1. Keep a list of your brilliant ideas. Okay, so they won’t all be brilliant, but some will be. And if you don’t write them down, you’ll lose them. Each time you get a new idea for a blog post, write it down. This simple act frees your mind to give you even more ideas and to improve the ideas you’ve already had.
2. When you’ve got a good idea, list what you’d like to add. For example, your idea might be “10 Ways to Inject $10,000 into Your Business.” As you think of each method, please write it down.
3. Do your research. While you might know some points you want to make, you can deepen and enrich your post by gathering information from outside sources.
4. Eliminate the least. In our example of “10 Ways to Inject $10,000,” you might come up with 15 ideas or more. Discard the less appealing points so you can focus on only the strongest ones. You might also find that your post will be better served by focusing on seven methods rather than 10. This is editing before you write and can save you a tremendous amount of time. Imagine if you wrote your post with your initial 15 ideas and later decided to use just 7 – you would have written twice as much as needed.
5. Create an outline. This step alone can cut your writing time in half.
6. Prepare your work area. Before you begin writing, eliminate all distractions. Close email and social networks and turn off your phone. Set a timer and try to beat it. And then write. Don’t edit. Don’t worry about spelling, grammar, etc. Just write.
7. Edit tomorrow. As good as your editing today might be, tomorrow will be even better as you read your post with fresh eyes.
In addition to saving time, you’ll also notice that the faster you write blog posts, the less you mind writing them. Your post-a-week schedule might soon turn into 3 or 4 new posts each week. And the more you blog, the more attention you can command!
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