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18 WAYS TO FILL A BLANK JOURNAL: HOW TO MARKET JOURNALS TO CUSTOMERS

November 12, 2021

There is nothing greater and more intimidating than a blank page. How many times have you bought a journal with an awesome cover, only to leave it empty because you don’t want to “ruin it” with your ideas? We get it, everyone’s done that at least once.

But we got to stop, it’s a waste of a journal!

So we came up with 18 ways to fill a blank journal you can use to sell them to your customers.

18 Ways to Fill a Blank Journal

Sometimes having a specific journal for one specific purpose makes it less intimidating to fill it up.

1. Journaling

Journaling is a great way to process the feelings and thoughts you have throughout the day. You can write about any struggles you have and make them feel just a little bit smaller.

Journaling can actually make you healthier.

2. Lists

It’s simple, but a journal is great for making lists. Whether it’s to-do lists, Christmas gift ideas, potential projects, or design ideas, you can keep it all together in a journal instead of scraps of paper.

3. Creative Ideas

Write down all your creative ideas. Whether they’re for paintings, writing, digital designs, or hobbies, put them all in one place. You can use various creative prompts to get you started.

4. Bullet Journaling

Have you heard about bullet journaling? It’s a new type of journaling that has been taking the world by storm.

Bullet journaling is daily planning, to-do lists, and a diary all at the same time.

Journal filled with to-do lists, tasks, plans, highlighted in yellow

5. Free Thoughts

Similar to journaling, you can just write whatever comes across your mind. You can write about what you’re thinking about, random ideas, how your day went, anything that comes to your mind. Let yourself relax and empty your brain out onto the page.

6. Positive Affirmations

Life is tough. Sometimes we just want someone to tell us we’re doing a good job. Why not say it to yourself? Writing it down is slightly less awkward than looking in a mirror and saying things out loud.

7. Doodles

Doodling can be very therapeutic. Whether you’re having a tough day, listening to a class lecture, or stuck on a project. It can be very soothing to draw shapes or random lines.

8. Track Your Dreams

Do you ever get strange dreams? Do you have repeating ones? Write them down and see if you can analyze them. Keep the journal by your bed so it’s within reach while the dream is still fresh in your mind.

9. Meal Planner

Sometimes figuring out dinner is exhausting. A meal planner would be great to not only come up with plans but brainstorm recipe ideas or ingredients you want to try.

10. Fitness Tracker

Similar to a meal planner, a fitness tracker can help you plan out your workouts and lessen your stress. You can write down goals, potential regimes you want to try, and keep track of what you do in a day.

You could even combine your meal planner and fitness tracker together for the ultimate personal health journal.

11. Financial Tracker

Keeping track of finances is hard (and no fun). Fill a blank journal with budgets, financial goals you want to reach, and even what you hope to have in the future.

12. Bucket List

What’s fun about a bucket list is that it can be anything. Whether it’s something realistic like traveling to a certain country to something more wild like dropping out of an airplane, you can write them all down.

13. Note Taking

Whether you’re in school or not, you can always learn something new. There are plenty of online classes or (free!) videos to watch on YouTube. Write down interesting facts, things you’d like to research further, and other important things you don’t want to forget.

Doodles mixed with math equations in a notebook

15. A Place to Collect Things

You can also use a journal as a portable mood board. Put pictures that you like in it, write down quotes, or anything else that intrigues you. If you’re having a day where you lack inspiration, you can open it to a random page and see if it helps.

16. Scrapbook

While there are dedicated books to be used as scrapbooks, but they tend to be large and bulky. A journal would make it easier to carry around and capture more moments. It’s especially good when you’re traveling or backpacking.

17. Recipe Book

Create your own recipe book. You can pick recipes from loved ones, friends, and the Internet. Create a completely personalized recipe book full of ideas that you love.

18. Telling Stories

Fill a blank journal with stories! Write tales of dragon slaying, epic adventures, and tragic love stories. Do anything you want, stretch those creative muscles. The best part is, you never have to show anyone so there’s no pressure for it to be perfect.

Use prompts to get the creative juices flowing.

open notebook with words in it

Encourage Creativity!

Feel free to use these reasons as marketing tools. Ask people what they use journals for, do they like to have specific ones or just jumble all their thoughts together?

You can even make collections of journals for recipes, journaling, creativity as a way to sell more of them.

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