For a lot of people blogging is a hit and miss affair. They sit at their computer and start wandering. They read a couple of blogs, perhaps tour some of the social sites, they may stumble and awhile. They also write their blog, if they get time. At the end of the day they are exhausted and wonder why they are not getting much traffic. The following tips may help to organize your blogging day and help to improve the overall look and feel of your articles – and your day.
Tip 1: It should be obvious – be organized – have a set routine that also has the freedom to swap things around occasionally to avoid monotony.
Tip 2: Try not to start your day by writing a blog article. I use the following routine – it works for me – with modification to suit your style it can work for you too.
First 30 minutes – I go through some of the news sites reading about what is happening in the world.
Second 30 minutes – I go through my emails and respond where necessary. If there are on line items that I want to check, for example from a blogs subscription, I open the article in a new tab and leave it. I come back to it later. The key to this 30 minutes is to close your email client once you have finished with the emails – if you don’t you will find yourself going back every time a new email arrives.
Third 30 minutes – I read the sites I have opened – bookmark those that I want to come back to – leave comments where appropriate.
Fourth 30 minutes – I spend half an hour visiting other blogs, leaving comments where appropriate.
Fifth 30 minutes – I prepare for my article – write a draft – then I leave it.
Sixth 30 minutes – I grab a coffee and stumble.
Seventh 30 minutes – I re read my article and make any changes – that half hour break is enough to give me a different perspective when reading – it is much easier to edit then.
Eight 30 minutes – I spend this time submitting to the various sites.
Final 30 minutes – I spend this last 30 minutes reviewing my blog, checking on stats, looking at the revenue side of things, making sure it all looks tidy.
Now my work is done – its free time. I can look at PPP articles that may need writing. I can go back to my emails. I often go back to the social sites to do some networking. I can accomplish quite a lot from this point on simply because there is no pressure to do anything.
Four and a half hours is a long time and when I do blog reviews I could probably double that time. However by being organized I use my free time to leisurely look at the sites to be reviewed and write draft reviews.
Being a good blogger is not hard – being organized and systematic is.
Very smart plan and a very strick one. You can tell you follow a pattern and it shows it your site. If I had the time I would follow this forsure, but I would have to add 15 min to everything cause I am a slow reader.
oh speaking of money, how is Rubicon working for you? I am useing them too but am making nothing off them.
Hi Collin
Rubicon seems to be okay – I have one problem where it show about 20 clicks on the ads which is a high click rate for me but the payment section only shows 4 clicks. The concept is great if you can get the traffic as it pays per impression as well clicks. The real test will come when its payout time – whether they do and whether its quick or a drawn out affair.
thanks for the comments = I hope your Christmas is a happy one – all the best
Same to you, hope you and your family are safe and well. I have some code questions for you as well but I will wait till after Christmas is over.
Take care
This is great advice. I’ve just been trying to figure out what kind of routine I need to have so that this thing is beneficial and doesn’t take over my life. I will definitely put some of this into practice. Thanks!
Oh, and Merry Christmas!!
Wow, I wish I had the time you have. lol.
I have to write to 12 blogs per day, manages client phone calls and emails, build my own websites, plus the social bookmarking , keeping up with the news etc.
I obviously do not get every item on my to do list done every day, but I do get most of them and I do use a system.
it’s called the franklin planner system. An old program called sidekick 98 uses it.
You make your to do list. Each item gets an A, B, or C based on overall importance with A being the most important tasks.
Then each item gets a 1-6 based on whether the task makes me money or not, with a 1 making me the most money or being the most crucial to my business.
So you end up with a to do list that ranks from A1 to C6. Once you have your list prioritized you just work your way down from A1 to C6 if possible.
At least this way you know you hit the most important tasks first and if you get interupted later on it doesn’t affect you so much.
I really need to do exactly what you have done. I don’t know if you remember me but I am the one with the brain injury. I used to be so good at organization when I was an art director. Since my accident it is a little more difficult, but you inspire me and I will just have to take a day and prioritize. Thanks for the advise! – Shelley
Hope I am a good blogger too:-)
Nice post!