Tech Tip–Keeping the Blog Posts Coming

July 14, 2009 by
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Tech Tip Tuesday addresses the need to keeping your blog viable. Your blog is an important marketing tool for writers. Readers anxious for more writing from their favorite authors can stay in touch by subscribing to a writer’s feed. Keeping your blog viable and current, therefore, is a smart business strategy.

Everyone has their own method. What I’m about to propose is the way that works for me. I write five blogs, soon to be six. Needless to say, the workload can be heavy, but using a simple planning strategy helps me stay on top of my game.

1. Get a blank monthly calendar.
I use a portrait calendar template from Google Docs. It’s always available. I don’t have to worry about finding the document on my hard drive.

2. Add themes for your daily posts, if you use them.
Each of my blogs has its own themed days, like Tech Tip Tuesday for this blog. I add the theme name on the top of each day’s square. My plan for blogging is laid out.

3. Print out the calendar for the month.
I’m a visual person. I like to see the calendar in front of me. Besides, occasional power outages in my area have made me keenly aware of the fact of how dependent I’m on my computer.

4. Plan my posts.
On the printed calendar, I’ll pencil in some post ideas. I’ll go back through any notes or bookmarks I’ve set during the week. Then, as I write and publish a post, I’ll highlight the day. For posts that I’m being paid for, I’ll highlight the day in green. This way, I have a quick visual of what I’ve written, the trends of my writing, and a quick glance of topics I’ve covered. Not only does it keep me organized, but of itself is an idea generator.

Planning my posts has helped me a great deal in delivering my content. Seeing how consistent my writing is also is a great motivator.

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