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Lifestyle Blog Post Ideas

“What do you want to write about?” is the equivalent to “What do you want for dinner?” for bloggers. While we are creators, each of us have times where we are clueless on what type of content we should create. More specifically, for my fellow lifestyle bloggers, it can be tough to come up with lifestyle blog post ideas sometimes.

I’ve created this ultimate guide just for you, friend! I understand it can be difficult to constantly produce new ideas and fresh content. While you can search Pinterest for blog post ideas and you’ll surely come up with some great ones, I wanted to try to make this more comprehensive than you are used to.

I am not only giving you a super long list of blog post ideas, but I’m also sharing with you how to come up with the best new content ideas.

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Lifestyle Blog Post Ideas: The Ultimate Guide

 

Blog Post Ideas List

 

I’ve put together a list of some of my favorite lifestyle blog post ideas just for you! Because lifestyle blogs cover so many topics, I broke these down into categories to help you find new ideas a little quicker and easier.

 

Beauty

 

Review Your Favorite Makeup Products

The Best Items You’ll Find at Your Local Drugstore

How to Create a Skincare Routine That’s Right For You

What’s In Your Purse

The Best Foods to Eat for Healthy Skin

DIY Face Masks

Hairstyle Ideas for A Girl’s Night Out

Your Makeup Routine

How to Have Healthy Hair

 

Blogging

 

How to Start a Blog in 2020

Your Favorite Blogging Tools

Why You Should Start Your Blog with Self-Hosted WordPress

What You Wish You Would Have Known Before Starting a Blog

How Pinterest Can Help You Increase Your Blog Traffic

What You Should Do Before Starting a Blog

Why I Started Blogging (And Why You Should Too!)

The Ultimate Guide to Affiliate Marketing

Create Gorgeous Pin Styles

How to Create Designs for Your Blog

 

Fashion

 

Outfit Ideas for a Girl’s Night Out

A Store-Brand (i.e. Amazon, Kohl’s, etc.) Haul with Photos & Reviews of the items

Your Favorite Wardrobe Staples

How to Organize Your Closet

10 Dresses for Date Night

The Best Time to Buy New Clothes

How to Declutter Your Closet

 

Productivity

 

How to Become a Productive Powerhouse

Review Your Favorite Planner(s)

How to Achieve Your Goals

Why Multi-tasking is Killing Your Productivity

How to Stay Productive When Working from Home

Your Morning/Evening Routine

 

Wellness

 

Ways to Become Happier With Your Life

How to Stop Overthinking

Why Using a Gratitude Journal Will Change Your Life

Retrain Your Brain to See The Positive

10 Tips for Relaxing When You’re Stressed

How to Create a Life You Love

Benefits of Having a Positive Mindset

How to Create Healthy Habits

3 Ways that Yoga Helps Your Mind

 

 

Seasonal

 

There are tons of lifestyle blog posts that are centered around holidays, or particular times of the year. I sectioned these off to make them easier to find, and I hope they give you tons of inspiration.

 

Christmas

 

Holidays Gift Guides for Him and Her

Your Favorite Holiday Drinks from Starbucks

The Best Christmas Morning Recipes

Share Photos of Your Favorite Christmas Decorations

The Best Christmas Cookie Recipes

 

Fall

 

Fall Bucket List

DIY Version of a Pumpkin Spice Latte

How to Decorate Your Pumpkins for Fall

 

Easter

 

Fun Easter Eggtivities for Kids

DIY Easter Baskets

The Best Egg Hunts for Kids

 

Thanksgiving

 

Roundup of the Best Side Dishes for Thanksgiving

The Best Outfit(s) for Thanksgiving

How to Keep a Gratitude Journal

50 Things You’re Grateful For

 

Black Friday

 

Your Favorite Sales for Black Friday

What You Should (And Shouldn’t!) Buy on Black Friday

Why Spending on Black Friday May Not Save You Money

 

 

How Do You Get Ideas for Your Blog?

Lifestyle Blog Post Ideas

There are many ways that you get ideas for lifestyle blog post ideas! The next time that you struggle to find something to write about, be sure to check out some of the methods below to see what works best for you.

 

Ask Your Audience

 

Your number one priority as a blogger is to add value with your content for your readers. The keywords in the previous sentence are “for your readers.” Don’t be afraid to reach out and ask them what they want to hear from you!

 

If you’re wondering how exactly you might go about doing this, here are some easy ideas:

  • Write an email solely asking for your readers’ feedback (or include it in a weekly email you typically send out)
  • Ask them in a blog post (be sure to make it noticeable as some readers tend to skim posts)
  • On Instagram, ask your readers within a post or in your Instagram stores

 

Research Your Competition

 

Learning what your fellow bloggers in your niche are talking about and ranking well for on Google is an excellent way to get new blog post ideas.

 

Caution: Do not copy anyone’s work. What you want to focus on here are the keywords that they’re using – those are fair game for anyone to write about.

 

A free way to do this is to go to Uber Suggest and type in the website address of your competition. It will show you what keyword they’re ranking for and their top SEO pages. You can research from there if it’s something you’re interested in and has received a lot of traffic.

 

You always want to strive to be as thorough as possible. Find ways to make your posts that absolute best they can be for someone looking for the topic you’re writing about.

 

Keep a Running List of Ideas

 

Often times, we get ideas out of nowhere that could be useful for a blog post. Then instead of writing them down right away, we get busy and lose track of those ideas.

 

A great way to always have something to write about is to keep all of your ideas in one central place.

 

For me, I like to keep a private WordPress draft just for my blog post ideas.  Some other places you could keep track of your blog post ideas include:

  • Planner
  • Journal
  • In your phone’s notes app

 

Check Pinterest

 

Pinterest is probably something that you check every day and use for your blog. A lot of people tend not to realize that Pinterest is actually a search engine, not really a social media platform.

 

There are 291 million active users on Pinterest every month (per first quarter of 2019 from Sprout Social)! You can get tons of ideas for what to write about not only by searching for “lifestyle blog post ideas,” but also by seeing what others are searching for.

 

Let’s say you knew that you wanted to write about “how to be happier,” but weren’t really sure where to start or what you should include.

 

Lifestyle Blog Post Ideas - The Ultimate Guide

 

I searched for “how to be happier” in the snippet above, and you can see there are color-coded tabs underneath my search box. Those are keywords that people are searching for related to what you’ve written in the search box!

 

You can use these keywords to form a title, and give you a better idea of what people are looking for when you cover this topic. You always want to cover topics that people are searching for, and be sure that you’re adding value to your readers. This not only helps your SEO, but truly helps you to get loyal readers who will want to come back for more great content.

 

That’s a wrap on this post, friends! I hope that you have an amazing start to your week. It’s a brand new month, full of new, magical opportunities just waiting for you to scoop them up!

 

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Let’s Chat!

Was this lifestyle blog post ideas guide helpful to you?
Did you find some post ideas that stood out to you? Which ones?
What’s your favorite way to search for lifestyle blog post ideas?

 

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  5. Melissa Kacar says

    These are all great ideas! I’m always looking for new inspiration on what to write! Thanks for sharing, this is so helpful! 🙂

    melissakacar.blogspot.com

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    • Make Life Marvelous says

      You are more than welcome! 😊 I think we all hit that point, but keeping a list really helps during those times.

      Reply

  12. Layla Rosita says

    Thank you for sharing all these interesting ideas, I love it! You’re so creative! When I blogged about lifestyle topics I thought it was hard for me to come up with blog posts, now I’ve shifted to more of a fashion and travel blog and everything comes just easy to mind.

    Love, Layla | http://www.laylarosita.com

    Reply

    • Make Life Marvelous says

      Thank you very much, Kathrine! 🙂 It’s one of my favorite ways to get ideas that people are interested in.

      Reply

  16. Mica says

    What great ideas! this must have taken you a long time to put together! 🙂 My first blog I never knew what to post so with this one I make sure I just share what I’m wearing – it means I always have things to post about! 🙂

    Hope that your week is going well! It’s a busy one here with lots of fun Christmas events 🙂

    Reply

    • Make Life Marvelous says

      Thank you so much, Mica! 🙂 It did take a little while, but was well worth it!! I hope you’re having a great week and taking some time for you in this busy season.

      Reply

    • Make Life Marvelous says

      We all have that struggle, friend! 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by and happy you found some new ideas!

      Reply

  28. Shelbee on the Edge says

    Ashley, this is such a great comprehensive list of blog post ideas! I draw from my life when creating blog content and I sure do hope that it’s not getting too boring for my readers! I do keep a running list of topics to share…I just need to get that list more organized. Thanks for sharing these wonderful ideas!

    Shelbee
    http://www.shelbeeontheedge.com

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    • Make Life Marvelous says

      Thank you so much, Shelbee!! 🙂 Definitely not! As one of your readers, I can tell you that it’s one of the things that I love about your blog!

      Reply

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