After writing about the importance of blogging
and the 7 reasons to blog, I decided to get my act
together and try to write a blog post every day.
This task appeared daunting at the start, but has
proved a great time saver.
Once I realised how many resources I had to provide
material for posts, sourcing information was not a
problem.
Since this AMC blog literally feeds a number of my
lenses (via RSS), all I have to do is publish the lenses
because the blog post has created a change or update
without further intervention on my part.
I now have a growing directory of information
on the blog that I can access at any time for my
own use.
I also have a list of blog topics lined up (10 at
the moment), so production for the next week
or so will not be a problem.
Since I started thinking of blogging everyday,
I began to pay more attention to what I read,
observed, viewed and heard. Because my senses
are now attuned to looking for "bloggable/postable"
material, I now have a mindset that serves my
posting target (the value of focused achievement).
I now take notes of information I access and use
these notes as catalysts for blog posts.
Best of all my posts are now generating an endless
source of article ideas for me - a major spin-off.
The real hurdle I had to overcome was my
perfectionist streak that had me trying to write a
landmark article with every post. Once I learned to
cut the cloth (the size and complexity of the post)
to match the time available on a given day, I was
able to see my goal as achievable and make great
strides towards daily posting.
So in taking the time and focusing on achieving
this goal of daily posting, I have actually saved
myself time and improved my overall productivity.
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Ron Passfield is a Top 100 Squidoo Lensmaster and
Giant Squid. He provides free resources for Squidoo
affiliate marketing on his Squidoo lens:
http://www.squidoo.com/squidoomarketingstrategies
To learn more about Squidoo Affiliate Marketing
check out:
http://www.squidooaffiliatemarketing.com
Subscribe to Ron's free Squidoo Marketing e-course:
http://www.smsecourse.squidoomarketingstrategies.com/
Ron is the author of the ebook:
Squidoo Marketing Strategies
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Who do you blog for?
The experts tell us that we should blog with a single person
in mind. This means using words such as "you" and "your",
not "them" and "they".
It can really help you to write if you treat your blogging
as a conversation - a bit less formal writing than an article.
The secret to writing is clearly to keep the audience in mind
as you write - this is often difficult given the diversity of
levels of experience and knowledge of your readers.
I have to own up that I also blog for my own benefit.
In part, this is to get my head around some concepts
or to record some important information I want to
access later.
Invariably, I find that I have to put something into
practice after I make a post - some aspect that I have
forgotten about or overlooked. The blog post can
be a salutary reminder for me.
This just reinforces the fact that blogging has multiple
benefits for the author as well as the reader.
Related Posts:
Squidoo: The Importance of Blogging
7 Key Reasons to Blog
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Ron Passfield is a Top 100 Squidoo Lensmaster and
Giant Squid. He provides free resources for Squidoo
affiliate marketing on his Squidoo lens:
http://www.squidoo.com/squidoomarketingstrategies
To learn more about Squidoo Affiliate Marketing
check out:
http://www.squidooaffiliatemarketing.com
Subscribe to Ron's free Squidoo Marketing e-course:
http://www.smsecourse.squidoomarketingstrategies.com/
Ron is the author of the ebook:
Squidoo Marketing Strategies
********************************************
in mind. This means using words such as "you" and "your",
not "them" and "they".
It can really help you to write if you treat your blogging
as a conversation - a bit less formal writing than an article.
The secret to writing is clearly to keep the audience in mind
as you write - this is often difficult given the diversity of
levels of experience and knowledge of your readers.
I have to own up that I also blog for my own benefit.
In part, this is to get my head around some concepts
or to record some important information I want to
access later.
Invariably, I find that I have to put something into
practice after I make a post - some aspect that I have
forgotten about or overlooked. The blog post can
be a salutary reminder for me.
This just reinforces the fact that blogging has multiple
benefits for the author as well as the reader.
Related Posts:
Squidoo: The Importance of Blogging
7 Key Reasons to Blog
********************************************
Ron Passfield is a Top 100 Squidoo Lensmaster and
Giant Squid. He provides free resources for Squidoo
affiliate marketing on his Squidoo lens:
http://www.squidoo.com/squidoomarketingstrategies
To learn more about Squidoo Affiliate Marketing
check out:
http://www.squidooaffiliatemarketing.com
Subscribe to Ron's free Squidoo Marketing e-course:
http://www.smsecourse.squidoomarketingstrategies.com/
Ron is the author of the ebook:
Squidoo Marketing Strategies
********************************************
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