Forget trends. Do this instead.


Hey Reader,

When you're juggling your own content and creating content for clients, it's inevitable... You will run out of content ideas.

But the good news is that you don’t actually need to come up with every idea yourself!

You can “borrow brains” and ethically steal content ideas whenever that happens.

That starts with thinking about everyone who’s already selling to your audience.

Then you can tap into the questions, complaints, and conversations those businesses are already having with the people you're trying to create content for.

Here are three quick ways to do it:

  1. Reddit.
    Find subreddits your client’s audience hangs out in.
    Look for common questions and frustrations — these are golden content prompts. Spin the negative comments into positive content to uplift people!
  2. Pinterest search trends
    Type in a topic your client talks about and watch what auto-suggest throws up.
    Those phrases show you exactly what people are searching, so you know your content is likely to be a hit if it's on the same theme.
  3. TikTok Creator Search Insights
    This overlooked tool will show you content gaps on TikTok itself, but you can use that insight to create content for any platform - in any format, it doesn't have to be video!

The beauty of all of this is that you’re not guessing what to post. You’re listening in on real conversations and using real-time data and insights to inspire strategic content.

That's why they pay you the big bucks!!

Want even more places to find killer content ideas? Today's Instagram carousel includes some tips we taught on stage at Atomicon earlier this year.

Go check it out here.

~ Laura & Laura 💕

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