Writer's Block? 6 Tips for Creating Fresh Content

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6 Tips for Creating Fresh Content: Breaking Through Writer’s Block Jennifer Moire PR & Media Consultant, Storyteller, Blogger

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It's easy to get stuck when you're responsible for creating content for your organization. To break through writer's block, here are 6 tips for creating fresh content.

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6 Tips for Creating Fresh Content:

Breaking Through Writer’s Block Jennifer Moire

PR & Media Consultant, Storyteller, Blogger

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“Welcome to the New Age” — Imagine Dragons

Fact: We are the media. Everyone is a journalist.

Content Creation + Curation + Distribution = New PR Model

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6 Tips for Creating Fresh Content

1. Interview an Expert

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6 Tips for Creating Fresh Content

2. Maintain a Nose for News

Read, Scan, Watch, Listen to Trends and News…

Be Opportunistic

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3. Remember the 3 R’s—Rehash, Retool, Repurpose

It’s OK to re-vist a topic or a previous blog post

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4. Embrace Multiple Platforms

—Add a video to your blog post or home page

—Use photos, audio

—Newsrooms have studios to make uplinks easier

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5. More Content May Not Be Better

Focus on Effectivness

If a Blog Post a Week Doesn’t Work, Consider Twice a

Month

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6. Plan, Plan, Plan

Use an Editorial Calendar to Plan Posts, Look for Hooks

(Lots of Free Templates Around the Web)

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