3 Steps to Make Quick Work of Blogging

Even if you love blogging, the one thing that most business bloggers complain about is how much time it takes to keep their blog up-to-date.

But if you have a system – the truth is, blogging can take as much or as little time as you want it to – and you can still have great content on your blog. This short report, outlines an easy-to-apply system for you and other tips to make blogging a whole lot quicker.

A little while back, I was feverishly working on scheduling my blog posts so I'd have plenty of content before the birth of baby #3. I had managed to schedule 20 posts in about 2 1/2 hours and some of my Twitter friends were dumbfounded. They said 1 blog post could take them up to that much time - how could I do 20?

If you're interested in making fast work of your blogging, here are my 3 important steps for getting more (GOOD) posts done in a short time.


3-Step Quick Blogging Plan

1. Plan your topics and make notes ahead of time. I regularly get my notebook out (no, not my laptop...an actual paper notebook) and write down my ideas ahead of time. I keep the notebook with me at all times and I plan posts a few weeks (or in my recent case, a couple months) in advance.

If you prefer to use your PDA, go for it, but I do recommend getting away from the distractions of the computer to start your brainstorming. If you need to do research, that's fine...but do your final planning away from that computer.

2. Keep it Simple And Realize Novels are not required. There is no length requirement for blog posts. In fact, some of my shortest ones are the most popular with my readers (ex. the whole Tough Question Tuesday category). Sure, sometimes you have a lot to say on a subject, but overall - keep it short, sweet and to the point. Your readers will likely appreciate and you don't have to be chained to your computer for just 1 blog post.

3. Use the scheduling feature of your blog and post it in bulk. You probably do use your scheduling to some degree, but really take advantage of it. If you plan a few weeks in advance and realize you don't need novels, you can load up your blog with plenty of fresh content to roll out over the next few weeks. Just doing everything in chunks (a bunch of planning and then a bunch of writing), makes it a whole lot easier.

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