I admit, this is something I haven't been particularly good at. My blog has been all over the place completely and quite frankly I've wanted to give up so many times due to a lack of motivation and time, but I'm back and I'm sharing the tips that helped me focus on work and my blog equally, without letting either one slack.
TIPS
- Always carry a way of taking notes, I find the notes app on my phone great but always transfer everything into my handwritten notes book when I get the chance. I like to see things in my own handwriting, it inspires me to write it more, is that just me?
- Bulk take photos, even if you don't plan to post something for a few weeks, take photos of it. If there's a slight chance you may review it, or you want to feature it on your blog snap some photos of it, it will save time in the long run
- Schedule tweets, I know everyone would love to be able to be active on Twitter 24/7 but the reality is it's impossible, there is no harm in scheduling tweets to bring traffic to your blog whilst your offline
- Do not worry if you have to take a break, it's healthy, it's natural, do not overwork yourself.
- Bulk write blog posts and schedule them, when you have time to sit down and write a few blog posts do it, don't say you'll write it another day because it never happens and you fall in a hole.
- Do not force yourself to write something for the sake of getting a post up, it's not worth it.
- Plan blog posts in advance, make a spreadsheet, jot them down in a diary, planning in advance will stop you from panicking because you know exactly what needs to go up everyday
- Having a set blogging time/day can help get you into a routine, incorporating it into your everyday life.
- Try to blog in a different place to where you work if possible, being in an area where you work can have a reverse effect on your motivation, causing blogging to slack, this obviously reserves to work in a different place to where you blog as I know it's so easy to want to check your blog whilst working and then 3 hours have gone by...
- If you catch a train or bus to work, try and blog on the go. I catch trains a lot and this is where I get most of my blogging done nowadays as a lot of trains have wifi now which is great!
- If blogging gets too much, try to reduce the amount of days you post a week, it can really help.
These tips finally got me out of my bloggers block and helped me sort a schedule! I hope they're helpful for you too.
Great post Ami :) I agree that seeing my notes in my own handwriting and in a pretty notebook inspires me much more than it being stuck on the iPhone app! I think once you find the balance between working, blogging etc it all works out nicely in the end.
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Great Tips! I love to bulk blog, bulk photograph, keep on going lists of ideas on my phone and seclude blog posts! x
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Great post. I take a lot of pictures in bulk because it's so helpful and you never know when your going to need them.
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Great post. I try to schedule as much as possible so I can take a step back from blogging all the time. =^-^=
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I'm so pleased that I've found your post - I'm just writing a post myself on Blogging Vs. Life and these tips are SO helpful. Especially for anyone out there who is feeling overwhelmed (or underwhelmed in some cases) :)
ReplyDeleteThis has actually helped so much!! So happy I found this blog post! :-)
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Love these tips! My number one problem with blogging is trying to balance it with uni. I defs need to learn to take bulk pictures and write a lot of post in advance! x
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Great tips! :) I've been struggling to balance work and education with blogging lately, but I'm determined to get on-top of it now :) x
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these are brilliant tips! i do really need to work on this myself, tho sometimes i end up knowing what to do, but not doing it. not sure what's wrong with me. i guess lack of inspiration, or so!
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thanks for sharing this! <3
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This is so helpful as I'm going back to college soon!
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Thank you so much for posting this! I found it really helpful and informative :) XOXO Emma
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These are great tips! I've definitely struggled with finding the balance. Over of past couple of months I've tried to get into a routine of posting on a Monday and a Friday which is working (most of the time!) but I try not to get myself down if I miss a day; life goes on!
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Great post!
ReplyDeleteI have been blogging for over a year now and still feel like I need to create a proper schedule and be more organise but these tips are great and will help me a lot!
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Great post! Needed a bit of this advice seeing as I'm about to go into my last year of University so thank you thank you thank you <3
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Fail to plan and plan to fail! Definitely all in the thought process and thinking ahead! X
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I really needed this. I'm in this exact boat right now since I now work full time again. Thanks for posting!
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