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title: 26 Reasons Blog Ideas Don't Turn into Blog Posts
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# [26 Reasons Blog Ideas Don't Turn into Blog Posts](https://www.brainzooming.com/blog/26-reasons-blogideas-do-not-turn-into-blog-posts)

 Written by [Mike Brown](https://www.brainzooming.com/blog/author/mike-brown) | Apr 27, 2011 9:50:31 AM

<https://www.brainzooming.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Blog-Topic-Ideas-3.jpg>Last week, I ran a post sharing [28 reasons why I'd written recent Brainzooming blog topics](https://www.brainzooming.com/28-reasons-to-write-a-blog-post/7032/). The post prompted me to go back through my current blogging sketchbook to** figure out **the reasons **why potential ideas for blog posts didn't ever get written**. Amid the blog ideas which made the transition from notebook to blog posts, a **whole array of shaky ideas and partially written blog posts are dying on the vine** inside the half-filled sketchbook containing my almost daily recording of potential blog ideas. Here are **the reasons why particular ideas and topics haven't become blog posts** yet:

- The topic idea was time-sensitive, and** its relevance has passed**.
- The **underlying premise refers to [something too old](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Mack_%28radio-TV_host%29)**, so most people won't get it.
- It was an interesting quote, but** not interesting enough to support a whole post's worth of content**. (Example - "Be unafraid of your questions." Craig Ferguson to science author,  [Jennifer Ouellette](http://www.jenniferouellette-writes.com/))
- I suspect **too many other people have blogged on the topic**, and I don't really have anything new to say.
- The topic was **too personal or needed too much inside information **to be of general interest.
- It **wound up **[**triggering a different post **which did get written](http://www.talentculture.com/social-media/whats-your-personal-social-media-policy/).
- I simply **forgot about the topic**.
- Despite having a few ideas on the topic, the post **requires too much **background **research**.
- My** ideas may be** wrong and potentially** harmful or hurtful **to readers as a result.
- The topic could be** too spiritually-oriented for the Brainzooming blog**, so it's better suited to my ["Aligning Your Life's Work" blog](http://www.aligningyourlifeswork.blogspot.com/).
- The idea was for **an overall theme **week, but it **didn't support 5 blog posts**.
- It's still a solid topic I just **haven't gotten around to writing**.
- The [topic has been kicking around for a long time](http://yaluntu.posterous.com/its-new-to-you) (like 15 years), and it** still hasn't reached the right time **to be written.
- The** topic suited a video post**, and I still haven't gotten completely comfortable with doing video posts.
- It's a list post, and [the **list isn't complete enough** yet](https://www.brainzooming.com/list-posts-2-tips-creating-more-popular-blog-posts/7120/).
- The topic idea was **written down just this week**, and most of [my blog writing happens over the weekend](https://www.brainzooming.com/blogging-challenges-ideas-for-tough-blogging-times/6032/).
- I** haven't finished "thinking" about the topic **yet.
- The** topic** was** tied to an event** I was going to appear at, and the** event was postponed**.
- It's part of a list [of brainstormed topic ideas, and I **never intended to actually write posts on all the topics**](https://www.brainzooming.com/innovation-and-the-value-of-brainstorming/3546/).
- The **idea isn't complete**.
- The idea is** heavily graphics-oriented **and will require too much time to put together.
- It's supposed to be a [funny topic](http://www.funnyeyeforthecorporateguy.blogspot.com/), but I **suspect it will only be funny to me** (and probably [Barrett](https://www.brainzooming.com/about-brainzooming/barrett-sydnor/)).
- It's **too proprietary to the business** to include in a blog post.
- The** post will be too long** so [it should really be an ebook](https://www.brainzooming.com/business-social-networking-11-mid-career-steps/6537/).
- It smacks of **promoting something too strongly**.
- The piece **would be critical of certain individuals or a specific group**, and I haven't figured out a way to [generalize the criticism sufficiently](https://www.brainzooming.com/small-business-marketing-4-ways-appear-bigger-than-you-are/6895/).

Those are** some of my reasons for leaving blog topic ideas behind**. **What reasons do you have for not writing about one of your ideas?** – [* **Mike Brown*](https://www.brainzooming.com/about-brainzooming/mike-brown/)

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