Mindmapping is a fantastic way to take notes – and a great way to generate content.  I was introduced to the method of note taking by a Professor at Antioch University of New England, and, as a “visual” learner, I was immediately interested in it as a method to keep orderly notes that would actually mean something to me later.  Mindmapping helps me organize, and it also helps me recall what I wrote.  In addition to being an awesome note-taking technique, it’s a great way to generate content for your blog/website.  For example, here are the mindmapped notes from the conferences/discussions I have attended over the past year.

I was tipped off to this potential when I saw Gahlord Dewald over at Thoughtfaucet post about using his iPad to generate content (notes from Mitch Joel’s discussion on digital marketing) from the #BTVSMB last August.  I attend quite a few conferences.  I take notes when I see people speak.  I like to make these notes mindmaps.  And the iPad has an awesome mindmapping app called iThoughtsHD.  This, to me, is a match made in heaven.  I now have a way that I can share my mindmapped notes with other conference goers by posting them as images on my site.

This has also helped me build connections with people, as I have been able to offer something that they wanted – notes from the conferences they attend, organized visually, and easily shareable.

It’s a great way to easily generate content for your site that people will be interested in.