Idea generation is the starting, and sadly even sometimes the stopping point for anyone creating content to be distributed online. Publishing content is a very effective strategy for generating exposure and offers many benefits. This strategy however must be maintained consistently for it to yield the greatest benefits but the content creation process can often times be challenging. Lacking new ideas or inspiration, many people get easily frustrated with this strategy and tend to shy away from it. Content creation however does not have to be that difficult. Knowing where to look or in fact how to look at what is often times right in front of you can dramatically simplify the process.

Here are 3 dead simple ways of creating content without necessarily having to be overly creative or inspired.

News

Look at what is making the news and how it relates to your niche or industry. Take the news and simply 'run' with it by adding your opinions or ideas as to how it may be good or bad relative to your niche. The best part about using this tactic is that you are writing about what is already newsworthy so you know there is already an interest.

Keywords

Type keywords into Google suggest and follow it to where it may take you. Using your own keywords will keep you on your chosen topic(s) and produce search results of relevance. This may be the easiest approach to take since the results are directly related to your areas of interest and will produce many new ideas and directions to take. Like current news, simply take the information found and add your own opinions and insight to create something completely unique.

If the content creation process for you is at a standstill this is your answer. You will need to supply little if any of your own creativity to make this work!

Create Headlines

Once again by using keywords or phrases from your own list, you can 'create' headlines around them. Now this involves a little more creativity on your part, but a simple brainstorming session should produce plenty of results for you. This will give you thoughts and direction in which you can explore and pursue. With the headlines you create you can then start to pull together several different ideas to write about based upon just one headline.

Idea generation can either be exciting or challenging depending upon the individual but is an intricate part of publishing content online nonetheless. Circulating information of all kinds is a very effective means to generate exposure online. This strategy however must be maintained consistently for it to work; therefore continually creating content is a necessity. This 'creation' process quite often can be challenging for lack of new ideas or inspiration but it does not need to be this way. The 3 suggestions offered above can be used when finding it difficult to create any new thoughts or you are lacking inspiration. By simply using what is already 'in front' of you there is an unlimited supply of material to maintain consistency in your content creation process. This will allow you to experience the maximum benefits this particular and very effective strategy has to offer.