Today I post the next part of the post “Time management tips for bloggers”.
Time management tips for bloggers. Part 1
Time management tips for bloggers. Part 2
1. Divide post writing process into several stages
Many of us think that blog post writing is a linear and indivisible process. According to this opinion, blogger must just sit and write all the nine yards of the post at once. In fact, the things are quite different. The process of post writing may be divided into several stages, starting from any point you like. Do not be afraid of making a pause in writing lasting up to several days – you can conveniently back to your work and complete the post later.
2. Create several “low-cost” headings
Rohit Bhargava recommends creating several headings, the regular keeping of which will not take much of your time, but will be interesting to your readers. As such headings you can use other bloggers’ posts regular review, advantageous bookmarks on Delicious, the posting of your personal photos, etc.
3. Entrust blog promotion to readers
As I have mentioned before, blog promotion is as time consuming as its keeping, and to make it more efficient, you may employ your readers. When making blog template, install the plug-ins, using which the readers will be able to add their own content to your page.
Install ReTweet plug-in to attract Twitter users, configure social bookmarks and social news services buttons. Install ShareThis plug-in for a reader could conveniently tell persons from his/her circle contacts about your post.
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Today I post the next part of the post “Time management tips for bloggers”. You can read the first part of the article here.
1. Do not bite off more than you can chew
The majority of bloggers passed through the period which I call “blogging euphoria” when the initial enthusiasm of having personal blog and from getting the readers’ attention blooms into a wish to keep several blogs devoted to subjects the author is interested in.
However, shortly after new blogs starting it becomes quite evident that keeping and promoting them is absolutely unfeasible due to simple time shortage. As a result, the quantity of posts grows less and less and even those added are hard to be effectively promoted. Finally, the blogs gradually decline, the quantity of subscribers and visitors decreases and the blogging stops accomplishing the initially assigned tasks.
Considering this, I recommend you to keep only one or two blogs as a ceiling. Mind: no living man all things can.
2. Write only about the things you are truly interested in
One of the basic elements of any time management system is motivation. The statement is true for the blogging as well where motivation is a key moment. You should be truly interested in the subject you write about, otherwise blogging transforms from WOW hobby into tedious job. If past experience is any guide, then work on the posts you are really interested in goes much faster and the result is much more effective as opposed to posts the subject of which does not enthuse you at all.
3. Take a post for a walk
On specifying the topic of your next post, go out for a small promenade to think it over. Do not forget to take your dictaphone to promptly record all the good ideas occurred to your mind during the walk.
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I feel quite certain of the fact that the majority of bloggers are short of time for blog keeping. No wonder! As many of us either work in companies with “inflexible” schedule or develop dozens of personal projects, and blog keeping may be a very time-consuming task.
As a result, one have to face a dilemma: either carefully write blog or do the day job well.
If that is the case, there are three basic solutions:
- Leave your job and turn to blog fulltime. It is by all means a tempting alternative, however, to choose it you have to be sure that your blog produces stable and high income.
- Spend less time on blog keeping. Nevertheless, blog is more than just a hobby. It is the means of self-actualization, so this alternative is hardly acceptable.
- Try to write more efficiently. As for me, I chose this particular alternative.
A lot has been written about effective blogging, including works of Rohit Bhargava. I also decided to write a series of articles under a title “Time Management Tips For Bloggers” to summarize in them my own expertise, as well as my colleagues’ and blogosphere stars’ experience.
In total, I developed 30 recommendations for effective blogging. As a part of this series I plan to publish three posts.
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