Blogging Where Do You Get Ideas

Developing the Next Generation of Rainmakers Blogging: Where Do You Get Ideas? If you are a regular reader you know I recently spoke at the ABA Forum on Construction Law Annual Meeting.  My presentation was on Client Development: Old Tools, New Tools. I used one of the new presentation tools: Prezi just to demonstrate how it is different than PowerPoint. One topic the construction lawyers asked me is where would I find topics for blog posts. When I am coaching bloggers, I tell them there are two kinds of blog posts: Where would I find the topics I know will be valuable for readers? I would start with my billable work. If there is not an ethics or client reason, I would write on those topics. Over the years, my contractor clients wanted me to write about the topics that were impacting them I believe billable work can become a blog post, a blog post can become a presentation. The handout for the presentation can become a guide and the guide can become several additional blog posts. In 2011, I posted a blog which included links to several guides I created for construction contractors. I want to provide you with those links again. If you have time to click on several of them, you will see what I mean. There are many potential blog posts in each link. Construction Lawyers: I invite you to “steal my stuff,” edit it to make it your own and post blogs. You don’t even need to give me credit.   I practiced law for 37 years developing a national construction law practice representing some of the top highway and transportation construction contractors in the US.