the 9 to 5 alternative

Climbing Half Dome, Yosemite National Park

Last week’s idea:

Start a nonprofit organization and put together athletic feats that involve thousands of people. Have entrants create small teams in a Relay For Life fashion, raising money and pledging to give to a specific to-be-determined cause. The first event could be a coast to coast walk/run. Create wild and entertaining infographics that show how many people it will take to complete the course, how much money could be raised, etc. Obviously linking all the teams and getting enough support to justify the event in the first place will prove difficult. If anything, it would be an incredible experiment in viral marketing, crowd-sourcing and logistics

This week’s idea:

Calling all blog ideas!  Get those creative juices flowing. Don’t think about the vision, think about the basic idea. Find your content. You can always market an idea behind the content. Start with these two:

• Email From Grandpa – a blog that posts quirky emails from family members. Patriotic, religious, comedic – many chain emails come to mind. Especially current events like politics and celebrities. Start with 3-6 months of content and focus all your time on marketing.
• Infographic Hub – a blog that posts different infographics and categorizes them. Inspiration from this collection, this collection, and all the infographics in GOOD magazine. Same deal as Email From Grandpa – start with 3-6 months worth of posts.

Even if it’s just an idea, just a simple and goofy idea, it’s worth thinking about. Share your best blog ideas below!