Keeping A List of Ideas
Day 40 of The 100 Days To Building A Great Website Guide
One easy way you can improve the quality and number of posts you write is to create an idea list. Although I’m sure there are a wide variety of tools available to help you manage a list of post ideas, my personal favorite is Google Docs and SpreadSheets. Google docs, or any other tool like it, allows you to keep track of your great ideas and manage them easily.
Why have an idea list?
You never know when you are going to get a good idea. Most of the time when I get a great idea for a post, I don’t have time to work on it then. However if I don’t do something about it right away, chances are I’ll forget my idea. The best compromise is to simply write down my idea, and come back to it when I have time.
Keeping your list online instead of on your local machine is a good idea as well. By keeping your list online you can access it anywhere at anytime. If you are at your office or on a trip there is a good chance you will have access to the web. So store the data there and make life easy for yourself.
What to do with it?
The best part about keeping an idea list online is the ability to flesh out your ideas as you go. If you have a really great idea, but you don’t have time to work on it, you can jot down a little outline. Later on you might have some things to add or take away. By the time you really do have a chance to site down and work on your killer idea it is already half written. You could have most of what you are going to say already in your computer for free. You will just need to flesh it out, which is much easier than coming up with the idea at the time.
on July 9th, 2007 at 6:27 am
Every time I get a new idea, I jot it down. So right now I have this list on a page, and I have to go through it and organize it. I think I’ll make that into a post!
on January 7th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
An Idea list is definitely the way to go, I do it alot, since I learned in grade school to always Brainstorm
Till then,
Jean
on April 4th, 2010 at 9:01 am
to do list of ideas at the paper note ? or better use google docs ? my vote for paper note
on April 9th, 2010 at 1:49 am
Nice information. That is a good idea. And I started that idea,as I remember is since I’m in elementary.
on April 9th, 2010 at 1:54 am
It is important to have an idea list in order for you not to forget a good idea you’ve got.
on April 9th, 2010 at 2:00 am
Great idea.I hope you could tell more people on this.This is a good reminder to everyone to their ideas.
on April 9th, 2010 at 2:04 am
Very informative one. Thank you for sharing. I’m gonna start trying this.
on April 9th, 2010 at 2:07 am
Every time a think of a new idea, I do always get a paper and jot it down for me not to forget it.
on April 9th, 2010 at 2:11 am
Yes you’re right. I agree on you. We do same thing that’s why I have my lists right now on my own.
on April 9th, 2010 at 2:15 am
my vote also is to do list of ideas at a paper note. that is the best one in doing it.
on April 9th, 2010 at 2:26 am
I don’t know when I was going to have a new idea that’s why I’m always with my idea list.
on April 9th, 2010 at 2:35 am
this is an important reminder to anyone who has many ideas of his own..
on April 9th, 2010 at 2:38 am
I’m gonna start keeping list of ideas right now.thanks for the info
on April 27th, 2010 at 11:19 pm
creating idea list is really important..thank you for posting and sharing..
on April 28th, 2010 at 12:23 am
it helps me a lot..now,i have many ideas gained.
on April 28th, 2010 at 12:27 am
i’ll try my best to do it.
on April 28th, 2010 at 12:33 am
is it really important?does it really work?i hope so.
on April 28th, 2010 at 12:39 am
of course..just try it and you’ll see..
on April 28th, 2010 at 12:41 am
i already try it and it’s true..hilarious!!!!
on May 7th, 2010 at 5:56 am
Great idea.I hope you could tell more people on this.
Thanks for article
on May 20th, 2010 at 12:34 am
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on May 20th, 2010 at 12:36 am
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on May 20th, 2010 at 12:40 am
is this site had already helped most of it’s visitors?in keeping list of ideas?could you site some of them?
on May 20th, 2010 at 12:43 am
actually,im one of them.so you better try it for you to be contented….
on May 20th, 2010 at 12:44 am
well,that’s true.and most of us will agree on it cause we already did it.
on May 20th, 2010 at 1:04 am
amazing guys..don’t be so serious..maybe he’s just asking to be sure..
on May 20th, 2010 at 1:07 am
just try it for you not to be curious about it.
on May 20th, 2010 at 1:10 am
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on May 20th, 2010 at 1:11 am
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on May 26th, 2010 at 1:06 am
not that amazing.you really don’t have to do that,just don’t forget it and don’t erase it from your mind.
on August 19th, 2011 at 2:42 am
My 2 year old is having surgery on the 4th and will be in the hospital for a few days afterward. I would love ideas on things to park to keep him busy and HAPPY! He is having surgery on one of his feet and will be in a cast after. I will be staying at the hospital with him the whole time as well.
on September 20th, 2011 at 4:50 am
I am a student of Ist SEM of Arena Multimedia, Indore (M.P.), I don’t have any Idea about the pattern of final exam papers. I would be very thankful to you if you suggest me about the pattern of papers/Questions. Could you provide me sample paper?
My exam is knocking the door so pl give me suggession as early as possible.
on September 27th, 2011 at 11:52 pm
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on October 19th, 2011 at 10:05 am
Nice idea of creating list. List can make our work easy. I like your post. Thanks for sharing.
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on January 10th, 2012 at 7:26 am
Having a list of idea is really a great idea to do.
on January 10th, 2012 at 7:29 am
Much better to do the idea list to those people who is not organize with the thing they want to do.
on February 6th, 2012 at 10:01 pm
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