An Hour In the Life. My Blogging Schedule
Joanna Young recently noticed I found my rhythm for blog posting (April and May were pretty tough) and asked if I'd share the secret...
I've longed coached folks with the mantra, "An Hour and Outta There" when it comes to their business blog. We've got businesses to run, right?
I became trapped in my own time frame. I'd sit down to write a blog post (and we all want home runs, right) and watch the clock tick away while thinking. Well, while working with the folks at Runners Lounge, the metaphors on blogging and running we're flying back and forth and it struck me...Warm Up First.
So, before I even think about my own post, I invest 15-20 minutes responding to comments on my blog and commenting on other sites. I find this gets me in a blogging rhythm. While commenting - a post formulates that I can bang out in another 20-30 minutes.
At some point in the day, I might throw out another post or two - but another key is drafting posts. When I have a 10-15 minute window, I'll throw some notes in a draft and finish those thoughts up during an evening or weekend. When a post is complete, I schedule it for a future release. Thus, 2-3 posts per day sometimes.
This morning, I started commenting at 4:45am. It's 5:45 and I'm about to wrap it up.
Photo on Flickr by Malingering
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