Comments on: Bloggers, Are You Wasting Time?

By: Allan Gardyne

Allan Gardyne — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:09:42 +0000

Great article! However, being well organized is only part of the picture. Some bloggers are well organized but still waste heaps of time publishing stuff that doesn’t help them or anyone.Here’s an “Are you wasting time blogging?” article I wrote which describes four ways you can write effective blog posts - ones that actually serve a useful purpose, such as generating revenue:

http://AssociatePrograms.com/articles/550/1/Are-you-wasting-time-blogging?

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By: Tay

Tay — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:49:16 +0000

@Sandra - All the credit for this article goes to Snoskred. It was written 100% by her. But anyway, my ritual is a lot like yours. First I read a lot of my feed subscriptions, depending on how many there are for the day. I read those first so I will have inspiration throughout the day. After that, I try and respond to new comments. Then I will write new posts and check my email, and finish reading the feeds. That’s an average day for me. ;) But yes, I agree with you about writing down every idea, because they’re easy to lose. I also put the timestamp feature to use with almost every article!

@Heath - Great advice! I’ve been keeping a notebook beside me in bed for a few years now, actually, in case I’ve had good ideas for stories, etc. or in case I just need to remember something. Things don’t come to me in my dreams, but actually I have insomnia so it takes forever to fall asleep. And during that time, some great ideas pop into my head. Often times I’ll think of things in the shower, too. Hehe. Always the most inconvienent times, I suppose.

By: college specialist

college specialist — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:54:01 +0000

Very informative! I get easily distracted. Thanks for the tips. Quite interesting site and post I’ve bookmarked it and will return.

By: Heath

Heath — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:09:37 +0000

Keeping a list of the things you want to write about is exactly the way to go. I even do this for novel/story ideas. Sometimes all it takes it one or two sentences about an idea you had (that idea can come to you at any time - even in a dream - so keep a notebook by the bed) and you can turn that into a full length post / story / novel.

I’ve had inspiration come to me on a plane ride, or while driving to work in the morning. Don’t miss out on those nuggets of goodness…keep a little notebook with you and jot down your thoughts. Even if you don’t get back to it for another week or so, at least you haven’t lost the initial concept.

By: Sandra - Free Cash Quest

Sandra - Free Cash Quest — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:54:45 +0000

Great article Tay! I have a ritual when I go on the internet. Check my email, read the RSS reader, check comments, work on articles and after that it’s play time! Whenever I have an idea I write it immediately into a draft and save it or write the article and change the time stamp. That way I always have articles lined up for when I don’t have time to write anything. It’s good to be organized and not have any distractions.