How do you get your idea for starting a new thread on your forum?

[xpl0iter]

Everyone might have experienced this, I am talking about those times when you have your mind completely gone blank. Those times, how do you get your ideas for a new thread?

For me, I generally browse through different SEO/Management/Admin articles. Usually I will get an idea for some threads. Some times an Idea for an entire article.

 

[mogoko]

How did you get the idea for this thread?

 

[xpl0iter]

lol, I was thinking what to post next!

 

[flame]

I read news sources, look at twitter to see what is trending - and keep notes of odd ideas for when the well has run dry.

 

[Brentnauer]

I read news sources, look at twitter to see what is trending - and keep notes of odd ideas for when the well has run dry.

This. I'm putting together a paranormal related community/internet radio station and I have to stay up to date on various thing... So I, you know, have something to talk about.

 

[Jason1]

I go through some forums or website, which enable me to come up with a new thread.

 

[flame]

I find twitter incredibly useful as I follow a fair number of people with very different interests who post links about what is going on in their neck of the woods - and also looking at what is trending can be useful with double benefits - if its trending people are interested and if you create a thread on something that is trending you can then put a link to the thread on twitter and get visitors to your site.

 

[razelia]

Since most of my forums are of the video games niche, I basically just make threads about any related news about them. It's connected to the main site posts, so it counts as "comments".

 

[dojo]

When I start a forum, I already write down 50-70 threads. It's not hard, when you know your niche. Then I keep on adding at the list, use some of the threads, update with new stuff that gets through my mind. Being active in many forums and reading a lot of blogs also helps

 

[22_22]

Sometimes it might be relevant to things that have happened in my experience as a webmaster but other ideas just come in my head from time to time, I either jot them down straight away to write at a later date or I start the topic there and then.

 

[xpl0iter]

I start the topic there and then.

This have worked for me all these days! writing down if you get an idea is indeed very good. But for me it never worked.