13 Types of Blog Posts

February 11, 2016 Teresa Clark

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Coming up with content for your blog sometimes can be difficult. But once you realize that almost any type of content can become blog posts, you’ll discover how much easier it is to create a lot of different content.

Here are 13 types of blog posts you can start using today!

“How to” posts – Teaching your readers is a great type of post to create. You can do how to posts about any number of topics within your niche. If you’re not sure where to start, always choose to start at the beginning. Don’t forget that someone out there within your niche is a beginner.
Lists – Creating lists is a great way to create a useful blog post. A list can be anything from a resource list, to a list of dos and don’ts. Even a list of products that you like to use (using your affiliate links of course) is a great way to put content on your blog. Your readers will be interested in any relevant lists that you can create.
Long blog posts – Most blog posts that you create usually are around 500 words in length. But on occasion, it’s good to write a really long post. A blog post that goes very in-depth and is about 1,500 words long is a great way to include hard-hitting relevant content on your blog.
Tutorials – This is kind of like the “how to” post, but it goes more into the topic by using photos and maybe even videos to demonstrate how to do something within your niche. Make sure it’s something your audience wants to learn to do. If you have a cooking-related website, you can teach your audience how to chop veggies properly and safely. If you build WordPress sites, you can teach your audience how to add a blog post.
Videos – All blog posts don’t have to include text. You can create a two- or three-minute video blog instead of a text blog post. Include a text description, post it on YouTube, and embed it into your blog for more traffic possibilities via the YouTube audience. You can also use your videos in other places, like in your LinkedIn profile and on Facebook.
Images with commentary – Infographics are a great way to provide interesting content for your blog. You can create images using stock photos, or you can make them yourself using a quote in attractive text. It’s a good idea to include some commentary because search engines do not pick up text on images. Use both the “alt” tags as well as some text to describe the image.
Short focused posts – Creating a very short post (300 words or so) about one very focused issue or topic within your niche is another good way to include content on your blog. If you have a short update, it’s okay to put a short blog post on your website. Not every post needs to be long and profound!
Blog post round-ups – You can collect blog posts from other people who write about your niche, or you can do a round-up of posts from your site, such as the most viewed posts or ones that contain important information you don’t want your audience to miss. For any posts you did not write, be sure to include a short blurb and a direct link to the post. Don’t steal someone else’s work!
Product and book reviews – If you get paid or receive a free product in exchange for doing a review, you must disclose it. But if you can, also purchase the products yourself and use affiliate links to earn some money for the products you review and recommend. Reviewing books within your niche on Amazon is another great way to get traffic to your blog.
Critiques and commentaries – Do you want to comment on something you have read online? You can give a short synopsis of the blog post and then link to the actual blog post or article. Then you can comment on it on your blog. Be careful if your commentary is negative or critical, though (unless that is your niche), because people can get quite upset.
Surveys and polls – Not sure what to write about? Make a survey or poll right on your blog to ask your readers what they’d like to read about. You also can ask their opinion about a topic related to your niche. You can use a service like Survey Monkey to create simple or complicated surveys with statistics.
Case studies – This works especially well if your niche is in self-help, coaching, finance, business, marketing, or education. Collect stories about how other people succeeded after taking your advice (or advice similar to yours) and post them on your website in a blog post. You also can conduct video or audio interviews then post them as podcasts.
Q & A – You can answer questions sent to you via social media or email right on your blog. It’s a great way to create a new blog post and help fill in your FAQ page. If don’t receive questions yet, you can find questions to answer about your niche by going to relevant message boards and social media groups.

Using these 13 types of blog posts as ideas, you can create a never-ending stream of content for your blog. You’ll never run out of ideas if you realize that blogging includes many types of content!