Hey you, blogger, were you sleeping when you dreamed up that last post? Perhaps your concentration was split when you rambled along there? Where were you headed with that post? Huh???
I certainly hope these aren’t the thoughts your readers have when they visit your blog or read your feed. Do you, in fact, have a plan in mind for topics you want to cover on your blog? Have you researched them before writing about them? If so, you’re well on your way to blogging success.
If this is a problem area for you, here are a few pointers that might help you to blog consciously.
How to Blog Consciously
- Plan ahead. Write down 10-20 topics you want to cover related to your blogging niche. Use these for your next few posts. Continually generate new topics as time moves on.
- Research early. If you can, it’s always best to be working a few days ahead on your blog posts. Try to have at least 5 posts ready to go at all times. Perform research for the remaining ideas on your list so you can get those articles ready to go.
- Post consistently. Try to post at least three times a week in order to stay “front of mind” with your readers. Don’t post 5 times this week and then not post anything for 2 weeks. Your readers will begin to forget about you and about your information.
- Put your best foot forward. Keep your readers foremost in your mind. Produce quality content that will provide value for them.
- Stay on topic. Please, especially if you have an authority or niche blog, one topic per post and all posts related to your blog topic/niche.
What other ideas have helped you blog consciously and purposefully?
1 response so far ↓
1 Herbert // May 1, 2008 at 11:03 am
Sweet - blogging consciously. I feel as though this is the next and biggest step for me, as most of my blog posts were done on whims (surprising in retrospect).
Consistency and planning ahead are my key goals.
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