This post is one-stop in the month-long Blogger Babes blog tour which began here. To read this post in-context, we recommend starting at the beginning–then hop along with us for the full journey.
Stop #9 in my 25-blogs blog tour, and today I scheduled to start sharing some of my best tips to writing blog posts faster. And, it’s a perfect follow up to Robin’s latest blog post Tips for Easier Blogging. The 5 tips shared are exactly things I recommend doing, but just with different terminology. Please follow through to the next stops to read the rest of my tips.
Tips To Write Blog Posts Faster
- Get rid of distractions. Turn off the Internet, Facebook and other social media on all your devices. Turn off the ringer on your phone. Tell your family that you’re working. Shut your home office door, if you can. If necessary, find childcare and head to your library or coffee shop.
I’m actually in the public library write now with my email shut down, phone on silent, in a quiet study room, and on my 2nd blog post which is making me 2-days ahead of schedule.
- Set aside a regular time to write. Are you a morning person or an evening person? You may want to set aside a slot at 9:30 am, when you’re sharp and have that freshly brewed cup of coffee (or fresh green smoothie which I prefer) sitting on your desk after you dropped the kids off at school and the dog is fast asleep after his morning walk.
Or perhaps you are an evening person (by choice or necessity because of work or perhaps you homeschool.) Develop a nightly routine or schedule so that after you spend time with your family, that you excuse yourself to write and work.
Be sure to make that time slot regular and sacred. Over time you’ll be amazed at how easy it becomes to start writing creatively, once you’ve made it a daily habit.
I set aside time depending on my weekly schedule. If my girls have a mid-day class, my writing time is during that time. Otherwise, I do it first thing in the morning, or late at night. The point is, be flexible with yourself, but “set a time” nonetheless.
- Keep it short, sweet and simple. An ideal blog length should be about 350-500 words. (If you find yourself passing 750 words, you’ve got two or more ideas – split them up or create a series of blog posts.) This may be difficult from pillar post writers like myself who typically writes 1000 – 1500 words per post. That’s why we recommend a nice mixture of both short and sweet and pillar posts.
I’ve been blogging for over a decade, and I’m notorious for “Ponn’s pillar posts”. As a trained freelance writer and author, I can bang out 500 words in less than 15 minutes, so I know I’m an exception to the rule. I will share that writing 25-blog posts on top of my 12 posts/month on BloggerBabes.com — I’m applying all my “fast blog writing tips” this month!
The above tips are an excerpt from our debut “21 Fast and Simple Tips to Write Blog Posts Faster” Guide, one of seven documents in our comprehensive Blogger Monthly Tutorials launching on May 1st. Each tutorial eKit comes with a tutorial, 21 tips sheet, worksheet, calendar, worksheets, all our recommended tools and much more!
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Ponn Sabra is a best-selling author and homeschool mom of three tween and teen daughters, also bestselling authors and probloggers [http://PonnSabra.com]. The Managing Partner of Blogger Babes, Ponn prefers the public library over local cafes for scheduled writing time. What are your favorite writing getaway spots?