Recite Your ABCs
Here you take out a piece of paper or open a fresh text document, and then list all the letters of the alphabet. Then, as quickly as possible, you list at least one idea related to your niche for every letter. (And whenever possible, you list multiple ideas for each letter.)
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Let’s suppose you’re brainstorming online marketing topics. Your ABCs brainstorm may look something like this:
- A… affiliate
- B… branding
- C… conversions
And so on, all the way through the rest of the alphabet. When you’re finished, you’ll have at least 26 content and product ideas ready to go.
Here’s something a little different…
Break Routines
One of the keys to generating ideas is to get creative. And one way to get creative is to break out of your usual routines. This works especially well if you break out of your routines right before you begin a brainstorming exercise.
For example, plenty of people have morning routines. This may include firing up the computer, brewing the coffee, enjoying that first cup of coffee, petting the cat, reading the news headlines, and so on.
The point of this exercise is to shake things up a bit. Instead of starting the morning reading news and drinking coffee, try going for a walk instead. Or do some household chores, like dusting. If you break the routine, your mind may break out of a rut – and that makes it easier for you to brainstorm some great ideas.
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Ask a Dead Genius
This sounds a little crazy, right? But hear me out (because this works really well to unlock your creativity and generate ideas)…
Imagine a table of respected, intelligent people who’ve gathered together to help you brainstorm, solve a problem and generate ideas. As you’ve already gathered, this table of geniuses don’t need to be currently living – you can certainly imagine people who’ve already passed. But the key point here is that you want to sit down and imagine what these various people would tell you.
Let’s suppose you’re brainstorming ideas in a cooking niche. You might imagine a famous chef such as Julia Child helping you with ideas. But then just for the fun of it you might also imagine people outside the niche helping you brainstorm, such as Albert Einstein, Henry Ford, and Abraham Lincoln.
The point of this exercise is to get a new perspective on your niche. Ask yourself, what would each of these respected figures say about your niche? What solutions would they offer? What advice would they give you?
As always, don’t censor your answers. Go ahead and let your brain run wild during this exercise, as the end result may surprise you.
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