Step 4 in my 10 part series, "How to Make Extra Money Blogging" - Write:
Stop what you’re doing and write. That’s right. Write.
Well don't stop right away...first finish reading this post, make a comment or two, and then write. (You just said the word "write" 8 times...at least phonetically...he he)
I promise this is not a cop out step to frustrate you. Nor is a step just so that at the end of these, they'll total ten.
This step is meant to remind you why you’re here in the first place.
I’ve been there and I know you’re getting excited. Especially if you're writing a debt reduction / personal finance blog like me. And doubly especially if you're just starting out as a part of the new year...also like me!
You want to get your whiz bang blog up and running, you want to share your knowledge, your stories, your tips and tricks, your frustrations, and it would be nice if you could generate a couple of bucks here and there without totally pimping out your material.
No doubt you’ve followed Step 3 and picked a new template and boy I bet it looks good. But guess what – you can’t have white space in your blog posts.
But blogging effectively is much more than just filling white space; you need to make sure your material is good. And by good I mean timely, well written, and interesting! Let's face it, you and I both have tons of stiff competition competing for reading eyes.
So don’t worry about anything else now except writing. Shoot for five to seven solid posts before you even bother with Step 5.
Now put pen to paper (or fingers to keys) and spread some knowledge!
3 comments:
Regularly writing is definitely a challenge for me. I finally learned how to schedule posts, so if I find myself able to write multiple posts in one sitting I'll schedule one of them to post later in the day or the next day.
BBB, that is a great suggestion! The ability to schedule posts for the future on Blogger (not sure if WP has it or not) is awesome.
I too get on a tear and up until very recently, used to post 3 or 4 pieces a day...I think it's better to post one, then schedule the others as one a days.
Yes, if I have two topics I'd like to write about, I schedule the second post. This is an interesting series of posts, I look forward to the rest.
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