101 Topics to Write About in Your Articles, Newsletters, and Blogs

Finding a topic to write about for your e-zine, blog post, or bylined article can cause a lot of people and “non-writers” to stress over topics, ideas, and creativity.

I thought I’d help by offering you 101 ideas that you can write about. These topics are great for video blogs and slide decks, too.

You may wonder how you can connect these back to your business, products, services, clients and prospects. Yes, even a trip to the mall or a conversation with your dry cleaner are topics or examples worthy of mentions in your articles, blog posts, podcasts, and Pins.

Become “Life’s Little Observer” and use your writing and the topics as they relate to the bigger picture–like your customer service philosophy, your new product, your policies, relationships, attitudes, success, motivation, lessons learned, “A-HA” moments and more. 

The key is to show your reader how your story is relevant to them and how you can help them. Share a piece of yourself along the way.

Here we go:

1. Your business
2. A new product or service
3. An old product/service
4. Your ideal client
5. Tips on your expertise
6. How you broke an old habit
7. Life lessons learned
8. A mentor
9. A vacation
10. A challenge you have overcome
11. A challenge you are dealing with
12. A challenge you need/want to overcome
13. A child who has inspired you
14. Your first car
15. Your new car/dream car
16. A current event
17. Your hero
18. A childhood lesson
19. An award you have won
20. Your unfulfilled dream
21. A sibling
22. Your parents
23. Your grandparents
24. Vacation trips in the car
25. Airport/travel stories
26. Your best friend
27. Gardening
28. Customer service
29. A college experience
30. Your favorite teacher
31. A book you just read
32. Your favorite book
33. A quote
34. A local event/incident
35. A speech you heard
36. A speech you gave
37. A run-in with a neighbor
38. Family reunions
39. Holidays
40. Music you enjoyed when growing up
41. The traits of your favorite Superhero or Fairy Tale Character
42. Your birthday
43. Anniversary of your company
44. An experience you’ve shared with your partner/children
45. An experience you’ve shared with a colleague
46. An experience you’ve had with a  complete stranger
47. Moving to another home
48. Moving to a new city
49. A movie you just saw
50. A hobby you have cultivated over the years
51. A collection you have kept for a long  time
52. A show you have seen
53. A sporting event
54. The Top 5 Things You Want to Do Before You Die
55. Your parking/speeding ticket
56. Social media friends
57. Your dry cleaner
58. Your dentist/doctor
59. Your vet/your pet
60. Your military experience
61. Your 1^st grade teacher
62. Your favorite college professor
63. Your favorite food
64. Your goals
65. Time management success tips
66. Your first concert/Broadway show
67. Your wedding
68. A break-up
69. Your first love/date
70. Networking
71. Your house
72. Your vacation/dream house
73. Exercise
74. Your favorite non-profit
75. Your favorite kids book
76. Why you have a fence in your backyard (or don’t)
77. Your favorite season
78. Your favorite sports team
79. Your favorite way to relax
80. Your most prized possession
81. Your favorite newspaper
82. Your favorite new gadget
83. Your prom/graduation
84. Your first public speaking experience
85. A sales debacle
86. Your best example of negotiating
87. The strangest or most interesting experience you’ve had in the  mall
88. Your favorite magazine
89. Pet peeves
90. Life in suburbia/Life in the city
91. How you started your own business
92. Leadership
93. Driving habits
94. Your favorite blogs/websites
95. Marketing
96. Your favorite video clips
97. Your own “Top 10 List”
98. Forgiveness
99. A famous person you met
100. A conference or trade show you attended
101. Your favorite place