The Creative Edition Podcast

5 Guiding Questions to Help You Generate Content Ideas

May 03, 2020 Emma Cortes & Maddy Keineker Season 1 Episode 15
The Creative Edition Podcast
5 Guiding Questions to Help You Generate Content Ideas
Show Notes

Are you feeling stuck about generating new content ideas? You aren't alone!

Emma and Maddy also hit writers/creators block every so often. Emma always hits a creative block after the holiday season through mid January. Maddy shares how she doesn't fight when she stumbles upon a creative rut. But when Maddy does hit a moment of inspiration, she leans into her inspiration and bulk creates her content.

If you're looking for new content ideas, here are 5 questions that can help you get started.

Question #1: What content (photos/videos/captions) does my audience respond to?

Emma and Maddy share how looking at their Google and Instagram analytics gave them the insight on what type of content their audiences were responding to. Emma shares her best practices on looking at analytics and finding the insights from those metrics. Maddy and Emma also share their top Instagram posts of all time.

Question #2: What are other people in your in my industry doing?


Both Maddy and Emma share how looking at what other content creators are doing during this time at home as been really helpful for inspiration and ideas.

Question #3: What are my favorite things about my niche? Or lifestyle?

If you’re able to identify what you enjoy about your niche or lifestyle, it makes content creation so much easier.

Question #4: What products or experiences do I want to review?

There are some content creators out there who only do reviews. Their blog posts, videos, and photos are all focused on reviewing their niche.

Question #5: What current events do I want to discuss?

Maddy and Emma both discuss how they've talked about the global pandemic in their blogs and Instagrams.

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