There are websites about nearly everything imaginable, but that doesn’t mean that they are all good!
Here at Fizzle, we believe that anyone who puts in the right amount of focused effort can build an audience online, even if it is about an obscure topic.
Don’t know what topic to start your blog on? Here are 81 blog topic ideas to get you thinking about what you could focus (or re-focus) your site on.
(Some of the most creative ideas people came up with are in bold.)
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- Self improvement/Self-Hypnosis
- Health & Fitness for Busy People
- Language Learning Blogs
- How to Travel on a Budget (Best hotel deals. Car rental. Trip advice.)
- Writing Style
- Rescued Animals
- Personal Development (Passions & Ambition Pursuing)
- Social Dynamics & Communication Skills
- Working in Uncommon Fields of Expertise While Location Independence
- Self Defense
- Recipes for couples without children
- Male guide to female communication
- Using technology in small business (Google Docs, CRM, credit card processing)
- Blogging about special kinds of foods (we’ve got a course on this one!)
- Bullying/cyber bullying
- Behavioral disorders in children
- Body-weight training
- Entrepreneurial education for young children & adults
- Disc Golf
- DIY Projects, DIY Business and Selling Homemade Items
- How to have a Strong Marriage
- How to be a real and true friend
- How to Train for a Triathlon
- Careers vs job: following your passion
- Getting VMWare Certified
- Getting Microsoft Certified
- Hamburgers
- Self-sustaining lifestyle (grow your own food/ use solar power etc)
- Mind strengthening (mind over matter/ lucid dreaming)
- Beyond the basics of personal financial management
- Healthy eating blog
- Ghost-hunting
- Home brewing beer
- Self defense training (“for women” or “for children” or “for business executives”)
- Indie Video Game Development
- Video Game tactics shown through video tutorials
- Helping small businesses get more customers
- Community gardening/Urban farming
- Starting and running your own social network
- Point and Shoot Photography (How to create incredible photographs with whatever camera you have in your pocket)
- Blog & Website Design for Non Designers (How to make your blog look incredible without spending a fortune)
- The Art of Getting What You Want (How to use confidence and technique to get what you want from life, your relationships and your career)
- Make Good Video for the Web (How to leverage the video medium to take your brand, blog, website, or business to the next level)
- Self-Employment (The logistics behind how to start working for yourself (i.e. How to leave your job, find health insurance, set up an LLC, etc.)
- How to write an e-bestseller (How could we document the process of creating an Amazon Kindle (or other electronic format) bestseller.)
- Rapid Language Learning
- How to become a better writer
- How to lose weight and feel awesome (Even at middle age! The Primal/Paleo way)
- Vegan diet
- Cycling. More specifically, urban commuting.
- Apartment living (this could range from renter issues to decor, etc.)
- Interior design blog
- Eating organic on a tight budget
- Health conscious, High mileage, Minimalist traveling
- How to Become a Famous Rock-star
- Sports Photography
- Life skills/life coaching for high school students
- College planning for homeschoolers
- Speaking in Public (How to overcome the fear to the audience; minimalistic approach to presentations, etc.)
- A Family related site (Topics centered mostly on improving the relationship between family members; how to increase the creativity of kids and specially parents; how to help kids to find their passion and inner peace.)
- Alternative Running Events (Mudruns, Tough Mudder, Spartan Race, Warrior Dash, etc.)
- Learning the Ukulele
- Learn How to Play Guitar
- How to Get What You Want Without Breaking the Law or Burning Bridges
- Becoming a wine connoisseur
- Build a boat and cross the Pacific in it
- Getting good at tennis and qualifying for Wimbledon
- Windsurfing
- Regular Surfing
- How mobile applications that can improve one’s work productivity, relationships with friends and family, and overall quality of life.
- Simpler Living (a blog that will explore and map a journey from a miserable 6 figure a year traditional way of living back to an often forgotten way of life.)
- The best “places” around the world & do they live up to the hype?
- How to do travel photography/videography
- The Great Recession (A blog based upon a sustainable lifestyle with a smaller footprint.)
- Building an iPhone application
- The end of the world and the Maya prophecies for December 21st, 2012
- Car maintenance
- Running a Small Agile Business (we’ve got a 9 stage blogging/business roadmap for this)
- A “Good Cause” Site (Telling the Stories of Successful Non-Profits & Charities)
- Eco-tourism
- The world of virtual conferences
- QR codes. How to best use them in small business Marketing.
- Inspire Bootstrappers (A blog to inspire bootstrappers by posting real bootstrapper success stories.)
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I just launched Chronicles from Cubeland because I wanted to read hilariously true stories of what really goes on in the workplace. Career guidance doesn’t always address the intersection between being human, and being professional, so I thought I ought to.
That’s definitely an idea sparking list. I like #65 (tennis).
My wife and I are actually looking to start a blog about our journey to build our dream house. We just purchased 6 acres of land and have started to chronicle the process of clearing the land, etc. I think I can offer a unique perspective since I’ll be designing and building the house (with a little help of course).
I’m hoping to start a blog around the theme of “Homemaker 2.0” – how being a work-from-home parent and keeping a house (and kids!) works in the 21st century and how it’s in some ways remarkably similar to the way my mom and grandma kept house. (Lists and routines never go out of style, even if I keep mine in Trello and Checkvist!)
Great list Caleb thanks!
So many ideas. I’m in the health & fitness industry so previously I’ve tried to start a blog on that but didn’t get much traction and found it hard to write about all the time.
I have also undergone a bit of a character transformation over the past 12 months, changing the way I think about and approach things, so there could be a blog idea there.
I also enjoy cooking and writing fiction so more ideas there.
What I’d give for a one track brain :)
My blog “motto” is: “Love to write! Be determined. Pursue simplicity. Find balance. Be curious. Be deliberate. Be intentional. Age gracefully. Make the most of every opportunity.” I just started it in November 2011. Thought maybe it was too broad, but all the pieces seem to fit together well. Lots of the 81 topics wit within my motto. I’d love input though!
I’ve been thinking about one of these on the list for a long time, and I’m going to take the leap and get things rolling as soon as possible. Just joined Start a Blog that Matters and I’m really excited.
My BIGGEST problem has been to find my unique USP and especially a unique name! I’ve seriously been thinking about names for weeks(or even months?). I just need to get it off the ground.
Great stuff, Caleb. So many awesome post ideas. I love the #37 – “Starting and running your own social network” Great !!
Thanks for sharing this list, Caleb. Keep up the good work.
-Dev
That’s great collection ideas for those who want to start a new blog but don’t know what to blog about. Thanks Caleb.
That’s great, not only because this list gave me a couple of good ideas, but also because I do have a blog about Self Improvement and Self Hypnosis. There is a bit of competition in these two fields but I’m climbing up the ladder.
Thanks for such a good list and for having reinforced my idea that I took the right topic.
Have a great weekend! :)
Oh wow… some very interesting points here, these would be my takes:
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9. Working in Uncommon Fields of Expertise While Location Independence
Going to jump on this.
61. Learn How to Play Guitar
Most definitely interested.
39. Blog & Website Design for Non Designers
41. Make Good Video for the Web
43. How to write an e-bestseller
45. How to become a better writer
57. Speaking in Public
On my bucket list.
22. How to Train for a Triathlon
59. Alternative Running Events
69. Simpler Living
What the heck is this?
18. Disc Golf
Study, pay and take the exam, get certified, is there anything else to know?
25. Getting Microsoft Certified
Hmmm… YUMMY!
26. Hamburgers
I would DEFINITELY follow this one!
64. Build a boat and cross the Pacific in it
LOL
31. Ghost-hunting
53. How to Become a Famous Rock-star
WIN!
32. Home brewing beer
For my own ideas, I’m not sure, I started as a regular blogger and got interested on Internet Marketing.
It’s scary how many people keep struggling so much and getting scammed everyday so, I am going into that “niche”, even if it’s boring, I like it.
I might get into something else (more specific niches and less competition) but I need to know how some stuff works first.
Sergio
Just wanted to say that I love that you are going into a niche area because you like it regardless of if others think it’s boring. (I don’t, by the way.) Go you!
Hey thanks Kari! ;-)
I’d love to see the QR code one, it seems that would be better for a static niche site than a blog, unless you expand to cover more about QR codes.
Found the recipes without kids one funny lol
What are QR codes?
Thanks!
QR codes are the square shapped barcodes you keep seeing everywhere… They generally have a good use in coupons, links for more info such as on “House for Sale” signs and flyers, but are being miss-used for digital media since the user is already on a digital advice and could click a link easier then they could scan their screen.
I like the body weight training. Infact, I guess it’s going to work for me as i am starting my gym beginning of next month. I’ll need to add videos as well.
I find it very hard to come up with ideas for websites that will work. I own a few of which I thought would do great but sadly this is not the case lol, great post and bookmarked for later reference
Wow ! This is the most inspiring niche idea list I’ve ever encountered.
I’ve picked a dozen ideas and will research them in more depth, I’m quite confident I could turn one into a relatively successful blog if I put my heart and mind to it.
Excellent post, I’m glad to see that my blog is going to a great way, I combined many of those to pursue my goals:
For health I combined:
-P90X Extreme Exercises
-The 4 Hour Body Life Hacks
So that way I can lose some weight fast and get healthy (and I know I have some weight to lose)
I know plenty about social dynamics so I have been posting about them so people can get track of what I’m doing and to start implementing new mindsets in their minds to help them achieve their goals in an easier way
and I’m talking about the steps I’m taking to create my freedom online business so people can learn about SEO, the technical side of creating websites and blogs and thinks that can be very useful
I will keep this list in mind when creating another business, thank a lot Caleb
This is very interesting indeed!!
I love some of the suggestions, really got me thinking. I will be following this with much interest to see how it develops.
I have an idea but not a clue if it could work so help me out here – How about a blog about the rewards associated with GIVING BACK. Doing something good on a local level close to home. We have all heard the saying that charity starts at home, so why not do it!!
I was shocked earlier this week to read that less than 30% of the price of a lottery ticket here in the UK actually goes to good causes!!! That led me think about other large aid organizations and I can imagine that it wouldn’t be much different there either because of overheads and the rest. How much actually reaches the people that are in need?????????????
Now I am sure you have all seen a program called The Secret Millionaire???
I love the program because the money is given directly at source. No overheads, no cuts and no middlemen.
How about setting up a blog where you encourage people to join and make donations and you then give that money – 100% of it – away directly to small charities/organizations but on a local level. An example will be to raise enough money to buy a new oven for a local group that are struggling to help feed senior citizens that can not afford a hot meal on there own, or something like that. The point being it is done direct. You can then make a video entry or blog entry about the difference that has made, like they do on The Secret Millionaire.
Could you monetize this? Perhaps. One option would be to sell an ebook or a video course aimed at small charities or the local cubs or something, that will show them how to raise funds locally through easy-do-do activities like car washes or sponsored walks, that sort of thing that is easy enough for a small charity will little resources to actually do!!
What do you think, is there mileage in this? Would you donate to it?
Would you be inspired to try one of the e books and raise some money yourself?
Thank you for all the tips. I was beginning to run out of idea to write for my blog. Luckly, about 50% of the topics you’ve mention are within my niche. That should keep me busy for a while =]
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I genuinely started a blog/website before i saw this but have covered:
80. QR codes and how to use them for small business marketing.
I’d love to get some feedback on my website and blog and have been using these articles and elements from THink Traffic which are brilliant.
QR codes article is here:
http://www.dijeetools.com/how-to/qr-codes/
Wow! Such a great and thorough and thought-out list! I build blogs for people for a living and sometimes they need ideas on what to blog about specifically. I, of course, tell them to blog about something that they are passionate about. Well, this list should definitely get their creative juices flowing.
Thanks again!
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I’ve just launched a blog aimed at people who absolutely love Italy, dream of moving there but haven’t made it just yet. My reality and my passion!!!! It’s certainly niche, but not as niche as I expected…
I actually launched my first site: The Limitless Man (http://thelimitlessman.com) thanks to the tips I found here! Think trfic is a goldmine. My niche? Nootropics!
One heck of a detailed list. In my line of work I tend to go for very specific niche subjects – which revolve mostly around investing and stock market research. I get less traffic but I think it is more specific and well targeted traffic.
I recently launched an Automotive & Home DIY blog for women, in which we’ll also discuss beauty, healthy, & finances. :)
I am sooo lost right now! =-( I am passionate about so many things and I write all the time.. and just have yet to see any REAL success.
I absolutely HATE “writing for keywords”!!! It takes away the creativity. Every time I have a topic I am passionate about I have to make sure I can associate my article with a keyword that gets searches and at the same time zero competition.
Will your course teach how to reach people with your message and how to write for people and not for Google???
Hey James, yes, absolutely. We actually recommend in the course that bloggers DON’T write for keywords/SEO at all.
I’m in!!! This may be the answer I have been waiting for!
i guess blogs that emphasise on cookery also do good. is it?
Thank you thank you thank you. Awesome awesome awesome!!!! I like the Great Recession one. How to be a student during the recession. Awesome!
Wow, the blog I started is number 19 on your list. I keep thinking of giving up, but this is enough to keep me going for a bit. I think my biggest issue is my USPS may not be obvious enough. Thanks for all the great articles here.
Although, I recently tested my website with an Adwords campaign (something Ryan Moran has suggested in articles for testing the market) and I did not see the results I expected. Actually I did not get any new subscribers.
What do you think? Should I abandon the niche for something else or would a stronger USP make the difference to salvage my site?
Thanks again,
Nate
I’m planning to start a blog where I will be posting on web hosting and datacenter infrastructure and services and could not found the one in your list.
Your thoughts, Corbett?
That could work too, just wasn’t one of the ones we listed. :)
What about blogging your progress through a favorite book?
For example, “Julie and Julia” was a blog, then a book, then a movie about a woman who blogs about learning to cook with one of Julia Child’s cookbooks.
Rex Parker Works the NY Times Crossword Puzzle is a blog that a guy writes about the daily crossword.
Now I just need help deciding on a book I’m passionate about, which also lends itself well to being organized into blog topics. With the crossword puzzle, you just work the puzzle and blog about it. WIth a cookbook, you just make a recipe and blog about it. I don’t do puzzles or cook, so I need some more ideas? How about another list of 81 blog topics based on bloggable books? :)
I have recently started a blog about a number of things! Fashion, DiY, Home Decor, Thrift Finds, Tips/Advice, Photography and more! This site has helped me with some topics!!
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Love this! I’m starting a blog called Girls Gotta Fly. My dream for the blog is to motivate young individuals (heck even elder individuals lol) to do what they’ve always wanted to do…even if its just once. You wanna be a race car driver? A Pilot? You can! Some kids have never been told they can do anything. Some might’ve been told, but don’t believe it….www.girlsgottafly.blogspot.com
Thanks to this site , it motivated me to launch my site http://interlockingfloortiles.net!
Thanks for this great blog post!
I love the suggestions on this page. I recently started a blog that is a style and shopping guide for women who wear shoes in size 12 and larger.
How is that for niche?
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Great list! Thanks!
I started a website called A Lot On Your Plate. Its a website that gives creative & practical tips, recipes, and more, to help inspire, organize, & simplify your life! Great post, btw.
Great list, thanks for sharing! The dialog in the commentary also helps spark new thoughts. I’m thinking about starting a blog on emergency response and preparedness. Please see http://www.utilityshutoffs.com and make sure you and your family is prepared.
thanks for sharing this informative guide with us. I must 90% of the bloggers dont have much in their mind while starting their blog due to lack in knowledge and guidance. And as we are seeing , how indian blogger spam every niche to rank well in SERP. but there are some bloggers who still guides well on the blog and one of them is http://thetechocean.com/
Thanks Caleb, this is a very detailed and long list to ponder. People like you help newbie bloggers decide on what they are going to post. As for me, I have found my way in blogging about ideas in business. Hope to see more of your post.
Many thanks to you for the list! I found the above topics useful.
Very useful these topics for my new blog :) thank you :)
Killer bog topic ideas, I loved it
Thanks for the tips. Really helpful to pick a niche.
such a nice ideas you have provided. i wan you to add more ideas. it will help us more. thanks for giving such a useful information
Nice and simple elaboration. I prefer to blog topics within my interest and capability. That why i come out a blog mainly discuss about health science topics.
Nice
Man, this is a great list of important topics! Where were you a month ago? :0)
Thank you. It’s great. :)
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Great ideas. Thanks for sharing. Can u share some ideas on how to make and promote the blog and make it successful
these topics are slightly difficult,, i have started my site of Attitude Facebook Cover Photos and i is quite easy to do :)
i am a blogging virgin and thinking of starting one myself. i was thinking about a site for domestic violence and trauma induced ptsd. i know that it is not a warm fuzzy topic, but it is something that i am very versed and passionate about. what do you think??
the other question that have is do you have to pick a topic per say?? can i just blog about my passions or a daily topic or headlines of the day??
like an opinion blog??
Good suggestion and i have choose “Eco-tourism” from this list for my personal new blog. thank you so much for sharing article. :)
I enjoyed this blog post. It was inspiring and informative. Thanks Inspirational Blog
Though we know all these ideas about starting a blog,however, these suggestions are great! Thanks
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Yeah. Sometimes writing our own life might just as interesting.
I love the @fizzle suggestions but the simple style of blogging “writing for writing” seems to be gone. writing for a specific niche content is great and allows focus. But i think in 2015, the write what you want, diary blogging will be back in trend :)
Love the post Bryan. I’ve been doing a fair amount of research recently on how to get ideas for blog posts, and this post (amongst others) has inspired me to put together a resource on how to hack different tools to generate hundreds of blog post ideas. I’d love your feedback on it if you wouldn’t mind checking it out: http://digitalrhinos.com/guide-to-generating-hundreds-blog-post-ideas/
Otherwise, keep up the great work!
This would be a very good blog, I can tell you this. I would read this, at least everyday.
I had actually created my blog Devineserinity.blogspot.com before I stumbled across this amazing site. I hope everyone has an amazing journey with their blogs and I for one say we should support each fellow blogger and support one another’s cause!
Caleb, am starting to blog from today. The first interesting post on Google search definitely is going to take my hard work a long way. Thanks for the tips! Am sure there are many more than these. I need to zero down on the best ones I can talk about… Cheers!
i love the suggestions. i recently wrote a blog on exam stress and anxiety.
http://examtime-anxiety.blogspot.in/
http://www.coimbatoreblogs.co.in this my blog and this gets more popularity…
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I needed a blog like this thank you! I am a ‘lifestyle blogger’ but I hate the label; I blog about everything and anything I am interested in, including the odd ‘diary blog.’ I have recently been going through ‘bloggers block’ aka Writers blog and your blog has saved me for a while! http://lauren-ohara-x.blogspot.com feedback would be great, anyone :)
nice topic for blogs
How about a blog about the improtance of referencing other bloggers and writers. Also, copyrighting material that you think is at risk of being stolen. I like to share ideas but they are boundaries for some people.
I thought of this too but maybe you should start it. Great idea!
Great article – this one also breaks it down to 3 simple steps for creating blog ideas that people care about – http://jmediagroup.net/how-to-create-blog-ideas-people-care-about/
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I blog about TEOTWAWKI and have for years. Spoiler alert, it is very large topic with a niche audience. Most people want to hear how to make pasta or take a photo of a cat or about their child and the glitter n glue painting they made rather than… well… TEOTWAWKI.
Hello, Thank you the list of blog topics mentioned above. I have been thinking of starting my own blog(newbie), and still don´t know what about. I just would like to express myself in writing again. I was thinking of writhing about my daily experiences I see in Ecuador, South America. I moved here from California, and I still find things that are funny to me(from foods, driving, relationships, etc). Would you think it would make a good blog. Thanks Again.
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I write a blog about ADHD from the point of view of a teenaged girl, and the struggles of school and college etc. There are not a lot of resources from the sufferers of ADHD – only their parents etc. I thought it would be an interesting take on life: agirlwithadhd.wordpress.com
Thank you for an amazing post! I stumbled upon it and now have a link to it in my own blog, http://www.inspirationheadquarters.com!
I would honestly love to read how to do #51. I personally wouldn’t know the first thing, but I’d like to read about it. I’d love to be able to eat organically on a budget that won’t break me.
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I made a blog called “Fairytale world.” I did that because I love fairytales and I love writing fantasies about them and sharing or looking up photos that have to do with fantasy. Mermaids, fairies, etc.
This is a cool idea, I’m glad I saw this, thanks for sharing your idea, I’mma use this lol
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Yes! I’m a huge fan of all history (my favorites are the American Revolution and the Medieval era), but I like it all. I would definitely read that.
Actually how many are interested in reading an unknown person’s diary? Maybe your friends, family and your children will be interested, but a stranger? I’m not demotivating you towards your point, but try something which will be interesting for everyone. Always have a genric kinda thinking-you know… it will bring a better result in anything :)
Wow, great post. Maybe i should rebrand my blogging niche. Thanks for this great post.
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What about Frustrating current events (politics/controversial topics, environmental, tv shows-specifically WWE for me, etc) and ideas for how to make it better or ways I would change it? (More of an opinionated blog though)
I want to start a blog for people who have had Organ Transplants, especially kidney transplants. what you need to know to survive, like nutrition and how immunsupressant and Prednisone drugs affect your body and how to keep your body from rejecting your organ. How not to gain weight on predisone.
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Some very good topics but how many of them can be monetized? Or are we talking about blogs that would be more a labour of love than the revenue they can earn?
ok so i have a blog about book reviews and i will start a series about the delerium soon were we all buy the book and each day we read a chapter and discuss it together i think that should be fun and hopefully no one will read ahead but i will create a calender maybe on weekends we read 3 chapters maybe on holidays we read 4 each day im not sure yet but i promise it will happen soon so stay tuned on my blog iiheartbooks.blogspot.com and yes it has 2 I’s
Hey Guys, Great Suggestions. Here is my blog if you want to check it out http://www.birdsblogsnbooks.wordpress.com
A really helpful article, thank you!
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