Yes. There are excellent blog content ideas EVERYWHERE! Here is an example of how to find blog content ideas in some of the most unlikely spots. Kind of like a mobster ... You need to always be on your toes - keeping an eye out (or and ear).

Here are some relatively famous quotes from the movie: The Godfather, and the blog ideas that they spurred in my head. Some may seem completely random, but no idea is a bad idea, right? There are a few Localism ideas in here, as well.

Please use them to inspire YOUR blog and feel free to add to this list ...

• Don Corleone: "Do you spend time with your family? Good. Because a man that does not spend time with his family can never be a real man."
  
  • What is it like being a Real Estate Dad?
  • The importance of time-blocking and scheduling.
  • Where do you like to spend time with YOUR family? (Localism)
  • Where is a great place for "Guys Night Out"? (Localism)
  • Where do you hang out with YOUR Dad? (Localism)
  • Where is a great place for multi-generations? Son - Dad - Grand Dad? (Localism)
    
• Michael Corleone: "It's not personal, Sonny. It's strictly business."
  
  • Do you mix business with pleasure? Why or why not?
  • Explain the art of "Business Golf."
  • Laying down the "law" with friends and family when it comes to real estate
  • Professional relationships between agents - horror stories, happy endings, RESPECT ...
  • When business gets personal...
    
• Sonny: "We don't discuss business at the table."
• Top 5 places to meet clients (Localism)
• Top 5 places to eat lunch with co-workers. Include quiet places, hip places, and quick service places. (Localism)
• Quick eats for professionals on the go... (Localism)
• When do you "draw the line?" - Where does your work day end and your home life begin? Jeff Turner has a great example of this, with his This Is My Last Post.
• Best furniture stores in town (Localism)
• Locally owned furniture stores (Localism)
  
• Clemenza: "Leave the gun. Take the canolis."
  
  • Top 3 Italian Restaurants. Include pics and a few menu items. (Localism)
  • Shooting ranges and/or hunting grounds (Localism)
  • Sporting good stores (Localism)
    
• Don Corleone: "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse."
  
• Writing the best, bullet-proof (ha ha) offer for your buyer in a _(fill in the blank)_ market.
• Structuring and offer to make any buyer/seller happy
• The oddest offer that you ever wrote/saw that was accepted
• The strangest offer that you ever received as a listing agent that your seller HAD to refuse
• How to write a sensible offer that does not actively compete with a seller or listing agent's ego
• How to present a reasonable offer to a difficult seller
  
• Clemenza: "All right, you just shot them both. Now what do you do?"
  Michael: "Sit down and finish my dinner."
  
• Where do you go to eat/chill out after a long day? (Localism)
• Funniest/Strangest real estate story involving food
• How do you deal with business interruptions?
  
• Michael: "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer"
  
  • Why is it good to understand your competition?
  • The power of friendships in real estate
  • The worst experience you had with another agent
  • Do you burn your bridges?
  • The best experience you had with another agent?

Read Also: The Blog Fodder II - Random Blog Ideas Inspired By The Godfather II (the movie)
and The Blog Fodder III - Random Blog Content Ideas Inspired By The Godfather III (the movie)

Photo: Movie Poster of The Godfather - IMDB.com
Posted by: Mariana Wagner - Colorado Springs Real Estate - Monument Real Estate