. Maybe you’re better at talking than you are writing. If so, totally go the video route. It has a double bonus, because your constituents are able to put a face to the name and you get to add a little personality to your company.
4. Fact or fiction: Post some fun or interesting facts on your company, organization or industry. You can even encourage and increase engagement by turning this into a fun contest by asking people to vote fact or fiction.
5. Interview: Instead of you coming up with all of the content, just come up with some interesting questions and let your interviewee provide you with all the content you need.Give these five tactics a try to quickly snap out of writer’s block and into some awesome posts.
Are there other tips or strategies you use to snap out of writer’s block? We’d love to hear them. Comment below and maybe we’ll feature some of your ideas in an upcoming post.