You are sitting in your chair with your computer in front of you. You are now excited to write something on your blog however your idea bulb is not flashing at all. You think about it and start to wait, hoping that an idea will gracefully waltz itself into your brain. Minutes passed and you are getting frustrated. Nothing! Not even a tiny spark on your idea bulb. Will you still wait for the idea to come to you?

Don’t wait for the idea to come to you, go to where the idea is. So now, the question is, where should you go? I will give you some locations on where ideas like to hang out.
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Ever been in a state where you feel you have run out of ideas to write about? You feel that you have squeezed your brain into a pulp but still not even a single drop of idea leaks out? You might start to think, “Oh no! What should I do? If I don’t post today, I’ll be labeled as an inconsistent blogger and my readers will leave me!” Then you will change your schedule for today, “Today, I’m not going to eat, bath or even breathe until I publish a new article“.

So if ever you feel that you’ve run out of ideas, I’ve got tips for you!

Don’t Panic

This is the first thing that you should do. Do not panic! When you panic, you put a lot of pressure to yourself and you will not be able to think well. Remember that this is not a race. You should write at your own pace. Do not force yourself to write just because you have to. Do not be a slave to your blog where the blog commands you to “Write on me! or suffer!!!“. Do not compare this to schoolwork or your job where you have to meet deadlines or face the consequences.

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There are times where you feel your creative juices are flowing and you are filled with ideas. Each of these ideas can be converted into blog entries! Due to this, you now have lots of potential blog entries to share to your readers. You plan to write them all down and publish them on the same day. I suggest you refrain from doing this. Do not be a millionaire in one day and risk being poor the next day.

I have three reasons why you should not do this.

1. There will be days that you don’t have any ideas on what to write.
   It is not your fault and it happens to everyone. So instead of writing something half-baked or forcing yourself to write for the sake of writing, you can tap in from your reserves. Where do you get your reserves from? Well, remember those days where you had your creative juices overflowing? Instead of publishing them all at the same day, you can save some of them for times like these. Think of it as saving money (in this case, blog entries) for future use.

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If you have read my previous on why you should back up your blog, then perhaps now you are wondering how do you back up your blog. This post does not have the technical details yet but this will serve as an introduction.

There are two types of back up you can do for your blog.

1. Back up the contents of your blog
   This pertains to your blog posts, categories, labels and pages. This could be anything that you have written for your blog. For most people, this is the more important of the two types since this is the life of your blog. Usually you can find the contents of your blog stored in a database.
2. Back up the template/plug-ins/files
   This pertains to your templates, plug-in or simply the folder where your blog is stored. If these files gets lost, your blog will be physically unavailable. You know of the 404 not found error right? That is what you will get if these files gets lost.

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Whether you are on free hosting or on paid hosting, you should always back up your blog often. Accidents can happen; you might wake up one day and find your blog gone.

Why should I back up my blog?

• You might be hacked!
  Getting hacked is when someone gets to access your site without your permission or illegally. Once inside your site, that person can do nasty things on your site. He can change your “manly” template into something gay. Or perhaps add new posts about your secrets that you don’t want the world to know. Or add links to sites you have not even heard of. Or just simply to delete your posts, and worse, your blog itself.
• You might be doing some template changes and messed up your blog’s appearance!
  Although it is not recommended to edit your blog’s appearance online, some people do them (I do it when I’m lazy to edit it offline). What if you made some errors while you may be editing? Remember that there’s no undo when editing it live. The moment you clicked that button named “save”, any changes you have done are reflected on your blog.
• You might delete your blog, by accident!
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