I’m just back from a one-week vacation, full of ideas, truth-be-told, but that’s not always the case. Want a sure-fire, 30-minute idea generator for a steady supply of content for your blog or other promotional efforts? Look no farther than Google Reader.
Most blogs offer an RSS subscription icon. It may be in the sidebar (as on this one), and in most browsers, it’s also available on the address bar. RSS feeds provide the content of each new blog post each time the blog is updated. Google Reader makes the process extremely simple and efficient. Learn how to get started with Google Reader here.
Or watch this video by Ed Dale (created for this year’s 30 Day Challenge) to learn how to set up your Google Reader for maximum efficiency:
I use his list view method to quickly scan titles, read the posts that interest me, and click through to blogs where I want to leave a comment. The information gleaned from this work flow provides plenty of content ideas in short order for our blogs and helps me to identify sites where I can leave a relevant comment, thereby building quality back links to our blogs. It’s a win-win, easily and wisely limited to a 30-minute time slot and always worth the time spent.
Yeah, google reader is really a very useful tool. It makes your subscribed blogs more organized and it really is easier to browse through blogs with ease.