January blog post ideas

Best time to publish new January content

After analyzing my own blog traffic, I’ve found seasonal-based content traffic starts picking up again 2-3 months prior to that season or month.

So I aim to publish that content as late as two months prior, unless I don’t expect to reap the benefits of that post until the same-ish time next year.

So traffic picks up for my December blog post ideas starting in September or October.

By the actual month of December, the post is losing traffic.

With that same pattern, this blog post ideas post should pick up starting October or November. By January, it’ll be old news.

Similar happens with Pinterest trends — they’re an entire season ahead of the current one.

January content should be published between September and October so it has plenty of time to be indexed by search engines.

(Pinterest may help you escape this indexing period, since it’s a visual search engine you can promote your blog posts on.)

Tips for choosing January blog post ideas

You could totally ask ChatGPT to give you blog post ideas for January based on your content pillars.

And they’ll all be baseless, useless blog post ideas.

Because ChatGPT doesn’t understand human intent. It hinges on “January blog post ideas” and the literal, basic definition of your clusters.

It’s not going to understand your intent behind your content clusters. The ideas will be random, even if they sound like good ideas.

This list of blog post ideas may also feel random if you don’t connect any of them to your current — or upcoming — content clusters.

Consider how the ideas could link to your own main topics.

If blog post ideas in the self-development topic interest you, brainstorm 5-10 more self-development blog post ideas you could produce inline with your brand.

Basically,

How can you take these generic blog post ideas and align them to your brand?

January observances

Writing blog posts about unique holidays or observances may sound silly, but could actually bring new readers to your blog!

Dropping the name of the observance into KeySearch will show the likelihood of your post ranking higher than others in Google or Bing.

Some observances may be chances to link to affiliate products, too.

National Bath Safety Month

While this topic is perfect for parenting bloggers, its also perfect for

• caregiver bloggers
• bloggers who live alone
• bloggers with chronic conditions
• bloggers with soap sensitivities or allergies

Blog post ideas for National Bath Safety Month:

• Places Mold May be Hiding in Your Bathtub/Shower
• Bath Tips for People Who Live Alone
• Health Conditions That Make Warm/Hot Baths Dangerous
• Tips for Bathing With Chronic Illness/Pain

National Blood Donor Month

January is also National Blood Donor Month, which offers an array of blog post ideas:

• Other Types of Blood Donations
• # People Who Can’t Donate Blood & Why
• Tips for Donating Blood for the First Time
• Where to Donate Blood in [Location]

National Hobby Month

This is a wonderful chance to start a hobby-related content cluster or nurture a hint of a hobby cluster.

Pinterest users often love hobby content!

Hobby-based blog post ideas:

• Activity books/notebooks
• Supplies list
• Tips for beginners
• Tutorials

For instance, I could write these blog posts about watercolor painting:

• Best watercolor supplies (give options for beginners & beyond)
• Easy watercolor tutorials for beginners
• Ultimate guide to choosing watercolor paper
• Watercolor tips for beginners

I could even write individual posts about the different kinds of watercolor paint:

• Cakes
• Crayons
• Pans
• Pencils
• Tubes

Or a post about water brush pens — how to open them, refill them, clean them.

Hobby content ideas seem easier from my perspective because of the many opportunities.

Once you brainstorm one idea, it’s a slippery slope from there if you analyze that post idea for additional related blog post ideas.

National Oatmeal Month

Food bloggers can share edible oatmeal recipes or roundups.

Beauty bloggers could share oatmeal bath or skincare recipes.

Parenting bloggers could share about the dangers of feeding oatmeal cereal to babies.

And if the typical warm, breakfast-y oatmeal is not for you, what about overnight oats or savory oatmeal?

National Soup Month

Share your favorite soup recipes — or your fave soup accessories.

Think soup spoons, soup mugs, soup bowls…or even bulk shelf-stable soup buys.

Cheap, large-batch soup recipes you can freeze and eat on for the season.

Or soup sides, like the best homemade garlic bread to go with your favorite soups.

Or recipes using leftover soup. I like pouring leftover beef stew over mashed potatoes.

Blog post ideas for January

Beyond the monthly observances, there are some “random” or “silly” holidays celebrated in January.

You might see these in hashtags or top social media searches, too — all the more reason to consider working them into your blog planner!

Post ideas related to these holidays will appear in the list below, too.

Bookish

• Best Books About Following Your Heart/Dreams
• Best Books About Fresh Starts
• Best Bubble Bath Reads (for Bubble Bath Day, Jan. 8)
• Best Dragon Book Characters (for Appreciate a Dragon Day, Jan. 16)
• Best Home Organization Books (for Organize Your Home Day, Jan. 14)
• Best New Year’s Day Book Scenes
• Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Books (for Science Fiction Day, Jan. 2)
• Books More Bittersweet Than Chocolate (for Bittersweet Chocolate Day, Jan. 10)
• Characters Who Love Cheese More Than Mice (for National Cheese Lover Day, Jan. 20)
• Cozy Reads to Cuddle Up With (for Cuddle Up Day, Jan. 6)

Lifestyle

• Artificial Houseplants to Liven Up Your Home (for Houseplant Appreciation Day, Jan. 10)
• Best [Thing] to Recover From a Hangover (for National Hangover Day, Jan. 1)
• Desk Organization Tips (with before/after; for Clean Off Your Desk Day, Jan. 8)
• How to Create a Cozy Corner/Nook (for Cuddle Up Day, Jan. 6)
• How to Decorate Your Room for Who You Are Now (or who you’re becoming!)
• Sensory-Friendly Popcorn Alternatives (for National Popcorn Day, Jan. 19)
• Tips to Developing a Routine That Fits Your Life
• Tips to Lower Your Energy Bill Each Month (for Cut Your Energy Costs Day, Jan. 10)

Personal development

• Anti-Brain Rot Activities (for National Puzzle Day, Jan. 29)
• Best Word-of-the-Year Ideas to Ring in YYYY (great for Word Nerd Day, Jan. 9; or Thesaurus Day, Jan. 18)
• Habits to Break This Year
• Hobbies to Try This Years
• How to be Okay With Doing Nothing (for National Nothing Day, Jan. 16)
• How to Create New Year’s Resolutions You’ll Actually Stick With
• How to Identify & Become Your Favorite Self
• Journal Prompts to Guide You in the New Year
• Reasons Houseplants Are Good for Your Mental Health (for Houseplant Appreciation Day, Jan. 10)

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